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Opinions on a Photoshop Build

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    #2
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Wait on AMD RX 470.


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    lewis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,401 ✭✭✭lewis


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    Wait on AMD RX 470.

    Why?

    I`d prefer to stick with Intel, they work better with Photoshop.


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    DownOneTourist
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭DownOneTourist


    lewis wrote: »
    Why?

    I`d prefer to stick with Intel, they work better with Photoshop.

    No! They are talking about your GPU. You're looking at a 370 when the AMD RX 480 is coming out very shortly (the 470 also i believe). That will change market prices. Wait and observe how the market changes in the next few weeks then pick a card


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    You won't be using pure power but lots of VRAM, the 470 will be the cheapest 4 or 8gb card on the market which is why it's recommended.

    It's just the GPU yeah, will work fine with an Intel chip


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    #6
    lewis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,401 ✭✭✭lewis


    Sorry lads, I did`nt cop that, (have`nt been getting much sleep, hospital stuff)

    As for the rest of the build, no other comments/ideas??


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    lewis wrote: »
    Sorry lads, I did`nt cop that, (have`nt been getting much sleep, hospital stuff)

    As for the rest of the build, no other comments/ideas??

    What's your overall budget?

    €912 would net you a 4-core/8-thread Xeon build

    http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/xVJkTH


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    Zillah
    Registered Users Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    I thought Xeons were for servers and similar setups. Surely an i5 is more appropriate for a consumer photoshop machine?


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Zillah wrote: »
    I thought Xeons were for servers and similar setups. Surely an i5 is more appropriate for a consumer photoshop machine?

    They do the same job (compute stuff), the only differences are that many Xeons don't have an onboard GPU, and sometimes they require different motherboard chipsets.

    Otherwise, they're basically cheaper i7 processors.


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    lewis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,401 ✭✭✭lewis


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    What's your overall budget?

    €912 would net you a 4-core/8-thread Xeon build

    http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/xVJkTH

    Budget is pushed to the max with my current build, €850 ish.

    I had the Xeon included in a previous build, but the price and some other stuff wasn't needed, it was a while ago.

    The I5 is the business for what I'm doing.


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    lewis wrote: »
    Budget is pushed to the max with my current build, €850 ish.

    I had the Xeon included in a previous build, but the price and some other stuff wasn't needed, it was a while ago.

    The I5 is the business for what I'm doing.
    Hold off until Wednesday anyway, when RX 470 pricing is official.

    Oh and switch your RAM to 1x16Gb! Will make upgrading easier.


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    #12
    lewis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,401 ✭✭✭lewis


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    Hold off until Wednesday anyway, when RX 470 pricing is official.

    Oh and switch your RAM to 1x16Gb! Will make upgrading easier.

    The one stick of 16gb does bum up the price.

    I`m stretching the budget too much as it is


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