my office computer specs:
processor: intel pentium 4 cpu 2.80 Ghz
memory: 1024 mb ram
graphic card: 128mb nvidia geforce4 MX 4000
harddrive: c = 20gb, d = 20gb, e = 40gb
i mainly use graphic programs like photoshop and illustrator.
my boss wants crystal crisp images to the smallest detail.
what hardware should i upgrade to have faster transitions on images and able to handle bigger resolution images that won't slow down my pc.
2006-07-09 19:51:55 · 7 answers · asked by iroqui pliskin 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
your configuration looks neat., but u want neater
i. upgrade ram from 1 gb to 2 gb
ii. suggest u a better graphics card
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GPU
http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_6600.html
possibly u can add this card to existing card
- either in pci / agp slot, check it out
iii. use a programme to keep u'r software / programmes / hard disk / files in shape, 'system mechanic' from iolo
http://www.iolo.com/sm/6/index.cfm
- both system mechanic & system mechanic pro will do
choose between them if u need av & the other features of pro
iv. you may consider a good lcd monitor
> should do the trick
best of luck
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just learnt of a soooper video card
ATI Radeon X1900XTX
Radeon X1900XTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814195003
- check it out
2006-07-09 20:55:43 · answer #1 · answered by sεαη 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your system looks pretty good. What you can do is get two video cards. This is called the SLI system, when you have two video cards working together. You will have to research which video cards are SLI enabled. I would get two 256mb Cards. Also make sure the power supply can handle it. Also, you may want to upgrade memory. 1 Gb of ram is usually enough, but if you can get another 1 GB, this would help. And finaly, you can try getting a better Display. i don't think you need any more Hard Drive space or increasing the CPU speed.
2006-07-10 03:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by demaman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that the video card would be the place to start. Move up to a 256MB or more video card and stick with nVidia. Next I might say that you might consider a new hard drive system ,2- Western Digital "Raptors" @74.5GB each SATA run them in a RAID.As long as the motherboard will handle it. They are super fast 10,000 rpm's. If it doesn't have a RAID you can get a PCI adapter for that purpose. Another 1024MB of memory won't hurt either, if the motherboard will handle it.
2006-07-10 03:13:46 · answer #3 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work with graphics alot especially the CS2 package. I recomend throwing in an additional 1024mb of RAM. Also check what kind of RAM your computer can support. If it does, get DDR2 533mhz. The higher the mhz speed the better the RAM will process the files. The faster hard drives will help and if you inrease the amount of RAM you can reduce your page file size since the computer will use the RAM instead of the hard drive for better speeds.
2006-07-10 03:27:58 · answer #4 · answered by ekaithula 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup go no lower than a 256 video card and bump the RAM up to 2 gigs :-)
www.crucial.com
2006-07-10 03:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say go to 2gb ram (if you can) and a higher mem (512 or higher) graphics card.
2006-07-10 02:56:21 · answer #6 · answered by druid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
upgrade your computer to dual processor....
2006-07-10 02:56:55 · answer #7 · answered by jljuntilla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