New PC - which specs for CS2?
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From: Lynn on 17 Feb 2007 09:22 Hi, I am a photographer about to get a new PC and would love to have some idea on what to look for to run CS2 as quickly and efficiently as possible. It's currently taking ages to even load my photos on my old PC and so I am hoping to increase my speed and performance. The only posts I can find about this tend to be 4 or 5 years old, so I'm hoping someone can help me with what I should look for today for optimum speed, graphics etc. so that I can go to Dell or similar and order. Any and all help is really appreciated! Thanks, Lynn www.herrick-photo.co.uk
From: ray on 17 Feb 2007 11:22 On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:22:07 -0800, Lynn wrote: > Hi, I am a photographer about to get a new PC and would love to have > some idea on what to look for to run CS2 as quickly and efficiently as > possible. > It's currently taking ages to even load my photos on my old PC and so > I am hoping to increase my speed and performance. > The only posts I can find about this tend to be 4 or 5 years old, so > I'm hoping someone can help me with what I should look for today for > optimum speed, graphics etc. so that I can go to Dell or similar and > order. Any and all help is really appreciated! > > Thanks, > > > Lynn > www.herrick-photo.co.uk As much RAM as you can afford. And, assuming you're doing MS, I think you'd be well advised to stay away from vista until at least SP1 is issued.
From: Paul Furman on 17 Feb 2007 13:15 Lynn wrote: > Hi, I am a photographer about to get a new PC and would love to have > some idea on what to look for to run CS2 as quickly and efficiently as > possible. > It's currently taking ages to even load my photos on my old PC and so > I am hoping to increase my speed and performance. > The only posts I can find about this tend to be 4 or 5 years old, so > I'm hoping someone can help me with what I should look for today for > optimum speed, graphics etc. so that I can go to Dell or similar and > order. Any and all help is really appreciated! CS3 beta is even slower. Photoshop is one of the most demanding programs you can use on a computer so you'll want a fast CPU, tons of fast memory and a fast huge hard drive. Fancier video cards are geared toward 3D video gaming so that's less critical but you do want ample video RAM.
From: JR on 17 Feb 2007 16:07 "Lynn" <lynnherrick(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1171722127.563789.209370(a)h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > Hi, I am a photographer about to get a new PC and would love to have > some idea on what to look for to run CS2 as quickly and efficiently as > possible. > It's currently taking ages to even load my photos on my old PC and so > I am hoping to increase my speed and performance. > The only posts I can find about this tend to be 4 or 5 years old, so > I'm hoping someone can help me with what I should look for today for > optimum speed, graphics etc. so that I can go to Dell or similar and > order. Any and all help is really appreciated! > > Thanks, > > > Lynn > www.herrick-photo.co.uk > this will keep you flying Intel "Core 2 Duo 6600 2 gig of ram 160 gig hard drive for the operating system and programs 500 gig hard drive for storage a NVIDIA 7900 GTX video card with 512 ram, best bang for the buck for what you're doing you can up these or lessen them a LITTLE but I certainly would use less ram. Good Luck, Jim
From: JR on 17 Feb 2007 16:08
"JR" <jim4(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:q8KBh.15347$O02.4557(a)newssvr11.news.prodigy.net... > "Lynn" <lynnherrick(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1171722127.563789.209370(a)h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... >> Hi, I am a photographer about to get a new PC and would love to have >> some idea on what to look for to run CS2 as quickly and efficiently as >> possible. >> It's currently taking ages to even load my photos on my old PC and so >> I am hoping to increase my speed and performance. >> The only posts I can find about this tend to be 4 or 5 years old, so >> I'm hoping someone can help me with what I should look for today for >> optimum speed, graphics etc. so that I can go to Dell or similar and >> order. Any and all help is really appreciated! >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Lynn >> www.herrick-photo.co.uk >> > > this will keep you flying > Intel "Core 2 Duo 6600 > 2 gig of ram > 160 gig hard drive for the operating system and programs > 500 gig hard drive for storage > a NVIDIA 7900 GTX video card with 512 ram, best bang for the buck for what > you're doing > > you can up these or lessen them a LITTLE but I certainly would use less > ram. > > Good Luck, > > Jim >wouldn't use less ram |