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, I notice that in the latest Dell catalog, they do show some AMD processors in their lower line offerings. If you prefer AMD, you might inquire about the availability in their top of the line offerings. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "GREG LORENZO" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 10:15 AM Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] OT - Best PC Setup for Photoshop Question > Brian Reid writes in part: > >> When Photoshop CS3 comes out, I'd expect it to be 64-bit clean, >> and then you will really get your money's worth out of those Opterons. >> >> If $10K is too much, then go with 1 dual-core processor, 4GB of >> memory, and 2 disks; put your photoshop scratch storage and your >> home directory on the big disk and use an 80GB boot. > > Thanks Brian, and all others who took the time to make recommendations. My > budget is $5K, excluding the monitor shipping and tax. I've been looking > at Dell's offerings as I've found them reliable in the past. This leaves > out AMD processors, so I'm looking at the Intel Dual Core Xeon 5150. > > Greg J. Lorenzo > Calgary, Alberta > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >