Desktop spec for cs5

Hi Everyone
I'm really sorry to post this as your all probably sick to death of these but i really need your advice as you ladies n gents know whats required to get the best from this software and I'm new to this and don't want to spend cash I don't need to or spend my cash only to find I should have got a more powerful processor etc,
I need to know if the below spec will alow me to get the best out of cs5 with no or very little lag, also is the graphics card upto scratch? it is CUDA enabled but is it powerful enough? I have added 2 hard drives as I have heard it's prefferable to have the software seperate from all your other stuff?
I appreciate any advice
Processor
Intel Quad Core Processor i7-930 (2.80GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS P6T7 WS Supercomputer: supports CUDA technology
Memory
12GB TRI-DDR3 1333MHz (3 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
PNY QUADRO FX580 512MB GDDR3 CUDA enabled
Hardrive 1
150 GB
Hardrive 2
1 TB
Operating system
Windows 7 pro 64 Bit
22" HD Monitor
I have blueray drives ect in wish list but I think the main bits are listed above

Yes, there are risks involved in overclocking.  The hardware that you have specified is more than up to the task, though.
This is not the forum to learn how to do that. All it really involves is making some BIOS settings changes and keeping the i7 processor temperature within spec while running extreme stress programs (LinX or Intel Burn Test) for an hour. Be sure to get a huge heatsink for your processor. All I can do is point you here, and you'll have to decide if that's something that you might want to learn how to do.
http://www.evga.com/forums/tt.aspx?forumid=4
Look in the top section for the threads that have the word "Overclock" in them.
The new generataion VelociRaptor drives (faster, less power than the older generation) come in 450 GB and 600 GB. Not sure why anyone would buy the 450 GB version, as the 600 GB is only $10 more....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136555&cm_re=velociraptor_600gb-_ -22-136-555-_-Product

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    Thanks for your reply. So can I run Photoshop on my laptop and on my desktop with the same serial key - if I don't use them at the same time? I did buy from Adobe.com in the first place and can find my serial key when I log in to MyAdobe but I cannot find any place to download CS5 for my laptop. I'm really frustrated - I've wasted hours on this. The link you kindly provided took me to somewhere with links to download older versions of Photoshop but these didn't work for me. I thought it was coz I am trying to download from Dubai - where I am currently working - but I tried a VPN and this didn't work either. Honestly, I am astounded. When you buy software from anyone else it's really simple to use on a second computer. I think things couldn't be more complicated on Adobe.com! I guess the only solution is for me to make a long distance call to Adobe USA then?
    Thanks again
    D.

  • Mac Conversion for CS5 Nightmare

    After seeing the FCP Supermeet at NAB this year I decided to make the switch to CS5.5
    I took the following Mac and made these changes to upgrade the Mac in prep for CS5.5:
    Intel Mac 3,1 Quad Core 2008
    3Ghz
    Up'ed the Ram to 32Gb DDR2
    Clean Install (Erase/Reformat) 320Gb 7200RPM Operating System Drive and installed 64 bit Snow Leopard
    Installed updates to make Snow Leopard 10.6.7 version
    Installed base driver for new Quadro 4000 for the Mac graphics card (because of Apple partial support you have to use an older graphics card to install this driver BEFORE you install the Quadro 4000 physically)
    Physically installed the Quadro 4000
    Installed the Cuda driver
    Updated the Cuda driver to current driver using the Cuda Panel interface
    Installed CS5.5 from DVD disc set
    Have separate 750Gb 7200RPM media drives
    Have an external 600mbps read/write dual channed 0 Raid array for media as well
    NIGHTMARE!
    Can barely play 1 track of h.264 video/audio on an HDSLR timeline preset
    Can barely play 1 track fo video/audio on XDCAM EX 720p 24fps that comes with Adobe CS5 Classroom in a Book
    Playback stutters and drops frames, audio glitches even when Playback Resolution is dropped down to 1/2 and 1/4 resolution
    I have used both the Playback with Mercury and GPU acceleration and Mercury Engine Software only - same resulting stuttering playback
    Watching graphical CPU usage  when playing back single track and there seems to be plenty of headroom
    Media is stored on drive and raid separate from operating system drive. Scratch drive is on drive separate from Op Sys drive
    The only out of spec component with this Mac is I am missing "Core Audio sound card"
    But I have seen all sorts of Mac laptops running multiple tracks of HD with all kinds of effects applied and they played/scrubbed through the composition like butter.
    Any idea - this MacPro tower with 32Gb and Quadro 4000 cuda card should tear it up with CS5.5

    All our other edit bays are still at 32bit Leopard and are on jobs.
    We pulled this one and did the noted conversion that we are having the problems with.
    I guess your testing is both good news - the 3,1 model CAN be converted over and do a decent job.
    I assume your co-worker's 3,1 had a Quadro 4000 for the Mac graphics card?
    No choppy dropped frames at 1/2 or 1/4 playback resolution?
    Bad news is the only idea I have left is start all over again and see if that changes it.
    One new item to note, this morning on boot-up, when opening the "About this Mac" panel, the internal bong sound starts going off repeatedly (as if you are holding down a keyboard key continuously. And the scroll bars could not be used - when you drag one down and let go, they pop back up to the top. The only way to stop this all was to re-boot.
    Yesterday I re-installed FCP and that gave me back the codec for nanoFlash XDCAMHD 422 files (and probably a lot of other missing codecs).
    I then opened up a matching sequence in Premiere CS5.5 and was able to import one of these files now - so your advice on the missing codec helped here.
    But when I placed this file on the timeline - video only - no audio, it stuttered and dropped frames no matter what resolution used for playback,
    Then, here is the most telling thing, I rendered the "entire workspace" (1 clip of video only - 20 secs in length) it took 2mins/52 seconds with all 8 cores maxing out to render it.
    I then got the green line above the video in the timeline - AND STILL THE VIDEO PLAYED BACK STUTTERING AND DROPPING FRAMES EVEN THOUGH RENDERED!!
    That seems to indicate I either have something wrong with the video card or it's drivers? And maybe this morning's boot up demonstrates that as well?
    What do you folks think?
    Thank you so much Todd for making the extra effort to help with my problem.
    So anyone following this issue, it appears to not be a CS5.5 issue - but an issue with my individual machine - or graphics card or driver. Would be interested to know what graphics card and drivers you folks were using for this test.

