Photo editing build - Photoshop CS6 with RadLab

Christaleediva · May 1, 2014

Approximate Purchase Date: next two weeks

Budget Range: <$1100 After Rebates; After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Photoshop CS6 with RadLab and running simultaneously with Chrome. I edit photos ranging in size from 4MB to 100MB. Slideshow creation of photos up to 300+ photos and final file size of show can get to 300MB. A lot of internet researching using Chrome. Microsoft Office full use of all products (no need to include Office in price I’ll acquire a new at a later date)

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com

Location: Ogden, Utah, USA

Parts Preferences: what works

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Just looking for good function with Photoshop CS6. I regularly use Photoshop, RadLab, Chrome, Excel, Word & Power Point.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current laptop is overheating (known issue with this model) and doesn’t have the memory or power to function adequately with Photoshop. Many problems with my current computer.

photonboy · May 1, 2014

Are you playing games or not?

You don't mention it at the top under usage, but then mention it near the bottom.

I'll make a build in the meantime, but if you don't play games there's no point in spending a lot on a gaming graphics card.

photonboy · May 1, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3BM2q

That's my build for now. I wanted a different case from Silverstone which was $40 and micro-ATX but it's disappeared.

The power supply is overkill, but I focused on quality and noise. It's also suitable if you upgrade the graphics card a lot later.

The MOTHERBOARD could be a little cheaper but this micro-ATX board is one of the best quality boards around and has a 5-year Warranty. It's not too expensive.

DDR3 memory is 16GB which I think is ideal for your usage and budget.

NOCTUA cooler is very quiet which you wanted. You need to install the motherboard fan control software and tweak the fan profile. You should also do that for the CASE fan or fans as well.

CASE: It's mainly a placeholder. If you want a really quiet PC investigate the fans used, or replace them with variable fans your motherboard can control. I don't have time to research more.

(My Noctua and case fans are basically silent. My graphics card is one of the quietest but still makes most of the noise.)

Asus GTX750Ti:
Best graphics card for the budget. Can overclock to about 25% over a 750Ti stock frequency and it's fairly quiet.

*Investigate if you need to add the GTX750Ti to your Adobe INI file. I've seen reports that Adobe doesn't always detect the card properly and this is a newer card.

More than a GTX750Ti would make little difference, it's mostly the CPU that does the work though some features benefit from GPU acceleration in CS6.

GAMING would benefit from a better card, but if you want one you'll have to increase your budget or else get cheaper parts. I like the Asus GTX770 ($310) but that's $160 more.

SSD:
I would have gotten a little larger, but no budget. It should be adequate for Windows + apps.

Samsung Magician:
- overprovision
- benchmark
- profile setup
- firmware update

HDD:
- games, media files, downloads, backup Image of SSD (Seagate DiscWizard)

Windows: Windows 8.1 64-bit is ideal (not W7). Get START8 as well ($5) to completely avoid the new interface if desired (can still access it via the Start Menu).

Cheers.

Christaleediva · May 1, 2014

I apologize, that was a copy paste error... I didn't delete the instruction part. No gaming for me.

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