"John Hornbuckle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 05/12/2008 08:29:20 PM:
> My Pentium D is only 2.8 GHz, so you?ve got me beat there. I?ve also > got just 2 GB of RAM. I use Photoshop, but not working with huge > images and no video editing. I don?t think you can do 4 GB without > going 64-bit, right? You can install 4G, but XP won't see more than ... 3.2G? ... of it. Even on 64 bit XP/Vista, Photoshop CS3 won't use more than 4G for images, and 2G for cache. > My system rates 4.7 on the Windows Experience Index, with the lowest > subscore being on the processor. Haven't bothered running the Experience yet ... > > > John > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 4:00 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Why XP is doomed > > > Really ... I have a Pentium D, 3GHz, 2M RAM. You think if I bumped > the RAM to 4G that Vista would be OK with it? I mostly use this PC > for photoediting (Photoshop CS3), and video editing (which in my > case is converting PAL to NTSC, or making a DVD out of AVI files, > using Nero 7). > > Feel free to reply offlist .... > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
