Photo editing PC build

[MikeG20]

Looking to build a PC for for photo editing purposes. Budget is $750+/-.

Found this build: (All items are from Microcenter since local)

Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz 1151 - $209.99
Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H LGA 1151 mATX Intel Motherboard - $39.99
MSI Radeon R9 380 GAMING 4GB GDDR5 PCI-e Video Card - $199.99 after Rebate
Crucial 16GB 4 x 4GB DDR4-2133 (PC4-17000) C15 Quad Channel Desktop Memory Module Kit- $59.99
Seagate 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive- $49.99
Corsair Carbide Series 100R ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case - $39.99 after Rebate
EVGA 500 Watt 80+ 500 Watt ATX Power Supply - $34.99 after Rebate
Samsung SH-224FB/BSBE 24x SATA Internal DVD Burner OEM - $12.99
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit OEM DVD - English - $99.99

This puts me at $750 but leaves me with out a SSD.

Any recommendations?

Thanks

 

[Bearmann]

Well, you don't have a cooler for your CPU. The MB is very basic. The PSU is marginal.

I would go with something like this. Wait until Sunday to see what their ad has in it. I think you will get another $20 off this build with the CPU/MB discount combination.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.00)
Motherboard: Asus H170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($62.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($164.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($100.00)
Total: $792.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-21 17:14 EDT-0400

You could drop down to a GTX 950 and likely not notice any difference at all. This would free up some money for a SSD.

 

[Bearmann]

Here it is with an SSD. You'll get another $30 off with the CPU/MB combo. I forgot that MC adds come out on Friday (Frys comes out on Sunday.) The MB is really nice with upgraded sound, M.2, USB 3.1, and a x4 PCIe slot for future expansion. Of course, you could save some more by ordering from different retailers rather than getting everything from Micro Center.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.00)
Motherboard: Asus H170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($62.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($100.00)
Total: $812.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 11:07 EDT-0400

If you need to save some more, you could do pretty well without a separate GPU and just use the on board graphics. You could easily add a GPU at a later date if desired.

 

[turbopixel]

If photo editing is your main concern, I would go for higher clocked cpu. No need for 650 W psu on a GTX 950 build and no need for a strong graphics card in general. Not sure here, but aren't Radeon based cards not better for application supporting the gpu? Here my try, stronger and overclockable cpu and motherboard, but no ssd. you can add it later. And you are under 750 dollars:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 370 4GB Nitro Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $737.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 12:06 EDT-0400

 

[Bearmann]

It's just the opposite. Most people recommend nVidia cards for Photoshop. I think he wants everything from Micro Center.

 

[turbopixel]

Oh, missed that about Micro Center note.

 

[MikeG20]

Thanks for the recommendations.

Changed some items based on feedback. The build is mostly for hobby photography/editing so I'm not sure how good of a video card I need. I just want to make sure I don't outgrow it too soon. The local Micro Center doesn't have many GTX 950's to choose from so I put in a 960. Not sure it this is overkill though. How much does the GPU have with the editing speed?

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q7BfMp) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q7BfMp/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56500) | $194.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [Asus H170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h170progaming) | $94.99 @ Micro Center
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2a2400c16) | $62.99 @ Micro Center
**Storage** | [Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssda240gg25) | $64.99 @ Micro Center
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001) | $79.99
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42962kr) | $179.99 @ Micro Center
**Case** | [\*Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | $49.99 @ Micro Center
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr) | $44.99
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $12.99
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-kw900140) | $100.00
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $925.91
| Mail-in rebates | -$40.00
| **Total** | **$885.91**
| \*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria |
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-05-22 13:20 EDT-0400 |

I'm at $850 with the $30 off from the CPU/MB combo.

Is there a big difference between Sandisk and Samsung SSD''s? I see a lot of recommendations for the Samsung EVO.

If i need the better GPU I'm OK with going up with the budget.

 

[Bearmann]

Your build looks fine except for the marginal PSU. The Samsung EVO is better, but it won't affect your Photoshop processing, only loading programs and boot up time. The GPU is more than enough. You may even be able to get by without one.

 

[MikeG20]

Final question before I pull the trigger.

What do you think about : EVGA GeForce GT 740 Superclocked 2GB Video Card ?

 

[Bearmann]

If I were going to get something less expensive, I would get the GTX 750ti.

 

[Bearmann]

Newegg is going to have the MSI 950 Gaming for $120 after rebate as a Shell Shocker on Monday.