Looking for budget build better than laptop

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NotSoNerdy

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Hi!

Can someone come up with a desktop build suggestion that would be better (easy!) but not more expensive (challenge!), than this laptop:

**ASUS R500N, AMD A8-4500 quad-core, 750G hard drive, 8G RAM, integrated AMD Radeon HD7640G with no dedicated VRAM, 470$**

needs to ship to Canada, run Photoshop CS6. No gaming.

total price to beat is 550$ (excluding screen), start from scratch

thanks!
 
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best i could do

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.83 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $593.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-02 14:07 EDT-0400)
 
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NotSoNerdy

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I also thought that CS6 would not need a good GPU, but in researching various forums i was forced to conclude that it at least needs a "decent" GPU. Better yet if you can have dedicated VRAM. It can be compensated somewhat by having a good CPU with quad-core and lots of RAM.

Checking your built with Canadian shipping looks to be a little over 500$, which is not bad at all. I have to add the 100$ at least for Windows, which makes it 600$. So I'd end-up paying significantly more than a laptop, go through the hassle and "risk" of building a desktop and losing the convenience of a laptop... so i guess a laptop is pretty much my best option so far.

thanks for the input :)
 
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NotSoNerdy

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that's actually an interesting price, given that it includes Windows. Would it outperform the Asus i propose a lot? How would the difference feel in my use?
 
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