Upgrade help please.

justintime2001 · 19 Oct 2015 at 19:02

Hi All,

I am going to upgrade my desktop which is used for high resolution graphics, several programmes open at a time such as Photoshop, web design programmes etc. but not for gaming.

I think this mobo/cpu combo should be ok but need advice on which & how many graphics card to go for and which (4x8Gb) memory please? Any other advice such as cooler etc. would be gratefully received too, thanks.

(Gigabyte X99-SLI - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-020-GI&groupid=2833&catid=2836 )

mickyflinn · 19 Oct 2015 at 20:51

What is the most demanding sofware do you use?

justintime2001 · 19 Oct 2015 at 20:53

mickyflinn said:
What is the most demanding sofware you use ?

I guess photoshop probably and serif web.

mickyflinn · 19 Oct 2015 at 20:56

Any gaming and how many monitors , are you after a workstation gpu ? Budget

justintime2001 · 19 Oct 2015 at 21:02

mickyflinn said:
Any gaming and how many monitors , are you after a workstation gpu ? Budget

One monitor and no games. Its used for surfing, photoshop usually with very high resolution photos and several open at once + serif web and the usual microsoft office stuff (word excel publisher) all open at once.

Budget? Dont really have one.its just what I need I am happy to pay for.

mickyflinn · 20 Oct 2015 at 20:01

I would get an nvidia gpu which has cuda cores and should help rendering faster but as for which, it all depends on what you want to spend.

justintime2001 · 22 Oct 2015 at 13:17

mickyflinn said:
I would get an nvidia gpu which has cuda cores and should help rendering faster but as for which, it all depends on what you want to spend.

Thanks for the advice mickyflinn, If I said a budget of up to £250 which would you recommend? Thanks.