Best processor for Photoshop

I'm buying a new system running Windows 7, 64-bit. Does CS3 take advantage of the triple memory channel on the i7-9xx series? The turbo on the i7-8xx is apparently much better, but it's only dual channel memory.
I am generally processing dng files that have gone through DXO Optics Pro (very big)

Guru3D isn't the best source for SSD reviews, they just used synthetic benchmarks. They dedicated only half a page to real world performance which they didn't bother to test thoroughly.
I've seen very few reviews showing performance gain from running SSD's as scratch disks and they all looked shady to me (wouldn't put it past them to run their tests only one time). Sure, SSD's have gotten faster than traditional drives (as long as you stay away from JMicron controllers) but how visible is that performance difference in Photoshop?
Then there's also the workload, how hard is Photoshop hitting the HDD's while you're doing your job? i doubt that you'll see much improvement if most of the work is carried out in ram. Without any reliable benchmarks i can only guess but my guess is that it's not worth buying an SSD unless you already have 12gb of ram and still see the HDD activity LED blinking like crazy.

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What is the best laptop for Photoshop Elements 10 ?

I have HP Pavilion g6 Notebook,i5-245M 2.5GHZ, 4 GB mwmory, 64-bit Operating system window 7, Radeon Graphics, Eidtior not working , I get error message ( Unable to continue because of hardware or system error,Sorry,but this error in unercoverable).
So I want to give this one to my son, and I want to bay new One for me,
but i do not want to have same Error with my new Laptop,
So any one know what is the best Laptop for PhotoShop Elements 10 ?
Thanks for Helping me .

I would suggest a machine with a multi-core processor and plenty of storage as photo files take up quite a lot of room over time. Many laptops have a screen resolution of 1366 x 768 and whilst elements will run OK some menu functionality will be missing if the display is not at least 800 pixels in height. A resolution of 1600 x 900 would be much better.
Independent advice is best, such as Which, UK. You can get a trial membership for as little as £1 to access their recommendations.
http://www.which.co.uk/technology/computing/reviews/laptops/best-buy/verdict/

Choosing the best processor for the tasks

I am looking into purchasing a new mac pro to use as a server and am trying to select the best processor for task.
I will have at least 20 clients. This will mostly be used as a file server. The team would like to be working on the server with Photoshop and AfterEffects files. What processor is best for this requirement?
3.5GHz 6-core with 12MB of L3 cache [Subtract $3,000.00]
3.0GHz 8-core with 25MB of L3 cache [Subtract $1,500.00]
2.7GHz 12-core with 30MB of L3 cache
What other kind of infrustructure should I invest in?
Please note I will be opting for 64GB of RAM.

The Mac Pro is really a very expensive server. You are probably better suited with a Mac mini Server.
The Pro has two video cards you will never use. The Pro has 5, 7, or 11 cores you will never use unless you are making this an AfterEffects render node. The Pro has very little internal storage and no option for redundant internal storage. The Pro is very expensive and is designed and marketed as a workstation (a powerful one at that). The Pro is a unit that should be used by a user, not operating 24 hours a day and doing nothing for 16 of those hours.
That being the case, a Mac mini with 16 GB of RAM is more than enough for a 20 person department. Invest in a quality ethernet switch and good wiring.
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I'm looking at the dell Inspiron Desktop 4th Generation Intel Core i5 Processor for photoshop work versus the Dell XPS 8700 i7 IS IT WORTH SPENDING THE EXTRA $400?

