Low wattage, efficient work pc

[sqwertkey]

Hello. I want a low power pc for photo editing. is this good ?
Mostly Lightroom and photoshop.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-7400 3 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$100.00
CPU Cooler	Intel E97379-001 CPU Cooler	$14.50 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X150-PLUS WS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$182.99 @ Amazon Canada
Memory	Crucial 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$40.14 @ Vuugo
Memory	Crucial 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$40.14 @ Vuugo
Storage	Patriot Burst 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$24.56 @ Vuugo
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$52.75 @ Vuugo
Case	Antec VSK4000E U3 ATX Mid Tower Case	$43.31 @ Vuugo
Power Supply	Deepcool 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$49.99 @ Canada Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$548.38
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-13 01:06 EST-0500

 

I don't need fancy componnents. thank you.

[amdorintel]

you would be better off going with ryzen for better pc overall and future proofing.

 

why specifically do you want low power?

 

 

inb4!

[boey]

already have to i5 7400? Because older components that are brand new are usually pretty expensive and it's more worth to them used or to just buy newer components altogether

[sqwertkey]

Just now, amdorintel said:

you would be better off going with ryzen for better pc overall and future proofing.

 

why specifically do you want low power?

 

 

inb4!

I don't want an expensive electricity bill. and I got the cpu for cheap already. (which is why it's marked at 100$ with no vendors)

[sqwertkey]

1 minute ago, _d0nut said:

already have to i5 7400? Because older components that are brand new are usually pretty expensive and it's more worth to them used or to just buy newer components altogether

If you look at the price, it's manually set. I do already have that.

[amdorintel]

2400 speed ram is not good, you should at a minimum get 3200, 3400 is better but aim for 3600 ram speeds.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$149.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$199.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3733 Memory	$74.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$63.99 @ Dell
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.99 @ Amazon
Case	HEC HX300 ATX Mid Tower Case	$36.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$664.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-13 01:12 EST-0500

 

 

 

 

 

[amdorintel]

Just now, sqwertkey said:

I don't want an expensive electricity bill. and I got the cpu for cheap already. (which is why it's marked at 100$ with no vendors)

ok well if you already bought the cpu, then your build makes sense I guess, just change your ram to whats on my list. check the psu tier list to see if the psu you have is any good.

 

psu tier list 4.0

[sqwertkey]

Just now, amdorintel said:

2400 speed ram is not good, you should at a minimum get 3200, 3400 is better but aim for 3600 ram speeds.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$149.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$199.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3733 Memory	$74.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$63.99 @ Dell
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.99 @ Amazon
Case	HEC HX300 ATX Mid Tower Case	$36.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$664.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-13 01:12 EST-0500

 

 

 

 

 

that's 100$ more than what I posted...
Also that cpu is 95 watts !!! that's huge.

You also didn't seem to read my comment... 

[boey]

14 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

2400 speed ram is not good, you should at a minimum get 3200, 3400 is better but aim for 3600 ram speeds.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$149.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$199.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3733 Memory	$74.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$63.99 @ Dell
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.99 @ Amazon
Case	HEC HX300 ATX Mid Tower Case	$36.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$664.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-13 01:12 EST-0500

 

 

 

 

 

He has an Intel CPU, ram speed won't make too much of a difference. 2400 is sufficient for his CPU.

[sqwertkey]

1 minute ago, _d0nut said:

He has an Intel CPU, ram speed won't make too much of a difference. 2400 is sufficient for his CPU.

is there a less expensive psu I could get ?
I recon this will draw around 120w when I undervolt it. 500w seems a bit excessive.

[Damascus]

8 minutes ago, sqwertkey said:

is there a less expensive psu I could get ?
I recon this will draw around 120w when I undervolt it. 500w seems a bit excessive.

Here's a nice'n'cheap 300w for ya

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gPs8TW/raidmax-power-supply-rx300xt

[sqwertkey]

9 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

ok well if you already bought the cpu, then your build makes sense I guess, just change your ram to whats on my list. check the psu tier list to see if the psu you have is any good.

 

psu tier list 4.0

wahts psu tier list 4.0 ?

[boey]

13 minutes ago, sqwertkey said:

that's 100$ more than what I posted...
Also that cpu is 95 watts !!! that's huge.

You also didn't seem to read my comment... 

the price of his pc is higher, but the electricity bill won't be much different, you'd need a very high end pc to notice a significant differences

 

Also, lightroom and photoshop aren't very demanding(unless editing 4k photos, that's when you want a faster NVME SSD as 4k photos are pretty large)

 

11 minutes ago, sqwertkey said:

is there a less expensive psu I could get ?
I recon this will draw around 120w when I undervolt it. 500w seems a bit excessive.

