photoshop cs 6 pc build 3500$

[Urbz]

hey gurus
been a while since i build a pc ...and as components are always changing im out of loop right now
im asking your help to build this pc....will be used for photoshop cs6 95% of the time . adult owner
the max price its 3500$.
dont know what else u guys want to know...
2 monitors used
windows 7 64-bit ( if win 8 its better pls say so)
only request ...no fans in the top of the case .
thank you.waiting for responses .
also if u want and have a good link to sites where to buy would be nice.
planing buying vid card first...i assume most expensive from hardware's?

 

[Entomber]

you don't need to spend $3500 on a PC if all you plan to do is Photoshop.

 

[williamcummins]

You could start with something like this multi threaded beast :

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80633i74930k) | $569.99 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h80i) | $79.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus P9X79 WS SSI CEB LGA2011 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-p9x79ws) | $334.89 @ NCIX US
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl10q32gbxl) | $305.98 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2001fass) | $180.00 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2001fass) | $180.00 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Zotac GeForce GTX 980 4GB AMP! Extreme Edition Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9020310p) | $609.95 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Silverstone KL04B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-sstkl04b) | $111.23 @ TigerDirect
**Power Supply** | [Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-ax860i) | $196.98 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc06913) | $170.99 @ Adorama
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $2756.99
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 16:49 EST-0500 |

 

[Gunmetal_61]

you don't need to spend $3500 on a PC if all you plan to do is Photoshop.

I agree. Most that you'd probably need in a budget is something around ~$1200. Just choose a decent processor, at least 8GB RAM, MAYBE a decent entry level video card (~GTX 750 Ti) if your main concern is photo editing.

Heck, I'm using Photoshop on my 2010 Pentium Dual-Core laptop. What you're doing by building a high-end machine is just making your workflow more pleasant.

 

[Urbz]

right now current pc has i7-3930k cou with 32g ram and a 690gtx on a assus mobo....wifes pc stopped working and now its time to give it to her and get a faster one .
Gunmetal thank you for your comment but im looking to improve

 

[Urbz]

actually its a 670 gtx my bad

 

[Gunmetal_61]

right now current pc has i7-3930k cou with 32g ram and a 690gtx on a assus mobo....wifes pc stopped working and now its time to give it to her and get a faster one .
Gunmetal thank you for your comment but im looking to improve

Wait, then why exactly do you need to build a new one? That build is barely two years old and can still be considered top of the line. Is your wife also doing something really intensive or is she just using it for general office work? Not trying to intrude upon you, but just wondering why you're throwing around all this computing power like it's nothing. Got the itch to build the latest and greatest all the time? Because other than that, there's no real perceptible performance increase for almost anything in gaming or the like.

 

[Urbz]

i know it sounds crazy...the guy whom ill make it for it ...works in prof. photoshop...thats his daily job....wife...office work...that pc would work another few years with no problem....but wife need a new pc....so his takong adv....to build a crazier one.
when im done prob will enjoy it for like 2 weeks before ill give it to him lol.
as im keep looking prob will go with a i7-5930k ,32g ddr4,gtx 980...as core ...and looking at the ramage mobo right now...
still looking for solutions....at what can i fit in 3500$

 

[anbello262]

I don't think you even need a powerful graphics card for photoshop, no matter what you do with the program. Just get the 5820k, a good cooler to make it very silent, a mid range low wattage graphics card (750ti), and a BIG ssd. Spend your money on a 1tb SSD instead of a gtx980, and it will be a lot more enjoyable for photoshop.

With that kind of budget, you could even get a 2GB/s PCIe SSD, and it would be much better than a top of the line gfx card.