Work Desktop Specs (for Photoshop, Coral Draw, ect.)

[clif1]

Hello,

My mom needs a new computer for work purposes, she needs to be able to run things like Photoshop, Coral Draw, some fancy 'dobi' program (cant remember the exact name, but it definitely has something to do with dobi ) and of course Microsoft Office.

I have never dealt in the world of 'work' desktops and have only built two pcs - both for gaming, so what i thought was required for this pc may be waaaay off the mark. I came up with three builds that i thought might possibly fit the bill (cheap, medium, huge sum of money):

1)
CPU: AMD Kaveri A10-7850K
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer
Graphics Card: (integrated graphics)
RAM: ADATA XPG V2, 8GB Kit, DDR3-2600, CL11, Silver
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue, 1TB, 3.5", SATA6G, 7200rpm
Power Supply: GIGABYTE GreenMax Plus, 550w, 80 PLUS Bronze

2)
CPU: Intel Haswell Core i5-4670K, 3.40GHz, Quad Core, LGA1150
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-K, LGA1150, Intel Z97 Chipset, ATX
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE Radeon R9 280X, 3GB, DDR5, PCI-Express 3.0
RAM: ADATA XPG V2, 8GB Kit, DDR3-2600, CL11, Silver
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black, 1TB, 3.5", SATA6G, 7200rpm
SSD: Samsung 840 PRO, 128GB, 2.5" SATA6G
Power Supply: Corsair CS, 650w, 80 PLUS Gold, Modular

3)
CPU: Intel Haswell-E i7-5820K, 3.30GHz, HexCore, LGA2011
Motherboard: ASUS X99 Deluxe, LGA2011, Intel X99 Chipset, ATX
Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 780, 6GB, DDR5, PCI-Express 3.0
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport, 16GB Kit, DDR4-2400, CL16, Silver
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black, 1TB, 3.5", SATA6G, 7200rpm
SSD: Samsung 840 PRO, 128GB, 2.5" SATA6G
Power Supply: Corsair RM, 1000w, 80 PLUS Gold, Modular


So my Question is do any of these builds work? the pc has to last a while and run those programs smoothly, and while there is no budget, we would like to spend as little as possible. (the pc doesn't need to have glowing neon fans and be colour co-ordinated -.-) Maybe i need a completely new build?

Also, we have an 18" 720p screen at home, do you think this is big enough, or should we also get a new one?

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[patrichpachich]

a FX6300,8gb ram,970 mobo and GT 730 or HD 77** would be great for her needs

but if i need to pick with those, probably A-10.
18" will be fine

what is your top budget? i can build you one.

 

[clif1]

a FX6300,8gb ram,970 mobo and GT 730 or HD 77** would be great for her needs

but if i need to pick with those, probably A-10.
18" will be fine

what is your top budget? i can build you one.

We don't really have a budget. we can spend as much as we need to, i would just prefer not to spend more than we need to. My mom was expecting something near R20000 - R25000 (around $2000 to $2500), but it is looking a lot cheaper now if you could make a build for us it would be awesome 😀

 

[patrichpachich]

*please list all softwares she will gonna use
*Is she professional ?
*Is she graphic designer? photographer ? GFX artist? what is her job?
*how much size of file she usuall do? is it over on 200mb?

photoshop and coreldraw dont need a highend pc

 

[patrichpachich]

but if you dont mind money in comes on what you are really need

here is an advance graphic designer build
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor = $179.00
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO = $39.00
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 = $115.00
Video card: GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card = $249.99
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 = $99.00
System Storage : Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" SSD = $114.99
Data Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" HDD = $89.00
Case:Corsair Carbide 300R Windowed = $65.99
Power Supply: Seasonic M12ii 750w = $95.99
Disk Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer = $79.99
Total: $1127.99

 

[clif1]

*please list all softwares she will gonna use
*Is she professional ?
*Is she graphic designer? photographer ? GFX artist? what is her job?
*how much size of file she usuall do? is it over on 200mb?

photoshop and coreldraw dont need a highend pc

Software:
-Windows 8.1 or 7 (can't decide )
-Microsoft Office
-Corel Draw
-Photoshop
-Captivate
-Adobe Acrobat Professional XI Windows
-There are possibly more but they are similar to software listed above.

She is a professional, but not a graphic designer or anything fancy like that. She needs it for high end business purposes. The pc will be used for stuff like content authoring and editing, plus small stuff like creating graphs and copyright .... things.

Each individual file will most likely not be anywhere near 200mb, but all of them together could be much bigger.

 

[clif1]

patrichpachich said:
*please list all softwares she will gonna use
*Is she professional ?
*Is she graphic designer? photographer ? GFX artist? what is her job?
*how much size of file she usuall do? is it over on 200mb?

photoshop and coreldraw dont need a highend pc


Software:
-Windows 8.1 or 7 (can't decide )
-Microsoft Office
-Corel Draw
-Photoshop
-Captivate
-Adobe Acrobat Professional XI Windows
-There are possibly more but they are similar to software listed above.

She is a professional, but not a graphic designer or anything fancy like that. She needs it for high end business purposes. The pc will be used for stuff like content authoring and editing, plus small stuff like creating graphs and copyright .... things.

Each individual file will most likely not be anywhere near 200mb, but all of them together could be much bigger.

But if that stuff doesn't matter then i will just use the build you gave me from above ... So the question is: does it matter?

 

[patrichpachich]

CPU: Intel i5-4590 Haswell Quad-Core 3.3GHz LGA 1150 = $199.99
Motherboard: Gigabyte H97M- D3H lga1150= $89.99
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 = $99.00
System Storage : Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" SSD = $114.99
Data Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" HDD 7200= $89.00
Case:Corsair Carbide 300R Windowed = $65.99
Power Supply: Seasonic M12ii 520w 80+ bronze = $69.99
Disk Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer =$79.99
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit = $99.99
Total: $903.99

if you need a wireless card adapter :Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 =$45.99

IMO 8.1 is more suitable for what she needs
this will be fine slightly overkill on what she need, she doesn't need a gaming video card, IGP hd 4600 can do the job.
If she decides to make serious 3d plugins on PS get gtx 750 Ti/77**. for more heavy graphical works GTX 760 ti 2gb(upgrade your psu to XFX 550w). but as long as she is satisfied on rendering on ps don't get video card.
SSD and HDD caviar black is optional, they can make the load time faster.

 

[clif1]

CPU: Intel i5-4590 Haswell Quad-Core 3.3GHz LGA 1150 = $199.99
Motherboard: Gigabyte H97M- D3H lga1150= $89.99
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 = $99.00
System Storage : Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" SSD = $114.99
Data Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" HDD 7200= $89.00
Case:Corsair Carbide 300R Windowed = $65.99
Power Supply: Seasonic M12ii 520w 80+ bronze = $69.99
Disk Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer =$79.99
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit = $99.99
Total: $903.99

if you need a wireless card adapter :Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 =$45.99

IMO 8.1 is more suitable for what she needs
this will be fine slightly overkill on what she need, she doesn't need a gaming video card, IGP hd 4600 can do the job.
If she decides to make serious 3d plugins on PS get gtx 750 Ti/77**. for more heavy graphical works GTX 760 ti 2gb. but as long as she is satisfied on rendering on ps don't get video card.
SSD and HDD caviar black is optional, they can make the load time faster.

Thank you for all the help!!

 

[patrichpachich]

you are welcome goodluck in building