New desktop pc for editing

I have an old i5 2nd Gen with 16gb ram and do not have any issues with affinity photo or capture one. LR 5.7 was also fine, not tried the latest version of LR.
 
SFTPhotography said:
If you use LR or anything adobe it might struggle even with modest 24mp files. No direct experience of Affinity but reckon 16gb is a tad light depending on the level of editing you do and camera files you work with.
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I run Affinity on 16gb Ram (3000mhz) with a Ryzen 2600X and a m.2 SSD. It's plenty fast enough including pano stitching and multiple layers. I monitor the system with NZXT Cam and the Ram never maxes out. Fuji 24mp raw files
 
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popcorn said:
I run Affinity on 16gb Ram (3000mhz) with a Ryzen 2600X and a m.2 SSD. It's plenty fast enough including pano stitching and multiple layers. I monitor the system with NZXT Cam and the Ram never maxes out. Fuji 24mp raw files
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Same here, except its 24mp Sony files and a 3700X

RAM is always something you can easily upgrade later as long as your existing RAM isn't soldered onto the board or something. 16GB is a good starting point.
 
Thanks a lot everyone :)
 
IanC said:
Can anyone confirm if this is a good enough option please? I know it's an i5 and not an i7 but still seems like a reasonably powered machine?

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OptiPlex 7070 Mini Tower
  • Dell Outlet OptiPlex 7070 Mini Tower
  • Intel Core 9th Generation i5-9500 Processor (6 Core, Up to 4.40GHz, 9MB Cache, 65W)
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • 16GB (1X16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 UDIMM Non-ECC
  • 256GB PCIe M.2 NVMe Class 35 Solid State Drive
  • Integrated Graphics
  • Mini Tower with 260W up to 85% efficient Power Supply (80Plus Bronze)
  • No Wireless
  • Dell KB212-B UK/Irish Qwerty QuietKey USB Black Keyboard
  • No Optical Drive

There's a tear down video below, although it has a graphics card in that video. Looks to me like Dell are still using proprietary stuff (MB, PSU, vents), but I could be wrong.

That's a tight case to get access to things and it will have pretty poor airflow although it should be quiet unless the CPU cooler/fan is noisy. Dell are seemingly doing their usual proprietary CPU cooler/vents, but not the end of the world. Looks like there's room to upgrade the RAM later on seeing as the listed one only has one stick so room there to easily upgrade to 32 GB with another 16 GB stick - although you'll need to remove a few things to get to it.

260W bronze PSU isn't great and it looks proprietary as well so it might not be possible to upgrade that should you wish to add more powerful components later in time.

The processor is pretty decent, especially the single thread performance. Better than my previous i7 3770k and it was fine at running PS, LR etc. Although I did have a decent graphics card for what that's worth.

If all you are going to upgrade is the Ram then it will probably be a nice upgrade for you. Extra storage will most likely be best done by USB3 external. But if the PSU fails etc, it may be a Dell only option to fix.

 
gman said:
OptiPlex 7070 Mini Tower
  • Dell Outlet OptiPlex 7070 Mini Tower
  • Intel Core 9th Generation i5-9500 Processor (6 Core, Up to 4.40GHz, 9MB Cache, 65W)
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • 16GB (1X16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 UDIMM Non-ECC
  • 256GB PCIe M.2 NVMe Class 35 Solid State Drive
  • Integrated Graphics
  • Mini Tower with 260W up to 85% efficient Power Supply (80Plus Bronze)
  • No Wireless
  • Dell KB212-B UK/Irish Qwerty QuietKey USB Black Keyboard
  • No Optical Drive

There's a tear down video below, although it has a graphics card in that video. Looks to me like Dell are still using proprietary stuff (MB, PSU, vents), but I could be wrong.

That's a tight case to get access to things and it will have pretty poor airflow although it should be quiet unless the CPU cooler/fan is noisy. Dell are seemingly doing their usual proprietary CPU cooler/vents, but not the end of the world. Looks like there's room to upgrade the RAM later on seeing as the listed one only has one stick so room there to easily upgrade to 32 GB with another 16 GB stick - although you'll need to remove a few things to get to it.

260W bronze PSU isn't great and it looks proprietary as well so it might not be possible to upgrade that should you wish to add more powerful components later in time.

The processor is pretty decent, especially the single thread performance. Better than my previous i7 3770k and it was fine at running PS, LR etc. Although I did have a decent graphics card for what that's worth.

If all you are going to upgrade is the Ram then it will probably be a nice upgrade for you. Extra storage will most likely be best done by USB3 external. But if the PSU fails etc, it may be a Dell only option to fix.

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Thank you so much for this very detailed response :)
 
You could always try Mac. In the future I may buy the M1 Mini 512GB + 16GB RAM and 2TB storage.

Bought my current pc from pcspecialist in 2013. Still going strong, though I upgraded GPU a few years ago.
 
I'm going through the same traumas and thinking of going for something from the Dell Outlet as well. For basic LR processing I don't think you need the latest (and most expensive ) tech but I'm hoping it will help with something like Topaz Denoise AI.

Remember that some people like the latest car with the best possible performance when actually something like a Golf will get you there just as well......
 
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