[SOLVED] Need a high end PC build for heavy Adobe Illustrator use

[Tyloor]

My dad is looking to build a new PC for work as his current one just doesn't cut it for some of the files he has to edit. He deals with extremely large images and it takes hours to do anything. Price isn't much of a concern as the company's paying for it.
I've tried researching these things but there's not much info on Illustrator itself and what components really contribute to its speed and what's there kind of contradicts what other posts say.

Current build (to the best of my knowledge, might be slightly different)
i7-4790k
16gb RAM
GTX 1050
500gb SSD (Samsung 860 EVO or Pro, not sure)

Thank you!

 

[techphantom]

You don't need to build anything. Just replace a few parts.

For the graphics card you should check out the RTX 2060 or a 1080. Quadros also suitable.

You may want to upgrade to a i7-8700k or 9700.

You should also get a 1 Terabyte ssd and a good hard drive. 970, 860, 850 Pro Samsungs are everyone's favorites.

Depending on the type of imagery he does, you might want 32 gigs and 3200mhz. G.Skill Trident or Corsair ram.

 

[vapour]

my take:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($534.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Dominator Platinum 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($377.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY - Quadro P1000 4 GB Video Card ($305.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2052.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-13 15:45 EST-0500

 

[WildCard999]

Price isn't much of a concern as the company's paying for it.

Go big!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 2990WX 3 GHz 32-Core Processor ($1699.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($138.59 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X399-A EATX TR4 Motherboard ($298.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 64 GB (8 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($539.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2677.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-13 15:54 EST-0500

 

[k1114]

Ai is largely cpu based and the majority of tasks are only lightly threaded. Cpu, ram and storage is the main concerns. Gpu does affect depending on the use. If the company is paying for it, you might as well go with the best components you could get for it. Vapour is on the right track but I may go with a higher quadro. Threadripper would get less performance.

Adobe has articles of how to improve performance on all of their software. They also have documentation on all gpu accelerated features and most other technical aspects. There's no point in third party saying how to do it when you can get the info straight from the creators. There are also a few benchmarks around.

 

[Tyloor]

You don't need to build anything. Just replace a few parts.

For the graphics card you should check out the RTX 2060 or a 1080. Quadros also suitable.

You may want to upgrade to a i7-8700k or 9700.

You should also get a 1 Terabyte ssd and a good hard drive. 970, 860, 850 Pro Samsungs are everyone's favorites.

Depending on the type of imagery he does, you might want 32 gigs and 3200mhz. G.Skill Trident or Corsair ram.

Would the 9900k be better than the 9700k? Higher clock speeds and more cores.

 

[Tyloor]

my take:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($534.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Dominator Platinum 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($377.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY - Quadro P1000 4 GB Video Card ($305.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2052.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-13 15:45 EST-0500

Why a quadro over a regular GTX card? Would a higher end quadro increase performance noticeably?

 

[vapour]

quadro is optimized for productivity work compared to GTX, the diff is obvious with large project/file.