Hi,
I think I want to buy a new PC. darktable and RawTherapee should run well on it. At the moment I have a dual graphics laptop with an Intel i7 quad core processor, an Nvidia Geforce MX250 and 16 GB RAM. So obviously, although the performance of my laptop is acceptable for me, the new desktop should be significantly faster, but it does not need to be super fast, super power hungry and super expensive. Actually I don’t really need a new computer, but I have the money and since I think I have also become something like a part-time IT journalist, I thought myabe it’s time to get a proper computer. Also I have a second Iiyama screen that I don’t use, and so I thought maybe I could have a dual-screen-setup. Although I have no idea how I could use 2 screens and probably it’s just a waste of power.
I am not a gamer, but apparently gaming PCs are the best for image and raw editing. Building a PC is not really an option for me. I am a woman, I have never built a PC and I have none who could help me (everybody around me knows less about computers than me). The most difficult hardware task that I did so far was upgrading memory.
So I thought the desktop PC should have a Ryzen 5 or 7 CPU, 16 GB of RAM (with the possobility to upgrade) and a nice Nvidia GPU with at least 6 GB of RAM.
My budget is max 1500-2000 EUR.
Curucial is of course Linux compatibilty and dual booting - I need Windows for the Benq screen calibration program and the firmware updater for my Olympus camera and lenses.
What do you think about these computers:
I will probably add more links here if this becomes an interesting discussion since the hardware components in the shops change constantly.
Thanks in advance
Anna
Edit: It’s probably important what kind of screens I have: They are both 24 inch, full hd resp WUXGA.