Professional Plus Photography PC

A very high performance PC for the professional photographer

Updated 25/04/2024.

 

This system has been designed from the ground up to offer outstanding performance in Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC applications and also perform very well in video editing tasks too. We have taken the already blistering performance of the Professional Photography PC and added more memory, storage, a higher performance motherboard, better cooling, better connectivity and a higher performance graphics card.  This is the system to buy if only the best will do!

 

This configuration helps the computer cope better with some GPU acceleration of effects on enormous image sizes. Little else can be gained regarding raw system performance as the components used in this build represent the pinnacle of current technology.

 

 

Connectivity and expandability have been taken to the next level with the inclusion of the Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master motherboard.  This board offers every possible feature, you won’t find a better motherboard on the market for content creators and editors.  The Wifi is the very best on the market.  There are an incredible 28 USB ports on the PC and 11 of them are the highest performance USB 3.2 Gen 2 variety.  There are 5 of the new high-performance M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD slots which operate using the faster PCIe 4.0 standard, the audio is of the highest quality.

 

 

The processor is the latest generation Intel i9-14900KF which is one of the fastest available processors for photography and also performs exceptionally well in many other applications in Windows making this PC a fantastic all-round system.  There is an integrated memory card reader at the front of the system too.

 

 

Check out our blogs on photography PC system performance to find out more about our R & D and learn how to specify your ideal photography PC.

Specifications

Processor

• Intel Core i9-14900KF 3.2GHz 24 Core CPU
• 32 Processor Threads
• Max Turbo Frequency 6Ghz
• Cache: 36MB
• Corsair H115i RGB Elite CPU Liquid Cooler Installed

Memory

• 96GB DDR5 5600Mhz RAM
• Dual Channel – 2 x 48GB
• Supports up to 192GB
• 4 x DIMM sockets (2 Used)

Hard Drives 

• 1TB WD SN850X M.2 SSD – Primary C: drive with OS loaded
• 2TB WD SN850X M.2 SSD – D: Drive
• 1 x 16TB Seagate Ironwolf PRO 3.5″ HDD – E: Drive – (24/7 rated, 5 years warranty, 300TB/year workload rating) – Register for 2yrs FREE Data Recovery on www.seagate.com/register
• 5 x M.2 sockets, 3 free
• 4 SATA Ports, 2 free (1 Used for the 16TB HDD, 1 Used for Blu-Ray)

Optical Drive

• Asus BW-16D1HT Blu Ray Writer
• 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 Z790 Chipset

Display Outputs

• 3 x DisplayPort
• 1 x HDMI
• Supports up to 4 monitors at once
• Supports HDCP

Graphics

• NVidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB GPU

Audio

• High Definition Audio, 5.1 or 7.1 channel
• Audio provided by Realtek ALC1220-VB Audio Chip on the motherboard
• ESS ES9118 DAC chip
• Support for DTS:X^® Ultra

Input Devices

• No Keyboard or Mouse Included

Wired Networking

• 1 x Marvell^® AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chip

Wireless Networking

• Intel^® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690
• Speeds up to 2400mbps
• Bluetooth 5.3

Power Supply

• 850 watts
• Over 87% efficiency

Dimensions

• Height: 475mm
• Width: 240mm
• Depth: 547mm

Interfaces

• 6 x USB 2.0 Port (2 front, 4 rear)
• 10 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Ports (6 front, 4 rear)
• 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) (7 rear)
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C (rear)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C (rear)
• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C^® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)
• 1 x RJ-45 10Gb Ethernet Port
• 2 x Audio Jacks at the rear
• 2 x Audio Jacks at the front
• 3 x DisplayPort on GPU
• 1 x HDMI on GPU
• 2 x Antenna Connectors for the Wifi and Bluetooth

Note the display outputs from the motherboard are disabled when a graphics card is installed

 

Expansion

• 3 x PCI-e x 16 Slots, 1 free (1 x Used for GPU, 1 used for Thunderbolt card)

Case

• Fractal Design Define 7 Black Solid Case
• 2 x 140mm pre-installed fans at the front
• 1 x 140mm pre-installed fan at the rear
• Space for 9 120/140mm fans in total
• Space to accept 120/140/240/280/360mm liquid coolers

Warranty

• 3 Year Return to Base parts and labour
• 1st 30 days collect and return at our expense

• Workstation Series
• Fractal Design Define 7 Black Solid
• Intel Core i9-14900KF 3.2/6.0GHz 24 Core, 32 Thread CPU
• Gigabyte Z790 AORUS MASTER DDR5 Motherboard
• Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB
• 96GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 5600MHz CL40 (2x48GB)
• 1TB WD BLACK SN850X NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD (7300MB/R, 6300MB/W)
• 2TB WD BLACK SN850X NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD (7300MB/R, 6600MB/W)
• 16TB Seagate 3.5″ Ironwolf Pro HDD, 2 Years Rescue+DataRecovery on registration
• Corsair iCUE H115i RGB ELITE 280mm Black Liquid Cooler
• Contour 850W Modular ATX 87+ Power Supply GPX850S
• Built in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
• 16x Blu-Ray & DVDRW Writer (Asus BW-16D1HT)
• Built in 5.1 Sound Card
• Gigabyte Thunderbolt 4 Intel JHL8540 Maple Ridge
• Microsoft Windows® 11 Home