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    BUMP!

    One housemate of mine is also a graphic designer and he's looking to buy a new (preferably) Windows desktop.

    He needs it mostly for his graphic design work but also once in a while to be able to edit sound.

    I saw some great suggestions here but maybe too much?

    I don't know shit about Windows PC's that's why I'm asking.
    I know that 16GB is the minimum RAM.
    And that a nice 500GB disk at least or something would be nice.

    Dell, Lenovo...?

    Bennn' posts seem nice but I think 2000€ might be too much.

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    • Anything in the 500/1000€, ssd + 32 or 64GB, and you're done.OBBTKN
    • that's what i was thinking. i was checking stuff briefly. why is a microsoft surface more expensive than an imac?oey
    • 32gb ram is more than adequatemonospaced
    • I now know why MS surface is more expensive than a iMac...just ignorance from my side.oey
    • Wow...Dell has really nice stuff for a good price. so many questions, Workstation vs Desktop PC? All in One vs Tower? Crazy shit!oey
    • I'm really impressed with what I'm seeing here...i gathered 8 different possible solutions just by Dell and all of them are more powerful than mid-range Macoey
    • For almost half the price and that's not even the best Dell has to offer. Wow!oey
    • Desktop PC, not a workstation. Get a tower + a monitor. You get more performance, upgradabilitymonNom
    • yes! monNom and not an all-in-one cause then one can not upgrade it, right?oey
    • but why not a workstation? after checking i guess a dell xps 8930 tower with 16 GB or a lenovo thinkstationoey
    • all these acer, hp and whatevre i don't know. i've been using mac for ages.oey
    • my last pc was like in 2001 or 2002 and i bought it in separate parts and build it myself.oey
    • Workstations generally have a xeon processor, ECC memory, swappable drives , and a quadro-type gfx card. They have their purpose, but photoshop is not it.monNom
    • all in ones have thermal issues, often use laptop components, and limit your ability to select the components that are right for you.monNom
    • If you do color critical work, you might want to spend $2k on a monitor, and would be happy with a $500 box. If you do cad, you might drop 2k on a quadro card..monNom
    • but not need anything more than a $100 monitor. You can pick and choose like that with an all-in-one.monNom
    • *can'tmonNom
    • thanks monNom that's very useful. i also came to the conclusion that all-in-one is not an option.oey
    • and since i asked and you answered for the workstation i was reading about it and was wondering still about the xeon processor. you spared me some timeoey
    • as a Mac user i would really follow the same option as Benn if I had tooey
    • I was checkina Lenovo as well but I like the 2 drive option from dell, one with ssd 256GB for OS and scratch disk and other HD with 2TBoey
    • I guess it's also possible to change the HD with a SSDoey
    • i can do that with two drives in Lenovo too but it'll cost way moreoey
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