# Help: Duo core or Quad core?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [August 15, 2009, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171 "2009-08-15T06:44:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/21 "2009-08-19T16:36:52Z")

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1. Walter, you quoted me using the quote function, but then when you quoted me in text using “” you got it all wrong. You suck so bad sometimes… it makes me wonder how you even log in. I never told him to buy VRAM… where would he put it? It comes with the video card… but you wouldn’t understand the concept of a GPU taking away tasks from a CPU because it is more powerful in certain situations. I’m not even going into fact or theory about system memory with you, because the weather is much too nice to waste my time.

2. LZ - So… you don’t have a decent home PC, and you also don’t have any valuable input in this thread. Do your datacenters run Photoshop well? Are you dealing with a $600 budget? Does anything you have done in the last year even remotely relate to anything in this thread?

Dj - There are several documented cases where a core2duo outperformed the core2quad and where the core2duo was also keeping up with the i7 in several applications. This is based on dollars spent and speed/performance returned and at times, overall performance (without taking value into account) was still pretty similar.

Why would he want extra RAM when less VRAM would perform the same functions quicker using the GPU? 800MB of VRAM on a GTX260 would crush an i7 with 4gb of RAM in photoshop. Everything I’ve read about Folding, and articles on TOMs and EVGA can’t be wrong…

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**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/22 "2009-08-20T00:12:02Z")

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[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131365](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131365)  
[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202)  
[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145232](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145232)

Tripple Channel ram for the win - with this setup here - you can do some sick ocing

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**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/23 "2009-08-20T01:09:39Z")

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> [@Jack](#):
>
> 1. Walter, you quoted me using the quote function, but then when you quoted me in text using “” you got it all wrong. You suck so bad sometimes… it makes me wonder how you even log in. I never told him to buy VRAM… where would he put it? It comes with the video card… but you wouldn’t understand the concept of a GPU taking away tasks from a CPU because it is more powerful in certain situations. I’m not even going into fact or theory about system memory with you, because the weather is much too nice to waste my time.  
> .

No you fucking waste of life, you told him to buy a video card with more RAM, also known as telling him he should be spending his money on buying more video RAM. Just fucking kill yourself you fucking retard :suicide:

News flash, he isn’t building a computer to be a loser and play video games like yourself. He said photography, learn to read. You are a fucking worthless stupid hick who can’t seem to understand that every time he posts the world gets a bit dumber, shit, even Just Karter can make you look like a fool.

You’re fucking wrong. There is absolutely NO REASON for him to spend more money on a video card than on system memory, just quit posting.

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**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/24 "2009-08-20T01:17:26Z")

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Just for shits and giggles… I went to your favorite reference and typed “photoshop” in the search, here are the first results…

[http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-248267\_15\_0.html](http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-248267_15_0.html)

[http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-269617\_13\_0.html](http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-269617_13_0.html)

[http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-268323\_13\_0.html](http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-268323_13_0.html) \<-- PS build for $1500

[http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-268905\_13\_0.html](http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-268905_13_0.html) \<-- PS build for $1k

I could go on, but I’ll give you the cliff notes version…

[COLOR=“Red”]BUY AS MUCH SYSTEM MEMORY AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN, PREFERABLY 12GB. SPEND AS LITTLE AS ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE ON THE VIDEO CARD GETTING SOMETHING ONLY STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT YOUR MONITOR/RESOLUTION COMBINATION.[/COLOR]

Now please shut the fuck up you stupid hick.

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**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/25 "2009-08-20T04:05:13Z")

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> [@DrDoS](#):
>
> [Are you a human?](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131365)  
> [Used - Very Good: Intel Core i7-920 - Core i7 Bloomfield Quad-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 1366 130W Processor - BX80601920 - Newegg.com](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202)  
> [CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1866C9DF - Newegg.com](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145232)
> 
> Tripple Channel ram for the win - with this setup here - you can do some sick ocing

Really??? That is $800 and I still need a case, power supply, HD, DVD, video card… Should be doable on my $600 budget :picard:

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**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/26 "2009-08-20T04:29:28Z")

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Holy shit, you computer nerds are fucking hostile. :sword::walter:

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**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/27 "2009-08-20T05:54:07Z")

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I’m not even a computer nerd… Jack is just a retard, regardless of the subject.

