Posted January 15, 2020 My Granddad needs a new computer, he is an old photographer and is currently trying to scan and sort all of the pictures, negatives, and slides he has made over his career. Once he does that he likes to play with them in his old copy of photoshop. His current machine is over 10 years old and it was pretty bare bones when he got it. It has been a long time since I've built a computer but I'm sure I can still do it given enough time. Can someone please recommend either a prebuilt or what I would need to buy to build him one that will do what he wants. As far as price is we are looking around $700 or less. It doesn't need to be a super powerful option but something relatively quick with a good amount of storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 15, 2020 I've included some storage, not sure how much he needs. PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor $144.99 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.99 @ B&H Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $68.99 @ Newegg Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $99.99 @ B&H Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $49.99 @ Amazon Case Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $39.98 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $35.98 @ Newegg Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $539.91 Mail-in rebates -$20.00 Total $519.91 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-15 11:22 EST-0500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, boggy77 said: I've included some storage, not sure how much he needs. PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor $144.99 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.99 @ B&H Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $68.99 @ Newegg Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $99.99 @ B&H Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $49.99 @ Amazon Case Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $39.98 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $35.98 @ Newegg Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $539.91 Mail-in rebates -$20.00 Total $519.91 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-15 11:22 EST-0500 90% agreed. I would go with SSD instead of mechanical drive. And use the old HD from the old Pc if space is needed. Else just removable storage. As for the rest, it shouild suffice perfectly. edit: My apologies, clearly im very blind. When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer! I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF! (The more info you give the easier it is for others to help you out!) Not willing to capitulate to the ignorance of the masses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 15, 2020 There you go mate.... PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($85.00) Ryzen 5 1600 AF varient is available on amazon.com for $85. It is basically a Ryzen 5 2600 with first gen IMC. It is based on 12nm.Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ B&H) Decent Mobo for price.Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg) Ryzen loves fast dual channel memory. 3000/3200mhz is ideal for Ryzen. Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) A phison e12 drive. Can add more HDDs if needed.Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 570 4 GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($119.99 @ Amazon) Can be had fr around $70 from sites like eBay/AliExpress with free international shipping.Case: CiT F3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($25.19 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.98 @ Newegg) Pretty decent PSU.Total: $476.12Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-15 22:07 EST-0500 SSD TIER LIST CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING Case - Fractal Design Meshify C PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 16, 2020 for a beefier solution: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($85.00) AF models on amazon.Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($78.98 @ Newegg) Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ Amazon) Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($37.95 @ Amazon) Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 570 4 GB ROG STRIX Video Card ($119.99 @ Amazon) Case: CiT F3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($25.19 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.98 @ Newegg) Total: $513.06Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-15 21:57 EST-0500 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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