New PC needed advice please

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Back from the peak District got some cool shots and had an awesome weeked just gone to start editing and my laptop has died on me :facepalm: It is over 12 years old so I think iv had my moneys worth and it's time to get something new. Building a unit is out of the question as my PC knowledge is not to great. Looking for a desktop any recommendations??? :) already have a monitor, would be looking for wireless set up for mouse and keyboard so I can use with my smart TV aswell. Budget would be 600quid I only use light room and not photoshop (not sure if this makes a difference) I've read a few threads and seems everyone says to buy mac which I'm not interested in :)

Cheers kellett
 
I've used zeta (previously dnuk) for years and they have always done good "no frills" pcs
d540 is their cheaper box at about £600 with the entry level skylake system (Intel Core i5-6400 processor)
i got the equivalent haswell system about 2 years ago and still running strong
https://secure.zeta.systems/store/desktops/D540/
I have an excellent wireless keyboard - logitech k400, with built in track pad - could NEVER go back to separate keyboard and mouse!
http://support.logitech.com/en_gb/product/wireless-touch-keyboard-k400
 
Hello thanks for the replies apologies for the late response been away on a course through work for a few days.

Will check out the websites and see what's what, I did come across a unit online not to sure if it would do?

HP Pavilion 550-153na Desktop PC

Windows 10 (pre-installed)
Intel® Core™ i5-6400
ProcessorMemory: 8 GB
Graphics: AMD Radeon R5 330
Hard drive: 2 TB

Cheers kellett
 
Without your giving much more detail about the volume of photos you wish to manage and to process; and the speed of response you want, it is not realistic to say how well a particular PC will perform for you. That said, you might consider John Lewis as the source of a new PC, as they give good guarantees: longer than many other retail outlets. They tend to focus on a few models which are well chosen.
 
richh said:
Without your giving much more detail about the volume of photos you wish to manage and to process; and the speed of response you want, it is not realistic to say how well a particular PC will perform for you. That said, you might consider John Lewis as the source of a new PC, as they give good guarantees: longer than many other retail outlets. They tend to focus on a few models which are well chosen.
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Note taken, I'd say an average 450ish photos after a trip, my old laptop was taking over 10 minutes to import these and process side wouldn't be editing more that 3 images at any given time. Response side of things I just don't want to wait whilst carrying out basic editing in lightroom which I found to be a pain with using sliders waiting more than few minutes after alternations!! Panoramas is somethink I'd like to get into. I Had a browse the other night on John Lewis website and came across lenovo are they a good brand? Not heard of them!!!

Cheers kellett
 
If you are still using a regular hard drive then changing to a ssd would be the biggest upgrade you can make
 
Thanks for your volumes and indication of speed of response.

Denyerec is right about the need for adequate RAM: 16GB is not that expensive these days, and well worthwhile. You can order compatible RAM from crucial.com/uk if your PC does not come fully loaded with RAM - but check its max capacity before you buy.

On importing time: you may be limited by the max speed your camera will handle, rather than any throttling by your PC. Worth looking at the technical specifications of the camera before you set your expectations too high.

Lenovo is a very significant PC player. Check them out on Wikipedia, where you will find that they took over IBM's personal computer business about 10 years ago.

hsp70 is wise to suggest a solid state drive (sad). I use one for my operating system and programmes, which makes startup and loading programmes very much speedier than using a hard disk.
 
hsp70 said:
If you are still using a regular hard drive then changing to a ssd would be the biggest upgrade you can make
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Issue is my laptop has totally died so I'm open to suggestions and have a blank canvas with in my budget range
 
hsp70 said:
If you are still using a regular hard drive then changing to a ssd would be the biggest upgrade you can make
Click to expand...

Issue is my laptop has totally died so I'm open to suggestions and have a blank canvas with in my budget range
 
hsp70 said:
If you are still using a regular hard drive then changing to a ssd would be the biggest upgrade you can make
Click to expand...

Issue is my laptop has totally died so I'm open to suggestions and have a blank canvas with in my budget range
 
richh said:
Thanks for your volumes and indication of speed of response.

Denyerec is right about the need for adequate RAM: 16GB is not that expensive these days, and well worthwhile. You can order compatible RAM from crucial.com/uk if your PC does not come fully loaded with RAM - but check its max capacity before you buy.

On importing time: you may be limited by the max speed your camera will handle, rather than any throttling by your PC. Worth looking at the technical specifications of the camera before you set your expectations too high.

Lenovo is a very significant PC player. Check them out on Wikipedia, where you will find that they took over IBM's personal computer business about 10 years ago.

hsp70 is wise to suggest a solid state drive (sad). I use one for my operating system and programmes, which makes startup and loading programmes very much speedier than using a hard disk.
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Thanks for the response it has helped greatly will have a look at lenovo later on. With the unit you can buy from high street are you able to upgrade in the future or have add on after purchase just wondering if the case its self would be Argentina enough?

Apologies for the basic questions but pcs aren't my strong point

Cheers kellett
 
I don't have any recommendation for a specific model but the three components that have the biggest affect on lightroom would be ssd, ram, and CPU. Probably in that order. The type of graphical processor is probably of less importance. Whatever PC you opt for, try and get an ssd then look at the amount of ram and model of CPU.

Solid state drives have come down a lot in price over the years but if your budget doesn't allow for it then they are quite a simple competent you can add yourself at a future date. And your present hard drive won't be wasted because you can keep it for data storage.

The most difficult aspect would probably to install windows on the newly installed drive but it's less daunting than it sounds and three are plenty of guides on the internet.

Good luck.
 
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