ILLUSTRATOR / PHOTOSHOP BUILD

[Jayxrealz]

Hello, I was wondering if i can get some feed back on this list. im not too sure if i need a more powerful GPU any advice would help! thanks!

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Mq3HvV

[Guest]

Looks pretty good. You should be fine with what you have as Adobe products love Intel's single core performance and GPU tasks only get marginally faster past the 1050 Ti.

Here's a Puget Systems articles that covers Adobe performance. https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2017-NVIDIA-GeForce-GPU-Performance-899/

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Premiere-Pro-CC-2017-1-2-CPU-Performance-Core-i7-8700K-i5-8600K-i3-8350K-1047/

[brob]

You might consider an i5-8400 or i7-8700. They are 65W TDP parts which means they will run cooler and quieter with little loss of performance. While an unlocked i5 has a slightly higher top end clock than the i5-8400, given the cooler one is unlikely to get any significant overclock. The higher top-end clock of the i7-8700 makes it a really attractive choice.

 

A 450W psu is double the needed capacity. A 550W psu means the system will spend most of its time outside of the 80+ efficiency envelope. Corsair CX450M (2015) would be a better choice, even though the 550W model is only slightly more expensive.

 

I would suggest a larger ssd. Keeping current projects on the ssd will make editing a much nicer experience.

 

The Windows 10 OEM license does not permit use in DIY builds. DIY builds require a full retail license, Microsoft Windows 10 Home (32/64-bit).

 

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2017-NVIDIA-GeForce-GPU-Performance-899/ suggests that gpu within a particular generation have only a small impact on Photoshop performance.

 

Illustrator would benefit from a more powerful gpu. Although I would pick an i7-8700 over a GTX 1060 if both were not possible.