Mac to PC Switch. Are these PCs OK?

[rameier]

I’m attempting to make the switch from Mac to PC.

Could you tell me if either of these PCs would be ok to buy or if I’m off my mark with both? I’m sure there’s an obvious reason for the cost difference, but this is a foreign language to me.

 

Ryzen 7 5800X

3.8/4.7 GHz, 8 Core, 16 Thread

16GB DDR4 RAM (will upgrade to 32)

1 TB M.2 Solid State Drive (May upgrade to 2)

Windows 10 or 11 Home

$1239.99

 

WS-2010i

Intel Core i7-12700

2.1/4.3 GHz, 8Pc/4Ec/20t

PNY NVIDIA T1000 8GB

32 GB DDR4-3600 Memory

500GB Samsung 980 Pro (will upgrade to 2TB)

$2099.99

 

 

 

[Brian]

Neither. Keep saving. Your budget needs to increase as either of those will be a waste of money. Gone are the days of a $999 computer being "Good Enough." 2022 pricing, just like 2020 and 2021...is COVID / Chip Shortages Pricing. I'd really budget for around $3000. If you can find a deal, great...but I'd still have a $3000 budget in mind.

At least it's not like a Mac Studio setup that will run you $5200.

 

[Brian]

Since the Ryzen configuration did not mention the video card, that one is off the table. The current versions of Photoshop utilize the Video Card (GPU) for some of its functions to work. If you don't have a decent performance graphics card, Photoshop will complain and not work right. The Intel computer, the Video Card is under-powered and I don't like the 500GB Main Drive.