Hi,
I retouch photos for our wedding company and my boss recently authorized me to spend about $1000 (might have a little flex if I can really convince him it'd save time) or so to make my system faster. I'm currently running a Dell Dimension 4700 with 1.5gb ram, 2.8ghz Intel cpu, ATI All in Wonder 9800 (or some such, I'm not at my work computer at the moment) PCI-E vid card, and a serial ATA 70gb drive.
Some of the slowest things going on are:
1) Downloading of pictures to the computer. (Seems same whether I download them directly from our Nikon D70 or from our 12 in one card reader.)
2) Creation of thumbnails and previews in Adobe Bridge
3) Conversion of files from RAW to jpg
My thoughts are that, since I've recently upgraded to a nicer vid card it may be time to look into CPU upgrades. Or memory perhaps? Not really sure. Whatever would speed up previewing and batch processing of files would be a real help.
Should I bother going 64-bit? Would I find anything that supports it yet within a reasonable price range? (I currently use Photoshop CS2)
What about dual-core processors? Better that way? Or should I look into a dual CPU motherboard perhaps?
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Noah
I retouch photos for our wedding company and my boss recently authorized me to spend about $1000 (might have a little flex if I can really convince him it'd save time) or so to make my system faster. I'm currently running a Dell Dimension 4700 with 1.5gb ram, 2.8ghz Intel cpu, ATI All in Wonder 9800 (or some such, I'm not at my work computer at the moment) PCI-E vid card, and a serial ATA 70gb drive.
Some of the slowest things going on are:
1) Downloading of pictures to the computer. (Seems same whether I download them directly from our Nikon D70 or from our 12 in one card reader.)
2) Creation of thumbnails and previews in Adobe Bridge
3) Conversion of files from RAW to jpg
My thoughts are that, since I've recently upgraded to a nicer vid card it may be time to look into CPU upgrades. Or memory perhaps? Not really sure. Whatever would speed up previewing and batch processing of files would be a real help.
Should I bother going 64-bit? Would I find anything that supports it yet within a reasonable price range? (I currently use Photoshop CS2)
What about dual-core processors? Better that way? Or should I look into a dual CPU motherboard perhaps?
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Noah
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