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Which iMac for Adobe?
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<blockquote data-quote="Exodist" data-source="post: 1563143" data-attributes="member: 284358"><p>Make sure there will be unused open ram slots first.. Reason being is that 8 to 16GB of RAM is a $200 upgrade. Crucial Mac Certified 16GB (2x 8GB chips) Dual Channel RAM kit for Mac is $160 dollars from Newegg. So you would only save 40 bucks and upgrading ram is never 100% guaranteed to work.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Very true..</p><p></p><p></p><p>On my personal note. Adobes system requirements are complete overkill.</p><p>Facts:</p><p>- 5400 RPM drive will work perfectly without any issues. 7200RPM is not required.</p><p>- Intel iGPU Iris Pro 5000 video will run wonderfully and only 1/3rd of the tools in Photoshop will ever use GPU rendering. GPU is alternative for those select features. GPU rendering can be turned off and the software still operate.</p><p>- 4GB of RAM will still run Photoshop for most users, though the larger the images more RAM will help speed up rendering. 8GB is still the sweet spot (price -vs- performance).</p><p></p><p>That said. I would go for the 1TB Fusion, elect for the i7 core for better multithreading and get 8GB of RAM and use the base 775M video card. Those specs are still overkill for Photoshop and the rest of their suite.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Exodist, post: 1563143, member: 284358"] Make sure there will be unused open ram slots first.. Reason being is that 8 to 16GB of RAM is a $200 upgrade. Crucial Mac Certified 16GB (2x 8GB chips) Dual Channel RAM kit for Mac is $160 dollars from Newegg. So you would only save 40 bucks and upgrading ram is never 100% guaranteed to work. Very true.. On my personal note. Adobes system requirements are complete overkill. Facts: - 5400 RPM drive will work perfectly without any issues. 7200RPM is not required. - Intel iGPU Iris Pro 5000 video will run wonderfully and only 1/3rd of the tools in Photoshop will ever use GPU rendering. GPU is alternative for those select features. GPU rendering can be turned off and the software still operate. - 4GB of RAM will still run Photoshop for most users, though the larger the images more RAM will help speed up rendering. 8GB is still the sweet spot (price -vs- performance). That said. I would go for the 1TB Fusion, elect for the i7 core for better multithreading and get 8GB of RAM and use the base 775M video card. Those specs are still overkill for Photoshop and the rest of their suite. [/QUOTE]
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