Carrie Rowell Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Do you think this is a good desktop? Thanks! CyberPowerPC - Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 3 2300X - 8GB Memory - AMD Radeon RX 570 - 1TB HDD + 240GB SSD - Black Storage Type: SSD, HDD Total Storage Capacity: 1240 gigabytes Solid State Drive Capacity 240 gigabytes Hard Drive Capacity: 1000 gigabytes System Memory (RAM):8 gigabytes Graphics:AMD Radeon RX 570 Processor Speed (Base):3.5 gigahertz Processor Model: AMD 2nd Generation Ryzen 3 Processor Model Number 2300X Operating System Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 No. This is why... The main hard drive is too small by today's standards. It's really mean for the OS only and one or two programs. You will NOT be able to store images on it and will have to be super-anal on what is installed where. Have you seen this article that I wrote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Rowell Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 Yes, I read that! Will this one be better? Thanks for your help!! Processor 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 9400 (6-Core, 9MB Cache, up to 4.1GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology) Operating System Windows 10 Home 64bit English Video Card Intel® HD Graphics Chassis Options 460 Watt Power Supply Memory 16GB DDR4 at 2666MHz; up to 64GB (Additional memory sold separately) Hard Drive 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM 3.5" SATA HDD (Storage) Wireless Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650, 2 x 2, Bluetooth 5.0 CD ROM/DVD ROM Tray Load DVD-RW Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD) XPS 8930 XPS 8930 Base Keyboard Black Dell KB216 Wired Multi-Media Keyboard (English) Monitor If accessories are purchased, they may ship separately Driver Killer™ AX1650 (2x2) built on Intel WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 Driver Mouse 6 Button Laser Mouse Sound Integrated 5.1 with WAVE MAXX Audio® Pro Speakers No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system) Cable US Power Cord Documentation/Disks Safety/Environment and Regulatory Guide (English/French Multi-language) Systems Management Windows System driver, XPS 8930 Placemat Windows 10 Placemat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Nope. It's actually worse. I'm not crazy about the i5 CPU chip. These days it's better to get a Intel i7 CPU. The i9 for Photoshop work, is honestly overkill. This is a HUGE RED FLAG: "Video Card Intel® HD Graphics." Notice how it doesn't specify Video Memory? That's because it's integrated and uses the RAM to work. You want the video card to have at least 4GB of Dedicated Video Memory. Also, due to COVID, the manufacturer's are trying to recoup losses from this year. The manufactures that make the individual parts which make up computers, are also behind production. Which means that there is less supply to go around so the prices are higher. You will need to budget an extra $500-$1000 for a computer purchase. Most of the items that I recommend, which should create a computer that should last around 7 years, is way more expensive now. Yesterday's $1200-$1500 computers are now around $2000 - $2500. It's a real bad time to be in the market for a computer, so please look for any discounts or coupon codes. If you are trying to keep the cost lower than $1000, do yourself a favor and save up and wait. More than likely, the PC you are looking at was the $500 or less model last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Here is a computer that checks all of the boxes for my recommendations: Notice the price-tag? $3180! That same PC would have retailed for about $1800 or so last year, before the world went insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Here, I went searching on Dell's Website and did a quick configuration: https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/desktops-all-in-one-pcs/xps-tower-special-edition/spd/xps-8930-se-desktop/cto8930w10ph150s?view=configurations&configurationid=12b42cc6-eff0-4b4b-80ea-af20510298fb Here is what it looks like: In reality, you need to budget around $1500-$2000 for a lower-end model. Prices are insane right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Rowell Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 I may get that one!! I'm not sure if that's including a warranty or not. The prices are insane for sure!! Thank you so much for your help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Rowell Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 Is there anything I could take off? The total is $1648 and that's without the monitor. I'm needing it around $1400-1500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 I’m sorry, you need to wait a little longer and save up a bit more. Sell some crap that you no longer need. Be creative. Every dollar adds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Rowell Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 Thanks for your help!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Rowell Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 I won't keep bothering you with this, but this one last time lol What do you think about this one? It's an HP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 See this? Please read my article that I wrote. Particularity in the very first section: "...a Video Card that has it's own separate and dedicated Video Memory." Notice how it only says "Integrated Graphics" with no mention of separate and dedicated Video Memory? It only lists RAM. Therefore, the video takes a chunk of RAM in order for it to use. Video RAM is a lot faster and more efficient than your typical RAM. Today's Photoshop relies on dedicated video memory for a performance boost. So no. I'd skip that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Rowell Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 Yes, I see it. There are other options NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR5 dedicated) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 That one should be fine. You really have to pay attention to the details and avoid the buzzwords like "Optaine" "Super-Duper" "XJ245 Excelsior!!" That's marketing. It's to make you think you are buying something fancy. I realize my main article on what to look for is a bit long, so give the short version a read instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Rowell Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 That makes sense! I think I'll go with this one. Thanks again for your help!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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