A high performance system for the professional photographer
Updated 15/01/2022 to the new Intel 12th Generation platform. To return to the old SKU, click this link – 2021 Version High End Plus Photography PC
This PC builds on the already tremendous performance offered by our High End Photography PC by offering increased storage and storage performance and also Increased connectivity. The primary SSD is upgraded to the 500GB Samsung 980 Pro which offers excellent performance due to its new PCIe Gen 4.0 interface enabling speeds of up to 7000MB/s but also high endurance for extended longevity.
The systems third drive is also increased to 10TB capacity. The drive used is the Ironwolf Pro (24/7 rated, 5 years warranty, 300TB/year workload rating) – Register for 2yrs FREE Data Recovery on www.seagate.com/register. The Ironwolf Pro are built more like a server drive, using only the best grade of components in order to ensure longer lifetime and better performance. These drives also carry 2 years of Seagate’s rescue and data recovery service which means Seagate will endeavour to recover any data they can from your drive should the drive fail within the 2 year cover period. They will use the most advanced techniques available in their lab but there are no guarantees if the data is completely gone.
The processor is the latest 12th generation Intel Core i7-12700KF. This is a 12 core processor capable of operating up to 5.0GHz. This very high clock speed enables superb image processing speed even for very complex workloads. The 12 cores are more than enough for Photoshop and Lightroom and are ideal for users wishing to have multiple applications open at once. The i7-12700K is also ideal for those users wishing to also undertake video editing on the PC.
Building on the already huge specification of our High end system, this photography PC takes the step up to 64GB of memory for truly spectacular performance with the largest images in multiple layers and effects. Many images can be loaded at once without degradation of performance. This is a truly professional grade system able to handle fast processing of complex images. The 64GB is also very helpful for those users also undertaking video editing on the same PC as it will allow for editing of complex 4K workloads.
The system also includes a high performance memory card reader which is compatible with Memory Stick, Compact Flash and SD cards including the latest SDXC and SDHC cards.
The power supply is the 650w Contour modular which will allow for future system upgrades and has plenty of power to spare.
We retain the NVidia Quadro T1000 professional workstation graphics card which has support for 10-bit colour for high levels of detail and colour precision. Couple this with a 10-bit capable photography monitor for superb colour accuracy and image quality.
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64GB Memory

High performance storage

12th Generation CPU

Card Reader Built In

Specification
Processor
- Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6Ghz Twelve Core CPU
- 20 Processor Threads
- Max Turbo Frequency 5.0Ghz
- Cache: 25MB
- Corsair H100x Liquid Cooler Installed
Memory
- 64GB DDR4 3200Mhz RAM
- Dual Channel – 2 x 32GB
- Supports up to 128GB
- 4 x DIMM sockets (2 Used)
Hard Drive
- 500GB Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
- 1TB Samsung 980 NVMe M.2 SSD
- 4 x M.2 sockets, 2 free
- 10TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro 3.5″ Hard drive (24/7 rated, 5 years warranty, 300TB/year workload rating) – Register for 2yrs FREE Data Recovery on www.seagate.com/register
- 6 SATA Ports, 4 free (2 Used for DVDRW & 10TB HDD)
Optical Drive
- Asus DVD Re-Writer, SATA, 24x, M-Disk Support
- 2 x Optical Bays, 0 free
Card Reader
- Multi Card Reader – Akasa Interconnect EX
- Support for SD Cards, Memory stick and Compact Flash
- Provides an additional 4 x USB 3.0 ports at the front of the PC
Software
- Windows 11 Home 64-bit
- Clean install, no additional software
Chipset
- Intel Z690 Chipset
Display Outputs
- 4 x mini-DisplayPort
- Supports up to 4 monitors at once
- Supports HDCP
Graphics
- NVidia Quadro T1000 4GB Professional GPU with 10 bit colour
Audio
- High Definition Audio, 5.1 or 7.1 channel output
- Audio provided by Realtek ALC1220-VB Audio Chip on the motherboard
- High-End Audio WIMA Capacitors
Input Devices
- No Keyboard or Mouse Included
Wired Networking
- 2 x Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chips (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)
Wireless Networking
- Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200
- Speeds up to 2400mbps
- Bluetooth 5.2
Power Supply
- 650 watts
- Over 82% efficiency
Dimensions
- Height: 470mm
- Width: 220mm
- Depth: 492mm
Interfaces
- 4 x USB 2.0 Port (4 rear)
- 9 x USB 3.2 Port (6 front, 3 rear)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Port (2 x Type-A at the rear)
- 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 x 2 Port (1 rear)
- 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet Port
- 3 x Audio Jacks at the rear including S/PDIF Out
- 2 x Audio Jacks at the front
- 4 x mini DisplayPort on video card
Note the display outputs from the motherboard are disabled when a graphics card is installed
Expansion
- 3 x PCI-e x 16 Slots, 2 free (1 x Used for video card, 1 used for wifi, i used for USB card)
Case
- Be Quiet! Pure Base 600 Black/Silver ATX Case
- 1 x 140mm pre-installed fans at the front
- 1 x 120mm pre-installed fan at the rear
- Space for 4 additional 120/140mm fans
- Space to accept 120/140/240mm liquid coolers
Warranty
- 3 Year Return to Base parts and labour
- 1st 30 days collect and return at our expense