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I'm not a builder but know enough about PCs as to what I should look for in terms of components and such...
1. PS should be more than the measly 200-300 watts found in most off-the-shelf major brands...like 400-500
2. Should have minimum 16GB
3. Should have minimum i5 4-core, though i7 quad wouldn't hurt (other than the wallet)
4. Should have minimum 2 HDDs...a smaller SSD for OS/programs, and a larger one for storage...and perhaps a smaller third HDD for a swap file
5. Should have discrete GPU
Most OTS branded PCs meeting these specs are well over $1k...but I've found a game builder whose basic $1k build DOES meet these specs...
http://www.cybertronpc.com/play.asp?cat=readytoship
...and though they may not satisfy gamers, they seem more than adequate for both still and video processing. My question to those here, who better know than most other community boards I suspect, am I right in my assessment that these i7-7700K (favorably reviewed on Anandtech) and i5-7500 PCs (when configured to above) would be fine for Photoshop?
AND....
Does anyone know of this company, Cybertronpc? Not being a gamer, I'm not very familiar with gamer-pc builders. Finding the "right" pc is so confusing....
BTW, I'm coming from SandyBridge i7/2.4 with basic 1gb Radeon GPU, 16GB/, and 3 sata HDDs....that still works fine but IS getting long in the tooth I know.
Thanks for your assistance and advice.
1. PS should be more than the measly 200-300 watts found in most off-the-shelf major brands...like 400-500
2. Should have minimum 16GB
3. Should have minimum i5 4-core, though i7 quad wouldn't hurt (other than the wallet)
4. Should have minimum 2 HDDs...a smaller SSD for OS/programs, and a larger one for storage...and perhaps a smaller third HDD for a swap file
5. Should have discrete GPU
Most OTS branded PCs meeting these specs are well over $1k...but I've found a game builder whose basic $1k build DOES meet these specs...
http://www.cybertronpc.com/play.asp?cat=readytoship
...and though they may not satisfy gamers, they seem more than adequate for both still and video processing. My question to those here, who better know than most other community boards I suspect, am I right in my assessment that these i7-7700K (favorably reviewed on Anandtech) and i5-7500 PCs (when configured to above) would be fine for Photoshop?
AND....
Does anyone know of this company, Cybertronpc? Not being a gamer, I'm not very familiar with gamer-pc builders. Finding the "right" pc is so confusing....
BTW, I'm coming from SandyBridge i7/2.4 with basic 1gb Radeon GPU, 16GB/, and 3 sata HDDs....that still works fine but IS getting long in the tooth I know.
Thanks for your assistance and advice.