Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg: >Processor speed, RAM or ? What is the most important aspect to improved >performance when running Photoshop. All of the above, plus disk access speed. I bought an HP-something or other about 10 months ago when I decided I was going digital. Spent about $1000 on the computer (already had a perfectly good monitor.) Came with 2g of memory. I wanted to go with 4g, but they didn't have any in stock. If you don't have tons of pictures open at a time nor running other memory hogs simultaneously, 2g is ample. I have a dual core 2.8 GHz processor. I'm not processor bound on most tasks. When running a batch action on a folder, I am. But I'm also not sitting in front of my computer waiting impatiently, either. I get up and walk away. Or read email. Like now. :) If there were one thing I would upgrade about my computer right now it would be to run two monitors at the same time. That way, you can keep your palettes and info windows on one screen and use the full screen on the other for the picture itself. At some point, I probably will do that. Don't buy the slowest system you find, but I would recommend against buying the most expensive, too. The best performance while being somewhat fiscally responsible is usually in the midrange boxes. $1000 is more than adequate to buy a decent PC these days. I'd spend other money on monitors, software, or other camera equipment. -- Eric http://canid.com/