bobmcculloch wrote:
I would advise an Intel processor, have an AMD desktop and an Intel laptop, refer to my AMD as Absent Minded Dummy, really has trouble doing more than one thing at a time, new laptop I went back to Intel, at least 6 meg ram, as big of HD as you can, USB 3 ports, BTW because of performance issues laptop does all photo editing, Bob.
Bob, "Absent Minded Dummy" is what AMD really means? Really, NO!!! you use a blanket statement to demean a product, like the old FORD "Frequently on Road Dead" etc...
The computer for serious graphics processing is usually custom built which in today's world may come as a package with alternative upgrades. Both AMD and Intel make great processors, but usually Intel is the better, but how good does better have to be. For most people the $/performance issue is important, obviously AMD is the choice for that issue. Better to spend the money on the top line "last-year" gaming graphics card and 16 gig of fast memory.
Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz 9,372 $1,459.00
Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz 9,258 $1,550.00
Intel Xeon W3680 @ 3.33GHz 9,233 $606.99
Intel Xeon E5-1620 @ 3.60GHz 9,198 $360.72*
Intel Core i7-3920XM @ 2.90GHz 9,164 $1,096.00*
AMD FX-8350 8-Core @4.20GHz 9,128 $194.66
From:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.htmlHumm big price difference! :thumbup: :thumbup:
You have a choice of graphics cards that ALL are good for graphics.... after all, they are Gaming cards ...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-2.html
Which OP system is best... depends...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2406668,00.asp
Maximum ram for various systems is discussed:
http://didyouknow.org/maximum-ram-on-windows-7-and-windows-8/The author comments there:
"youre a home user planning to do some advanced picture or video editing, you should also consider upgrading to the 64-bit Windows 8 platform. Another way to make your PC faster still is to replace your HDD (hard disc drive) with a SSD (Solid State Drive). Typically, the read/write seek time on a HDD is anything from 2.9 ms to 12 ms while that of a SSD is a mere 0.1 ms (milliseconds)."
Running a 64 bit OP system you use the Max Ram supported because:
" ... Photoshop CS6 running in 64-bit mode, the program can directly access as much RAM as the computer supports ... "
http://blogs.adobe.com/crawlspace/2012/10/how-to-tune-photoshop-cs6-for-peak-performance.html#memoryIN SUMMARY: To have a good system for PS or for PSP or GIMP editing, it is a mater of money and the return for the money invested and I hate to go against the flow.. what you really need... personally i have a hard time thinking of micro seconds... seconds sure, but not minor differences of a second or two to mod my photo. There is no one combo of parts for that new desk top computers and where you put your money is a preference game... oh, wow love the new mod cases with psy lighting from xoxide... oooooo wow aaaa!!:thumbup: :roll:
http://www.xoxide.com/watcoolkit.html PS: Bob, use 2 HD one for storage of photos,,, aaa another for backup. There is a great pushbutton system for turing the on and off. I can run 4 smaller ones,,, less chance of disaster with HD failure... happens you know... and the bigger the more expensive and pushing the limit can be more problematic,,, not sure if HD with TB are more failure prone...
Have a good day ,,, have a good photo day and a good computer day. d/p