Digital BW, The Print

I think the extra gig would make a bit of difference - but you may not
get it working smoothly and quickly depending on what you are doing. I
have a 2.8Ghz/1GB RAM that I built with top-notch components last
year. It's been overclocked to 3.2Ghz since I built it and *this* box
was having issues with getting Bridge and PS to run smoothly together.
I don't know if my usage is more extreme than anyone elses... I
usually point Bridge to a folder with ~200-1000 RAW images in it and
have 1-3 pics open in Photoshop at any given time. With both Bridge
and PS open, XP's memory usage would zing past 1GB quite regularly
even when I was trying to take it easy.

I just bought an extra 2GB and put it in earlier this week and the
performance difference is staggering... much better than I hoped for.
I had to clock the processor speed back to 2.9Ghz because the new
memory wasn't as fast as the older stuff but I can't tell at all - the
performance is really incredible now. Much more usable than before.

IMO $500 for 1GB is blackmail. You could go to newegg.com and get a
new motherboard (one that matches your processor with slots for
standard RAM) and 2GB of standard PC400 for $350. Might be something
to think about. 

Patrick

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Jones"
<peanutdogs@h...> wrote:
> Greetings:
> 
> My current computer seems to not be handling PSCS2 and Bridge very 
> well with very long processing times and hang up's when running
both 
> Bridge and PSCS2. I need to figure out whether to install more RAM 
> or get a new computer. Here are my specs:
> 
> Dell Dimension 8200, Pentium 4 2.53Ghz, 512MB RDRAM (this is that 
> Rambus RAM that many don't use anymore), GeForce Ti4200 card with 
> DVI out, CRT monitor, 40GB drive, added by me 300GB second drive, 
> 300GB external Maxtor 1 touch drive for backup, XP home.
> 
> It looks like I can add a max of 1 GB more RDRAM for about $500 and 
> will need to flash my BIOS to make it work.
> 
> The other option is to buy a new computer and just quickly
searching 
> Dell for a 2GB RAM machine looks like about $1600 but would have a 
> new flat screen included. Perhaps it is also good to wait to buy a 
> new machine when all the new PC OS, 64 bit, and other enhancements 
> become prime time perhaps in the next year of so.
> 
> My question is this: Will simply putting 1 GB more RAM (for a total 
> now of 1.5GB)help me out and is it silly to spend so much on a new 
> machine that I am not sure I need. My GOAL is to have PSCS2 and 
> Bridge working smoothly and quickly.
> 
> Thanks for any advice you can give me...