Yes, I had some help from a tech guru friend of mine to rebuild an old Dell. ![]() I'm debating this too, and as it seems like "champagne problem" to have, this will be first new computer for me in 10 years. If they come out with a Retina 13" (which is what i actually wanted), I'll bet it will also overcharge you for a 512gb ssd.Īnyone have a sense if Lightroom can take advantage of quad cores? Of course, if you need the upgrade now, then there is no point in waiting."Īnother friend of mine made an interesting point about not being able to 'trust' what is shown on the retina display as it is just so different that what shows on a non-retina screen as well as what would be printed. You may want to consider waiting because you can then either buy the new chips and motherboard or buy a current i5 or i7 at a reduced cost when the Ivy Bridge becomes available. Supposedly the new IVY Bridge chips that should begin shipping this spring will have a 10-20% performance increase at the same clock speed over the current Sandy Bridge chips. Get the fastest CPU that fits in your budget. The largest performance difference will be related to the CPU clock speed. "As long as the video card is adequate for the monitor you will be using, ie the right type and number of connections, then any modern card will provide enough processing power. ![]() ![]() What's more important for using Lightroom, memory, or vid. I've been doing more research and it seems like Lightroom doesn't really need a killer/discrete graphics card, just tons and tons of RAM and CPU:
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