Photo Editing PC $900-1000

[VaultBoy13]

Looking for a new build for a photo editing desktop. Already have a monitor, but everything else (including OS) needs to be purchased. This is a machine that'll be dedicated to photo editing and just general home use. It won't be used for gaming at all.

Tending toward i7 CPU and 250-500GB SSD, but I'm open to any recommendations.

Thanks

 

[RCFProd]

Ryzen 5 1600 + RX 460 2GB/GTX 1050 2GB would already be great.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.43 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Zotac Premium Edition 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.67 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 460 2GB Dual OC Video Card ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Silencio 352 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.89 @ Newegg)
Other: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 ($219.00)
Total: $752.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-07 03:32 EDT-0400

The CPU will be released on April 11th.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($323.37 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 460 2GB Dual OC Video Card ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.89 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.98 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $947.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-07 03:35 EDT-0400

 

[VaultBoy13]

How important is a GPU for photo editing? Is 2GB going to a bottleneck here? Or is that more than adequate?

Thanks

 

[RCFProd]

RAM is the most important aspect for Photoshop. For most users, an entry level graphics card like the RX 460 or GTX 1050 is more than enough. If you can, even look for 32GB RAM, or start off with 16GB now and look for adding another 16GB down the road.