On 2012-09-11 1:25, Tom C wrote:
I'd like an i7 CPU. I can't tell the difference between the various versions of it. Yeah I see the minor differences in speed and cache, but in real noticeable terms what does that mean? Is it worth $200 or $500 for a different version? I suspect not.
It's not to me. And certainly not the difference between a $200 or $300 "normal" i7 versus the $1000 "extreme" versions. I doubt you'd notice any difference in daily operations for photo management and editing.
More RAM? I think that could make a noticeable difference. 16G vs 24G vs 32G? I have no idea other than that more could be better but also possibly overkill.
You might be right. I haven't used the Adobe products in some time, but working with 4k x 3k scans of 35mm frames, back when I did use them, Photoshop would eat swap space like a dog in an Alpo bag if I did much at all with the image.
Actually, I'll change my mind a bit, and suggest getting one with some SSD for swap (desktop) or for main storage (laptop) rather than the extra 16GB of memory.
I haven't researched the mSATA drive stuff that's available. Can someone explain what that means?
Can't help there. I've used SATA and eSATA but not mSATA.
My gut tells me that in addition to CPU, RAM and SSD drives are the items that will enhance performance as far as speed is concerned. The slowest component in a system will drag down all other others.
Completely agree, I'm just suggesting that RAM and SSD (I/O speed) will have a bigger impact than the difference between a Core i5, Core i7, or AMD "Bulldozer" CPU.
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