Photoshop rig?

buzzlightweight

buzzlightweight

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looking for a PS rig about £500, i dont need a case, monitors etc just need the meat so to speak.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte H77M-D3H Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £75.98
1 x Sapphire HD 6570 HM 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11191-01-20G) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUKV2) £49.99
Total : £435.94 (includes shipping : FREE).



would the above do or should i go for the below?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3450S 2.80GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (65W) - Retail £154.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte H77M-D3H Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £75.98
1 x Sapphire HD 6570 HM 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11191-01-20G) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUKV2) £49.99
Total : £500.94 (includes shipping : FREE).



i know some will argue that on board graphics is fine for PS but it does benefit from have graphics acceleration no matter how pants the graphics card is.
 
 
 
 
 
buzzlightweight said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3450S 2.80GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (65W) - Retail £154.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte H77M-D3H Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £75.98
1 x Sapphire HD 6570 HM 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11191-01-20G) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUKV2) £49.99
Total : £500.94 (includes shipping : FREE).



i know some will argue that on board graphics is fine for PS but it does benefit from have graphics acceleration no matter how pants the graphics card is.
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More cores and more RAM.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x AMD A6-3670K 2.70GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3670WNGXBOX) **£10 Cashback** £85.99
1 x ASRock FM1 A75 Pro4-M AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM1) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £56.99
1 x Sapphire HD 6570 HM 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11191-01-20G) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x Arctic Silentium T11 Midi Tower Case - Black £26.99
1 x Alpenföhn Civetta CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1155/AM2/AM2(+)/AM3/FM1) £15.98
Total : £392.90 (includes shipping : FREE).



^^ this is a quad core system with 8GB of ram which you can upgrade to 16GB easy or 32GB?
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x AMD A6-3670K 2.70GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3670WNGXBOX) **£10 Cashback** £85.99
1 x ASRock FM1 A75 Pro4-M AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM1) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £56.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x MSI HD 6450 1024MB GDDR3 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card £31.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £29.99
1 x Arctic Silentium T11 Midi Tower Case - Black £26.99
1 x Alpenföhn Civetta CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1155/AM2/AM2(+)/AM3/FM1) £12.38
1 x OcUK Value 3m DVI to HDMI Gold Plated Cable (CDLDV-303) £7.99
Total : £499.28 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
Can't spec properly as i'm on my PS3, but my PC ran PS very well and I was using a triple-core with 8GB ram and a 8400GS, the only time the graphics card came into proper use was when I used the 3D tools. I think something along the lines of a AMD 8-Core & 16GB RAM should be more than sufficient.
 
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