Comments on: Selecting a Lightroom desktop for performance and budget http://www.photocrati.com/selecting-a-lightroom-desktop-for-performance-and-budget/ Photo Wordpress Themes Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:45:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Joe Decker http://www.photocrati.com/selecting-a-lightroom-desktop-for-performance-and-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-4113 Joe Decker Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:56:22 +0000 http://www.photocrati.com/?p=3040#comment-4113 I only had two problems, both fairly easily solved, that may have been related to 64-bit Vista. Emphasis on the word "may." Because I got the system new with 64-bit installed, I never did a simple apples-to-apples 32-vs-64 bit comparison. I had some very weird issues in Photoshop with graphics acceleration which were easily solved by upgrading to the latest NVidia graphics driver for my graphics card. I see that Microsoft has "pushed out" a new driver as an optional update since then, I grabbed it from the web site. From what I've heard about early NVidia / LR/PS compatiblity I'd call this only a 50-50 chance of being 64-bit related. The other was a driver issue for a little hard disk drive dock (a "toaster" for your internal hard disk drives). My guess is that the problems I had here are not 64-bit specific but I haven't tested on 32, I think instead that using that product via eSATA with the drivers that came creates conflicts with systems that have preexisting SATA drives in a RAID configuration. I think it's 90% likely I would have had the same problem on 32-bit. Other than these two, everything I've personally used has been 100% functional and stable. I haven't made use of many third-party plugins, so I can't speak to them. I only had two problems, both fairly easily solved, that may have been related to 64-bit Vista. Emphasis on the word “may.” Because I got the system new with 64-bit installed, I never did a simple apples-to-apples 32-vs-64 bit comparison.

I had some very weird issues in Photoshop with graphics acceleration which were easily solved by upgrading to the latest NVidia graphics driver for my graphics card. I see that Microsoft has “pushed out” a new driver as an optional update since then, I grabbed it from the web site. From what I’ve heard about early NVidia / LR/PS compatiblity I’d call this only a 50-50 chance of being 64-bit related.

The other was a driver issue for a little hard disk drive dock (a “toaster” for your internal hard disk drives). My guess is that the problems I had here are not 64-bit specific but I haven’t tested on 32, I think instead that using that product via eSATA with the drivers that came creates conflicts with systems that have preexisting SATA drives in a RAID configuration. I think it’s 90% likely I would have had the same problem on 32-bit.

Other than these two, everything I’ve personally used has been 100% functional and stable. I haven’t made use of many third-party plugins, so I can’t speak to them.

]]> By: Tronam http://www.photocrati.com/selecting-a-lightroom-desktop-for-performance-and-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-4111 Tronam Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:22:57 +0000 http://www.photocrati.com/?p=3040#comment-4111 Over the years I've primarily put together my own systems from scratch because of the reasons you so eloquently state in this article. The cost and customizability advantages tend to always win out for me and I can selectively choose only the best components for my needs. Of course, the deciding factor for many folks will be the operating system of choice and OSX can be a major influence on which direction to go. I've used both platforms for many years and don't have much loyalty either way because the applications are what's most important to me and they function almost exactly the same regardless of platform. I've definitely hit the RAM wall on my 32-bit XP system which can only realistically address about 3.5GB of RAM, so I'm very curious to see how Windows 7 64-bit turns out when its released in a few months. I'm scared of unexpected compatibility issues when I migrate, so I've been avoiding any OS upgrades for a while now. How did the transition to 64-bit go for you? Any problems with applications or plugins? Over the years I’ve primarily put together my own systems from scratch because of the reasons you so eloquently state in this article. The cost and customizability advantages tend to always win out for me and I can selectively choose only the best components for my needs. Of course, the deciding factor for many folks will be the operating system of choice and OSX can be a major influence on which direction to go. I’ve used both platforms for many years and don’t have much loyalty either way because the applications are what’s most important to me and they function almost exactly the same regardless of platform. I’ve definitely hit the RAM wall on my 32-bit XP system which can only realistically address about 3.5GB of RAM, so I’m very curious to see how Windows 7 64-bit turns out when its released in a few months. I’m scared of unexpected compatibility issues when I migrate, so I’ve been avoiding any OS upgrades for a while now. How did the transition to 64-bit go for you? Any problems with applications or plugins?

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