My friend is looking to build a new computer for Photoshop and work from home use. She's debating between buying a used PC or buying a new PC. I did some research and I think for $800, given the supply chain issues right now, the best bet if buying new is to purchase something like this:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($124.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($266.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($95.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($152.35 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($142.01 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Total: $956.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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When I priced this out yesterday, it was around $850. This gives her the upgrade path to drop in next gen Zen 2 APUs when they get released later this year, and maybe even Zen 3 APUs. I don't think she needs a GPU for Photoshop work? Especially considering she's working off her laptop with a Intel Core i5-4210U, 8GB RAM, and no SSD?
If she buys something from Best Buy, then maybe this Acer TC-885-EB17 for $600? Has Core i5-9400, 12GB RAM so probably not dual channel, 1TB HDD, and then allocate an extra $130 for a 500GB SSD. Or this Dell Inspiron 3671 for $780? Has Intel Core i5-9400, 8GB RAM, 256GB NVME SSD + 1TB.
The alternative is to buy used, and she's interested in my rig in sig. I'm not really interested in selling, but I also want to put together a new Zen 3 build when it gets released later this year, so I'd buy Zen 2 now and then upgrade after. Anyways, Less the graphics card, how much is my rig worth? I see similar rigs with Core i5-4670K on Kijiji listing for $700 but I'm skeptical they're actually worth that much. It's not even Skylake!
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($124.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($266.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($95.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($152.35 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($142.01 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Total: $956.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-06 00:13 EDT-0400
When I priced this out yesterday, it was around $850. This gives her the upgrade path to drop in next gen Zen 2 APUs when they get released later this year, and maybe even Zen 3 APUs. I don't think she needs a GPU for Photoshop work? Especially considering she's working off her laptop with a Intel Core i5-4210U, 8GB RAM, and no SSD?
If she buys something from Best Buy, then maybe this Acer TC-885-EB17 for $600? Has Core i5-9400, 12GB RAM so probably not dual channel, 1TB HDD, and then allocate an extra $130 for a 500GB SSD. Or this Dell Inspiron 3671 for $780? Has Intel Core i5-9400, 8GB RAM, 256GB NVME SSD + 1TB.
The alternative is to buy used, and she's interested in my rig in sig. I'm not really interested in selling, but I also want to put together a new Zen 3 build when it gets released later this year, so I'd buy Zen 2 now and then upgrade after. Anyways, Less the graphics card, how much is my rig worth? I see similar rigs with Core i5-4670K on Kijiji listing for $700 but I'm skeptical they're actually worth that much. It's not even Skylake!
