Question

Which computer specifications would be best suited for the following scenario? The marketing department wants to buy two new computers. One computer will be used for their graphic artist to create graphics and videos for the Web, and a second one for the secretary to keep track of billing and hours. What would you advise the department to purchase?

Answer 1

Graphic artist:

CPU: Ryzen 7 1800x
RAM:32GB DDR4 RAM
Storage: 4TB Western Digital, 500GB M.2
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 8GB

Secretary Monitor:

CPU: Intel Core I7-7700k
RAM: 16GB DDR4 RAM
Storage: 4TB Western Digital, 500GB M.2
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050TI

Answer 2

For graphic design I recommend the Microsoft Surface Book 2. Its specifications are:

CPU: Intel Core i7

Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 620 - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

RAM: 16GB

Display: 15-inch PixelSense (3240 × 2160)

Storage: 256GB - 1TB SSD

Price: $ 2499 at Amazon

For the secretary I recommend a simple computer, with the following specifications:

Processor: Intel Celeron G3900, with integrated GPU

Motherboard: Basic range Skylake processor with an LGA1151 and chisept H110 socket model.

RAM: 4 GB, with a DDR4 type module at 2,133 MHz

Storage: 500 GB SATA hard drive at 7,200 RPM.

Power supply and case: tower PC that includes integrated power supply

Price: Approximately 197 euros

Step-by-step explanation:

Microsoft Surface Book 2 is a great computer, ideal for graphic design. It can be used as a tablet and laptop. You have to separate the screen and draw using the included Surface Pen, or the Surface Dial. 15-inch display of 3,240 x 2,160 resolution, 16 GB of RAM, 1 TB disk storage and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060.

A PC for office automation in general terms is cost-effective, although it provides other advantages such as easy maintenance of both hardware and software.