Hello,
This is my first post here so I’m sorry for not knowing some obvious things.
I’m looking for a reliable computer that is good for Sketchup and Photoshop use; my wife is a landscape designer and often works at home.
Thinking about buying pre-made vs. building I decided to go with the pre-made since I never assembled computers and so not sure that it will be working well after assembly. The biggest fear is components or software incompatibility leading to freezes and crashes which I’d like to avoid by any and all means.
Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP. Can purchase now.
Budget Range: $800-$1000.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Sketchup and Photoshop, Skype, Internet surfing, file storage such as family pics/videos and MS office programs. No 3D modeling or video editing or gaming. Files might be big.
Are you buying a monitor: No, we have a Samsung S24C570.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes. Windows 7 Pro. I would stay away from Win 10 as long as possible.
Preferred Website(s): Newegg, but will buy from any reliable source.
Parts/System Preferences: Reliability and hardware/software compatibility is a must. It would be good if system builder provides warranty. In terms of original manufacturers prefer Dell or HP.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Don’t know what are these, so I assume no.
Your Monitor Resolution: Current is 1920 x 1080.
Additional Comments: Most of her files will be stored using Dropbox, so huge storage is not important. Solid state drive is a must to speed up programs and booting up and I’d go with 500-512 GB since they are cheap now and since the 256 GB drive on old computer is almost full. Strongly prefer a separate GPU. Would like the computer to be with at least 24 GB of RAM. The noise level should be low but not whisper-quiet. Should be with a DVD-RW or an ability to add one by myself. Would like to avoid “bloatware” that most of suppliers of home computers install on their PCs. Also, we would like this to be a machine we can upgrade down the line when Win 7 will not be supported anymore and we’ll migrate to Win 10.
Thanks in advance!
This is my first post here so I’m sorry for not knowing some obvious things.
I’m looking for a reliable computer that is good for Sketchup and Photoshop use; my wife is a landscape designer and often works at home.
Thinking about buying pre-made vs. building I decided to go with the pre-made since I never assembled computers and so not sure that it will be working well after assembly. The biggest fear is components or software incompatibility leading to freezes and crashes which I’d like to avoid by any and all means.
Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP. Can purchase now.
Budget Range: $800-$1000.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Sketchup and Photoshop, Skype, Internet surfing, file storage such as family pics/videos and MS office programs. No 3D modeling or video editing or gaming. Files might be big.
Are you buying a monitor: No, we have a Samsung S24C570.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes. Windows 7 Pro. I would stay away from Win 10 as long as possible.
Preferred Website(s): Newegg, but will buy from any reliable source.
Parts/System Preferences: Reliability and hardware/software compatibility is a must. It would be good if system builder provides warranty. In terms of original manufacturers prefer Dell or HP.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Don’t know what are these, so I assume no.
Your Monitor Resolution: Current is 1920 x 1080.
Additional Comments: Most of her files will be stored using Dropbox, so huge storage is not important. Solid state drive is a must to speed up programs and booting up and I’d go with 500-512 GB since they are cheap now and since the 256 GB drive on old computer is almost full. Strongly prefer a separate GPU. Would like the computer to be with at least 24 GB of RAM. The noise level should be low but not whisper-quiet. Should be with a DVD-RW or an ability to add one by myself. Would like to avoid “bloatware” that most of suppliers of home computers install on their PCs. Also, we would like this to be a machine we can upgrade down the line when Win 7 will not be supported anymore and we’ll migrate to Win 10.
Thanks in advance!