500w PSU is fine, you want a big headroom for wattage so you don't stress out the PSU, so it lasts longer(if it dies chances are it's taking everything else with it)

 

This build seems better to me because the build you linked has RAM that's way too overpriced, motherboard that's way too overpriced and CPU cooler that's really bad. 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-7400 3 GHz Quad-Core Processor	Purchased For $100.00
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$18.75 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	ASRock B150M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$119.25 @ Amazon Canada
Memory	G.Skill Value 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	$64.99 @ Memory Express
Storage	Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$41.06 @ Vuugo
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$52.75 @ Vuugo
Case	Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$44.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply	Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$64.99 @ Memory Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$506.78
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-13 01:29 EST-0500

 

[sqwertkey]

Just now, Damascus said:

Here's a nice'n'cheap 300w for ya

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gPs8TW/raidmax-power-supply-rx300xt

thanks !

10 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

ok well if you already bought the cpu, then your build makes sense I guess, just change your ram to whats on my list. check the psu tier list to see if the psu you have is any good.

 

psu tier list 4.0

Oh, nvm. 

[boey]

Just now, sqwertkey said:

wahts psu tier list 4.0 ?

It's a tier list that takes into account all factors about a power supply and rates them in tiers. A power supply's efficiency rating(80+ gold, silver etc.) does not reflect their quality, so this tier list can help with choosing a good one. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-201/

[sqwertkey]

5 minutes ago, _d0nut said:

the price of his pc is higher, but the electricity bill won't be much different, you'd need a very high end pc to notice a significant differences

 

Also, lightroom and photoshop aren't very demanding(unless editing 4k photos, that's when you want a faster NVME SSD as 4k photos are pretty large)

 

 

500w PSU is fine, you want a big headroom for wattage so you don't stress out the PSU, so it lasts longer(if it dies chances are it's taking everything else with it)

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-7400 3 GHz Quad-Core Processor	Purchased For $100.00
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$25.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B150M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$51.79 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	$49.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$59.99 @ Adorama
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$39.99 @ Amazon
Case	Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$44.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$58.54 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$431.28
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-13 01:22 EST-0500

 

This build should be more value oriented

-The cooler you chose, that Intel one, is really bad. Super noisy and doesn't cool well. 

-Motherboard is overkill, the CPU is locked and doesn't consume much power, so high end motherboard VRM shouldn't be needed

-No point buying 2 seperate 8GB sticks when a 2x8GB kit is significantly cheaper

-CX450M is quite known to be a high quality budget power supply, and it's lower wattage so you don't spend on unnecessary wattage

-Versa H15 has good airflow

I'm not sure what you mean.. I use Ps and Lr for work daily and it's pretty intense on the cpu & ram...
A normal ssd will do enough though, I just load less of the project at once.. My photos are usually 6000x4000 but resolution Isint the issue here ?

The cooler is what came with the cpu, it's fine for what it is lol, I don't need to spend 25$ for a new one.
But I'll compare for the psu.

[boey]

6 minutes ago, sqwertkey said:

I'm not sure what you mean.. I use Ps and Lr for work daily and it's pretty intense on the cpu & ram...
A normal ssd will do enough though, I just load less of the project at once.. My photos are usually 6000x4000 but resolution Isint the issue here ?

The cooler is what came with the cpu, it's fine for what it is lol, I don't need to spend 25$ for a new one.
But I'll compare for the psu.

Ah, ok. Note that I accidentally set it to the US version, I've updated the list for a $500 CAD budget. The rest of my points still stand though, $180CAD mobo is unnecessary for an i5-7400, you can get 2x8GB RAM for cheaper and I'd get a more reliable PSU

 

What CPU and RAM were you using that was stressed by Ps and Lr? I'm able to multitask with my i5-8400 w Ps even though I only have 6 threads

[sqwertkey]

18 minutes ago, _d0nut said:

Ah, ok. Note that I accidentally set it to the US version, I've updated the list for a $500 CAD budget. The rest of my points still stand though, $180CAD mobo is unnecessary for an i5-7400, you can get 2x8GB RAM for cheaper and I'd get a more reliable PSU

 

What CPU and RAM were you using that was stressed by Ps and Lr? I'm able to multitask with my i5-8400 w Ps even though I only have 6 threads

idk, it's at work. but when you edit over 2000 photos at once and have projects with over 200 layers.. 

Idk what you use it for.. but it's probably lighter work..

[boey]

41 minutes ago, sqwertkey said:

idk, it's at work. but when you edit over 2000 photos at once and have projects with over 200 layers.. 

Idk what you use it for.. but it's probably lighter work..

ah, yeah. 7400 might not cut it for that kinda work, 4c/4t isn't exactly the best for 2000 photos at once