Question Can you suggest a worthy replacement for a high end Dell XPS One?

Onlooker10

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My 9 year old Dell XPS One 2720 is clearly near the end of life. I run into minor inconveniences and problems every day. The most intensive task I use it for is editing photos (many 40+ mb) in Photoshop and Lightroom. Photoshop takes a full couple of minutes to load, sometimes freezes, and gives me notices that my graphics card is not up to snuff. It was a great computer when I bought it (i74770s, 16 mb ram, intel hd graphics 4600, and 2 tb hard disk). I really love this computer. It's the best one I've ever owned. I want an all-in-one or a mini computer and monitor. I need 2 tb of disk space (since my internet connection isn't good enough to depend on the cloud).

You folks understand this stuff like I understood it back in the early 1990s! Can you suggest a worthy replacement for this computer?

Thanks.
 

Onlooker10

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I'm in the US. The XPS 2720, as an all in one, had a resolution of 2,560-by-1,440.

Whether it's an all-in-one or a mini and monitor, I'd like to spend up to $2,000, but honestly if it's a really good build that has a chance of lasting me 9 years, I'd go as high as $2,500.
 
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You could do something like this.

https://www.newegg.com/matte-black-nzxt-h-series-h210-mini-itx-tower/p/N82E16811146306
NZXT H210 - Mini-ITX PC Case $65.99

https://www.newegg.com/phanteks-amp-series-ph-p650g-us01-650w/p/N82E16817987009
Phanteks AMP 650W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply $79.99

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813145397
GIGABYTE Z690I AORUS ULTRA LITE DDR4 $149.99

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-12400F-Desktop-Processor-Cache/dp/B09NPJRDGD
Intel Core i5 12400F $169.95

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-Performance-Cooler-Dynamic-Bearing/dp/B09PCWK7SP/
DeepCool AK400 CPU Cooler $34.99

https://www.newegg.com/corsair-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820236541
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 32GB (2x16GB) CL16 $107.99 + $3 off w/ promo code ESBBT2Z346

https://www.amazon.com/PNY-CS2130-Internal-Solid-State/dp/B0869C35V2/
PNY CS2130 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4 Internal SSD $174.99

https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-REV2-0-WINDFORCE-GV-N3060EAGLE-OC-12GD/dp/B0971B5B1L/
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12GB (REV2.0) Graphics Card $399.99

https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-11-Home-USB/dp/B09V6R9QZZ
Microsoft Windows 11 Home (USB) $139.00

https://www.amazon.com/Sceptre-Business-Computer-Speakers-e275W-FPT/dp/B089BTLL9K/
Sceptre (E275W-FPT) 27" IPS 1080p 75Hz with HDMI VGA Built-in Speakers Computer Monitor $169.99

Total: $1492.87

A better look at those components.

https://nzxt.com/product/h210

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-LITE-DDR4-rev-10#kf

https://global.deepcool.com/product...AK400-Performance-CPU-Cooler/2021/15222.shtml

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...2400f-processor-18m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz.html
 
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