I'll really have to think about this—how much would it cost approximately?
Best Processor for Photo Editing
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Posted 3 years ago #
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no more than $200 for add mem and hdd
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*Sigh* Thanks adamz—it looks like my lens can wait another half a year.
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ugh, I have a Pentium IV 2.00 GHz from 2001 or 2002 (Dell Dimension 8400). . .I JUST maxed out my HDD, slowly transferring things pics to a 1TB MyBook (will get a second to mirror in case of failure). . .I think it's time I upgrade. . .
I added a GeForce 1GB video card and 4 GB's of RAM, which IMMENSELY helped CS4 and DxO performance. . .but the processor is showing it's age. . .
is there anyway I can just swap out the motherboard, or am I getting in over my head?? What would be compatible with an XP configuration (I DON'T want to upgrade OS)??
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What about adding an external drive, alpha?
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shivaswrath said:
ugh, I have a Pentium IV 2.00 GHz from 2001 or 2002 (Dell Dimension 8400). . .I JUST maxed out my HDD, slowly transferring things pics to a 1TB MyBook (will get a second to mirror in case of failure). . .I think it's time I upgrade. . .I added a GeForce 1GB video card and 4 GB's of RAM, which IMMENSELY helped CS4 and DxO performance. . .but the processor is showing it's age. . .
is there anyway I can just swap out the motherboard, or am I getting in over my head?? What would be compatible with an XP configuration (I DON'T want to upgrade OS)??
Yeah, I've done this before when I've had a motherboard fail. You just need to check to make sure the motherboard is compatible with your case, power supply, and your new video card (you most likely have an ATX case, but you need to make sure your power supply has the right connections). If you need more detailed info, let me know. It's hard to know if you're in over your head without knowing what your experience is. ;-)
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Shiva,
Make sure everything you have is compatible, also, you can already count in that you will need to reinstall windows if you change your motherboard, even if it was exactly the same mobo, chip numbers change and screw it up in the windows database.
If you don't reinstall windows you're going to see serious slowdowns or instability.
and no it isn't enough to just remove the old mobo drivers, ive tried it before, new mobo = windows reinstall.Posted 3 years ago # -
Demisthene Akatsuki said:
If you don't reinstall windows you're going to see serious slowdowns or instability.I didn't even know it was possible to replace the processor and motherboard without reinstalling windows because it thinks it a new machine, Demisthene. Suneil, you might want to consider buying a new hard drive for the windows install so that you don't have to format your current one.
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crap. . .yeah, thanks Jonny/Demis. . .maybe I'll just add the extra internal HDD, copy things over, and then consider the mobo switch?. . .this seems like such a PITA, especially when I can get a "modern" machine for $699 that sports the same goodies without as much time invested in. . .mobo's are $300 or so for something new, with a dual core, correct?
which then makes me wonder if I should spring for a 15" MBP with an anti-glare screen and call it a day (then I could tether for studio)? . . .
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shivaswrath said:
crap. . .yeah, thanks Jonny/Demis. . .maybe I'll just add the extra internal HDD, copy things over, and then consider the mobo switch?. . .this seems like such a PITA, especially when I can get a "modern" machine for $699 that sports the same goodies without as much time invested in. . .mobo's are $300 or so for something new, with a dual core, correct?Unless you're planning on using the old drive for the OS reinstall, I wouldn't copy things over since you'd need to reformat whichever disk you use for the reinstall.
It is a pain unless you like that sort of thing (I do).
As to prices on mobo+processor combos, newegg usually has something good going on in the 100-200 range. Look at this combo for example.
shivaswrath said:
which then makes me wonder if I should spring for a 15" MBP with an anti-glare screen and call it a day (then I could tether for studio)? . . .You could, but laptop screens aren't my favorite for photo editing.
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Yeah laptops work just for what they're suposed to do, work as my image viewer and light editing/time passing on the planes, and as a 3rd backup besides my cards/epson p7000.
