Your existing computer specs and/or dream specs

photolady95 · 08-06-2012, 09:37 AM

My existing computer:
New 8 core
Gigabyte GA-970A- D3 Full ATX Motherboard
AMD FX 8120 3.1Ghz
Corsair 8GB Memory
60GB SSD SATA 3
640GB WD SATA 3
Geforce 550 Ti 1GB Vid card
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Antec Three Hundred Mid tower
Xion PSU 700W
Built by me this weekend.

Last edited by photolady95; 09-07-2012 at 01:58 PM.

Ratmagiclady · 08-06-2012, 01:00 PM

Dream specs: An AI that can understand a Boston accent.

And a holographic darkroom.

A scanner that ever works? Would a printer be too much to ask?

Or a dehumidifier and some fixer and paper, come to think of it.

Sorry, I'm just going to get back in the DeLorean, try this with another timeline. It'll be all right.

**Kerrowdown** · 09-05-2012, 01:34 PM

I think I'm lucky enough to have just received my dream machine from Apple.

iMac 27", i7 3.4GHz, 16GB DDR3 1333 MHZ, Radeon HD 6970M with 2048 MB VRAM, OS Mountain Lion 64 bit.

Just installed Adobe Lightroom 4 & Photoshop CS6.

That's me all good to go, well apart from the learning curve, been a few changes since CS3

reeftool · 09-06-2012, 10:43 PM

I'm fixing to build something new. My dream? I want to be able to upload a few hundred RAW shots into Lightroom without it slowing to a crawl after editing about 50 or so.

magkelly · 09-07-2012, 05:20 AM

Once I get the new video card, the extra RAM and the better power unit in this machine the Dell will be my perfect machine pretty much. It's been a good computer this Dell actually. I could use more RAM definitely and the native video card was only so-so but mostly it's fine. I am thinking I am going to have to get a bigger monitor eventually though. I always thought 22" was enough but between the graphics and the games I've become addicted to playing I think I need a bigger one or I'll probably go blind....:P

JohnBee · 09-07-2012, 05:38 AM

My dream machine doesn't exist (yet).
But when it does, it will mean 0 wait times following image processing tasks

It would also be controlled by my mind(why not?). Such things as keyboard, mice and pens are just so yesterday.

Anyways, back on earth, I could do with a water cooled/overclocked i7(latest architecture). 24GB RAM, 2 x 240GB SSD drives(one for OS, one for scratch), 4 x 2TB HDD in RAID-10 configuration. The rest is pretty much standard I suppose. Even though... it still trudges through 36MP composites and so were a long ways from being there imo.

Lupine · 09-07-2012, 01:08 PM

Most of these look like they are built for serious gaming, not photo processing!

I built this Win7 PC earlier this year. It's primarily for home office, photo editing, some light gaming, etc.

AMD FX-4100 3.6 Quad-Core CPU
ASRock MB-970 Extreme 4 mobo (5x SATA 3, 6x USB 3.0)
Crucial M4 64GB SSD (boot drive)
Seagate Barracuda 1.5GB SATA III (2x, RAID 1, data drive)
Liteon BR/DVD-RW/CD-RW optical drive
Seasonic M12II 80Plus Bronze 620W power supply
16GB Kingston Hyper-X Blu 1600MHz RAM (4x4GB)
Gigabyte Radeon 6770 1GB video card
NXT Source Elite mid-tower case

What I really need is a good, 24" IPS monitor.

08-06-2012, 01:00 PM	#17
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Dream specs: An AI that can understand a Boston accent. And a holographic darkroom. A scanner that ever works? Would a printer be too much to ask? Or a dehumidifier and some fixer and paper, come to think of it. Sorry, I'm just going to get back in the DeLorean, try this with another timeline. It'll be all right. Last edited by Ratmagiclady; 08-06-2012 at 01:06 PM.

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08-06-2012, 09:37 AM	#16
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	My existing computer: New 8 core Gigabyte GA-970A- D3 Full ATX Motherboard AMD FX 8120 3.1Ghz Corsair 8GB Memory 60GB SSD SATA 3 640GB WD SATA 3 Geforce 550 Ti 1GB Vid card Windows 7 Professional 64 bit Antec Three Hundred Mid tower Xion PSU 700W Built by me this weekend. Last edited by photolady95; 09-07-2012 at 01:58 PM.

09-05-2012, 01:34 PM	#18
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,818	I think I'm lucky enough to have just received my dream machine from Apple. iMac 27", i7 3.4GHz, 16GB DDR3 1333 MHZ, Radeon HD 6970M with 2048 MB VRAM, OS Mountain Lion 64 bit. Just installed Adobe Lightroom 4 & Photoshop CS6. That's me all good to go, well apart from the learning curve, been a few changes since CS3

09-06-2012, 10:43 PM	#19
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,554	I'm fixing to build something new. My dream? I want to be able to upload a few hundred RAW shots into Lightroom without it slowing to a crawl after editing about 50 or so.

09-07-2012, 05:20 AM	#20
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	Once I get the new video card, the extra RAM and the better power unit in this machine the Dell will be my perfect machine pretty much. It's been a good computer this Dell actually. I could use more RAM definitely and the native video card was only so-so but mostly it's fine. I am thinking I am going to have to get a bigger monitor eventually though. I always thought 22" was enough but between the graphics and the games I've become addicted to playing I think I need a bigger one or I'll probably go blind....:P

09-07-2012, 05:38 AM	#21
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	My dream machine doesn't exist (yet). But when it does, it will mean 0 wait times following image processing tasks It would also be controlled by my mind(why not?). Such things as keyboard, mice and pens are just so yesterday. Anyways, back on earth, I could do with a water cooled/overclocked i7(latest architecture). 24GB RAM, 2 x 240GB SSD drives(one for OS, one for scratch), 4 x 2TB HDD in RAID-10 configuration. The rest is pretty much standard I suppose. Even though... it still trudges through 36MP composites and so were a long ways from being there imo.

09-07-2012, 01:08 PM	#22
Lupine Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 93	Most of these look like they are built for serious gaming, not photo processing! I built this Win7 PC earlier this year. It's primarily for home office, photo editing, some light gaming, etc. AMD FX-4100 3.6 Quad-Core CPU ASRock MB-970 Extreme 4 mobo (5x SATA 3, 6x USB 3.0) Crucial M4 64GB SSD (boot drive) Seagate Barracuda 1.5GB SATA III (2x, RAID 1, data drive) Liteon BR/DVD-RW/CD-RW optical drive Seasonic M12II 80Plus Bronze 620W power supply 16GB Kingston Hyper-X Blu 1600MHz RAM (4x4GB) Gigabyte Radeon 6770 1GB video card NXT Source Elite mid-tower case What I really need is a good, 24" IPS monitor.