I'm looking at the dell Inspiron Desktop 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processor for photoshop work versus the Dell XPS 8700 i7 IS IT WORTH SPENDING THE EXTRA $400? my old desktop is a AMD about 5 years old so there will be a huge change in speed to what I am use to
Here are the specks on both:
Inspiron
Processor
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-4460 Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz)
Operating System
Help Me Choose
Windows® 8.1 (64Bit) English
Memory2
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz (4GBx2)
Hard Drive
1TB 7200 rpm SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive
Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® 705 1GB DDR3
Ports
Front
(2) USB 2.0, MCR 8:1, Mic and Headphone Jacks
Rear
Four USB 2.0 connectors , Two USB 3.0 connectors, HDMI, VGA, RJ-45 (10/100/1000 Ethernet), 3-stack audio jacks supporting 5.1 surround sound
Media Card Reader
Integrated 8-in-1 Media Card Reader
(supports Secure Digital (SD), Hi Speed SD (SDXC), Hi Capacity SD (SDHC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), Multimedia Card (MMC), Multimedia Card Plus (MMC Plus), xD-Picture Card(XD))
Memory Slots
2 DIMM Slots
Chassis
Bluetooth
BT 4.0 via 1705 WLAN card
Chipset
Intel® H81 PCH
Power
300 Watt Power Supply
XPS 8700
Processor
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4790 processor (8M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz)
Operating System
Help Me Choose
Windows 8.1 (64Bit) English
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Memory2
12GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz (4GBx2 + 2GBx2)
Hard Drive
1TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive 6.0 Gb/s
Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 4GB DDR3
CPU Thermal
86W
Graphics Thermal
225W/150W/75W
Power
460W, optional 80 PLUS Bronze, 85% efficient, supply available on ENERGY STAR configurations
Ports
Bays
Support for 4 HDD bays: including (3) 3.5” HDDs
–Capable of 1 SSD and 3 HDD configuration
Media Card Reader
19-in-1 Card Reader (CF Type I, CF Type II, Micro drive, mini SD, MMC, MMC mobile, MMC plus, MS, MS Pro, MS Pro Duo, MS Duo, MS Pro-HG, RS-MMC, SD, SDHC Class 2, SDHC Class 4, SDHC Class 6, SM, xD)
Slots
Memory Slots
4 DIMM

From my personal experience, I wouldn't go for an Integrated card. This is one of the most important components for Photoshop, so invest in a decent graphics card (ATI or NVidia). It doesn't have to be a really exepensive one - I have been using ATI Radeon with 256MB of RAM on my Dell Studio for almost two years and it still rocks! (even when I work with 3D in Ps CS5 Extended).
I would also invest in more RAM (this can be added easily - I bought extra 4GB as my Studio came with 3GB).
I wouldn't worry about the processor - I'm on Intel Core 2 Duo - and it works very very well, it's very quick which is very important as I'm training Photoshop.
I hope this helps.

Best Monitor for Photoshop??

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone can suggest what the best monitors for photoshop digital painting/editing etc are at the moment??
I still use a crt as I've heard years ago that their colour depth were alot better than lcd's or tft's that were around then. I'd assume that's no longer the case. Can someone please suggest what the best monitors currently are?
I'm also considering using a 42 inch Pioneer PDP 4280XD full HD 1080P flatscreen Television as a monitor. Would anyone know how that would work in compared to a good quality monitor?
Thanks for any help in advance!

A 42" TV is not a good solution, innacurate colors, huge pixels.
Get a LCD, with a IPS or a MVA or PVA panel, with LED backlighting if you can afford it.
The 22" are usually TN change color according to the angle of vision, and dither some colors. They are cheaper, but not a good choice (you said "best"
Lots of users go for 24" Dells, for the price and quality.
I use two 24" when I can, with one portrait, the other landscape. Useful when one uses bridge to keyword pictures, or simply to review photos the way they were shot.
Top of the crop are Eizo, NEC.
There are places with comparative tests...

What's the best Mac for Photoshop?

