Sleepingforest
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- Nov 18, 2012
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I think we are misunderstanding each other.
You, if I understand correctly:
I am confused because:
I am sorry if I come across as flip-flopping around. Here are my points exactly:
You, if I understand correctly:
- Are planning on using Photoshop to create a comic (essentially).
- You want to multitask (run iTunes and a browser in the background?)
- This is a RAM intensive activity.
- You are worried 16GB is not enough.
- You want a RAMdisk.
I am confused because:
- If 16GB is not enough for Photoshop alone, how can 32GB be enough for Photoshop, a RAMdisk, and multitasking?
- The RAMdisk essentially doubles your RAM usage: for each image Photoshop wants in the RAM, you have it again for quick access. However:
Installing Photoshop on a solid-state disk (SSD) allows Photoshop to launch fast, probably in less than a second. But that speedier startup is the only time savings you experience. Thats the only time when much data is read from the SSD.
- This implies that the faster speed of a RAMdisk is also pretty much unnecessary.
I am sorry if I come across as flip-flopping around. Here are my points exactly:
- 32GB is a good choice since Photoshop says so. That's fine and irrefutable.
- Lowering this amount by using a RAMdisk is bad for your usage overall.
- You have the budget to both max RAM and get an SSD, which is Photoshop's next recommended option.
- NOWHERE does Adobe recommend using a RAMdisk. If a RAMdisk was really so great for Photoshop, why doesn't Adobe recommend it?
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