Struggling to know what system I need, help please

[Porker]

Hoping for some advice please, as its been some years since I dabbled with PC components ... probably the 486DX era!

I'm looking to buy a high end PC for work and photo editing based things. I edit a lot in RAW, often have zillions of powerpoint, word and excel spreadsheets open, dropbox running along with NAS back up and then I watch movie. My current PC (a 6 year old overclockers i5 system) struggles at times. Also need to get the kids a PC, so they will get this one while daddy gets a nice shiny new one.

Also plan to buy a 27'' 4k monitor too and would like a recommendation for a graphics card that'll power it. PC Gaming has passed me by these days (apart from on a PS4), so gaming spec isn't required. But I want something powerful that won't freeze while I'm backing up, playing a video and have photoshop running with a load of open apps.

I will be very grateful for any system and graphics recommendations, or links to things on overclockers please. I've bought from here for many years without any trouble.

Many thanks

 

[mistersprinkles]

You didn't give a budget so here's a machine that'll blow your mind:

Intel 6800K CPU
Noctua NHD14 cpu cooler
4X8GB (32GB) DDR4 2666
GTX 1060 4GB GPU
ASUS X99-A II motherboard
EVGA G2 650W power supply
Samsung 950 Pro M.2 SSD 512GB
Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SATA SSD (x2)
Corsair 760T case

If that's too rich for your tastes here's a more reasonably priced machine

Intel 6700 CPU
H110 motherboard
2X8GB DDR4
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SATA SSD
2TB Seagate ST2000 hard drive
same powersupply as above (good for future expandability and it's a damn good unit)
Corsair 200R case

 

[mistersprinkles]

I guess he built it and blew his mind because he didnt come back...

 

[Porker]

lol, still reeling. I think I priced that up around £2,400

Thanks for the recommendations though. Budget i had in mind (without monitor) is about £1,400, so hopefully enough.

Have PC prices gone up over the past 20 years or so? I always seem to remember it being about £1,000 (in today's money) for a solid top end PC. Seems to be £1,500 or so now.

 

[Gibliotech]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x OcUK Kinetic Z1 - Intel Z170 Configurable Skylake DDR4 Gaming PC = £1,368.86
  • Case:Kolink Octagon Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black
  • Processor:Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
  • Memory:Team Group Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16D
  • Storage Mechanical Hard Drive:Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)
  • Optical Drive:OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
  • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
  • CPU Cooler:Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler
  • Build Time:Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
  • Warranty:OcUK Standard System Warranty - 3 Year (24 Month C&R + 12 Month Labour)
  • WIFI:Unwanted
  • Primary Solid State Drive / Hard Drive:Samsung 250GB 750 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive
  • Security Software:Unwanted
  • Graphics Cardalit GeForce GTX 1070 Jetstream 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Total: £1,382.96
(includes shipping: £14.10)
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If you were looking for a pre-built system then maybe something like this?

 

[Porker]

Many thanks Gibliotech

looks a great spec and on budget.

Would I be right in assuming that this will have plenty of poke for intensive business apps, photo editing etc rather than gaming.

Thanks again

 

[Gibliotech]

You're welcome

It would indeed, top end i7 for z170 and 16gb of ram will give it plenty of oomph for whatever you wanted to do with it, plus the GTX 1070 would be good for gaming on the side if you wanted to!