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1 Buying/Upgrading a Photo-editing Computer

2 Primary reasons for replacing or upgrading 1. Reliability 2. Functionality 3. Performance We ll focus on performance Old computer? Tired user? Probably both!

3 RELIABILITY Components age through heat and use, physical wear-and-tear and obsolescence Reliability issues can be caused by: Incompatible software E.g. new operating system lacks support for older devices -> loss of features, or older devices no longer work Parts no longer within voltage and current specs E.g. old power supply unable to maintain voltages -> random system crashes

4 FUNCTIONALITY Capability doing things you couldn t do before E.g. moving from mouse to tablet E.g. adding an optical drive E.g. adding a Bluetooth adapter E.g. adding a monitor profiler Capacity allowing you to do MORE of what you already can do E.g. replacing 320 GB external drive with 1 TB external drive -> more storage E.g. adding secondary monitor -> more pixels, display area

5 PERFORMANCE Speed allowing you to get things done faster E.g. replacing CPU with faster processor -> programs run faster E.g. replacing USB 1.1/2.0 flash drives with USB 3.0/3.1 -> transfer files in much less time Capacity allowing you to be more productive E.g. replacing 8 GB flash drives with 32 GB flash drives -> fewer drive swaps E.g. adding secondary monitor -> more windows visible at a time improves workflow

6 What are the CHEAPEST improvements you can make to any system? MAKE SURE YOU HAVE NO VIRUS OR MALWARE INFECTIONS Update your BIOS, firmware and drivers Upgrade your operating system version I recommended staying no more than one major level behind E.g. Windows users should be on Windows 8 or later. Definitely not on XP, Vista or earlier

7 Case/power supply Main components of a photo editing computer CPU The Chip RAM/main memory Graphics (GPU)/ video card Monitor Motherboard Internal (primary) storage Optical storage External (secondary) storage Mouse Keyboard

8 So which one is KEY to improving performance? Monitor? Keyboard, mouse,? Storage? Motherboard (chipset)? CPU? Main memory (RAM)? GPU/video card?

9 There is a misconception that photo editing is all about graphics so you should spend $$$ on the GPU/video card NOT TRUE Photo editing is more demanding on RAM and scratch disks (primary storage) and CPU speed because of the number of large files involved and the number of pixels in each image Photo editing does not place the same demands on the GPU as gaming or video production

10 RULE OF THUMB WHERE TO SPEND YOUR MONEY 1. FIRST Max out your RAM 2. SECOND Add an SSD as primary storage Assign the SSD as a Photoshop scratch disk 3. THIRD Upgrade your CPU 4. FOURTH Upgrade your monitor More pixels, Larger dimensions, Wider gamut More productivity 5. FINALLY upgrade your GPU/video card Your monitor upgrade might necessitate a GPU upgrade However, no need to invest in top-of-the-line GPU since almost any recent low-end GPU will support all the pixels and ports you re likely to need Again, photo editing is not gaming

11 1. RAM Photo editing programs and the images you edit are all RAM hungry Photoshop works best when the whole image can be held in RAM A typical 14 MP camera image with 2 or 3 editing layers needs at least 250 MB of RAM to open it Smart Objects and Smart Filters use considerably more RAM Opening two or more images at once quickly increases RAM requirements RAM size is typically much higher than disk size because PSD and JPG files are compressed on disk but not in RAM Minimum 8 GB Recommended 16 GB or more RULE OF THUMB: you can never have enough RAM

12 2. When RAM is not enough - SSD Inevitably, not everything will fit in RAM at once All computers rely on primary storage to augment RAM Primary storage is MUCH SLOWER than RAM Photoshop is especially depending on scratch space which should be on the FASTEST primary storage you can afford RECOMMENDATION: Use SSDs (Solid State Drives) for Photoshop scratch space as well as the operating system and program files THIS WILL SPEED UP YOUR COMPUTER SIGNIFICANTLY

13 3. Upgrade your CPU The Engine of Your Computer Will benefit all programs Last year s model is perfectly fine because this year s model is usually overpriced Minimum: Intel Core i5 Recommend: Intel Core i7 Available for both PCs and Macs

14 4. Photo editing is all about seeing upgrade your monitor PIXELS 2560 x 1440 SIZE 24 inch or larger You ll get more done in less time on a larger monitor with more pixels GAMUT ideal is > 92% of AdobeRGB, check the specs INTERFACE Use a digital interface (VGA is dead!) DisplayPort is preferred, especially designed for colour critical applications DisplayPort supports multiple monitors in a daisy chain, check your specs If not DisplayPort, then HDMI 2.2, check your specs BRANDS: NEC Multisync, Dell Ultrasharp, HP Dreamcolor, ASUS, Eizo (very expensive), Samsung TECHNOLOGY: IPS (in-plane switching) is preferred for colour critical work Avoid TN (twisted nematic) and VA (vertical alignment) Your new monitor might require you to upgrade your video card to get DisplayPort or HDMI ports THIS IS WORTH DOING

15 Know your display interfaces OLD VIDEO CARD MODERN VIDEO CARD DISPLAYPORT HDMI DVI VGA DVI

16 5. Upgrade your GPU if you can Plug-in video card is better than integrated or onboard graphics because you can upgrade it This is one disadvantage of laptops where the GPU is fixed Plug-in cards generally have higher performance Two competing GPU systems: AMD (e.g. Radeon R5, R7, R9) Nvidia (e.g. GeForce GTX 950, 960, 970) Either will work just fine GPUs are manufactured into video cards by: Gigabyte, ASUS, EVGA, MSI, XFX, etc. If you re buying a laptop, get a discrete GPU if you can For better performance But RAM, SSD and CPU will be more important speed factors

17 Mac vs. PC? This is a very personal choice, both will edit photos and both offer excellent performance PC offers many more hardware options, from more manufacturers, in a wider range of prices and are generally more upgradeable Mac is only made by Apple and has limited system options but there are usually fewer compatibility issues Lots of photo editing packages are available for both including all the Adobe products

18 Examples Let s look at some online examples if time permits.

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