Value Plus Photography PC V2

Incredible value PC for the semi-professional photographer

Updated 03/11/2024.

Our Value Plus Photography PC offers a significant step up in performance.  Firstly it includes a slightly larger chassis able to handle a wider range of high performance processors and graphics cards and a higher performance power supply but without being too big for most.  The chassis is neat and is of a professional design yet has excellent airflow to keep high performance components cool.  There is also a handy SD card reader built into the top.  The chassis includes internal sound proofing material and excellent cooling while remaining whisper quiet.

This system also offers a step up in processor performance by including the MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI Motherboard.  This board offers a significant step up in power through the 12+1+1 digital power VRM and large heatsinks which enables the CPU to run at its full turbo speed for extended periods of time if required.

The GPU is also a significant upgrade as it is an 8GB graphics card with high performance RTX 3050 GPU.  It is also able to output in 10-bit colour for exceptional colour accuracy.

The memory used is the Corsair Vengeance brand which has slightly better timings than the Crucial brand and can help give a slight performance boost.  The CPU cooler is also upgraded the a tower air cooler which can also help the CPU run at the full turbo boost speed for extended periods of time.

The secondary (D:) drive gets a capacity upgrade to 4TB.  Use this to archive your image catalogue.  This system also includes a DVD-RW drive and the power supply is increased to 650w output.

Audio performance is also enhanced by the inclusion of the high definition  audio chipset with 7.1 output and high quality audio circuit.

Read our blog articles to find out more about customising your PC spec to benefit Photoshop and Lightroom.

Specifications:

Processor

• Intel Core i5-14400F 2.5Ghz Ten Core CPU
• 16 Processor Threads
• Max Turbo Frequency 4.7Ghz
• Cache: 20MB
• Thermalright Assassin King 120 SE Air Cooler Installed

Memory

• 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz RAM
• Dual Channel – 2 x 16GB
• Supports up to 128GB
• 4 x DIMM sockets (2 Used)

Hard Drive

• 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD
• 2 x M.2 sockets, 1 free (1 used)
• 4TB Seagate BarraCuda 3.5″ Hard drive
• 4 SATA Ports, 2 free (2 Used for DVDRW & 4TB HDD)

Optical Drive

• Asus DVD Re-Writer, SATA, 24x, M-Disk Support
• 1 x Optical Bays, 0 free

Software

• Windows 11 Home 64-bit
• Clean install, no additional software

Chipset

• Intel B760 Chipset

Display Outputs

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

Graphics

• NVidia RTX 3050 8GB GPU

Audio

• High Definition Audio, 5.1 or 7.1 channel
• Audio provided by Realtek Audio Chip on the motherboard
• High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard

Input Devices

• No Keyboard or Mouse Included

Wired Networking

• Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

Wireless Networking

• Intel® Wi-Fi 6E
• Speeds up to 2400mbps
• Bluetooth 5.3

Power Supply

• 650 watts

Dimensions

• Height: 408mm
• Width: 210mm
• Depth: 418mm

Interfaces

• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard or Mouse Port
• 2 x USB 2.0 Port (2 rear)
• 4 x USB 3.1 Port (2 front, 2 rear)
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (2 rear)
• 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet Port
• 3 x Audio Jacks at the rear
• 1 x Combined audio/mic Jack at the front / top
• 3 x DisplayPort on graphics card
• 1 x HDMI on graphics card
• SD Card reader built into the case at the front / top

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

Expansion

• 2 x PCI-e x 16 Slots, 0 free (1 x Used for GPU)
• 1 x PCI-e x 1 Slots, 1 free

Case

• Coolermaster Silencio S400 Black Case
• 2 x Pre-installed low noise Black 120 mm fans,1 front & 1 rear
• Space for 2 additional fans, 1 at the front & 1 at the top
• Space to accept 120 or 240 mm liquid coolers

Warranty

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