Budget Desktop configuration for Photo editing

skalirajan · Sep 13, 2013

Hi
I have gone through many threads but most of them are about gaming
I am looking for desktop configuration for 1000$ for working in Cs6 , lightroom and other imaging softwares

I have narrowed down to processor alone i7 3770.
I am looking for mobo, RAM and other components including monitor which is perfect fit for photoediting

Thanks in advance

Anonymous Kaz · Sep 13, 2013

skalirajan :

Hey Skalirajan, Dell 24" LED Monitor Would be a great monitor for photo editing, Corsair Vengeance 4GB Would be a good starting memory for some photo editing, you could always buy two of these for 16GB. ASUS ATX Motherboard is a great motherboard for photo editing.

g-unit1111 · Sep 13, 2013

Anonymous Kaz :

4GB for Photoshop? You can't be serious. You want 8GB minimum, and the more you can get the better. Especially depending on if you're using any third party filters with CS5/6, those things eat RAM for breakfast. And that motherboard is a bit outdated now, you want something with socket LGA 1150.

I would do something like this for a $1K budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($71.30 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1018.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-13 12:54 EDT-0400)

skalirajan · Sep 14, 2013

g-unit1111 :

Anonymous Kaz :

4GB for Photoshop? You can't be serious. You want 8GB minimum, and the more you can get the better. Especially depending on if you're using any third party filters with CS5/6, those things eat RAM for breakfast. And that motherboard is a bit outdated now, you want something with socket LGA 1150.

I would do something like this for a $1K budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($71.30 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1018.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-13 12:54 EDT-0400)

Thank you for your guidance

Do i neeed to buy graphics card really for photo editing?
And some of the component list not available in india , and also i am looking for OS and monitor also within 1000$ budget

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