Does LR take advantage of multi-core processors?

Nick

Eric,
Conventional wisdom says you would see some improvement. My experience says that you would get more performance from a faster processor if it was a Core 2 Duo 6600 or better. Then the extra RAM would come into its own. There are lots of things you can do to improve where you are and they should carry over into a new computer. Like:
1 Compact the LR database using this tool. Don't forget to backup
first.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlitebrowser/
2. Get more RAM, about 2 GB should do.
3. Get a second HD if you only have one.
4. Put a second pagefile on the second HD, leaving one on the C:
drive.
5. Set all of the pagefiles to 1.5xRAM size. Both MIN and MAX values.
6. Optimize for apps not system cache.
7. Make sure any antivirus does not scan the LR files when they
are accessed or when starting up.
8. If you don't process large volumes of photos frequently, turn
off the Render 1.1 previews at Import.
9. Make sure you are running XP SR2. [sort of a given]
10. Get the pagefile defrag s/w from MS here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/PageDefrag.mspx
No guarantees though. These helped me. I have a Core 2 Duo 6600 with 2GB Ram.
Mel

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