1. Budget & Location
$2,500
United States (northeastern)
I do not need a case, cpu cooler, power supply, ram(assuming I can use my 32 gb ddr4 from my current build)
I have a 4tb WD HDD and a 128gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD but would like to get some nvme storage for better more reliable scratch disks
2. Aim
Graphic design ( Adobe Photoshop, Adobe illustrator, Adobe animate, Adobe InDesign, Adobe after effects, Adobe premiere pro)
Games ( league of legends, pubg, fortnite, csgo)
I multitask HEAVILY, meaning I normally have at least 15-30 chrome tabs with hangouts open and discord and 2-3 Adobe applications and running a game as well. I want something that will run everything smooth as butter and look amazing with no buffering or frame drops if I'm trying to test a scene in animate but can't because the button I have made in illustrator is too large or has too many vectors and detail. I need a workflow that is smooth and fast and seamless. But that still let's me play my favorite games without compromising.
3. Monitors
I have 2 32" benq 4k monitors and am planning on getting a third and eventually getting an 8k to replace 2 of them when those become more moderately priced a few years down the road.
4. Peripherals
I already have all peripherals I would need including keyboard, mouse, headset, mouse pad.
5. Why are you upgrading?
my current set up is starting to slow down and I constantly have Adobe applications crash on me.
I've done a ton of research on this stuff, but it is super confusing and I don't want to buy something I don't really need or something that isn't as good as I need. Could really use some guidance and help. Also I am only looking at Intel please. Thank you.