New PC for Photographer

[Shanec1977]

Hi there, I'm after a new computer suitable for photo editing using Photoshop and Lightroom and general storing and backing up of raw photo files. An SSD for booting up and running the editing software would be nice also a quick 2TB HDD for file storage.

Any ideas links or spec lists will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

 

[keynes]

Without indicating a budget is difficult to suggest systems

 

[Shanec1977]

Sorry, I was thinking a budget of around 1k

 

[keynes]

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Case
COOLERMASTER SILENCIO 452 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT Game with Select GTX 9 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £978.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-home-office-pc/cICeTfrWI8/

 

[Shanec1977]

Wow that was quick, thanks so much, looks great. Do you think would it be worth spending an xtra few quid on the hyper x fury ram and the next motherboard up for future upgrade potential?

 

[wildigg]

I need a computer for the same use but i only have £700

 

[Rakk]

I need a computer for the same use but i only have £700

wildigg if you could create your own thread please rather than hijacking someone elses it would be much better

 

[wildigg]

That’s very helpful thanks, another lost sale.

 

[GeorgeHillier]

That’s very helpful thanks, another lost sale.

Why hijack someone elses thread? In what circumstances would you be right?

 

[GeorgeHillier]

Wow that was quick, thanks so much, looks great. Do you think would it be worth spending an xtra few quid on the hyper x fury ram and the next motherboard up for future upgrade potential?

The only thing a new motherboard would add is more PCI-e slots for SLI, which i don't think is really necessary for your intended use.

As for the different RAM, it doesn't really matter to be honest

 

[SlimCini]

That’s very helpful thanks, another lost sale.

I'm trying to work out what is that I sell that I'm not going to be selling to you today...?

 

[Spuff]

That’s very helpful thanks, another lost sale.

None of us work for PCS or get any perks in return for talking about their systems. Nobody here can lose a sale from you because we are not offering anything for sale.
It would be very confusing to have system advice for all queries on one giant thread. There's no difficulty in creating a new thread. That's how forums work.