Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks again, Richard looks like a custom-built job for me. Best Douglas On 13.03.2012 22:57, Richard Man wrote: > I would certainly go for a configurable box from someone rather than a name > brand. For us photographers, we really want the fastest CPU, but not > necessarily bazillion cores (e.g. 4 cores at 3 GHz of the same processor > will be better than 8 cores at 2.66 Ghz - for the SAME processor), the > mostest memory (8Gb minimum, 16GB is much better and 32GB will get > diminished return) and just a plain decent card and the fastest SATA drive. > > For $3000-$4000, in US, I could get i7 @3GHz, may be 8 cores (again 4 would > be fine), at least 16 GB, probably more like 32GB, 2 TB 10,000 RPM drive > and a decent card easily. So you are good to go. > > Just a few other drives for continuous backup, but they are cheap. > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Douglas Sharp<douglas.sharp at gmx.de> > wrote: > >> Thanks Richard, I'll look into it. >> >> Or what do you think of these people? >> >> http://www.happyware.de/en/ >> >> They're more or less just up the road from me, close to Hamburg - I >> translated some marketing stuff for them recently - and they appear offer >> some pretty good custom deals. >> >> Maybe I'll ask them for a quote. I'm thinking of a limit of 2-2.5 thousand >> euros - so that should get me quite a bit of power and speed. >> >> Best >> Douglas >> >> >> On 13.03.2012 21:00, Richard Man wrote: >> >>> Doug, get the i7 machine and load it with at least 16 GB. 32 GB if you >>> can >>> afford it. If you can't afford SSD, then get the 10,000 RPM drive. >>> >>> The video card won't make much difference for Photoshop. Just get a >>> decent >>> one with at least 512MB. >>> >>> Run Win7 x64 of course. >>> >>> Your quality of life will improve a lot :-) >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Douglas Sharp<douglas.sharp at >>> gmx.de>** >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Mark, >>>> thanks for the advice - I'm currently looking at Lenovo Workstations >>>> with >>>> lots of number-crunching abilities that can speed up my translation >>>> databases and not slow down to a crawl when using Photoshop CS (I'm >>>> currently working with 250 MB files of scanned mining maps and it is S l >>>> o >>>> w! - only 2.4GBs of RAM). >>>> >>>> Anyone heard anything particularly good or bad about Lenovo? >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Douglas >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13.03.2012 17:52, Mark Pope wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Doug, >>>>> I would be inclined to install Lightroom3 on the Windows 7 machine >>>>> first, >>>>> then migrate your images/catalogue over by exporting it from the XP >>>>> machine, then import on the Windows 7 machine. Only when you're >>>>> satisfied >>>>> that everything is working satisfactorily on the Windows 7 machine >>>>> would I >>>>> upgrade. >>>>> You may also have to copy any settings you have made in the print >>>>> module, >>>>> for example for any bespoke print sizes, as these aren't part of the >>>>> catalogue. >>>>> Printer profiles will also need to be installed on the new machine. >>>>> >>>>> Have fun! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mark Pope, >>>>> Swindon, Wilts >>>>> UK >>>>> >>>>> Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk >>>>> Blog >>>>> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/****blog<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/**blog> >>>>> <http://www.monomagic.co.**uk/blog<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog>> >>>>> Picture a week (2010) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/** >>>>> index.php?gallery=paw/2010<htt**p://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.** >>>>> php?gallery=paw/2010<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010> >>>>> Picture a week (2009) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/** >>>>> index.php?gallery=paw/2009<htt**p://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.** >>>>> php?gallery=paw/2009<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009> >>>>> (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/** >>>>> index.php?gallery=paw/2008<htt**p://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.** >>>>> php?gallery=paw/2008<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See >>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>>> more information >>>> >>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >