Photoshop budget PC. Laptop Vs Desktop. Is it possible?

[Chronos5618]

Hey guys! My younger sister has just started college and is looking for a new laptop that can run photoshop well on a budget, around $600. However, I think that she can get a better desktop for that price. Mobility isn't a major issue, so I'm just looking at raw performance, but not being a photographer or using photo editing software very often I'm not entirely sure where I should be putting the specs. At the moment I have-

 

i5-3330 (3GHz)

Gigabyte GA-H61N motherboard

8Gb HyperX

1TB Barracuda

Bitfenix Prodigy mITX

500W Corsair PSU

 

Don't need peripherals, and I'm working on the assumption that a dedicated graphics card isn't going to be vital here. However, like I say- not really my area of expertise, so fell free to offer suggestions!

 

Cheers folks! 

[SkimmyMcG]

This is my build, I do quite a bit of CS6 work never found anything I can't do involving Photoshop. Someone may have a better suggestion for the price, though. Maybe replace the CPU and GPU with an APU, but I don't know if they're good for 3D work.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($86.50 @ Vuugo) 

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($68.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($81.19 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.82 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($154.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Rosewill ARMOR-EVO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $637.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 04:29 EST-0500

[Chronos5618]

 

This is my build, I do quite a bit of CS6 work never found anything I can't do involving Photoshop. Someone may have a better suggestion for the price, though. Maybe replace the CPU and GPU with an APU, but I don't know if they're good for 3D work.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($86.50 @ Vuugo) 

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($68.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($81.19 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.82 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($154.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Rosewill ARMOR-EVO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $637.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 04:29 EST-0500

 

Lovely job! Thanks!

[SkimmyMcG]

Lovely job! Thanks!

No problem!