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- Your Mac's Specs
- Apple since 1982, now: iMac 2.5 ghz, 500 HD, sandy bridge
I need to upgrade from my 2.2 DCD MBP, but I'm kind of cheap.
ITS A GIVEN need to max out the RAM to probably 8-12 gigs, and having at least a 500 gig 7200 HD is necessary. And there are such software things as modifying the prefs, keeping the program current, and removing the caches to keep the speed up.
BUT.... I have not been able to determine whether in Aperture 3
1. ....A3 actually uses the four cores in a quad core, or
2. ....A3 does better with the multi-threading.
3. ....A3 is more processor intensive than core intensive---meaning a 3.06 ghz i3(dual core) vs a 2.5 ghz i5(quad core) is about the same . I'm quite aware of the bench marks that put it substantially faster but none of the bench marks I've seen use APERTURE 3
4. ....is how specifically impactive using a ATI Radeon HD 4670 vs a AMD Radeon HD 6750M is to speed(in a 21.5 screen)
I shoot almost entirely in Canon RAW, and I have a bunch of plugins that do such things a portraiture, HDR, and Panamoramic combinations using RAW originals.
If using A3, an 8 gig 2.5 ghz i5 with 500 gb 7200 drive is substantally faster(not incrementally) than a 3.06 dual core i3, also with 8 gig Ram, and the same 500 gig 7200 drive, Then I'll spring for it.
ITS A GIVEN need to max out the RAM to probably 8-12 gigs, and having at least a 500 gig 7200 HD is necessary. And there are such software things as modifying the prefs, keeping the program current, and removing the caches to keep the speed up.
BUT.... I have not been able to determine whether in Aperture 3
1. ....A3 actually uses the four cores in a quad core, or
2. ....A3 does better with the multi-threading.
3. ....A3 is more processor intensive than core intensive---meaning a 3.06 ghz i3(dual core) vs a 2.5 ghz i5(quad core) is about the same . I'm quite aware of the bench marks that put it substantially faster but none of the bench marks I've seen use APERTURE 3
4. ....is how specifically impactive using a ATI Radeon HD 4670 vs a AMD Radeon HD 6750M is to speed(in a 21.5 screen)
I shoot almost entirely in Canon RAW, and I have a bunch of plugins that do such things a portraiture, HDR, and Panamoramic combinations using RAW originals.
If using A3, an 8 gig 2.5 ghz i5 with 500 gb 7200 drive is substantally faster(not incrementally) than a 3.06 dual core i3, also with 8 gig Ram, and the same 500 gig 7200 drive, Then I'll spring for it.