A very high performance PC for the professional photographer
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 storage, a higher performance motherboard, higher performance memory, better cooling, better connectivity, a higher wattage PSU 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 Z690 Aorus Xtreme 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 20 USB ports on the PC and 12 of them are the highest performance USB 3.2 Gen 2 variety. There are 4 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 i9-12900K which is the fastest available processor 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.
Incredible connectivity
Install up to 4 3.5" Hard Drives for up to 64TB Storage
Understated and professional chassis
Specifications
Processor
- Intel Core i9-12900K 3.2GHz 16 Core CPU
- 24 Processor Threads
- Max Turbo Frequency 5.2Ghz
- Cache: 30MB
- Corsair H100x CPU Liquid Cooler Installed
Memory
- 64GB DDR5 5200Mhz RAM
- Dual Channel – 2 x 32GB
- Supports up to 128GB
- 4 x DIMM sockets (2 Used)
Hard Drives
- 1TB Samsung 980 Pro M.2 SSD – Primary C: drive with OS loaded
- 2TB Samsung 980 Pro 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
- 4 x M.2 sockets, 2 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 Z690 Chipset
Display Outputs
- 4 x DisplayPort
- Supports up to 4 monitors at once
- Supports HDCP
Graphics
- NVidia Quadro RTX A4000 16GB Professional GPU with 10 bit colour
Audio
- High Definition Audio, 5.1 or 7.1 channel
- Audio provided by Realtek ALC1220-VB Audio Chip on the motherboard
- Support for S/PDIF Optical Out
Input Devices
- No Keyboard or Mouse Included
Wired Networking
- 1 x Marvell® AQtion AQC113C 10GbE LAN chip (10 Gbps/5 Gbps/2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
- 1 x Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)
Wireless Networking
- Intel Wireless-AX Wifi 6E AX210
- Speeds up to 2400mbps
- Bluetooth 5.2
Power Supply
- 850 watts
- Over 87% efficiency
Dimensions
- Height: 585mm
- Width: 243mm
- Depth: 577mm
Interfaces
- 2 x USB 2.0 Port (2 front)
- 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Ports (6 front)
- 10 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) (10 rear)
- 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 connectors (USB Type-C® port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)
- 2 x RJ-45 Ethernet Port (1 x 10Gb + 1 x 2.5Gb)
- 3 x Audio Jacks at the rear including S/PDIF out
- 2 x Audio Jacks at the front
- 4 x DisplayPort on Graphics card
- 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, 2 free (1 x Used for video card)
Case
- Be Quiet! Dark Base 900 Black ATX Case
- 2 x 140mm pre-installed fans at the front
- 1 x 140mm pre-installed fan at the rear
- Space for 8 additional 120/140mm fans
- 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
