Is this a suitable spec for lots of Photoshop/Lightroom and Video editing?

[BillyBoy]

Hi
I'm OK on some components like RAM, Storage but out of my depth on other tech spec components.
Would you glance over my spec and provide some advice please? My max budget is no more than the quote of around £2800.

I will be using add on TP-Link wifi and a TP-Link bluetooth usb. I also use bluetooth keyboard and mouse. My monitor is a Benq 4k.

My primary usage is Photoshop/Lightroom and some video editing (mostly 1080p). NO Gaming requirements.

Specs quoted:
Case
FRACTAL POP SILENT CASE TG (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-14900K (Up to 6.0GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO (LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB PCS PRO DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
16GB PNY NVIDIA RTX A4000 GDDR6, 6144 CUDA CORES - 4 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR ELITE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6200 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 240 RX RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
4 PORT (4 x TYPE A) USB 3.0 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Christmas Delivery No Longer Guaranteed
Price: £2,778.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[Ekans2011]

Hi
I'm OK on some components like RAM, Storage but out of my depth on other tech spec components.
Would you glance over my spec and provide some advice please? My max budget is no more than the quote of around £2800.

I will be using add on TP-Link wifi and a TP-Link bluetooth usb. I also use bluetooth keyboard and mouse. My monitor is a Benq 4k.

My primary usage is Photoshop/Lightroom and some video editing (mostly 1080p). NO Gaming requirements.

Specs quoted:
Case
FRACTAL POP SILENT CASE TG (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-14900K (Up to 6.0GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO (LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB PCS PRO DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
16GB PNY NVIDIA RTX A4000 GDDR6, 6144 CUDA CORES - 4 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB CORSAIR ELITE MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6200 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 240 RX RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
4 PORT (4 x TYPE A) USB 3.0 PCI-E CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Christmas Delivery No Longer Guaranteed
Price: £2,778.00 including VAT and Delivery

INTEL is DOA, no one would recommend it.
Furthermore, the build is not well designed, with several subpar/insufficient areas (such as Case, RAM, PSU and drives configuration).

Intel 13th and 14th Gen confirmed defective

So there's been a lot of upset gathering steam on the inter webs with intermittent games crashes on Intel 13th and 14th gen. Workarounds range from underclocking to disabling ecores. BUT, there are a lot of people finding that simply disabling hyperthreading is a proper solution. The findings...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

I would recommend waiting until the new hardware is announced at CES on January 6th before making any purchase.

 

[TonyCarter]

Whilst you're waiting for any new announcements in January, consider that the current AMD Ryzen 7 9600/9700X are faster, more efficient & run cooler than any of the Intel CPUs (and won't break). If you need more cores for multi-core workloads then the 9900/9950X are still better/cooler/more efficient than any Intel option.

Photoshop specific benchmarks:

Adobe Photoshop: AMD Ryzen 9000 Series vs Intel Core 14th Gen

AMD's new Ryzen 9000 processors are here, but how do they compare to the previous generation Ryzen 7000 or Intel's Core 14th Gen processors in Photoshop?

www.pugetsystems.com

More general content creation benchmarks:

AMD Ryzen 9000 Content Creation Review

Introduction Following some launch delays, AMD has now released their entire AMD Ryzen 9000 Series of processors. These CPUs are based on AMD’s new Zen 5

www.pugetsystems.com

I'd also recommend upping the RAM to the 6000MHz sweet spot, otherwise you're leaving a potential 10% performance on the table.

There's no need to pay the exorbitant price for a Crosshairs motherboard unless you know there's something specific on there that you know you need - plus it comes with wifi/bluetooth anyway. You could save £150-£250 on the motherboard without noticing any significant difference.

Case is important, as the 'silent' and smaller ones tend to get hotter and are not as easily to cool with air/liquid coolers as there tends to be very little space/outlets for the heat to be exhausted.

 

[BillyBoy]

INTEL is DOA, no one would recommend it.
Furthermore, the build is not well designed, with several subpar/insufficient areas (such as Case, RAM, PSU and drives configuration).

Intel 13th and 14th Gen confirmed defective

So there's been a lot of upset gathering steam on the inter webs with intermittent games crashes on Intel 13th and 14th gen. Workarounds range from underclocking to disabling ecores. BUT, there are a lot of people finding that simply disabling hyperthreading is a proper solution. The findings...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

I would recommend waiting until the new hardware is announced at CES on January 6th before making any purchase.

Tku. I have checked out the links and appreciate your advise. You have provided much that needs to be reconsidered.