I daily work on layered photoshop files, up to 10 (ten) GB. I currently have a G5 with 8 gb of ram. I finally can afford to upgrade to a faster computer and need to figure out if the 8core 2.93GHZ at $5,899 is the best buy for me. The 8 core 2.26GHZ is $3299. For an additional $2500 I would need to know that I will get at least 15% increase in speed. I remember back in the day when I picked out the fastest g5, when I later compared it to a slower G5, the difference in speed was barely noticeable, and when I upgraded to 8GB of RAM I discovered that photoshop could only take advantage of 2 GB.
Does photoshop benefit from 8core vs 4 core?
Will an 8 core 2.26ghz be faster than a 4 core 2.93GHZ when working in photoshop?
Is there something new coming out, so I would benefit from waiting with my purchase?

I work on big files, tho not that big.
For many of the time-critical things I do in Photoshop seem to be single-processor, so even tho I have an 8-core machine, often only one is being used. This includes things like flatening and saving. So I am not sure that (unless you have other programs running) you would ever see an advantage to more than 4 cores.
What I do notice when I work with big files, is that I keep a copy of Activity Monitor open, and whenever the green sector in memory goes to zero, my computer becomes unusably slow, and I usually reboot. I don't understand memory managment on the Mac, but whatever "inactive" means, it really means "swap yourself to death". So I have 14GB of RAM on my computer, and I usually don't run out even when dealing with big files. But I know that 8GB would not have been enough. Photoshop may not use more than 2GB, but it and the OS can cache materials and when those caches get too big, my computer comes to a halt. With your files, you may find 32GB to be useful.
What I have done is to burn a CD or DVD with one big psd/psb file and walk down to my local Apple Store. The machines there don't have much RAM, but you can get some feeling for 4 cores vs. 8 cores. Reboot them before you do anything.
One thing I would strongly recommend you do not try is what I did with my old G5--install a RAID. It only increased opportunities for losing files, and while it certainly sped up many file operations, I don't think any Photoshop operations were affected at all.
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Which MacBook Pro Processor for Photoshop and IMovie Projects?

I am a fine art photographer. I use my compuer mostly for Photoshop work. I am now starting to do some video, but nothing too intensive. I am currently using IMovie. I doubt I will ever use finalcut but you never know. So I am planning to get a 15" MBP with Hi-Res screen. the question is which processor? Dpong alot of Photoshop work and a little IMovie, do you think I should get the I7 or should I jsut get the base model? Either way I will max out the ram. thanks
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The CPU isn't as important as you might think. The difference between the slowest and fastest CPU is barely 10% -- and Photoshop should offload a lot of work to the GPU (which is the same, save for the amount of VRAM) for all of them.
Performance-wise, you'd probably do better concerning yourself with the amount of RAM you have installed, and maybe the hard disk speed (best go for the 500G 7200RPM model, or even the 512G sold-state if you can afford it). More RAM and a faster disk will provide greater performance boost than the faster CPU.

Best Mouse for Photoshop

Hello,
New to this forum. I appologize if Im not in the correct area, please point me. Wondering if anyone knew which mouse is best for Photoshop. ie: using magnetic lasso, fine touch up/restoration work etc ?
I have a tablet but my hand shake to much to use it anymore. So I need a replacement for it. I used to use a trackball on my pc some time ago but now I use a Macbook pro laptop.
I appreciate any suggestions on mice and I thank you now in advance for your expertise.
Sunny

Hi.
I second Mylenium's emotion. I've been using Logitech programmable mice for 10 years. Currently I'm using the MX Revolution (wireless). Still working after 5 years of heavy use. My previous Logitech mouse was still working fine after 6 years, but didn't like Vista when I got a new computer.
I have big hands, and the MX is a good fit. Righties only, sadly. It's big, heavy, and stable. It has a built in rechargeable battery, which I was leery of at first. But the battery last a long, long time, and it has never been an issue. It recharges in a cradle, and fast, which is good.
It's programmable, the most important feature to me. It has more programmable toggles and buttons than I use, but the ones I do use are golden. In addition to the normal mouse functions in their normal places, I have Shft, Ctrl, & Enter under my index finger. My thumb accesses Alt, Ctrl+Alt, & Ctrl+Alt+Shft under my thumb. The result being my right hand never leaves the mouse, and my left hand works the keyboard. It's fast and efficient, even when I don't know where I'm going. If that sounds too geeky, just program couple of buttons. The new MX is still $100 and is supposed to work with Mac OS® X 10.4 or later.
I know some folks like to keep it simple. Even if you don't program it, it's still a big, heavy, comfortable mouse with great performance.
A critical element in my mousing nirvana is the gel filled wrist pad. It reduces fatigue and the chance of carpel tunnel and such. And just as important, it stabilizes my wrist so my hand movements are more sure. The speed of the mouse is a factor too. My mouse is set to "Fast", with moderate "Acceleration". This way I can reach the whole screen without moving my wrist or lifting the mouse. Saves time and fatigue. And of course a good chair set at the right height and the desk at the right height help.
FWIW.
Peace,
Lee
(Logitech Marketing Dept: You know where to send the check.)

