Graphics Card Replacement? (Page 5): Thanks - just looking at everything that might make a difference. Have you considered downloading a 30 day trial of PS to test, or are you wedded...

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

47greyfox wrote:

Graphics card is driving both both monitors. I've not disconnected the 2nd monitor but I have turned it off and have tried a couple different settings in W10 for Multiple displays, which didn't appear to have any affect.

Thanks - just looking at everything that might make a difference. Have you considered downloading a 30 day trial of PS to test, or are you wedded to ON1?

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

TriX wrote:

Thanks - just looking at everything that might make a difference. Have you considered downloading a 30 day trial of PS to test, or are you wedded to ON1?

I’m not necessarily wedded to ON1 but haven’t embraced the subscription model. Prior to purchasing ON1, I was using LR5.7 and PSE14 for 95% of post processing. Occasionally, I’d have to covert a raw image to dng to load it. I’m questioning at this point why I thought I needed to “upgrade.” 🤔😳🥴

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

47greyfox wrote:

I’m not necessarily wedded to ON1 but haven’t embraced the subscription model. Prior to purchasing ON1, I was using LR5.7 and PSE14 for 95% of post processing. Occasionally, I’d have to covert a raw image to dng to load it. I’m questioning at this point why I thought I needed to “upgrade.” 🤔😳🥴

I understand. I was just wondering if you’d have the same issue width a different ap, or whether it was ON1 related. Good luck in your quest!

Howard5252 Loc: New York / Florida (now)

47greyfox wrote:

I use ON1 Photo Raw 2019.5 (release of today 13.5.1.7136) and have been plagued by slow rendering of raw files (most are about 24-26mb) ever since the initial bug infested version of 2019.5. My computer is a 5 yr old Dell XPS 8700 running a quad i7 processor with 16gb memory along with a NVIDIA GeForce GT 635 GPU. Other issues aside, I contacted ON1 tech support about the slow rendering and a couple other sluggage performance gripes. After a pretty lengthy discussion where the tech reported that he couldn't duplicate my problems, he suggested that my "older" computer's GPU was likely a contributor to the rendering issue. ON1 puts a lot of burden on the GPU, so he said and then suggested I consider upgrading the GPU. Even though he didn't offer any specific recommendations, he did say that a gaming GPU was not necessary, but that I look for a bus powered card (single fan?), relatively low (<85w nominally) power consumption from my 460w computer power supply, 4gb of onboard memory, and support for OpenGL 4.0 or higher. I have the room in the chassis for a double width card but it can't be any longer than about 7 1/2 inches. I don't game at all and would ideally, given the age of the computer, like to keep the cost under $200. Since the XPS 8700 is not a gaming machine, should I also be concerned about heat buildup within the chassis? I have quickly found myself wrapped around the "too many choices" axle. Adobe has a web page where they list cards they have tested but provide no information on results. I did run across an article on "punchtechnology.co.uk that listed a number of cards, a one that I've looked at that appears to meet the suggest criteria, namely the NVidia GTX 1050 4gb.
So.... cutting to the chase, I'm interested in opinions from UHH users that have faced a similar dilemma and what their course of action was, particularly if you upgraded the GPU. Or... since my desktop has a few years under its belt whether I should learn to live with the performance as is?

I use ON1 Photo Raw 2019.5 (release of today 13.5.... (show quote)

I had a computer very much like yours. Generally speaking 5 years is a good useful life for a computer so I bought a new one. I wanted a computer that would be able to handle the new AI editing programs that are here and more coming soon. I made a reservation to talk to a Geek Squad member at Best Buy. I explained to him what my needs/desires were and he put together a list of parts that would fit my requirements. At this point I should mention that I had joined the Geek Squad program that Best Buy has ($200 gets you all sorts of help for a year). I mentioned this to the squad member and he said that as part of their service, he will build the computer for me. When I had bought all of the parts on his list (most of which were not parts that Best Buy sells) I brought them in to the store and a few days later, picked up my new computer. The new computer cost me $2600 but I have pretty much "Top of the Line" everything. They also transferred all of my stuff from my old computer to the new one. This service alone was worth the $200.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

TriX wrote:

I understand. I was just wondering if you’d have the same issue width a different ap, or whether it was ON1 related. Good luck in your quest!

At this point, the issue is "unique" to ON1. Though many haven't had issues with the latest version of ON1 Photo Raw 2019.5, released in May, others have and ON1 made available a maintenance release last week. Yeah, I'm certainly not the only user that accused ON1 of releasing a "not ready for prime time" version. Their support website has plenty of folks with problems, mostly bugginess, sluggish brushes, crashes, etc. It's not a short list. And even when people like myself get a little over the top in their complaining, ON1 is nonetheless courteous in responding. They seem to trying hard (?) to address concerns. I personally think they have a beast that's attempting to do too much. Hence, I blame a number of problems on poorly integrated functionality in the software and a less than stellar testing effort. While at the same time, I freely acknowledge that my computer at 5 years old is a senior citizen. My opinion for what it's worth.

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

47greyfox wrote:

At this point, the issue is "unique" to ... (show quote)

I've been feling all along that your computer should be adequate since your's is more up to date than mine and I have not operational complaints. Trix's thought to try the Photoshop free trial could show if it is your PC or or the software. It won't cost to try and could save you hundreds on a new graphics card.