I have to build a low budget PC for graphic design (no games, no video editing), main programs that will be used include CorelDRAW, Photoshop, Illustrator. I was going to use a FX6300 CPU but I heard Intel is a much better performer specially in single core, so I was wondering what would you guys recommend that's on the same price range?
Doesn't really matter for most graphical design work you just want a decent amount of RAM and an SSD, the most important thing is going to be your display.
are you doing this professionally?
if so what budget and what country?
Not professionally, no, it's for a friend and I haven't talked about costs yet, but I think something between 600-800 USD, he already has a display.
I'm considering SAMSUNG 850 EVO 500GB as an SSD
I'm in Argentina.
Well there's a parts list anyways, should put the rest towards a 4k display, or just buy an entry level GPU at some point to do some basic gaming if that's ever going to be a thing
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CF3P23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CF3P23/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2HP Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($59.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.00 @ Adorama)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $529.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 17:44 EST-0500
Thank you that's very helpful
If you can't find that particular board just make sure whatever board you buy has at least USB 3.1 and Type C so you're set for future phones and other devices, and make sure it has decent display output options, that one has VGA/HDMI and DVI so you could hook up practically anything to it,
I think this would be a great system for this price point:
(The GPU is additional, you don´t really need it!)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zqvXgs
CPU:
Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz
$189.99CPU Cooler:
Enermax ETS-T40F-RF 65.6 CFM
$38.99Motherboard:
ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151
$82.98Memory:
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000
$54.99Storage (SSD):
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5"
$68.90Storage (HDD):
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM
$49.89Video Card:
MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB
$99.99Case:
Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl)
$69.99Power Supply:
EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular
$79.99Optical Drive:
Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer
$21.55Total: $757.26
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p37QFT
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p37QFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p37QFT/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.33 @ Mac Mall)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.66 @ Amazon)
Total: $566.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 05:51 EST-0500
The gpu will help in reducing the rendering times in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator if you use certain effects that use gpu rendering. As for the CPU I went with the i3 since you will get higher single core performance than going with an i5 but you can change that to an i5 if you can afford it which you will.