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| Thread ID: 109105 | 2010-04-24 06:56:00 | Help - I don't understand the new processors | Morgenmuffel (187) | Press F1 |
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| 879667 | 2010-04-25 23:40:00 | I'd say you wouldn't even need a dedicated graphics card if you don't plan to play games. Instead of spending $200 on a graphics card, an additional $200 on a cpu* (with integrated graphics) would get you a faster system in general which includes photoshop. Or you could just save the $200 into an upgrade fund... I think it is only the very newest versions of photoshop that support graphics cards and even then, its only a few special effects that are accelerated. *but with all things, you get diminishing returns as you get higher end components. |
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| 879668 | 2010-04-26 01:52:00 | If a photoshop user, be aware that new versions will have CUDA support, so an Nvidia graphic card may well help speed things up. Also an SSD for the RAW data....Storage data on 2nd SATA device. If you save costs by buying cheaper AMD setup, it would leave monies for SSD and 2nd drive etc... | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 879669 | 2010-04-26 08:51:00 | Yes I agree years ago it was very easy to choose a processor, nowadays with AMD and Intel rating theirs differently and with all the dual cores and quads etc it is very hard. (to quote Rhys Darby) I suppose a bench mark list is the only way. But that is a bit tedious. |
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