On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:13:58 -0500, JD <JD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I'm in the process of purchasing parts for a new Windows XP home edition
>32 bit operating system based computer.
>
>I'm an amateur photographer but I use CS3 which is a memory/processor
>hog on my current computer so I'd like to optimize my new computer for
>CS3. On my current XP system I have 2GB of ram, an AMD 1.45GHz single
>core processor and 128 MB of Video Ram and CS3 can be a little
>"sluggish" at times. Currently, under Preferences, Performance, I have
>1603MB of Available RAM and I'm letting CS3 use 1202MB which is 75% of
>the Available RAM. I currently have the Scratch Disk set on a different
>partition on my one hard drive. I have the History States set at 10 and
>the Cache Levels set at 6.
>
>I'm going to use an AMD 2.8 GHz dual core processor but there is a
>question as to how much RAM. 32 bit operating systems can only address
>4GB of memory so the more RAM on my video card the less memory address
>for the system RAM.
>
>I planned to install 4GB of dual layer RAM, which the new motherboard
>sup****ts, and a 1GB video card. Because of the OS memory address limit
>of 4GB, I'm only going to be able to address 3GB or less of the system
>memory because of the 1GB on the video card.
>
>I'm not a gamer. Is CS3 going to really benefit from having a video card
>with 1GB of ram or can I go with either 256MB or 512MB of RAM on the
>video card?
>
>I also plan to have two hard drives so I can put the CS3 scratch disk on
>the second hard drive and use that drive for photo and data storage.
Sounds to me like you need something like this to increase video
memory. (no, I'm not a salesman... I just happen to be looking at this
one for my desktop system.)
EVGA GeForce 8500 GT Video Card - 1GB GDDR2, PCI Express, SLI Ready,
(Dual Link) DVI, VGA, HDTV ($76-26 mail in at Tiger)
EVGA GeForce 8500 GT Video Card
The EVGA NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500 GT 1GB graphics card offers the
features of the GeForce 8 Series architecture for an incredible value.
Essential for accelerating the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ experience,
the EVGA NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500 GT is designed to enhance the Windows
Vista Aero™ graphical 3D interface, allow you to play the latest
Microsoft DirectX® 9 and DirectX 10 games, and enjoy the ultimate HD
movie experience with PureVideo™ HD technology.
It's All About The "O"
This video card is very highly factory overclocked. EVGA has taken the
GeForce 8500 GT GPU and equipped it with 1GB of GDDR2, increased the
stream processors from 16 to 32, and increased the shader clock to
918MHz (vs. 900MHz standard).
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