I'm looking to get a new puter in a few weeks. I'll be using it mostly to run LR/PS and a few other editing software like Nik, Topaz.
I've been reading a lot about different CPUs and RAM and GPU cards.
The more I read the more I get confused.
First CPUs. The question I have, is if a CPU has 4 cores (quad core) and is 4GHZ, does that mean that each core is 1GHZ? What I mean is, that lets say I'm running an app and the CPU uses only 2 cores for that task, then basically it's only using 2GHZ and the other 2GHZ is left unused and wasted? (sorry if my question sounds silly but I really don't know)
Second is about RAM. I read that more RAM is better, but I also have to look at the speed of the RAM. Right? So sometimes 8Gigs of fast ram is better then 16 GIGs of slow RAM?
I do a lot of pano stitching. Well, at least I try but with my present machine with an AMD duel core, 8 gigs of RAM and a 256MB intergrated GPU it's a real pain.
For intense tasks like stitching together a lot of images would an i7 intell quad core CPU be the way to go?
This is the machine I'm looking at right now. Dell XPS 8900 Desktop Computer X8900-2506BLK
Think this would be enough? I don't want to spend much more right now. Also I could always expand the RAM and buy a better GPU later on if I need it.
I've been reading a lot about different CPUs and RAM and GPU cards.
The more I read the more I get confused.
First CPUs. The question I have, is if a CPU has 4 cores (quad core) and is 4GHZ, does that mean that each core is 1GHZ? What I mean is, that lets say I'm running an app and the CPU uses only 2 cores for that task, then basically it's only using 2GHZ and the other 2GHZ is left unused and wasted? (sorry if my question sounds silly but I really don't know)
Second is about RAM. I read that more RAM is better, but I also have to look at the speed of the RAM. Right? So sometimes 8Gigs of fast ram is better then 16 GIGs of slow RAM?
I do a lot of pano stitching. Well, at least I try but with my present machine with an AMD duel core, 8 gigs of RAM and a 256MB intergrated GPU it's a real pain.
For intense tasks like stitching together a lot of images would an i7 intell quad core CPU be the way to go?
This is the machine I'm looking at right now. Dell XPS 8900 Desktop Computer X8900-2506BLK
Think this would be enough? I don't want to spend much more right now. Also I could always expand the RAM and buy a better GPU later on if I need it.