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I want to build a new PC for just basic internet browsing and run illustrator and Photoshop and other adobe apps. so basically i just want this computer to run just for my adobe needs i use illustrator and Photoshop mostly. that being said my budget is below 1500$ if possible below 1000$.....

 

I put some parts together came out with this

 

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler  
Motherboard: MSI - Z370M GAMING PRO AC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C TG MicroATX Mid Tower Case  
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W

Total: $1186.08
 Please feel free to change anything if not everything......

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Try dropping the 1 TB SSD for a 256 GB SSD and 1 TB HDD combo. Some cheaper Samsung SSD for the boot drive and a 1 TB HDD of your choice would do better than straight up a 1 TB SSD cost wise 

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Change the PSU. NEX is old and outdated. Look for Seasonic Focus Plus Gold or EVGA G3 instead.

 

Also, try the newer MX500 for SSD instead:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/h3tQzy/crucial-mx500-1tb-25-solid-state-drive-ct1000mx500ssd1

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.95 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: EVGA - CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($212.51 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Mushkin - Source 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($299.92 @ Amazon) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H34 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.48 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Antec - EDGE 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($132.21 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1412.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-16 15:52 EDT-0400

Much more powerful, enjoy WAY better performance on this. Quad channel memory should be super efficient too. Should do nearly ANYTHING you throw at it.

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28 minutes ago, JT13 said:

I want to build a new PC for just basic internet browsing and run illustrator and Photoshop and other adobe apps. so basically i just want this computer to run just for my adobe needs i use illustrator and Photoshop mostly. that being said my budget is below 1500$ if possible below 1000$.....

 

I put some parts together came out with this

 

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler  
Motherboard: MSI - Z370M GAMING PRO AC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C TG MicroATX Mid Tower Case  
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W

Total: $1186.08
 Please feel free to change anything if not everything......

Looks good for Adobe only. 

Maybe squeeze in an i7-8700 (non-K) and use a cheaper B360 motherboard. 

CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Black Mobo: Gigabyte X870E Aorus Pro GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 XT RAM: G.Skill 2x16GB @ 6400 MHz SSD: PNY XLR8 2TB PSU: Corsair RM1000x Case: Fractal Design North Monitor 1: Asus XG27AQWMG(280Hz) Monitor 2: Asus VG259QM (240Hz)

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I can bang out something in PCPP real quick, but if you are strictly just doing photoshop you can get away with a lot less in terms of CPU/GPU.  But maybe you had the intention of doing a little gaming on the side, or having something more future proof?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.95 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: EVGA - CLC 280 113.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($212.51 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Mushkin - Source 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($299.92 @ Amazon) 
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H34 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.48 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Antec - EDGE 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($132.21 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1412.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-16 15:52 EDT-0400

To this day, Photoshop is still optimized like crap.  It's not really going to benefit from an R7.  I'd go with the R5x if at all.

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Much more powerful, enjoy WAY better performance on this. Quad channel memory should be super efficient too. Should do nearly ANYTHING you throw at it.

Ryzen isn't Quad Channel.  Need threadripper or Epyc.  Not saying it'll perform badly in photoshop but it's not necessary. 

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