Photoshop/video editing build £500-£600 doable?

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Hi all,

I am looking to build a PC for a friend. The budget is £500-£600 and requires everything from OS to Monitor.

The PC needs to be able to run >2gb Photoshop files that can be upwards 5k x 5k pixels smoothly. She is currently producing paintings for print and requires it to scan in large canvas and stitch them together via Photoshop.

She also wants to later be able to record videos and edit them via a video editing software (recommendations of which one appreciated)

Having looked around sites they advise 16gb ram and at least an i5.

Main requirements are:
  • OS
  • Monitor
  • Keyboard + Mouse
  • White case (requested)
  • DVD/Bluray drive
  • 16gb RAM?
  • Graphics card? - is this required for photoshop/video editing
  • Motherboard with built in wifi (suggestions of alternatives welcome!)

With regards to storage, would a large SSD and a large HDD be decent enough storage wise and accessing the files?

Please advise if it is doable on this budget or how much would be required to do the above?

Many thanks
 
Hi and welcome.

I will give this a go (doubt it can be done to be honest).

Are you able to build this PC then? doesnt have to be pre-built?
 
Hi and thanks - this is a secondary account as I have issues logging on to my other account - hopefully get this sorted by Monday as the password reset request doesn't load for me. (have emailed admins for assistance).

Would be awesome if you could for the price - if you can get it near to the price that would be ideal, might be able to stretch the budget a little beyond the £600 but not massively.

I have built a pc previously in the last 3 years or so with help from the forum, was for gaming, had a few hiccups but overall it all came together. Should be able to build again this time I hope and hopefully a lot quicker.

Thanks in advance.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £152.99
1 x iiyama Prolite XU2290 22" Widescreen Slim Bezel LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x SK Hynix 128GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS128G32MNB-2201A) £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Gigabyte H81M-D2V Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
1 x Seasonic Eco Series 430W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - White £25.99
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
1 x Gigabyte KM5300 Compact Keyboard Set £8.45
Total : £675.77 (includes shipping : £17.85 Ex.VAT).




• IPS panel monitor, good colours/contrast etc over a standard TN panel.
• Onboard GFX in the CPU so hook the monitor up via DVI to the board.

There is a windows10 technical preview that can be used for a few months and an OS bought later.

No WiFi, either add a USB dongle or PCi-E add-in card.


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YOUR BASKET
1 x AOC I2369VM 23" Widescreen LED IPS Monitor - Black/Silver £129.95
1 x Intel Core i3-4150 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £97.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £89.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Gigabyte H81M-D2V Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
1 x Seasonic Eco Series 430W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £32.99
1 x Xigmatek Assassin 2 Midi-Tower - White £24.95
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
1 x Gigabyte KM5300 Compact Keyboard Set £8.45
Total : £671.18 (includes shipping : £19.10 Ex.VAT).




• 23" (but still 1080P) IPS monitor
• Bigger SSD but with an i3.


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YOUR BASKET
1 x iiyama Prolite XU2290 22" Widescreen Slim Bezel LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x AMD Kaveri 7700K 10 Compute Core APU w/ Radeon R7 Graphics (4 CPU + 6 GPU Compute Cores) - Retail £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYED316G2133HC11ADC01) £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x Asus A88XM-A AMD A88X Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £55.99
1 x SK Hynix 128GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS128G32MNB-2201A) £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Seasonic Eco Series 430W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £32.99
1 x Xigmatek Assassin 2 Midi-Tower - White £24.95
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
1 x Gigabyte KM5300 Compact Keyboard Set £8.45
Total : £647.18 (includes shipping : £19.10 Ex.VAT).



An APU has a ok GFX core and you get OpenCL acceleration with some apps.

APUs like fast RAM hence the faster RAM as the GFX core relies on it.
 
Thanks for the fast response!

Out of the two builds listed, what would you recommend be the best for efficiency and smooth running? Also what would you recommend to make it better and how much would be required?
 
I would take the i5 with the bigger SSD (guess it depends on how many programs she uses and how big their install size are).

No point getting faster RAM for the H61 chipset as thats the maximum it supports and with just two RAM slots you may as well get it filled up with the maximum rather than a 8Gb kit.

Using the Win10 preview will help reduce the costs and worry about that later on.
 
Thanks, hoping to Order this on Saturday for building early next week.

Her main focus will be using the PC for photoshop, she has stressed that it needs to be able to handle the large canvas files that will be scanned in as .TIF format. In terms of programs she will be using photoshop primarily with web browsing/multiple tabs.
 
Hey Stulid,

Thanks again for the replies.

The Mobo is out of stock - as is the keyboard - i have opted for the £10+ gigabyte alternative. I have managed to get the budget up to £700 - so far my basket contains:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £152.99
1 x AOC I2369VM 23" Widescreen LED IPS Monitor - Black/Silver £129.95
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £89.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Seasonic Eco Series 430W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £37.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - White £25.99
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £10.99
Total : £692.28 (includes shipping : £17.85 Ex.VAT).



edit - forgot the PSU

of the above. Any suggestions for a replacement Mobo? I have swapped the Samsung SSD.

Thanks in advance.
 
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-522-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2698

There you go:)

This PSU now (the other was on daily offer) - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-395-SV&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2462 - or - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-014-EA&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2462

This RAM - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-034-TG


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £152.99
1 x AOC I2369VM 23" Widescreen LED IPS Monitor - Black/Silver £129.95
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD316G1600HC11DC01) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Gigabyte H81M-S2H Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £38.99
1 x EVGA 430W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0430-KR) £33.95
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - White £25.99
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £10.99
Total : £726.23 (includes shipping : £17.85 Ex.VAT).



The 120Gb Samsung 850 Evo is on weekend deal if thats big enough.
 
As a person who does use LR and PS myself(I use a D600 ATM and have done 35MM negative/slide scanning in the past),I would say you should be looking for as good a monitor as you can afford, with regards to colour accuracy and make sure you calibrate it too. Its no point trying to fine tune colour and tonalty if what you see on screen is not what you expect to get in print.
 
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