Opinions on a photo editing/website design work PC?

[coolmika95]

Hey! I would just like some opinions on this build. It's mostly going to be used for photo editing and website design. Lots of multitasking on that part. My budget is only 500 bucks, so it's pretty limited.

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Cf3wmq) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Cf3wmq/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YqKhP6/intel-core-i3-8100-36ghz-4-core-processor-bx80684i38100) | $109.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [\*Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PgQG3C/gigabyte-b360m-ds3h-micro-atx-lga1151-motherboard-b360m-ds3h) | $65.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [\*G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xjp323/gskill-memory-f42400c15d8gvr) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [TCSunBow - X3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8VfhP6/tcsunbow-x3-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-x3-240gb) | $44.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB AERO ITX Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DZtWGX/msi-geforce-gtx-1050-2gb-aero-itx-video-card-gtx-1050-aero-itx-2g-oc) | $133.75 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6RrcCJ/rosewill-fbm-x1-microatx-mini-tower-case-fbm-x1) | $26.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [\*Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/B6XnTW/cooler-master-masterwatt-550w-80-bronze-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-mpx-5501-amaab-us) | $49.67 @ Walmart
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$501.37**

 

[logainofhades]

Unless your software is going to take advantage of that GPU, I would go with something with more multitasking ability, and more ram. You will want to get more storage, fairly quickly, if you don't already have some.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $486.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-24 15:15 EDT-0400

 

[coolmika95]

Mostly using programs like Inkscape, GIMP, Photoshop, and having about 50 webpage tabs open! Also java/python/scss scripting.