Entire pc build for photo editing £500-700?

[Wonton]

Hello all, I have zero experience with building pcs so I could do with a recommended build / some advice.

I want a new pc for photo editing and general usage, Web browsing etc. It won't be used for gaming. I have photographs on sd and cf type cards, typically I'd transfer my photos using a reader of some kind but Ive seen machines with card slots etc? I'm not bothered either way, whatever will perform best.

I'm not even sure how realistic a budget of £500-700 but that would be ideal.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Kurgen]

ive done a basket since you hadn't had a response from anyone else, this will bump it back up and hopefully get some comments. it in budget but if you need ocuk to build it for you that could add another £50

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Akasa Internal 6-slot Multi Card Reader with Superspeed USB 3.0 port (AK-ICR-07U3)= £11.99
• 1 x Kolink KLM-001 Micro-ATX Case - Black= £24.95
• 1 x Asrock B450M Pro4 (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £70.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £59.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 Quad Core 1200 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £74.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 Silent Low Profile 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £79.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 350W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £49.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB BarraCuda 7200rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (ST1000DM010 Previously ST1000DM003)= £36.95
• 1 x WD Green 3D NAND 240GB M.2 2280 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS240G2G0B)= £32.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £109.99
• 1 x Samsung S24D330H 24" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black= £98.99
• 1 x Logitech MK120 Keyboard and Mouse Desktop Set (920-002552)= £19.99

Total: £689.92 (includes shipping: £18.12)​

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[Wonton]

Hey - thank you for the basket, really appreciate it. I'm going to use this as a starting point - I may be back with some questions!
Cheers

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Hey - thank you for the basket, really appreciate it. I'm going to use this as a starting point - I may be back with some questions!
Cheers

intel version of the above, 4 cores and 4 threads like the Ryzen 1200 but a better designed CPU (not the price though) and would perform better in Adobe programs for editing images etc
also PLS panel monitor so colours should be nicer then TN paneled monitor

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i3-8100 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £119.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £52.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 300W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £44.99
• 1 x Akasa Internal 6-slot Multi Card Reader with Superspeed USB 3.0 port (AK-ICR-07U3)= £11.99
• 1 x Samsung S24F350H 24" 1920x1080 PLS Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black= £128.99
• 1 x WD Green 3D NAND 240GB M.2 2280 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS240G2G0B)= £34.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B360M-HD3 Intel B360 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £68.99
• 1 x Aerocool CS-100 Micro-ATX Case - Black= £22.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB BarraCuda 7200rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (ST1000DM010 Previously ST1000DM003)= £39.95
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £109.99
• 1 x Logitech MK120 Keyboard and Mouse Desktop Set (920-002552)= £19.99

Total: £668.15 (includes shipping: £12.30)​

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[Wonton]

Thanks again for the basket, this is all good stuff.

I think I'd also like to explore the possibility of using only ssd(s), maybe I'll have to start with one and then invest in another one later if its easy enough to insert.

And then I'm thinking of trying to get one 8 gb ram stick so I can add more later instead of having two 4gb sticks.

I think I can get a keyboard and mouse so I won't need that which is a mini win.

 

[Kurgen]

the mechanical HDD is for storage, applications and software go on the SSD, the AMD motherboard I specced has 4 dim sockets so you can upgrade later, there is probably an intel equivalent. RAM "should" be installed in pairs to enable dual channel. careful on the case as well the one orbital specced doesn't have a 3.5 slot for the card reader

 

[Quartz]

Do not get a TN monitor for photos. You should get an IPS monitor for best colour rendition. The cheapest seems to be an Acer:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Acer R241Ybmid 24" 1920 x 1080 IPS Widescreen LED ZeroFrame Monitor - Black (UM.QR1EE.001)= £149.99

Total: £160.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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[orbitalwalsh]

@Quartz

Samsung pls poanel is cheaper

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/1890-panel-comparison-tn-ips-pls-va-crt

If it's better, no idea as haven't used one personally

 

[Quartz]

@Quartz

Samsung pls poanel is cheaper

Thanks, I'd forgotten that PLS is Samsung's version of IPS

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Thanks, I'd forgotten that PLS is Samsung's version of IPS

Had to Google it myself

 

[MatTheCat]

ive done a basket since you hadn't had a response from anyone else, this will bump it back up and hopefully get some comments. it in budget but if you need ocuk to build it for you that could add another £50

• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)= £109.99

psssst:

https://www.cdkeysdeals.com/microso...m&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=allkeyshop

 

[Spankme]

You can get much more for your money if you get the windows key from elsewhere.. i paid about £8 for mine about 2 years ago and its never let me down

 

[Kurgen]

You can get much more for your money if you get the windows key from elsewhere.. i paid about £8 for mine about 2 years ago and its never let me down

This is an option, you can still get OCUk to build it if your not happy doing it yourself, but it just wont include windows

 

[Wonton]

the mechanical HDD is for storage, applications and software go on the SSD, the AMD motherboard I specced has 4 dim sockets so you can upgrade later, there is probably an intel equivalent. RAM "should" be installed in pairs to enable dual channel. careful on the case as well the one orbital specced doesn't have a 3.5 slot for the card reader

Great - thank you for the info

 

[Wonton]

For some reason I was expecting to see a graphics card in the basket(s)? Is this absence of this in the Intel basket down to current prices or do you think integrated graphics is enough?
Thanks

 

[Quartz]

You're not gaming and you don't have the budget for 10-bit graphics, so integrated graphics is all that's required.