Optimum RAM for PC in a Photostudio

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larry_Letzer
Aug 30, 2004
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We are building a new computer for our main workstation. I am wanting to keep this computer approx 1.5 to 2 years before I build another.

We photograph families, seniors and some event photography. Most of the time our largest family portrait is 20×24 with an occasional 24×30.

We do all of our own retouching and the computer will be used strictly for Photoshop and Painter.

What is the optimum amount of RAM I should get to keep the machine for 2 years with the above description?

Thanks,
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Rob_Keijzer
Aug 30, 2004
I too have a seperate pc (Win 2000) as digital darkroom only. It has 1500 MB ram, P4 proc 2.6 MHz, two drives 260 GB, cd/dvd recorder.

I work with files of about 16 Mpixels in 16 bit/channel space with multiple layers.

only once in a while I notice HDD paging, but all in all it doesn’t leave anything to desire.

I had 2 gig ram at first, but my BIOS appeared not to support that. Took out one module (512 MB) and its rock solid, had no conflicts/crashes yet (8 months)

But again, Standalone, only PS, no internet thus no firewall/AV.

hope this helps a bit,

Rob
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larry_Letzer
Aug 30, 2004
Rob, Thank you.

This computer is part of a network. We will save most if not all of our images to a drive on the server. We will have internet access on this machine. Currently we plan on Win XP Pro. Does that support 2 gig of RAM?

Thanks all.
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BobLevine
Aug 30, 2004
How much RAM for Photoshop? More!

PS can access 2 gigs, but keep in mind that if you’re running other apps, you might want even more for them…and for the operating system.

As far as your workflow, I would stongly encourage you to work locally and copy to the network.

Bob
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Nick_Decker
Aug 30, 2004
Bob, just curious, and I know that saving across a network has been discouraged since before I ever thought about setting up a network. But, since setting up my small office network a couple of years ago (2 machines about 3 feet apart), I’ve opened and saved several files across the network, just to see what would happen (hey, I’m just a thrill monkey!). Worked fine.

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BobLevine
Aug 30, 2004
With a well designed network and smallish files it should be fine. But there’s always that danger of a network connection going down in the middle of save or any number of other issues that don’t exist with a local connection.

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Jim
Aug 30, 2004
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Bob, just curious, and I know that saving across a network has been
discouraged since before I ever thought about setting up a network. But, since setting up my small office network a couple of years ago (2 machines about 3 feet apart), I’ve opened and saved several files across the network, just to see what would happen (hey, I’m just a thrill monkey!). Worked fine.
Nick
There is a bit of difference in speed between two computers only 3 feet apart with no routers between them and two computers miles apart with a variable number of routers between them. I say variable because the network routing scheme allows different paths with every request; in fact there might be a different path for every packet. And also one has to consider how busy the servers might be.
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Rick Moore
Aug 30, 2004
That doesn’t seem like much of a reason. We run AutoCAD, like amost every company the uses CAD. It opens, saves, and references files across the network all day long. Not only are there not any problems, it couldn’t work another way. With Adobe apps I generally copy to my local drive (because it’s somewhat faster) but certainly not always; never had a problem.

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there’s always that danger of a network connection going down in the middle of save or any number of other issues that don’t exist with a

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