Need help planning a PC for editing

[PuddingKing92]

My cousin asked for help building a PC for editing, he is a photographer. While I have built my computer and helped my brother build his, ours are mainly for gaming and I am unsure of what to prioritize  or if it even needs a GPU. So i would greatly appreciate any help.

1.Budget & Location

His budget is $600  he lives in the USA.

2. Aim

He uses programs such as Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, and he would also do some occasional video editing.  He would not mind if it can be used for gaming but its not the priority.

3. Monitors & Peripherals

He already has a monitor, mouse and keyboard. He would need to buy OS.

5. Why are you upgrading?

He mainly uses a Macbook Pro but has been having some trouble with it lately. He knows $600 is not much but he wants a good foundation to upgrade the PC later on.

[Slottr]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	$139.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$49.99 @ Newegg
Storage	TCSunBow X3 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$81.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8 GB PULSE Video Card	$169.99 @ Newegg
Case	Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$44.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$69.99 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$626.93
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$616.93
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-01 20:20 EST-0500

[PuddingKing92]

Wow that looks good but with the OS(WIN 10) it would bump up the price too 700

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	$139.99 @ Walmart
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$59.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$49.99 @ Newegg
Storage	TCSunBow X3 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$81.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8 GB PULSE Video Card	$169.99 @ Newegg
Case	Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$44.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$69.99 @ Corsair
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$96.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$723.92
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$713.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-01 20:27 EST-0500

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

13 minutes ago, PuddingKing92 said:

Wow that looks good but with the OS(WIN 10) it would bump up the price too 700

you can just get the OS key from ebay, they only cost a few dollars there.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($139.99 @ Walmart) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 580 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 50 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $587.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-01 20:57 EST-0500