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Photography processing (heavy Photoshop)

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What would be a good build in the $600 range for photo editing?

 

My sister needs a computer to use for her photography business. Her all-in-one i3 (which she thought was supposed to be an i5, but that's a different story) has taken a dump on her. She would like more RAM then she has now (4gig) as her system bogs on larger RAW files. Speed would be nice, so I was figuring a small SSD paired with a large HDD or at least a 1TB hybrid. Beyond that, I have no idea what would be good for this. I am looking for suggestions. $600 is all she has to play with currently, so maybe room for upgrades down the road would be nice.

 

What do you folks have for us?

 

Thanks

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xJJ9FT

More than enough for heavy photo editing/creating.

I meant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kp7jLk

 

Edit: Get a 500W power supply if you want more room for upgrades.

 

Edit 2: I missed the SSD part, I'm not to good with SSDs but i have heard for the price this is the best SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148819

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As someone who spends a lot of time with Photoshop / Camera RAW / Lightroom I would definitely suggest that she get 16GB of RAM. I have personally encountered several situations where it has helped me out a great deal.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($182.95 @ OutletPC) 


Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.98 @ OutletPC) 



Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 


Total: $544.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-08 15:08 EST-0500

 

Added the cooler, so that the stock one doesn't blow her ears ;)

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