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/28 "2009-08-20T05:57:11Z")

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:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

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**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/29 "2009-08-20T15:39:53Z")

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Walter -

You’re so ignorant… and you’re assuming everyone else is too. Click on any of those links -

1. Almost 2 years old.
2. "i7 and a gaming card should be more than enough. Photoshop doesn’t suffer from as many gaming-card related bugs as intensive 3D programs like 3dMax and Maya. The Quadro cards are much slower per price-point. "
3. “You should use an nVidia card as CS4 benefits from CUDA acceleration”  
“I know you won’t be doing any gaming, but this GPU is on Adobe’s list of tested graphics cards for GPU acceleration in Photoshop CS4 - [http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405711.html](http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405711.html) This card also expels hot air out of the case to help with case temps.”
4. "On graphics card, I agree with Yosty that you should go to the faster graphics card than you had. "

Since you’re back on the ignore list… I’m not going to bother with the big red font… or even personal blows. Looks like you’re taking care of that for me.

I agree though… if he was going with an i7, he would have the power to push a lot of RAM at the speeds it would require to be useful. 64bit OS is the only route… but you still need a decent CPU and MOBO TO USE THE RAM. 12gb of memory doesn’t run by itself… you fucking moron. Anyone else in this thread using a home PC with 6gb of memory @ 1600mhz or better? Anyone actually even research all the problems people are having with machines with over 6gb and the fact that they are OC’ing the CPU to get the advertised speeds out of their RAM?

Back to the budget… if you’re doing a fresh build, just don’t listen to Walter. He is useless. Yes, he searched for photoshop on Toms… but he failed to read any of the responses and actually analyze any of the data presented to him. **None of those people were building $600 machines.** If you were going i7, the RAM is cheap… buy it. If you can’t afford i7, either wait, or buy a decent gfxcard to take on some or most of the load.

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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/30 "2009-08-20T22:03:12Z")

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Mike,

Lurk [slickdeals.net](http://slickdeals.net), find a prebuilt rig with like, 6GB, 1TB HDD.

The 2 most important things you’re going to want :

1. RAM
2. retarded amounts of striped hard drive space, with some redundancy. Read as : RAID5.

Since 2 really isn’t in your budget at this time, a single drive will be your ultimate bottleneck for most systems. The processor, not so much, I mean, get something decently fast, but for photo and video editing, fast access to storage is highly underrated and neglected.

See : our graphics designer pegging 4GB fiber bandwidth from the SAN when he decided to cut HD movies.

Edit : Fuck, this is just for photos. Fuck. Ok, the fast drives aren’t that necessary. However, RAM def, and unless your editing HUGE RAW 15 MEGAPIXEL FILES, you’re not really going to notice between a good Core2 Duo of Core2 Quad.

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**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/31 "2009-08-20T22:28:12Z")

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Try to use bing cashback also to save yourself some money. Or even sign up for [fatwallet.com](http://fatwallet.com) and use their cashback system. Yea you have to wait 60 days most times to get the money, but its cashback regardless.

when i did my $600 build 6 months ago i jumped on the quad core. Q9550.

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**Author:** ![mordak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@mordak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mordak)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/32 "2009-08-20T23:25:47Z")

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> [@mike125k](#):
>
> Did you not read my first post? I said my budget was $500-$600 and I’m not a gamer. Find me an i7 for that price and I’ll get it, however everything I’ve seen so far puts those way over my budget.

i7-920 goes on sale at $199 regularly

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**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/33 "2009-08-21T00:15:24Z")

