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What processor for a new Windows Comp
JimClark
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Looking at getting a new tower for home. What processor are people using with LR and Photoshop CS6 now days. I7? also would like recommendations for memory and video card
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-Photoshop
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/25
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2012/-33-Adobe-Photoshop-CS-6,3169.html
-Lightroom
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5522/intel-core-i7-4770k-haswell-4th-gen-cpu-and-z87-express-chipset-review/index8.html
-For memory 8GB or more, in Photoshop is easy to know if more memory is needed, just check the
Efficiency percentage.
http://blogs.adobe.com/crawlspace/2012/10/how-to-tune-photoshop-cs6-for-peak-performance.html
-For graphic card any modern one will be ok
http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Photoshop-CS6-GPU-Acceleration-161/
but for 10-bit output check
http://www.imagescience.com.au/kb/questions/152/10+Bit+Output+Support
Build Your Own PC http://www.tomshardware.com/t/build-your-own/articles/
I did look at the i7's but the extra cost didn't justify small increase in speed.
I have 16GB ram and a pretty standard 1GB video card. Good for 2D not so good for 3D but I don't play games so not a problem.
I also have an SSD for the OS which makes a very big difference. All data etc is on SATA drives.