What a better way to get things back in gear than to post the latest photography computer specifications. A mix of power and performance on a budget this system is great for any photographer needing a solid computer on a budget.

This system features the new 6 core AMD processor which performance wise is just as powerful as it’s Intel friend with a lower pricetag.

Operating System

Windows 7 Prfessional is the simple pick. Professional editiion ensures that everything from programs to network options are all available to you should you need them.

Price: $134.99

System Parts

Motherboard (aka Mainboard)

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO – includes up to 12 USB ports, on board video card (not used in this build). Holds up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM all while providing support for AMD’s latest processors. To top it all off Asus includes a 3 year warranty.

Price: $139.99

Processor (aka CPU)

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GhZ -

Yep that’s right this is a “6 core” processor so it’s like have 6 little computers all connected.

Now rather than getting into the geek nitty gritty details lets just say that performance wise this is equal to it’s sister from Intel but cheaper so we figure this is a good buy.

Price: $199.99

DDR3 RAM

Mushkin Enhanced Ridgeback 4GB – Performance RAM that will meet and exceed your needs is one of the key components to a professional image processing system. 4GB will give you a good base and leave you pleanty of room should you want to add even more.

Price: $159.99

Video Card

ATI 100-505559 FirePro V3750 256MB -

While the motherboard comes equipped with a built-in video card an upgraded video card will ensure that your system can fully handle everything within Photoshop as well as give you dual monitors if you wish.

Price: $134.99

Main Hard Drive

150 GB Western Digital VelociRaptor Hard Drive-

Speed, if you’re just opening your email or copying a file. These drives will save you time by increasing your computers productivity quickly and easily with it’s 10,000 revolutions per minute drive as well as it’s 16mb cache.

Price: $129.99

Secondary Hard Drive(s)

(4) 500GB SAMSUNG

Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ-

Samsung Spinpoint drives are faster than just about any standard7200RPM platter hard drive out there we have found. For this build we’ve selected to remove the separate scratch disk and replace it with a RAID 5 array of four 500GB Samsung Spinpoint F3 Drives.

Price: $54.99 (each)

Power Supply

550 Watt CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX

Corsair has created a great power supply that keeps garnering praise again and again.

550 watts gives your system enough power for all your devices as well as some head room for additional drives.

Price: $79.99

DVD/CD Burner

24x LG CD/DVD Burner GH24NS50

Most any DVD/CD burner around $25 – 30 will be fairly decent for you. We’ve selected the LG brand specifically from personal experience with the product and have found it to be one of the better models on the market.

Price: $24.99

Computer Case

COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN3-

A case with great airflow, multiple external connectins, fully painted inside and outside and space inside for all the important stuff, all under $100 makes this case a great value.

Price: $79.99

Grand Total 1,164.88 (+tax & shipping)

Want to sacrafice a little speed to save a little cash? Trade the 4 secondary drives for a single Tera byte (or smaller) drive