I'd like to build a modest desktop pc for photoshop cs 4. My budget is 8-900 USD.?

heres a basic build including all parts needed

motherboard,cpu, ram, and hardrive $400

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dvd burner $20

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case + powersupply = 115

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graphics card(to playgames plus gpu acceleration though not really needed you can take it off if you want to)=100

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O.S(windows 7)

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This is what I would spec for CS4, its also CS5 ready, we run sililar spec machines for our CS stuffs

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+Pavilion+p6540fy+De...

The reasons why your laptop crashes could be because CS4 is quite demanding and if the laptop is not ready or not stable, it will crash often, if you post the problems and specs of it, may be someone here could try find out why.

you dont need to build, as long as the pc/laptop has 2ghz dual core processor, and at least 1gb in video card, and 2-4gb of ram it should run fine, my Hp Pavilion Dv-7 laptop runs photoshop programs fine

Let's first try to diagnose the issues with your laptop before you spend anymore money. What are the specs and what's going on?