Jonny, it is possible,with windows and changing hw, and people who don't think about it might fall into this trap, and think they did something horribly wrong when they switched out their hardware, when all they needed is to reinstall windows.
Was just making sure shiva wasent going to be one of those people :).Shiva, harddrives are kinda cheap these days aswell, ive got a server running with linux, with 22TB space on, no i haven't used up all the space yet, but with bird photography/wildlife and a d3x, yeah well you can see where its going.
i reckon these days with hardware when you build things yourself if you do it right you can really get a lot of bang for the buck.Good luck, and if you have any more questions ill gladly answer them, and im sure jonny will aswell.
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one of the best hdd You can get for Your mini is seagate 7200rpm
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Seagate's good—so is Hitachi.
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Demisthene Akatsuki said:
Good luck, and if you have any more questions ill gladly answer them, and im sure jonny will aswell.Sounds like you're more qualified to answer than I am, Demisthene. A 22TB server? That's incredible. How many drive controllers do you have in it and what's the configuration? I've always planned on setting up a RAID but have never gotten around to it.
Posted 3 years ago # -
Go Drobo!
:)
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My last hard drive failure (about 4 months ago) was a Seagate! So don't believe that a particular brand won't fail more than another! They all fail!!!
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Any Hitachi/GTech failures?
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Hitachi yes
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****!
NOW what am I going to do?
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Get a Drobo, right Willis! lol
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Demisthene Akatsuki said:
Yeah laptops work just for what they're suposed to do, work as my image viewer and light editing/time passing on the planes, and as a 3rd backup besides my cards/epson p7000.How exactly did you see a laptop being merely a photoviewer? My ordered Dell XPS 16 will most certainly be able to do much more than just that. With an i7 under the hood and an RGBled 1920x1080 screen with about 117% AdobeRGB gamut I guess there's a lot op pc's out there that can't beat it. Not to mention the Mac Book Pros that so many photographers have and work with almost all the time. It'll cost you dearly but you have a very good desktop replacement.
For viewing and occasional editting I'll just keep using my MSI Wind netbook. It'll get you some decent editting in PS3, it's just not fast enough to keep working with it all day if you are in some form of hurry. On the other side you'll get some good battery performance and a very small and light machine that you can just put in your camera bag (depending on your camera bag size of course).
So I guess laptops are worth a consideration when it comes to editting, however they are more expensive, a lot more expensive. So if you don't use the pc anywhere else than at your desk... get a desktop!
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EdEnd said:
So I guess laptops are worth a consideration when it comes to editting, however they are more expensive, a lot more expensive. So if you don't use the pc anywhere else than at your desk... get a desktop!You're right, Ed. We should have been more clear. It seemed like shivaswrath was looking in the $700 range (actually I wouldn't pay much more for a laptop myself). At that price, I think a desktop would be a better option. Re: your new laptop—Lucky! (as napoleon dynamite would say)
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jonnyapple said:
You're right, Ed. We should have been more clear. It seemed like shivaswrath was looking in the $700 range (actually I wouldn't pay much more for a laptop myself). At that price, I think a desktop would be a better option. Re: your new laptop—Lucky! (as napoleon dynamite would say)Once I have the new laptop I'll let you guys know if it's true dynamite :) Still have some 34,000 pics to sort out from 100 concerts in 2009... guess I'm lazy :)
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My biggest gripe about laptops is monitors. Even on my mac book pro, there is color variation when I look at it from different angles. It's subtle enough that the difference at most reasonable viewing angles falls within the standard deviation from monitor to monitor, but it still drives me crazy. I'm always trying to figure out which is the "correct" angle to view.
That said, the lap-top has been extremely helpful for the photography business. My girlfriend is in the middle of the Christmas card season. Now that she is able to go on location with her clients and work through the design aspects of the card, she's getting much better results. Laptops are for portability. If you don't need portability, go desktop.
For my money though, if you have to have only one or the other you need to have a laptop.
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