Photoshop PC Build

niall_jd

niall_jd

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Hey,

I hope you guys can help me out, i've built my own PC before, but that was for a Gaming PC.

I want to build 4 PC's, their sole use will be for using Photoshop and other image manipulation software.

How important is a graphics card for Photoshop CC?
Will choosing SSD over a traditional hard-drive make a big difference?

My Budget for each PC is £600-800

Can you give me some sample builds?

I don't need a monitor, keyboard, mouse or O.S.

Thanks folks.
 
Good evening,

GPU isn't that important for PS, but a cheap one for around £100 will give you the best performance

SSD makes a big difference indeed, I would get both SSD and HDD of course. The former for OS and programs you will use regularly. HDD for storage of other files.

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SSD is very useful for Photoshop to use as the scratch disk if you're working on large files.

It may even be beneficial to have a separate SSD for the scratch disk due to the write load.
 
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