What is the best replacement for Photoshop from the App Store?

One of the things I miss is my ability to use Photoshop with earlier OS versions. I do keep a MacBook Pro to the side of my desktop iMac so I can still use Photoshop.
My questions is....can anyone suggest a suitable replacement for Photoshop that I can use with the latest versions of OS? I have already tried Pixelator but it does not have some of the features that I really beed (like drop shadow).
Thanks in advance.
-MacPaige

MacPaige wrote:
I have already tried Pixelator but it does not have some of the features that I really beed (like drop shadow).
Could have fooled me!

Mac versus PC - which is best value for photoshop?

Hi my background is as a Graphic Designer (accustomed to using macs). However I recently decided to go freelance as an illustrator/graphic artist. I paint in photoshop using texture brushes and also scan in my drawings. The work i do crunches alot of memory and i'm looking to get a new mac pro or a pc to allow me to work as my imac is having a heartattack every time i use a brush. Initially i was looking to get a mac as this is what i am used to but looking at the prices of the memory it seems to cost more than the mac itself , and for my heavy photoshop work i'm gonna need alot of memory.
Are PCs a better option financially or is it best to stick with a mac? I've heard alot of stuff about how PCs are much more prone to viruses, but some people have also told me that the memory is alot cheaper to buy. Does photoshop run ok on PCs?
Anyway I dont have alot of money as i'm just starting out so i don't really want to spend loads on a mac pro if I can get a PC that does the same job for alot less. Does anyone have any clear advice/experience on the subject?

I have had both systems at home for over 15 years, and started out working on pre mac/pc graphics systems so I do not believe to be biased. A big factor in your decision should be is do you already own mac or pc software, and which platform you want to stay on? Photoshop and the creative suite runs fine on the pc and has now for a long time.
The benefits I find of each are:
PC
Cheaper hardware and upgrades (EG: 2nd Internal DVD drive)
Can buy hardware at you local electronic appliance store in case of emergency
A few more software plug-ins and choices
Mac
Less downtime due to virus/mallware
Less hardware problems
Less software problems
Will not need to convert fonts using crossfont for mac clients
Can play DVDs without having to buy third party player.
While the PC has more 3rd party maufacturors which drive prices down, that sometimes is a negative for the PC because hardware does not sync up as seamlessly. You may save money on the PC when initially buying your system, but in the long run you may use up more time trying to clean up viruses and incompatibilities. So they fall pretty equal and the decision really depends on the user and what suits your needs best and whom you will be working with.
Whether you are on pc or mac I encourage checking out the other side, as this adds to your way of thinking and to your arsenal of creative graphics solutions.

What is the best resource for photoshop brushes I can use commercially?

I have been down a hundred trails of photoshop brush websites where almost all of them don't allow commercial use of the brush, for art that will be "reproduced" into a product .
Most sites claim you can use the brush for commerical use, but they don't allow "reproductions" where I might make money using the brush to make a greeting card. Considering I'm an independent greeting card designer for large companies, that isn't possible.
I'm willing to pay for brushes, I just need ONE place I can go to, where I can purchase brushes withou copyright or permission hassles.
Many brush artists want "name credits" if I use their brush, but how that is possible when I use 20 different brushes on one design is beyond me.
I'm really tired of searching endless websites, only to find out when I download the brush set, there is an attachement from someone that says I must give a name credit if I use the brush. This is completly unrealistic.

