Intel Core Ultra 7 Photo Editing PC – Built in the UK
The High End Photography PC V2 is a 20-core photo editing PC with 64GB RAM, tiered storage, and a card reader for serious photographers.
The High End Photography PC V2 is a powerful Intel Core Ultra 7 photo editing PC built for demanding, high-volume work in Lightroom, Photoshop and other creative applications. Its twenty-core Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF and 64GB of DDR5 memory tear through large RAW catalogues, batch exports, layered documents and AI-powered edits without slowing down.
With a dedicated NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti for GPU-accelerated editing, a fast tiered storage layout totalling 11TB, and a built-in card reader, this Intel Core Ultra 7 photo editing PC is a complete workstation for professional and enthusiast photographers.
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF – 20 Cores for Editing
At the heart of the system is the twenty-core, twenty-thread Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF, a modern Arrow Lake processor that boosts to 5.5GHz. Its eight performance and twelve efficiency cores make light work of demanding photo-editing tasks, from importing and culling large shoots to batch processing, exporting and running AI-powered tools such as Denoise and Enhance. A Thermalright Phantom Spirit dual-tower cooler keeps it running cool and quiet under sustained load.
64GB DDR5 Memory
With 64GB of high-speed DDR5-6000 memory, the High End Photography PC V2 keeps huge RAW catalogues, deeply layered Photoshop documents and multiple applications open and responsive at once. This is ample headroom for professional workflows, panoramas, focus stacks and high-resolution composites, and there is room to expand further as your work grows.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB – GPU Acceleration
Graphics come from the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB, built on NVIDIA’s latest Blackwell architecture. It accelerates GPU-powered features across Lightroom and Photoshop, including AI Denoise, Enhance, filters and exports, and drives up to four high-resolution, colour-accurate monitors for a productive editing workspace. Its AV1 encoder is also ready for any video work you take on.
11TB Tiered Storage + Card Reader
Storage is built for a real photography workflow. A 1TB NVMe drive holds Windows and applications, a fast 2TB WD Black NVMe drive (up to 7250MB/s) provides a high-speed working space for active catalogues and scratch files, and an 8TB hard drive gives you spacious archive storage for your image library. A built-in multi-card reader makes importing directly from SD and CF cards quick and easy, and the whole system is covered by a 3-year warranty.
be quiet! Pure Base 600 – Quiet Black Chassis
The High End Photography PC V2 is built in the be quiet! Pure Base 600 in black, a refined, sound-dampened chassis designed around silent operation, which matters during long editing sessions. Two quiet Pure Wings 2 fans keep components cool, and the clean, understated design with no distractions suits any professional studio or office.
2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth, Thunderbolt 4 & 7.1 Audio
Connectivity comes from the Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 motherboard. Wired networking runs over 2.5G Ethernet for fast transfers to network storage, while the latest Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 handle wireless. A Thunderbolt 4 port and additional USB ports, including extra front-panel USB from an add-in card, connect fast external drives, card readers and accessories, and the board provides 7.1-channel high-definition audio.
Ideal for
- Professional and high-volume photo editing
- Large RAW catalogues and layered composites
- AI-powered editing, batch processing and exports
- Fast working storage plus spacious archiving
- A quiet, professional studio workstation
With a twenty-core processor, 64GB of DDR5, GPU-accelerated editing, 11TB of tiered storage and a built-in card reader, the High End Photography PC V2 is a complete Intel Core Ultra 7 photo editing PC for photographers who need serious performance and storage for demanding, high-volume work. It handles the most intensive photo workflows with ease and leaves room to expand.
Built and tested in the UK by Punch Technology, every system comes with a 3-year parts and labour warranty and next‑day delivery to UK mainland addresses, backed by over 30 years of PC building experience and our status as an AMD Elite System Builder.
