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Cheap fast computer for community adobe use?

kerchoo
By kerchoo
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Looking for a computer to replace a really old imac for a college photography club, it should run programs like photoshop and illustrator well, but also be as cheap as possible. If we decide to go the pc route, which components should I focus on the most for this kind of computer, and where can I cut corners more? I can probably get a free copy of windows so that shouldn't be an issue. 

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i dont know if photoshop and ilustrator is anything that can be GPU accelerated but id probably go for a 8th gen I3 or I5 with a 1050TI or something like that

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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Just now, seon123 said:

What kind of budget do you have? Which country do you live in?

Will you store many files locally, or will 120-250GB be enough?

Budget probably around $300, I'm in new york state, probably don't need that much storage since it will be a computer mainly used for printing anyway and most people have their files either online or on external hard drives

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This ended up at $400. You could drop the 1050, and just use the iGPU, but getting that 1050 will improve performance significantly. 

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2017-NVIDIA-GeForce-GPU-Performance-899/

The build assumes you'll use rebates. Ignore the warning at the bottom. Kaby Lake has been out for ages, the BIOS should support it. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H21 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $399.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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5 minutes ago, seon123 said:

This ended up at $400. You could drop the 1050, and just use the iGPU, but getting that 1050 will improve performance significantly. 

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2017-NVIDIA-GeForce-GPU-Performance-899/

The build assumes you'll use rebates. Ignore the warning at the bottom. Kaby Lake has been out for ages, the BIOS should support it. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H21 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $399.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-04 18:29 EDT-0400

Great, thanks for the suggestion. I'll see what our exact budget is like to see if this is plausible. 

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6 minutes ago, seon123 said:

This ended up at $400. You could drop the 1050, and just use the iGPU, but getting that 1050 will improve performance significantly. 

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2017-NVIDIA-GeForce-GPU-Performance-899/

The build assumes you'll use rebates. Ignore the warning at the bottom. Kaby Lake has been out for ages, the BIOS should support it. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H21 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $399.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-04 18:29 EDT-0400

You could change the 1050 to a gt 1030

And 1 stick of 4gb of ram?

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