Need Computer advice part 2 (Page 3): I have posted somewhere hat 16 gb of RAM ain't enough. Get 32 or better yet, 64. "You may be right, I may be crazy" but I don't want my CPU going...

hrblaine

latebloomer wrote:

To do this with ease, Does the following Dell get ... (show quote)

I have posted somewhere hat 16 gb of RAM ain't enough. Get 32 or better yet, 64. "You may be right, I may be crazy" but I don't want my CPU going to my hard drive to "make" RAM; that slows everything down. You're investing $$, why stint on RAM? "For a few dollars more...." Harry

TucsonDave Loc: Tucson, Arizona

hrblaine wrote:

I have posted somewhere hat 16 gb of RAM ain't enough. Get 32 or better yet, 64. "You may be right, I may be crazy" but I don't want my CPU going to my hard drive to "make" RAM; that slows everything down. You're investing $$, why stint on RAM? "For a few dollars more...." Harry

rbtree Loc: Shoreline, WA, United States

latebloomer wrote:

What is recommend for a monitor?

For photo editing, I prefer large 4K monitors. I have one 27", two 32", all inexpensive ones that work fine and are ok, color wise. But I also have one of the best, the now discontinued 32" BenQ SW 320. I paid far less than its $1600 retail price, used on ebay. It's perfect.

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

hrblaine wrote:

I have posted somewhere hat 16 gb of RAM ain't enough. Get 32 or better yet, 64. "You may be right, I may be crazy" but I don't want my CPU going to my hard drive to "make" RAM; that slows everything down. You're investing $$, why stint on RAM? "For a few dollars more...." Harry

The Windows 10 computer I built has an AMD Ryzen 5 3400G CPU, Gigabyte A320M-S2H V2-CF Motherboard, 32 GB DDR4 RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 GPU w/ 4 GB DDR5 RAM, and a 600W power supply. My SSD, at 450 GB, is more than sufficient for the many programs I have installed; I put all data on the HD.

I easily run the latest version on ON1 Photo RAW 2022.1, which I am led to believe is more demanding than LR/PS. 32 GB of RAM certainly is plenty! and the GPU seldom runs at higher than 15-20% core usage. The CPU AMD Radeon Graphics does not have its own RAM, and will not run the more demanding ON1 features. I am told that NVIDIA GPUs are the best for graphics applications.

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Btw, for those shopping for a new or used Graphics card/GPU, you’ll find that just as in CPUs, there are two main companies competing for market share (and your $) - NVidia (Gecorce) and AMD (Radeon). For benchmarks of just about every graphics card ever made, and power requirements (not a trivial matter since it drives power supply capacity and connector requirements as well as cooling), go here: https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

latebloomer Loc: Topeka, KS

I want to thank all of you for your advice. I have decided to get the Dell computer I last posited. It is at a higher cost than I hoped for; but, it looks like it will do a good job and be easy to change components. On the price I remember a sign on one of the most prominent stereo stories in Kansas City in approximately the mid 1970'ts. The sign said: "Buy the Best and Cry Once." I do think you saved me disappointment and actually money in the future.
Please keep being as helpful as you are. This is a great site.
Terry Sandlin

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

latebloomer wrote:

I want to thank all of you for your advice. I have... (show quote)

Good choice - I hope it’s everything you expect Terry. BTW I have had a LOT of Dells over the years (I still have 2 laptops that must be 10 years old and running fine) and have never had an issue.

latebloomer Loc: Topeka, KS

I don't know what to do with my 10 year old Dell. I have 2 laptops. Certainty there has to be something better than a plant stand.