Building a Photo editing PC

[Giftedbryan]

Hello Fellow PC builders!

 

I have been requested to piece together a build for a friend of mine who is a photographer who needs a new PC for editing with lightroom, premier pro, after affects and photoshop!

 

However the build experience I personally have is with gaming oriented PC's (All your money in the GPU) and not with something designed to edit.

 

My question was then what I should be investing more money in. is it the GPU like in gaming builds or are those programs more CPU bound and does it require copious amounts of ram like a gaming PC would need? Is photo editing more heavy on read/writes than gaming? those sorts of things.

 

Edit: the budget is about $1100,- with the cost of a monitor and keyboard included (however this post is more for information gathering)

 

Thanks in advance!

Edited July 11, 2016 by Giftedbryan

[GarnetDevil]

What's your friend's budget?

[Herman Mcpootis]

no budget, no pc

[Giftedbryan]

2 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

What's your friend's budget?

It is about $1100, however he does not have any of the accessories either, as he currently owns a laptop. so screen and keyboard would need to come with the build

[Simon771]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

no budget, no pc

No budget means all the best components usually

 

[GarnetDevil]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.94 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Dell U2414H 23.8" 60Hz Monitor  ($222.35 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 ($249.00)
Total: $1143.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 08:43 EDT-0400

 

Something like this should cut out, for OS you can get one fore about $25 ~ $30 at kinguin

[byalexandr]

13 minutes ago, Giftedbryan said:

It is about $1100, however he does not have any of the accessories either, as he currently owns a laptop. so screen and keyboard would need to come with the build

And your friend lives in the US right?

$1100 USD is a lot different from $1100 CAD.

[Giftedbryan]

6 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.94 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Dell U2414H 23.8" 60Hz Monitor  ($222.35 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 ($249.00)
Total: $1143.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 08:43 EDT-0400

 

Will something like this cut out?

That looks great! thanks for the advice

[Giftedbryan]

3 minutes ago, byalexandr said:

And your friend lives in the US right?

$1100 USD is a lot different from $1100 CAD.

Actually, we're both dutch. I converted it though, his budget is about €1000,- which roughly translates to $1100 US or $1400 Canada bucks

[byalexandr]

1 minute ago, Giftedbryan said:

Actually, we're both dutch. I converted it though, his budget is about €1000,- which roughly translates to $1100 US or $1400 Canada bucks

Should've just said the budget in €1000 because the component prices differ a lot even if the currency is converted.

[Giftedbryan]

3 minutes ago, byalexandr said:

Should've just said the budget in €1000 because the component prices differ a lot even if the currency is converted.

ah that's fair, I just thought that dollars would be a little more universal than that. I picked the bottom line of his budget though, so that we'd have some breathing room there.

[byalexandr]

1 minute ago, Giftedbryan said:

ah that's fair, I just thought that dollars would be a little more universal than that. I picked the bottom line of his budget though, so that we'd have some breathing room there.

You think he can add another 100? Because this is by far the best value right here:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€182.87 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€32.93 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: ASRock B150 PRO4/D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€73.92 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€43.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€96.56 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€52.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  (€476.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€77.40 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€71.40 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €1107.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 14:55 CEST+0200

[GarnetDevil]

11 minutes ago, Giftedbryan said:

That looks great! thanks for the advice

Does all of those available in Dutch?

[Giftedbryan]

6 minutes ago, byalexandr said:

You think he can add another 100? Because this is by far the best value right here:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€182.87 @ Mindfactory) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€32.93 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Motherboard: ASRock B150 PRO4/D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€73.92 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€43.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€96.56 @ Mindfactory) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€52.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  (€476.99 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€77.40 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€71.40 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €1107.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 14:55 CEST+0200

3 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

Does all of those available in Dutch?

I'm not entirely sure, I'm looking for equivalents in a reputable dutch equivalent of PCpartpicker

 

And he can spare some more than the €1000,- however he would not have a monitor with that build, and he does not have one yet.

[Giftedbryan]

6 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

Does all of those available in Dutch?

Looking for the 1060 now, which i cannot seem to find yet. its release date is TBD at the time of writing.

[Giftedbryan]

32 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.94 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Dell U2414H 23.8" 60Hz Monitor  ($222.35 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 ($249.00)
Total: $1143.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-11 08:43 EDT-0400

 

Something like this should cut out, for OS you can get one fore about $25 ~ $30 at kinguin

Looking back this build does not include RAM yet

[GarnetDevil]

1 minute ago, Giftedbryan said:

Looking back this build does not include RAM yet

Woops, maybe something like a $60 16GB kit will do?