New to custom PC building

M

markStewart160

Member
Hi Guys,

I am currently using a mid 2011 21"iMac but as it has been slowing down and I can now no longer install the latest version of Photoshop I have decided to get a new machine. Although I love my iMac, I cannot justify spending the kind of money they are looking for and they all seem to come with low capacity SSD drives, so I have decided to go for a windows machine.

I am not a gamer and I use my computer for photo editing with Lightroom, Photoshop and some other photo editing software. Apart from that its used for Music, general browsing, youtube etc.

I went and put together a machine which comes in around my budget, minus the monitor but realistically I know nothing about Motherboards, Graphic cards etc.

It was suggested to me that I start with a Ryzen 5 processor and get 32gigs of RAM for photoshop and work from there.

So I added
Motherboard - ASUS Prime A320M-K Micro-ATX, AM4, USB 3.0, 6GB/s
1st Storage Drive - 512GB PCS 2.5" SSD SATA-6GB (520MB/R 450MB/W)
2nd Storage Drive - 1 TB Seagate Barracuda SATA-III 3.5 HDD, 6GB/s 7200RPM 64MB Cache
Graphics card - 1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE 710 DVI HDMI VGA
Power Supply - PCS 250W 80+ Bronze Power Supply
Processor Cooling - PCS Frostflow 80 series High Performance CPU Cooler
Soundcard - Creative Soundblaster Audigy FX OEM

And I have a case picked too.

Any advice which can be given to me I would most appreciate. Bear in mind that I have yet to pick out a monitor and as I will be using it for editing RAW photos I need a decent oneso any money I can save on the PC could go towards the monitor.
 
Martinr36

Martinr36

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
As this is a pc specialist forum we can't comment on competitors or self build specs, however if you were to put a spec together in the configurator on the main site, I'm sure someone will be happy to advise you, if you do, then post the spec with configuration link & what your max budget is
 
M

markStewart160

Member
Hi Guys,

I am looking at getting a custom PC built as up til now I have been using an iMac mid 2011 but its starting to get very slow and I can no longer update the OS nor move to the latest version of Photoshop.

I do not use my computer for gaming. I use it for photo editing with Photoshop and Lightroom and some other photo editing software. Apart from that I have used it to log in remotely to work where I am a QA and then the usual stuff of browsing, music, YouTube etc.

I have attached below a list of components not including the monitor. I know nothing about Motherboards or graphic cards. It was suggested to me to start with a Ryzen 5 3600 and 32gigs of RAM for photoshop and go from there.

I would appreciate any advice I could get on whether the items I have listed below are either Overkill or not enough for what I will use it for.

I still have to get a decent monitor so any money I can save here can go towards a decent monitor.

This is the link - https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/Q5RDk0efFN/

Case
PCS 6003B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE 710 - DVI, HDMI, VGA
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
Price: €872.00 including VAT and Delivery
 
andjac

andjac

Bronze Level Poster
When you say decent monitor, what is the model number or if you can't get this size and refresh rate?
It is relevant to the build you use as they need to pair up
Also what is your maximum budget?
This is so the tech guys can give appropriate suggestions
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top