Full Specification
| Processor | |
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF |
| Cores / Threads | 20 Cores (8P + 12E) / 20 Threads |
| Frequency | P-core Base 3.9GHz / Max Turbo 5.5GHz |
| Cache | 36MB L2 / 30MB L3 |
| CPU Cooler | Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB (air-cooled, dual-tower) |
| Memory & Storage | |
| RAM | 64GB Kingston DDR5 6000MHz (CL30) |
| Configuration | Dual Channel – 2 x 32GB |
| Max Supported | 256GB (4 x DIMM slots, 2 used) |
| Primary SSD | 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD (PCIe 4.0, up to 6000MB/s Read / 4000MB/s Write) |
| Secondary SSD | 2TB WD Black SN7100 NVMe M.2 SSD (PCIe 4.0, up to 7250MB/s Read / 6900MB/s Write) |
| Additional Drive | 8TB Seagate BarraCuda 3.5″ HDD |
| Card Reader | 5.25″ Multi-Card Reader (USB 3.0 & eSATA) |
| Optical Drive | None |
| Graphics & Display | |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB GDDR7 |
| Display Outputs | 3 x DisplayPort 2.1 & 1 x HDMI 2.1 (up to 4 monitors) |
| Motherboard & Connectivity | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 (ATX) |
| Chipset | Intel Z890 |
| Wired Networking | 2.5G Ethernet (2.5GbE) |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) – Built-in, Tri-band (2.4 / 5 / 6GHz) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Audio | 7.1 HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220) |
| Rear & Front I/O (Input/Output) | |
| Rear Ports | 1 x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C, 40Gbps), 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 4 x USB 2.0, DisplayPort, RJ-45 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi antenna, optical S/PDIF, audio jacks |
| Front/Top Case Ports | 2 x USB 3.0, audio; plus 5.25″ card reader (USB 3.0 & eSATA) and extra USB 3.0 via add-in card |
| Motherboard Video (Disabled) | DisplayPort & Thunderbolt video – disabled (Core Ultra 7 265KF has no integrated graphics; use the RTX 5060 Ti outputs) |
| Expansion & Internal Slots | |
| PCIe Slots | 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 (GPU installed), additional PCIe slots (1 used by USB 3.0 add-in card) |
| Storage Expansion | 4 x M.2 (2 used; 1x PCIe 5.0 + 3x PCIe 4.0), 4 x SATA 6Gb/s (1 used by HDD) |
| Add-in Cards | USB 3.0 PCIe card (2 internal dual-header ports); 5.25″ multi-card reader |
| Power, Case & Cooling | |
| Power Supply | Contour 850W ATX 3.1 High Efficiency |
| Chassis | be quiet! Pure Base 600 ATX Mid-Tower – Black |
| Fans | 2 x Pure Wings 2 (140mm front + 120mm rear) |
| Liquid Cooling | None (air-cooled – Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB) |
| Dimensions | 49.2 x 22.0 x 47.0 cm (L x W x H) |
| Software & Support | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit (genuine, pre-installed) |
| Input Devices | No keyboard or mouse included |
| Warranty Cover | 3 Years, Parts & Labour |
| First Year | Free returns on warranty claims |
Soundproofing inside
What is the High End Photography PC V2 best for?
The High End Photography PC V2 is a high-end, professional-grade photo-editing workstation. Its twenty-core Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF and 64GB of memory handle Adobe Lightroom Classic and Photoshop with ease, even with large RAW catalogues, deeply layered documents, panoramas and focus stacks. Capture One, DxO PhotoLab, ON1 Photo RAW and Affinity Photo all run superbly, and the RTX 5060 Ti accelerates GPU-powered tools such as AI Denoise, Enhance and exports.
The tiered storage, from fast NVMe working drives to an 8TB archive, plus a built-in card reader, makes it ideal for high-volume shoots and complete import-to-export workflows. The system also handles video editing and light 3D well thanks to its many cores and GPU acceleration. For the heaviest 4K and 8K video timelines or large 3D and GPU-render projects, a graphics card with more memory would offer additional headroom, but for photography this system is superbly matched.
Where does the High End Photography PC V2 sit in the range?
The High End Photography PC V2 sits at the top of Punch Technology’s photography systems, pairing a powerful twenty-core processor with 64GB of memory, GPU acceleration and a complete tiered-storage and card-reader setup for professional, high-volume work. Photographers who also take on heavy 4K video or 3D can step up to a system with a higher-tier graphics card and more VRAM, while those wanting even more memory for the largest composites can expand to up to 256GB. For demanding photo editing, this system delivers exceptional performance and storage.
Frequently Asked Questions
What software does the High End Photography PC V2 run?
The High End Photography PC V2 runs the full range of professional photo-editing software with ease. Adobe Lightroom Classic and Photoshop handle large RAW catalogues, layered documents and AI-powered tools smoothly, and Capture One, DxO PhotoLab, ON1 Photo RAW and Affinity Photo all perform superbly. The twenty-core processor and 64GB of memory also handle video editing and everyday productivity software comfortably.
Why is this PC good for high-volume photography?
The High End Photography PC V2 combines a twenty-core processor, 64GB of memory and a tiered storage layout built for real workflows: fast NVMe drives for Windows and active projects, and an 8TB archive for your library. A built-in card reader makes importing from SD and CF cards quick, so you can move from shoot to edit to archive efficiently, even with very large volumes of images.
How is the storage configured?
The High End Photography PC V2 uses a three-tier layout totalling 11TB: a 1TB NVMe drive for Windows and applications, a fast 2TB WD Black NVMe drive rated up to 7250MB/s for active catalogues and scratch space, and an 8TB hard drive for archiving your image library. There are spare M.2 and SATA connections to add more storage, and we can configure it differently before your system is built.
Does this PC have a card reader?
Yes. The High End Photography PC V2 includes a built-in multi-card reader in the front 5.25-inch bay, with USB 3.0 and eSATA, so you can import directly from SD, CF and other memory cards without a separate external reader. This makes it especially convenient for photographers importing large volumes of images.
Who is this PC best suited for?
The High End Photography PC V2 is best suited to professional and enthusiast photographers who need serious performance and storage for demanding, high-volume editing in Lightroom, Photoshop and similar applications. Its twenty-core processor, 64GB of memory, GPU acceleration and complete storage-and-card-reader setup make it a true photography workstation. Those who also take on heavy 4K video or 3D may prefer a graphics card with more memory.
Can this PC be configured with different components?
Yes. Like all Punch Technology systems the High End Photography PC V2 is configurable, so memory, storage, the graphics card and other components can be adjusted to suit your workflow and budget before it is built. Every system is then assembled and tested in the UK before dispatch.
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