add RAM or buy new Mac
add RAM or buy new Mac
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lol at pango.
Yes, I COULD just buy new, but I've already spent so much money on new DSLR lens lights gear, etc. in the past 6 months.
SO... i'm hoping to keep expenses down for at least another 12 months until I build up some more cash flow cushion.I don't do any video. But yes, PS, AI, INDD, and Lightroom.
So is the consensus that CC2016 Photoshop will crap out with over 100mb files on El Capitan with?- I still use CS5, but I'm only running a 2.4GHz i5 Retina MBP with an SSD and 8GB of RAM, and it doesn't crap out.nb
- I can't see how CC could be wildly different. I regularly edit PS files well over 1GB and it doesn't crash or slow down.nb
- CC 2015 adds GPU acceleration support, which isn't easy to upgrade in an iMac. A Thunderbolt PCI chassy might do it though.evilpeacock
- Yep, CC relies on the GPU for a lot more - zooming, scaling, rotation, transform etc. Heavy files eat into video memory. CS5 was the performance sweet spot.face_melter
- Interesting. So, are you saying that by adding GPU support, it actually makes the performance WORSE if you upgrade?nb
- I wonder how long I can hold out with CS5....nb