Build a computer for Photoshop
RDOC
building a computer for doing a lot of Photoshop work on and using it
for a lot of multi tasking and spreadsheet work.
I prefer an ASUS motherboard and I don't need a monitor or a keyboard
and a mouse.
I need advice on what motherboard and chipset?
I will get two Seagate 1.5 TB Sata hard drives.
I down know what audio and video cards to get?
I assume I need 2GB of 1066 RAM.
2 DVD LG Burners
700 Watt Power Supply
I would like to find a tower case that is 25.5 inches high or a little
less.
I can build it or get it built locally and I can buy the parts.
Maybe someone here can answer my above questions or give my some
suggestions I would appreciate that very much. Thanks
tweaked_eye
Best Buy for $800 that will do the job.
If you REALLY need to build your own, just build one online on the dell
website and mimic the components.
4 gigs of ram and a decent processor and you are good to go.
"RDOC" <rd...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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John J
> Is there a site that I can find out or get a list of components for
> building a computer for doing a lot of Photoshop work on and using it
> for a lot of multi tasking and spreadsheet work.
Yes. Adobe!
http://www.iofilm.co.uk/io/mit/001/adobe_production_studio_system_requirements.php
John J
I messed up! That's an obsolete link. It won't help much with CS4.
Al Dykes
tweaked_eye <nos...@spammersuck.com> wrote:
>computers have come along way. You could go down and buy a decent laptop at
>Best Buy for $800 that will do the job.
>If you REALLY need to build your own, just build one online on the dell
>website and mimic the components.
>4 gigs of ram and a decent processor and you are good to go.
>
What level of Photoshop is planned? For someone touching up and
printing jpegs from a 14MP camera, any modern computer will do.
For someone using a 24MP camera in 12 bit RAW and making PSD files
with lots of layers, the sky is the limit. Several fast disks are
called for. High-volume commercial work could also make one go in this
direction. A dual-processor system is called for. Beyond 2 CPUs, you
need to read the fine print on how many CPUs your operating system
supports. (Does the cheapest VISTA support more than one CPU?, XP
supports 2.)
PS4 can use "better" video cards for very fast filter commutation if
the card implements a standard called "OpenGL2.0" and has at least
512MB memory. Read the specs for the card. If they do, it will say. I
don't think you have to spend more than $100 to get this.
Two disks are needed for PS. Fast ones, SATA 7200 RPM. I doubt there
is a slower SATA disk. Three would be nice and 10kprm disks as well
but power and cooling and noise need to get proper attention for that.
32 Bit windows doesn't use all of a 4GB memory chip set for technical
reasons Save some money and stick with 3GB. Spend the money on
something else.
Don't go nuts on memory on the video card above 512MB unless you know
why.
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Al Dykes
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Rob
> On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:22:19 -0600, Joel <Jo...@NoSpam.com> scribbled:
>
>> - Replacing the small hard drive with at least 1 500GB or 1GB. Or several
>> 1GB drives you do. My current system has around 3TG
>
> Do you have ANY idea what you're talking about or are you just prattling
> complete nonsense in the hope that no one notices you're an idiot?
>
I have noticed it on several occasions - whats new!
toby
> Is there a site that I can find out or get a list of components for
> building a computer for doing a lot of Photoshop work on and using it
> for a lot of multi tasking and spreadsheet work.
Benny
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RDOC
Just been through this process and collected my new PC last week.
Photoshop CS4 and Bridge opens in 2 - 3 seconds - very fast compared to my
previous 4 year old PC.
Withe regard to RAM. Tests have shown that PS improves by 40% when going
from 1Gb to 2Gb of RAM. Anything above that is very negilible. Also a decent
512Mb graphics card should fit the bill - must have OpenGL 2.0. I ended up
with a 1Gb because the 512Mb card I wanted wasn't available - only $30 more
anyway.
Also tests show that, at the moment, there is no speed difference between
top-end Duo 2 core CPUs and Quadcore CPUs.
With this in mind the final spec for my new PC reads as follows:
Intel ATX E8500 Core 2 duo/3.16GHz etc
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R FSB1600 motherboard
2 x 1Gb Corsair PC-10600 DDR3 RAM sticks (you could go for 4Gb DDR2 for
about the same price and performance). Remember XP Pro only sees about 3GB
anyway.
Gigabyte GF9600GT 1Gb graphics/video card (takes up 2 slots)
2 x 640 GB Western Digital harddrives (not RAIDed) - second HD for backup
etc
Antec Sonata III Minitower with 500W PSU
Microsoft XP Pro (Vista is a lot slower)
This cost me $1600 Australian dollars - which is very cheap over here.
Also bought a Samsung 2243BWX LCD monitor to replace an old Mitsubishi 17"
CRT. Couldn't afford anything fancier for photo work (at the monet) so will
not know how good it is until I start image work. If you have the money the
Dell 2408 is good value for what you get. It was AUD400 dearer though than
the Samsung.
Hope this helps
Benny
RDOC
Thanks Benny