  • Spec for Adobe Premiere C5.5

    Hi There,
    I am trying to put a PC together to run with Windows 7 and with Adobe Creative Suite 5.5.
    Would the following spec be suitable to run with Adobe and the Matrox MX02?
    I would appreciate your feedback.
    Regards
    Wayne

    Wayne,
    Your previous system spec. that you requested feedback on was quite good:
    Pc spec for video editing
    Now you are talking about a slow clock speed dual Xeon, with only 12GB of RAM, Xonar sound and a Matrox MX02 - a system that has a lot of issues:
    - Dual Xeon's, unless you want to buck up to the $1700/each level of processors, cost lots and are not as good for CS5.5 as either a X58 6-core (i7-970, i7-980, i7-980x, i7-990x) or i7-2600k Sandy bridge CPU.
    - Matrox MX02 - I don't have any personal experience, but loads of users are complaining on this forum regarding issues with this card and CS5/CS5.5
    - Quadro 4000 - another expensive card that costs more and does not perform as well as GTX 500 series cards (i.e. GTX 560).
    - WD 1TB Enterprise drives in RAID 1 - again more $$$, and the wrong choice for RAID 1
    Bottom line, if your are building this yourself, go back to your last system design and more it forwards. Or, if you are hooking up with a local integrator and this is what they are telling you, call up ADK on Monday and get their thoughts of how to configure a system that best meets your needs; they may be mail order from where you live, but your life will be much better with their "remote" support!
    Regards,
    Jim

  • Video camera compatibility for CS5? what sequence setting do I use?

    I am new to the extraordinarily complex world of hard drive/hybrid cameras. I have always used tape and firewires with few problems. A student came in today with new camera she just bought a Panasonic SDR –H85. We downloaded a video file, but it would not import into Premiere. I also had no idea which of the dozen new sequence set-ups to use. How do I find out camera compatibility for CS5? (Adobe doesn’t list specific models.) And what sequence setting do I use?

    Thanks for your help! For some reason we had a hard time finding these specs. It looks like it is a SD camera, not a High Definition camera (the HD on the side of the camera mistakenly meant Hard Drive, not High Definition?)
    At any rate we now need to use the Adobe media encoder to convert the file so that we can import it into Premiere ….all with a loss of quality due to the re-rendering. (btw, what is the best file to re-render?). I suggested that the student who just bought it return it for a camera (preferably High Def) that will work in Premiere. Any suggestions?

  • I need to copy Photoshop to my new laptop. Previous one fried. Can't find my disc for CS5. Is there a way?

    I had to buy a new laptop because previous one fried. Can't find my disc for CS5 to install it. I have it installed on my desktop and would like to copy it from one to another. Is there a way to do this?

    Download the CS5 installer from Download CS5 products
    Install then enter your serial number.

  • Hi, can i change cc payment for cs5?

    Plese can some one help me to change the version of the licence? I just paid for the ilustrator cc the 25 euros for the mesual fee one year long and i realized that my computer can not use this last version. I can use cs5 but the serial number is not working for cs5 version. Please can I change the licence  to cs5 version or maybe i could just get the money back from illustrator cc version.
    Best regards,

    Melibranqui,
    You should be able to access an earlier version through the CC subscription; CS6 is the one between CS5 and CC.
    CS5 is no longer for sale.
    You may buy CS6, though.
    You can find the system requirements for CS6 here,
    http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/cs6-system-requirements.html
    and for CC here,
    http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/tech-specs.html
    Apart from that, you may try this specialized forum (where you may be able find the answer from previous threads),
    http://forums.adobe.com/community/download_install_setup
    or Customer Care (tick I Still Need Help and hope for an agent available for a chat),
    http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?product=illustrator&topic=downloading-installing-and-s etting-up
    or discuss the options with Adobe Support,
    http://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-connect/adobe-connect-phone-numbers.html

  • Confusing Specs for Master Collection

    Hi Folks,
    I have CS6 Master Collection from a download.  Now I need to buy a computer.  I'd prefer to get a laptop that's running Windows.  I know.  That's not the thing these days.  But the only support I can get where I live is for Windows and I need a smaller computer.  It's hard to run for the border with a desktop under your arm.  And I travel a lot, too.  The areas where I work don't have cloud access, generally.
    I'm at the beginning of this process and I'm learning.  Forgive me ahead of time if I make blunders.  It's OK to send me in the right direction.
    The minimum specs for CS6 are a bit confusing.  I'll get more than the minimums, once I figure out the direction.  Here's what I see as the big points.  They're straight from Adobe's system requirements for CS6.
    Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor with 64-bit support; Intel Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor required for Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Encore; Intel Core i7 processor required for SpeedGrade
    Optional (I'll get this if I can): 7200 RPM or faster hard drive (multiple fast disk drives, preferably RAID 0 configured, recommended) for v
    RAM (I'll get more than this) 2GB of RAM (4GB recommended) for 32 bit; 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended) for 64 bit
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    Any ideas you can send my way would be much appreciated.
    Thanks
    CS

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