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> [@Jack](#):
>
> Walter -
> 
> You’re so ignorant… and you’re assuming everyone else is too. Click on any of those links -
> 
> 1. Almost 2 years old.
> 2. "i7 and a gaming card should be more than enough. Photoshop doesn’t suffer from as many gaming-card related bugs as intensive 3D programs like 3dMax and Maya. The Quadro cards are much slower per price-point. "
> 3. “You should use an nVidia card as CS4 benefits from CUDA acceleration”  
> “I know you won’t be doing any gaming, but this GPU is on Adobe’s list of tested graphics cards for GPU acceleration in Photoshop CS4 - [http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405711.html](http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405711.html) This card also expels hot air out of the case to help with case temps.”
> 4. "On graphics card, I agree with Yosty that you should go to the faster graphics card than you had. "
> 
> Since you’re back on the ignore list… I’m not going to bother with the big red font… or even personal blows. Looks like you’re taking care of that for me.
> 
> I agree though… if he was going with an i7, he would have the power to push a lot of RAM at the speeds it would require to be useful. 64bit OS is the only route… but you still need a decent CPU and MOBO TO USE THE RAM. 12gb of memory doesn’t run by itself… you fucking moron. Anyone else in this thread using a home PC with 6gb of memory @ 1600mhz or better? Anyone actually even research all the problems people are having with machines with over 6gb and the fact that they are OC’ing the CPU to get the advertised speeds out of their RAM?
> 
> Back to the budget… if you’re doing a fresh build, just don’t listen to Walter. He is useless. Yes, he searched for photoshop on Toms… but he failed to read any of the responses and actually analyze any of the data presented to him. **None of those people were building $600 machines.** If you were going i7, the RAM is cheap… buy it. If you can’t afford i7, either wait, or buy a decent gfxcard to take on some or most of the load.

:lol:

What a fucking moron. You can’t even read you illiterate tool. Nice try. :bloated:

You’re right, video cards and RAM are so important they aren’t even mentioned on Adobe’s system requirements page outside of needing a 16-bit video card… what idiots, man, they should have checked with you before posting that stuff… morons. :lol:

[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop/systemreqs/?promoid=DRHXB](http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop/systemreqs/?promoid=DRHXB)

Someone quote me so that fat fuck sees this. I bet he clicks “see this post” anyway.

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/34 "2009-08-21T06:00:42Z")

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> [@walter](#):
>
> :lol:
> 
> What a fucking moron. You can’t even read you illiterate tool. Nice try. :bloated:
> 
> You’re right, video cards and RAM are so important they aren’t even mentioned on Adobe’s system requirements page outside of needing a 16-bit video card… what idiots, man, they should have checked with you before posting that stuff… morons. :lol:
> 
> [http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop/systemreqs/?promoid=DRHXB](http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop/systemreqs/?promoid=DRHXB)
> 
> Someone quote me so that fat fuck sees this. I bet he clicks “see this post” anyway.

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**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/35 "2009-08-21T17:31:29Z")

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Thanks bdjnky…

for those of you too lazy to read the link -

1.8GHz or faster processor  
Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (certified for 32-bit Windows XP and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista)  
**512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)**   
1GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)  
**1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card** - This is seriously what you’re basing your argument on?  
**Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0**   
DVD-ROM drive  
QuickTime 7.2 software required for multimedia features  
Broadband Internet connection required for online services\*

Keep digging… you fucking douche.:suicide:

512/1GB recommended… yeah. LOAD UP ON THE RAM!!! You want at least 1GB!!! :feck:

You’re too fucking thick to know what is needed, and what will work best on a **$600 budget.** Get off your high horse and get out of this thread. I didn’t think you were the type of guy who buys a product based on the minimum system specs. Clearly, you’re encouraging someone else to.

Don’t plan on using the 3d editing features at all? They will cripple onboard video. If thats the case… minimum specs will get you by, but if you’re maxing your money… ask tech support @ Adobe. Not NYSpeed. There are a lot of people who get by with 2gb, or 4… and there are people who say they can’t get by with any less than 8 because they are using 6. It boils down to what you’re doing.

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**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/36 "2009-08-21T17:41:38Z")

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> **[$10 Off HP Coupons, Promo Codes, Deals & Sales ~ Apr 2018](https://slickdeals.net/coupons/hp/)**
>
> Save $$$ at HP with coupons and deals like: $50 Off Select HP Desktops + Free Shipping ~ Extra 40% Off All Workstations + Free Shipping ~ Extra 15% Off Select Business Laptops and Desktops + Free Shipping ~ $10 Off Orders $65 or More + Free Shipping...

upgrade the video card and you’re set.

