Severin:
On 23/10/2005, at 11:16 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:
At the moment I am dealing with very large Photoshop CS2 files,
like 650MB, large intrinsic size, many layers, masks etc and my
G4/400 is really struggling, taking typically 5 minutes for a
save. Long times are spent with disk swapping and something like
2GB is swallowed up by system and photoshop swap files. I have
1.3GB RAM and stacks of free disk space. I realise that I really
need more processor grunt but wonder if the modest investment in
bringing the RAM up to the maximum 2GB will be a significant help.
Sounds like your workflow is disk-bound. You can spring for a faster
hard disk (more RPM, more cache and/or lower access), or add more
memory.
512M PC133 SDRAM Memory = $95
Western Digital 120GB Hard Disk, 7200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, 8.5 ms access
= $95
Another strategy is to put the PS scratch file on a different, faster
hard disk.
Can anyone advise on this. Alternatively, of course if anyone has
a DP G5 that is not wanted I will happily accept it as a gift!
Thanks in advance, for the advice anyway, I live in hopes for the G5.
Since the release of the new G5's you should be able to get good
deals out of ebay or perhaps your friendly neighbourhood Apple store:
http://computers.search.ebay.com.au/G5_Computers-
IT_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8QQsacatZ160
Cheers, Glen Low
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