My photo PC build
On this page I will list the components that I use for my photo PC. My ambition is to have a PC with enough speed for focus stacking for a reasonable price.
Processor, Motherboard and NVMe PCIe SSD
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For customers in Sweden, links to Webbhallen, where I bought it. The A2000 1 TB seems to be a top seller so it might be sold out. There are always more expensive options but there is also a Kingston A2000 M.2 500GB that can be an alternative.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F Gaming – ATX / B450 | Kingston A2000 M.2 1TB | Processor + motherboard | Kingston A2000 M.2 500GB
For those that cannot buy from a Swedish store, links to Amazon.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700x
ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F motherboard
Kingston A2000 M.2 1TB
The processor comes with the AMD Wraith Prism LED RGB Cooler Fan. In the blog post Upgrading with a new processor and hard drive there is some usefull information about installing the fan. In the same post there is also some informations about installing the PCIe SSD.
A NVMe PCIe SSD is several times faster than a SATA SSD. Some indication of the usefullness of the processor and the Kingston M.2 PCIe SSD can be found on the webb page Choosing software for Focus Stacking – Step one speed where I measure the time focus stacking 849 TIFF photos 114MB each.