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Best processor in terms of performance

MoـEgyptian
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What is the best processor in the economy class for working on Photoshop and graphics, and what is the motherboard compatible with it? If a graphics card is required, what is the card compatible with them? Thank you for the help.
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ACarmona_Intel
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Hello MoـEgyptian,

 

For the recommendation on your query, it should come directly from the software developer because Intel provides a wide range of products for different needs.

 

Please check this article on how you can choose a processor that is best for Photoshop and graphics-related tasks:

 

However, based on my research, the recommended processor for Photoshop is the i5-8400.

 

For your reference, please check the links below:

 

Furthermore, the compatibility of the processor and discrete graphics card depends on the motherboard; therefore, it's best that you choose first a motherboard that is compatible with the processor that you pick that is best for Photoshop and graphics tasks.

 

If you have any questions, please let me know.

 

Best regards,

Carmona A.

Intel Customer Support Technician

 

 

ACarmona_Intel
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Hello MoـEgyptian,


I would like to know if you have any questions regarding the information that I have provided.


If so, kindly inform me, as I would be glad to assist you.


Best regards,

Carmona A.

Intel Customer Support Technician


MoـEgyptian
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Thank you my friend, you helped me to know what I needed, and if I need anything else, I will contact you again. Until then, I wish you a happy time.
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Mikedistizike
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Good Evening,

 

Whats your budget?

 

Thanks,

 

~Michael

MoـEgyptian
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This is what I am working on, raising money to prepare the budget, but not just for the processor, but for the group as a whole. Thank you my friend for your interest. Have a nice day.
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Mikedistizike
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Good Afternoon Mo-Egyptian,

 

You have one really good option here. I dont know how much you want to save up. It can go from $2500-$3000 real quick lol.

 

I have built 2 computers this year using these specifications:

 

PC Case: $85 Corsair 4000D, plenty of room to work with, and has a few SSD and HDD slots in the rear. I have 2 HDD's and 1 SSD in the rear of mine

 

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-4000D-Airflow-Tempered-Mid-Tower/dp/B08C7BGV3D/ 

Power Supply: $190 Corsair 1000w "RM1000X" not the RM1000E. The RM1000E is made using re-manufactured parts, hence the E is for economy. I dont trust it.

 

https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-RM1000x-Modular-Low-Noise-Supply/dp/B0DJ1M9C62

 

Motherboard: $215 Gigabyte Z790 Eagle Ax. Its a great board that can handle just about anything you throw at it, Ive probably restarted this board 1000 times testing a ton of different things to really dial in the settings.

 

https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-Z790-EAGLE-AX-Motherboard/dp/B0CTNPZLNH 

 

Processor: $315 Intel 14700k, the beast itself. I've thrown alot at this processor and it keeps up with everything everytime.

 

https://www.amazon.com/i7-14700K-Desktop-Processor-Integrated-Graphics/dp/B0CGJ41C9W 

 

Processor Cooling: $35 Thermalright Peerless Assassin, my temps never get above 90 with this, and a good XTU tune keeps the processor running cool for hours long. The Air cooled option adds maintenance free cooling for years to come.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-Peerless-SE-Aluminium-Technology/dp/B09LGY38L4 

 

Additional Cooling fans: $13 Thermalright CL-C12C Fans Pack of three. The Corsair pc tower comes with 2 fans, I added 3 outlet fans in the rear for a negative differential pressure cooling setup. Keeps the gpu under 80 at heavy loads. Just make sure you know how to piggy back the fans

 

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-TL-C12C-Computer-Included-Quantities%EF%BC%89/dp/B0BKKG1ZND/ 

 

DDR5 RAM: $135 Crucial Pro 64gb 5600mt/s CP2K32G56C46U5 DDR5 RAM. I've been Crucial now for over 10 years and they have been nothing but reliable. I have had friends buy some off-brand RGB memory sticks that failed after 6 months. These Ram sticks guarantee reliability across the board.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-2x32GB-5600MT-Desktop-CP2K32G56C46U5/dp/B0C79H54TQ/ 

 

Storage: $184 Crucial T700 2TB Gen5 NVME. When it comes to loading times and peak reliability, nothing beats Crucial.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-T700-Gen5-NVMe-CT2000T700SSD3/dp/B0C3K7MTSY/ 

 

GPU: $1310 Gigabyte 4070 Ti Super Eagle OC 16gb DDR6. This thing is a monster for gaming or anything else you throw at it. Comes with a 256bit memory bus ensuring the best mid level graphics card performance. Though, 6 months ago this was around $800, for some reason it has gone up significantly.

 

https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-nVidia-GeForce-GDDR6X-GV-N407TSEAGLEOCICE-16GD/dp/B0CV197MFT 

 

Operating System: $14 Windows 11 Pro. I know that I might not be allowed to share this here but I found a site that sells windows 11 pro keys at a reasonable affordable cost. The operating system works perfectly fine and the key works as it should.

 

https://buydigital.fun/shop/windows-11-pro-oem-multilingual-lifetime-1-user-1-pc-global-key/

 

The Smartest most economical build of $2500. Youre saving $200 on an operating system, and $300 on a GPU vs the 4080 super with the same 256bit memory bus. This would be the best bang for your buck in terms of reliable hardware for anything and everything you might need to do.

 

Whether that's streaming, gaming, video editing, discord, conversion, Photoshop and blender all at once. I would not cheap out on anything here, especially when things are so expensive now and you really want a reliable setup. I can only speak for myself when I say that I built the 4 most reliable 14700k's this year. A lot of it however comes from the programming I put in as well.

 

Take it with a grain of salt however, every user is different, and every experience is not the same. I built another 14700k with a RM850x saving $50. But in the future if he wants a 5090 or whatever he'll have to maybe upgrade it. Who knows really. I would not get a i5, the processing power is just not there. And I would not get an i9 unless you want to move to a water cooling setup. I could build another system for you if you'd like if you have more room for a higher budget.

 

Let me know what you think, I have not even included the LG OLED monitor because that is another $900,

 

~Michael

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ACarmona_Intel
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Hello MoـEgyptian


Thank you so much for the response.


And I sincerely appreciate your feedback. Since you will no longer need my assistance, I will now be closing our case.


If, in case you might need any help in the future, please submit a new question on our community: https://community.intel.com/, as our thread will no longer be monitored.


Thank you.


Best regards,

Carmona A.

Intel Customer Support Technician


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