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<blockquote data-quote="MeSess" data-source="post: 286319" data-attributes="member: 21237">This is such a broad forum topic that it can't truly be answered. We can give you the top of the line components that would come together to make a super computer like my friends $10k+ computer but that's not even necessary for what you want to do with it. Honestly any computer with a decent processor at least 8gb of ram, midrange graphics card and IPS monitor will allow you to edit photos to your hearts content. You're not going to need gaming graphics cards, i7 processor and 16gb of ram and a cooling system if you're really just editing photos. My Macbook pro with i5 processor, 8gb of ram and 120gb SSD runs Photoshop, Lightroom and any other app that I throw at it just fine and trust me there is no lag when opening the apps or loading time. The best investment was the SSD because it makes for accessing files and apps a snap but tons of ram is only useful with games or multitasking. Photoshop and Lightroom are not going to use 16gb of ram. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise.In short, you really don't need a monster computer to edit photos. A nicely built comp is always a plus but there is a such thing as overkill. You need to set some sort of budget and criteria or the possibilities are endless.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MeSess, post: 286319, member: 21237"] This is such a broad forum topic that it can't truly be answered. We can give you the top of the line components that would come together to make a super computer like my friends $10k+ computer but that's not even necessary for what you want to do with it. Honestly any computer with a decent processor at least 8gb of ram, midrange graphics card and IPS monitor will allow you to edit photos to your hearts content. You're not going to need gaming graphics cards, i7 processor and 16gb of ram and a cooling system if you're really just editing photos. My Macbook pro with i5 processor, 8gb of ram and 120gb SSD runs Photoshop, Lightroom and any other app that I throw at it just fine and trust me there is no lag when opening the apps or loading time. The best investment was the SSD because it makes for accessing files and apps a snap but tons of ram is only useful with games or multitasking. Photoshop and Lightroom are not going to use 16gb of ram. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise. In short, you really don't need a monster computer to edit photos. A nicely built comp is always a plus but there is a such thing as overkill. You need to set some sort of budget and criteria or the possibilities are endless. [/QUOTE]

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