RAM is almost always the answer! Even if you didn't ask the right
question. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/26/2010 6:18 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> I'm the same - dual core early 2.66mHz - 4gig. I've got a couple of
> terrabytes of storage so it ain't that. Just went to Lightroom 3 and
> CS5 - slow. Daren't even think about working with 16 bit files from
> the 5D2 - I end up with 120mB TIFFs with no layers!
> I think RAM is the answer. That's my next step.
> Andrew Fildes
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> On 27/09/2010, at 4:22 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>
>> Okay, so I'm running an early Mac Pro with 2, 3gig Intel dual-core
>> Xenon processors, 4 gigs of ram, 500mb hard drive on Snow Leopard.
>> The video card is a relatively new ATY,RadeonX1900. But the 'puter
>> seems to be feeling a bit infirm, at least when futzing around with
>> layered CS4 files. I'm wondering if another 8 gigs of ram would
>> significantly speed things up. Frankly, I'm not in the mood right
>> now to buy another computer. When I got this one I couldn't imagine
>> how I'd ever need any more than a dual-core 3 gig machine. Phew!
>> Also thinking of a RAID array to maybe make it faster, but if more
>> ram won't help, I may have to go ahead and bite the bullet for more
>> firepower.
>>
>> Any thoughts from the engineer types greatly appreciated.
>>
>> --Bob Whitmire
>> "Art's just fart without the eff."
>> www.bobwhitmire.com
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