Question Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator PC Build £1250

[SethJPC]

Hi all,

Friend of mine is looking to build new system for Adobe PS/illustrator.
Budget is £1250 max (no monitor/peripherals required) and they want it to be as reasonably small as possible.

So far I have come up with the below, but its been a while since I've put together any kind of system. From a quick google my understanding is Adobe PS/Illustrator performance relies on:

• Single core CPU performance (work best with the intel platform)
• Plenty of RAM
• Nvidia GPUs - apparently more stable for Adobe, I went with the 3060 12GB over the 4060 as they'll be using a 4k monitor & I would imagine working on plenty of different projects at once will be more reliant on VRAM than raw GPU performance? Mainly for hardware acceleration and new AI generative features.
• Speedy storage - I saw some mention of using 2 seperate SSDs for more bandwidth (primary + scratch drive) but Adobe says 1 fast SSD is ok

If anybody has some recommended alternative builds or simple part swaps I'm all ears!

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700KF 3.4 GHz 20-Core Processor (£375.56 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler (£30.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B760-I GAMING WIFI Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard (£175.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Lexar THOR OC 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL32 Memory (£97.14 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN750 SE 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£56.99 @ Western Digital)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.39 @ Box Limited)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card (£275.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case (£69.63 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: be quiet! SFX L Power 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply (£108.36 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £1229.55

 

[Ralston18]

Start with Adobe and Adobe PS/illustrator in particular.

Most software manufacturers provide some listing of hardware requirements for any given application product.

Generally the requirements are in the form of "minimal", "recommended", or "best".

You do not want minimal and you do want as much best as affordable.

It does appear from your post that you done that to some extent.

Other thoughts:

Do not skimp on the PSU. Purchase a well known brand PSU with good ratings and reviews.

FYI:

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-psus,4229.html

Three immediate reasons:

1) To learn more about PSU's.

2) To apply the calculators to the proposed build. Ensure that the available PSU wattage is enough for the build, future growth, and some extra margin to handle times of peak power demand.

3) To reconsider (if necessary)l another PSU candidate.

 

[Why_Me]

Hi all,

Friend of mine is looking to build new system for Adobe PS/illustrator.
Budget is £1250 max (no monitor/peripherals required) and they want it to be as reasonably small as possible.

So far I have come up with the below, but its been a while since I've put together any kind of system. From a quick google my understanding is Adobe PS/Illustrator performance relies on:

• Single core CPU performance (work best with the intel platform)
• Plenty of RAM
• Nvidia GPUs - apparently more stable for Adobe, I went with the 3060 12GB over the 4060 as they'll be using a 4k monitor & I would imagine working on plenty of different projects at once will be more reliant on VRAM than raw GPU performance? Mainly for hardware acceleration and new AI generative features.
• Speedy storage - I saw some mention of using 2 seperate SSDs for more bandwidth (primary + scratch drive) but Adobe says 1 fast SSD is ok

If anybody has some recommended alternative builds or simple part swaps I'm all ears!

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700KF 3.4 GHz 20-Core Processor (£375.56 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler (£30.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B760-I GAMING WIFI Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard (£175.48 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Lexar THOR OC 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL32 Memory (£97.14 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN750 SE 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£56.99 @ Western Digital)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.39 @ Box Limited)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card (£275.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case (£69.63 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: be quiet! SFX L Power 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply (£108.36 @ NeoComputers)
Total: £1229.55

That cpu cooler will not handle that cpu ... not even close. Look at a mATX build so that you get a board with decent VRM's.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700F 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor (£359.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler (£55.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£134.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: *Lexar THOR OC 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL32 Memory (£97.14 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN750 SE 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£56.99 @ Western Digital)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.39 @ Box Limited)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card (£275.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£97.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1117.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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