Photo editing computer

[Old_fritz]

Hey guys looking to build a computer for my mother for 4k video and photo editing (mostly photos) and a general workstation computer. I don't know much about requirements for a photo editing computer. Budget is 1000 dollars plus or minus a few hundred. Any suggestions would be nice, and being as future proof as possible would be amazing.

thank you

 

[bmockeg]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($224.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($87.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($155.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.09 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($164.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.00 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1003.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-26 22:17 EDT-0400

 

[smorizio]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7LJRw6
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7LJRw6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($180.54 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX S11 480GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.09 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $515.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-27 01:02 EDT-0400

 

[smorizio]

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/adata-xpg-gammix-s11-960gb,5735.html
for a little more money pick up a fast boot os drive.
with the dropping of the newer nvidia 2000 rtx cards see what cards for your build price will do 4k. right now the 1070ti and 1080 and higher can do 4k at 60 hrz.
on intel cpu there also the 9000 gpu that are dropping in oct from the last leaks. also if you have a local micro center look at there combo deals. for the power supply also go a little larger then needed. it keep the power supply cooler and last longer. it also give you extra amps to go with a loarger gpu latter on. one thing to ask your mom does she need one or two monitors if she uses it for work. some people like two monitors..some people like one larger curved units. if she does not want to lose her work/personal photos. pick up an ethernet based storage device so she can back up he work there. also use backup software and a few large usb sticks and cloud backup. at some point she may want to look at a walcom tablet or a clone.