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Trying to decide best options for photoshop performance.

Trade-offs ... System with ...
memory: 12GB DC DDR3 1600mhz (8+4 two total slots) + Intel HD Graphics OR
memory: 8GB (same as above) (4GBx2 with 4 slots) + NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 1GB?
processor same for both systems: 4th Generation Intel Core i5-4460 (6M cache)

That's a tough one to call Jain. Does the 12Gb system use on-board graphics, and if yes, how much memory is reserved for the graphics? That's significant because some Photoshop features have a minimum GPU requirement
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/photoshop-cs6-gpu-faq.html
Photoshop will use all the CPU cores available, and sometimes all threads depending on the filter being used, but it also uses the GPU. I guess I am leaning towards the 8Gb option with decent video card, but others might not agree.

Intel or AMD processor for Photoshop? ?

Ok so Im going to purchase a new computer and was wondering which processor works better with Photoshop? I have Elements 12 and would like to get Lightroom soon....please help?!

You may be missing a driver for your motherboard/ core3i processor or your harddrive/ SATA. Check your Device Manager for devices marked as problematic/ not working and install the necessary drivers. and don't get me wrong, but it really would be smart to install Win 7/ Win 8. You are crippling yourself in every way imaginable by hanging on to XP. You won't see any 3D features even if PS installs for instance...
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Can't use Graphics Processor for Photoshop CS6 on Windows 8

Hi,
I just got a fresh upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro (not beta) but then I can't use Photoshop that well. In the Preferences > Performance, I can't tick "Use Graphics Processor". I have an ATI graphics card and yep, I've already tried upgrading/reinstalling my graphics driver, even installing old ones -- and still, this doesn't solve my problem (even in its control panel, I can't seem to see the settings of the graphics card!)
Any ideas/suggestions on how to fix this? Thanks!

What display driver have you installed? And what is your card?
The ATI Catalyst 12.8 driver release claims to be compatible with Windows 8, though I haven't tried the combination myself yet.
Did you install Windows 8 as an upgrade or a clean install? The latter is always preferable.
I know a secret registry incantation that will force Photoshop to use the OpenGL subsystem no matter what, and I've used that to get GPU acceleration in a test installation in a virtual machine, but rather that put that forth just yet let's find out if you've done all you can the "above board" way first.
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HT4152 What is best processor for using Adobe Creative Suite 5.5?

About to purchase a laptop. Have strong committment to Apple products, so considering Apple's Macbook Pro, what should I request for graphics card or other customizable that will make use of Creative Suite smooth?

>> There is no doubt that using Adobe Creative Suite
has HUGE advantages.
>> It does
>> everything that Freehand used to do (the past tense
is deliberate - it
>> surely
>> can't survive forever), and a whole lot more... plus
more and more.
>
> This applies partly to Illustrator not to whole CS
including InDesign
> and Photoshop.
Did I miss the point or what? Anyway it is a bit strange to
compare
FreeHand with CS package.
There are still many things that are difficult to do with
multiple
programs that could be done just in FreeHand. Although
FreeHand has quite
poor body text controls (there are layout program like
options but they do
not really work) making for example a book jacket was more
simple and
faster. This is simply because area text in Illustrator is
very slow and
buggy as hell. Even the amount of text in the backcover can
take a lot of
time to adjust. Not to mention that Illustrator reflows text
in random
paragraps while making changes in just one.
I could use InDesign and import all the images and graphic
but that would
be even slower.
Like said I use Illustrator a lot and kinda like it
sometimes, but the
bugs are driving me nuts. Some of the bugs, still not fixed,
appeared in
version 10!!!!
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