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Fooser · Mar 17, 2006, 12:31 PM

Hello Everybody, I am new to this forum and I have some questions if anyone would help me I'll be thankfull
I am a professional photographer.I use Digital cameras suchas Canon 1d's mark2, 1d mark2 and 5D.I have Printer which is Epson stylus Pro7600. I do some web designings and some other designs.A while ago my windows couldn't give me the best performance at my work it was laggy and had alot of crushes.I am planning to get a PowerMac G5 with two 30 Inches Displays.So I would like to know if this is fine with my stuff or its too much.I have photos around 80Mbs and above and less.I saw the Apreture and I am really interesting on use it so please let me know if I have made the best choice on getting the Powermac G5 2.5 Quad or its too much for such as a user.
Regards
Fooser

chris v · Mar 17, 2006, 04:44 PM

A dual will handle 80 mb tiffs, etc. without breaking a sweat. I use Photoshop on a dual 2.0, & it opens & saves saves 50-60 mb tiffs in 2 or 3 secs. I've played with a dual 2.5 once, and could see that it was a good bit faster than my 2.0. That's still a lot of machine.

mduell · Mar 17, 2006, 07:38 PM

With 4GB RAM that thing will fly.

Maflynn · Mar 17, 2006, 08:12 PM

I think 4 gig is little over kill. I have 2.5 gig and I'm able to run Aperture, Photoshop, office apps and safari all at the same time with no degredation. Why pour money into it with a minimal gain in performance.

Mike

chris v · Mar 18, 2006, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by Maflynn

Why pour money into it with a minimal gain in performance.

Mike

Because you can.

Actually, I've got 3.5 GB in my dual 2.0, and I still generate swap files. All it takes is 2 or 3 scans on my slide scanner at 4000 DPI, InDesign, Mail, Safari iTunes & a couple utiities running besides PS.

Simon H · Mar 20, 2006, 08:19 PM

I shoot a 1DSII and have a Quad with 2.5gb RAM. I am about to upgrade to 4.5gb - the Quad isn't overkill if you are going to be using 1DSII shots in 16 bit mode, upres them for printing or are going to use multiple layers.
Most of my work is converted to 16bit tiff, uses multiple layers and sized to print at 20x30 and greater - the Quad handles this fine but it is does need more RAM than the 2.5gb currently installed.

hth

Simon

dlefebvre · Mar 21, 2006, 07:11 AM

It depends on the apps you run. I have 4.5Gb on my Quad but After Effects 7 only see 3Gb.

mountainash · Mar 26, 2006, 07:19 AM

I'd get a dual 2.3 or 2.0 or even a refurbished/used dual 2.7 or 2.5. 4Gb of RAM and either one 30" or two 23". If you get one 30" (it is a very big screen) then you can get another one later if you need it. Also, consider other brands for monitors. You can save some money. Dell is popular, Sony, Philips, and Samsung are okay. Check them out at a dealer and see which you like.

You might also consider upgrading the hard drive to something larger. Dealing with 80Mb TIFFs, you will easily fill up space. Two 300Gb drives should be enough to start.

If you have a PC now, you can use the screens from that. What monitors do you have on your PC?