Graphic Cards for CS3?

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Ron_dps
Apr 25, 2007
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Hi. I have always understood from reading other post and even from a recent one I made, that Graphic Card memory is not an issue as Photoshop does not use it to perform functions, only to show the display.

However, I have seen it shown that CS3 needs AT LEAST 128MB Graphic Card. As I use the Matrox G550 which has just 32MB,I am now concerned about this.

Having been a great supporter of Matrox Graphic Cards for 2D (ARE THERE ANY BETTER?) I feel I would like to keep with Matrox. As I am using an ASUS P4PE motherboard, I can only have AGP. So choice is the Pahella series 128MB or 256MB Ram or even maybe the P650 64MB.

I welcome comments on this subject of Graphic Cards to use with Photoshop as it seems to be an often overlooked, but important subject that is perhaps needed far more now than with early versions of Photoshop.

All the best, Ron dps.
PS I also will use Lightroom.
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NickAga
Apr 25, 2007
CS3 works fine under Windows XP SP2 with my Matrox G450 (32MB).
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Ron_dps
Apr 25, 2007
Hi thanks for your reply, it is good to hear you have no problems with that set up.

I think the issue of 128MB may only apply to the extended version of CS3 as this certainly requires more involvement of Graphics processing. Also, I think it is to cover the assumption that it will also be used with Vista, which certainly needs alot of Graphic Card memory.

However I still feel that Graphic Cards and Photoshop in general is a subject that needs a bit more input from Adobe and would still be very interested in what others feel about it.

Thanks again, Ron dps
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NickAga
Apr 25, 2007
An advice…
If you experience problem that application like Photoshop redraws pictures/windows slowly, try this method (in Windows XP):
Open screen properties, advanced parameters, then "Diagnostics" tab –> Hardware Acceleration. Does the acceleration slider is full time right? Move this acceleration slider twice left, so it is two positions from right (three positions from left). Ok? Accept changes and restart Photoshop. Scrolling and redrawing should became more smooth.
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Phosphor
Apr 25, 2007
And just a general FYI, in case folks stumble in here and don’t know:

Backing off on the "Hardware Acceleration" setting can also sometimes solve the occasional display or GUI problem. It’s a good thing to know when troubleshooting.
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dave_milbut
Apr 25, 2007
but note that that’s a sign of driver problems. if that works, check the manufaturer for a new vid driver and retest at full acceleration. if it still doesn’t work, or if there’s no driver available, report the bug to the vid card manufacturer. most of the big ones (nvidia and ati esp) are great at releasing new drivers to fix bugs.
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Phosphor
Apr 25, 2007
Thanks for the follow-up Dave. I was wondering whether that might be tied in to driver issues.
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Lawrence_Hudetz
Apr 25, 2007
So much is driver issues!
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dave_milbut
Apr 25, 2007
sure. blame the driver when the passenger is the one who is screaming and asking "are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet?" 🙂

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