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**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/37 "2009-08-21T18:24:46Z")

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:word:

Great deal. You’ll get the Quad core… and decent RAM and still have money for a decent video card.

Do us a favor, buy it. Run PShop on it.  
Report back.  
Borrow my video card. (Totally worth risking a $550 card for argument sake 🙂 )  
Report back.

Add the GTX260 and have a great overall rig.  
Make sure you can add that vid card to this PC (or any decent card for that matter). Sometimes the HPs and DELLs of the world are harder to upgrade than they are worth.  
w/that I this this thread is finished.

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**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/38 "2009-08-21T21:18:48Z")

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It has these options for the video card on the site…so i would think it was upgradable.

512MB NVIDIA GeForce G210 [DVI, HDMI, VGA]  
HDMI graphics card required for Blu-ray support +$41.

512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]  
Supports Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 +$51.

1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 [DVI, HDMI, VGA] +$90.00

1GB ATI Radeon HD 4650 [DVI, HDMI, VGA]  
Performance-level graphics. Value price +$100.00

1.5GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 [DVI, HDMI, VGA] +$150.00

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**Author:** ![mordak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@mordak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mordak)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2009, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/39 "2009-08-22T06:39:02Z")

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> **[Conclusion - Do You Really Need More Than 6 GB Of RAM?](https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-module-upgrade,2264-8.html)**
>
> Not much has changed since 4 GB of RAM became the “sweet spot” for performance and price in the enthusiast market. While 32-bit operating systems previously limited those 4 GB configurations to around 3 GB of useful memory space, today's test shows...

Benchmarks how much RAM you need.  
Anything over 3gb is a waste.

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**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-duo-core-or-quad-core/72171/40 "2009-08-23T08:35:02Z")

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> [@Jack](#):
>
> Thanks bdjnky…
> 
> for those of you too lazy to read the link -
> 
> 1.8GHz or faster processor  
> Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (certified for 32-bit Windows XP and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista)  
> **512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)**   
> 1GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)  
> **1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card** - This is seriously what you’re basing your argument on?  
> **Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0**   
> DVD-ROM drive  
> QuickTime 7.2 software required for multimedia features  
> Broadband Internet connection required for online services\*
> 
> Keep digging… you fucking douche.:suicide:
> 
> 512/1GB recommended… yeah. LOAD UP ON THE RAM!!! You want at least 1GB!!! :feck:
> 
> You’re too fucking thick to know what is needed, and what will work best on a **$600 budget.** Get off your high horse and get out of this thread. I didn’t think you were the type of guy who buys a product based on the minimum system specs. Clearly, you’re encouraging someone else to.
> 
> Don’t plan on using the 3d editing features at all? They will cripple onboard video. If thats the case… minimum specs will get you by, but if you’re maxing your money… ask tech support @ Adobe. Not NYSpeed. There are a lot of people who get by with 2gb, or 4… and there are people who say they can’t get by with any less than 8 because they are using 6. It boils down to what you’re doing.

Nothing he has mentioned doing could not be handled by an on-board or entry level card. PURE AND SIMPLE. THAT IS A FACT.

Also learn to read, I never told him to get 12GB of RAM.

You are the one that said

You’re a moron. You are retarded.

Lets have a quick recap of the thread since your pea-brain can’t handle it.

> [@walter](#):
>
> 512 is plenty, you’ll want plenty of system memory, at least 2GB, if you go to 4 or more (since you should be running matched pairs of RAM) then you’ll need to run a 64 bit OS to recgonize the extra memory.
> 
> Can’t comment on the 2/4

At which point you go off telling him he needs some huge video card that WILL NOT BE UTILIZED.

Pure and Simple. Dollar for dollar, his money would be better spent on SYSTEM MEMORY and he shouldn’t worry about getting a high performance video card FOR PHOTOSHOP PERIOD.

You have no idea what you’re talking about. You’ve proven it over and over.

I GUARANTEE HE WOULD NOT NOTICE ONE IOTA OF PERFORMANCE INCREASE FROM SWAPPING VIDEO CARDS TO EDIT PHOTOGRAPHS. I’ve done it plenty of times to know…

My fucking God.:bloated:

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