How would you spec a system with those goals in mind? We're talking basic photo editing, reading/answering e-mails, that sort of thing. My buddy asked me to help him spec a system, but I'm more used to the higher end of things.
I'm thinking something really small would do well here, mITX or even something in a VESA-mountable case. Is i3 enough to do this sort of work well, or would he be better off with an i5? They key is I want it to work well, not just be simply "sufficient".
I'm thinking 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, then the case and PS would need to be worked out along with exactly which motherboard. Those details I can sort, but I'm just not sure what works out best for the CPU.
Thoughts from the horde?
I'm thinking something really small would do well here, mITX or even something in a VESA-mountable case. Is i3 enough to do this sort of work well, or would he be better off with an i5? They key is I want it to work well, not just be simply "sufficient".
I'm thinking 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, then the case and PS would need to be worked out along with exactly which motherboard. Those details I can sort, but I'm just not sure what works out best for the CPU.
Thoughts from the horde?
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