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Hi

A friend needs to build/buy a system to basically run Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/Indesign and some IDE's and GUI creation software.
There most probably will be instances when more than 1 Adobe program as well as multiple internet pages are running simultaneously.

What would you recommend:
1. build vs buy ???
2. system specs

also the budget is really really limited, friends in south africa and the budget is limited to R4000-R4500 and a monitor is not required as she plans to hook the system to an HD led tv/monitor.

please specify why you suggest your particular choice in a few words, thanks

thanks in advance
 
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As far as I know, Adobe's great at multi threading, so the best CPU for the money would be the FX 8000 series from AMD. A lot faster than Intel's quad core i7's . A dual HDD setup would be best (1 source, 1 target) with the most RAM possible and a workstation grade GPU, even if it's not too powerful, should still boost the performances quite a bit. For the GPU, she should check out Adode's knowledgebase for compatibility.

Still, I've never tried any multimedia editing, so you might not need too much RAM.
 
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For that budget you are looking at a low end system, although it will run those programs, won't be too well and will have issues with large files. Maybe a used workstation will do here, HP or Lenovo towers are pretty common on the used market, DELL XPS as well. You can probably get a used Core i5 system with 4 gig or more of RAM for that budget, and that should include the operating system. Otherwise you are looking at close to $100 just for Windows not even counting any hardware costs.

This would actually get inside your budget for new, including an OS http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hmtC

Are there any existing parts that can be used (RAM, hard drive maybe) or is this all new needed?
 
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ZamZam

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unfortunately no spare parts, thanks for the suggested build...
is there any truth in a rumour stating that AMD cpus can burn, or is that only when they're overclocked???
just interested to know as there is no intention to overclock anything.

thanks
 
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ZamZam

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was able to find a close match to budget

AMD A8 - 6600K 3.9GHz quad core
MSI A78M-E35 FM2+
4GB DDR3 1600mhz
1TB sata 3 HDD( not sure which brand)
Foxconn 400w psu

what are your opinons?

thanks
 
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That would be within budget but make sure you check for a review of the power supply. Did you see the system I linked to?
 
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ZamZam

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i have seen that build, and it looks a good, but like i mentioned we are in south africa so thats out of the question.

i have also found an i3 4130 system, Gigabyte H81 board and same 4GB ram and 1 TB HDD and 400w psu, which is better between the AMD APU and the i3 ???
 
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