I WANT TO BUY POWERFUL GRAPHIC DESIGN PC

[Shayneboss]

Hey guys, can i get a fast-powerful graphic design/video editing off the shelf PC for around $1000USD

Mainly to run photoshop, illustrator, indesign, dimension, after effects and premiere.

Or what do you recommend? 

[kelvinhall05]

You say off the shelf...are you willing to build it yourself? You'll get much more value out of it and it's a good learning experience.

[Shayneboss]

Cool, much thanks...resend the specs if you can..i think i deleted it in error

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Shayneboss said:

Cool, much thanks...resend the specs if you can..i think i deleted it in error

He didn't send the specs lol, just answer whether you're willing to build the pc or not

[Shayneboss]

oh ok my bad..i deleted something lol..maybe it was something else someone send lol

 

thanks though

[Guest]

Just now, Shayneboss said:

oh ok my bad..i deleted something lol..maybe it was something else someone send lol

 

thanks though

But are you willing to build the pc or not

 

and you should also quote when responding to someone so that they're notified: 

 

[Bombastinator]

CAN it be done?  Depends on what you mean by “powerful”.  It can be optimized within that price point.
 

So almost entirely Adobe stuff.  There may be specifics in there that are useful.  Could affect core count/speed and GPU choice.  I don’t know if/how myself.  I’ve been out of the graphics game for a very long time.

 

 How big are the files you’ll be working with?

affects ram amounts needed and storage choices.

[Shayneboss]

3 minutes ago, hiitswilliam said:

But are you willing to build the pc or not

 

and you should also quote when responding to someone so that they're notified: 

 

got ya ...thanks

[xARACHN1D]

2 minutes ago, Shayneboss said:

got ya ...thanks

so are you willing to build it yourself XD?

[Shayneboss]

2 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

CAN it be done?  Depends on what you mean by “powerful”.  It can be optimized within that price point.
 

So almost entirely Adobe stuff.  There may be specifics in there that are useful.  Could affect core count/speed and GPU choice.  I don’t know if/how myself.  I’ve been out of the graphics game for a very long time.

 

 How big are the files you’ll be working with?

affects ram amounts needed and storage choices.

powerful as in speed and handling large files mainly in photoshop and some multi-tasking ..file size range from 300mb - 2gb or so

[Shayneboss]

Just now, xARACHN1D said:

so are you willing to build it yourself XD?

i am

[kelvinhall05]

Just now, Shayneboss said:

i am

Little over budget but if you want to save you can just get a weaker GPU

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$77.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$69.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.99 @ Adorama
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card	$543.97 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$69.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1230.88
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-05 14:33 EST-0500

 

[Shayneboss]

1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Little over budget but if you want to save you can just get a weaker GPU

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$77.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$69.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.99 @ Adorama
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card	$543.97 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$69.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1230.88
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-05 14:33 EST-0500

 

nice..much thanks champ

[Bombastinator]

If you’re not building off the shelf the standard response used to be “just buy a Mac” for graphics stuff.  That’s mid 90’s vintage advice though.  It existed for a couple of reasons:

 

1. Adobe software was originally designed to run on macs and used to simply do it better there.  This may no longer be true or at least as true.  At the time it was true enough that even more powerful hardware on a PC couldn’t overcome the advantage.

 

2. macs at the time required less care than PCs and someone who couldn’t be troubled to slap some boxes together and wield a screwdriver because they weren’t interested in hardware were better served by something that required less care.  This one is more likely to remain true.  

The problem though is Apple currently only makes laptops.  Even their desktop systems are all-in-ones that use laptop components.  They have a desktop coming out, but it’s not out yet and it’s minimum price point is 6 times the one quoted.

[WkdPaul]

16 minutes ago, Shayneboss said:

oh ok my bad..i deleted something lol..maybe it was something else someone send lol

no you didn't, members can't delete anything, only moderators can

 

 

Also, your thread was moved to the New builds & Planning.

[Shayneboss]

2 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

If you’re not building off the shelf the standard response used to be “just buy a Mac” for graphics stuff.  That’s mid 90’s vintage advice though.  It existed for a couple of reasons:

 

1. Adobe software was originally designed to run on macs and used to simply do it better there.  This may no longer be true or at least as true.  At the time it was true enough that even more powerful hardware on a PC couldn’t overcome the advantage.

 

2. macs at the time required less care than PCs and someone who couldn’t be troubled to slap some boxes together and wield a screwdriver because they weren’t interested in hardware were better served by something that required less care.  This one is more likely to remain true.  

The problem though is Apple currently only makes laptops.  Even their desktop systems are all-in-ones that use laptop components.  They have a desktop coming out, but it’s not out yet and it’s minimum price point is 6 times the one quoted.

Nah,not a fan of Macs..Pcs have done me extremely well over the year especially price wise

[Shayneboss]

Just now, wkdpaul said:

no you didn't, members can't delete anything, only moderators can

 

 

Also, your thread was moved to the New builds & Planning.

oh ok thanks for the update

[Bombastinator]

The original question remains though:

 

build from components or buy a finished box?

[Shayneboss]

2 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

The original question remains though:

 

build from components or buy a finished box?

which ever is recommended a stable, cost efficient method  im willing.

 

 

 

[Bombastinator]

17 minutes ago, Shayneboss said:

powerful as in speed and handling large files mainly in photoshop and some multi-tasking ..file size range from 300mb - 2gb or so

I got that. “Powerful” is relative though.  The file size does help.

[Bombastinator]

54 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Little over budget but if you want to save you can just get a weaker GPU

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$77.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$69.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.99 @ Adorama
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card	$543.97 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Walmart
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$69.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1230.88
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-05 14:33 EST-0500

 

Seems like more case and less PSU and slow storage than he might need.  Raid1 is also a serious temptation if he’s doing work for other people.  Raid1 AND a backup service.

 I’ve always been a fan of cheapo cases though.  Might be buying it for the fans.  I don’t see any listed.  Still, a $90 case.  I’ll willingly get a cut on my finger once for $50.

The PSU wattage is likely fine.  I tend to be tempted by gold ratings myself though it may be merely a personal failing.  Lower idle power consumption, longer life, often (but not always) less noise.
 

I’m getting the impression 10 bit color “pro” GPUs aren’t needed from the build lists so far posted.  People seem to be going for Nvidia over AMD.  There may be a good reason for that.

[Shayneboss]

37 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

Seems like more case and less PSU and slow storage than he might need.  Raid1 is also a serious temptation if he’s doing work for other people.  Raid1 AND a backup service.

 I’ve always been a fan of cheapo cases though.  Might be buying it for the fans.  I don’t see any listed.  Still, a $90 case.  I’ll willingly get a cut on my finger once for $50.

The PSU wattage is likely fine.  I tend to be tempted by gold ratings myself though it may be merely a personal failing.  Lower idle power consumption, longer life, often (but not always) less noise.
 

I’m getting the impression 10 bit color “pro” GPUs aren’t needed from the build lists so far posted.  People seem to be going for Nvidia over AMD.  There may be a good reason for that.

hmmm, ok