5D mkii forces PC upgrade!

a1ex2001 · 15 Aug 2012 at 15:24

I know this probably belongs in general hardware but I can't quite bring myself to post it their and am labouring under the illusion that I will get more specific advice here!

I got a 5D mkii a few weeks back and it has caused my ageing PC (AMD Opteron 170 with 2GB of RAM) to sulk massively it really can't handle the file sizes and processing images is just too painfull so it is upgrade o'clock.

I only use the PC for photo editing and a bit of surfing etc so I really don't need a gaming beast and as with all electronics I'm happy to go second hand. So what would you guys recomend as a processor RAM and mobo combination for sub £250 which can do the job?

I'll then treat myself to a new copy of windows 7 or 8 as a seperate purchase.

An Exception · 15 Aug 2012 at 15:27

Look into an i5 or i7 bundle. A few come up in members market.
An SSD will also perk the machine up allot.

Etheco · 15 Aug 2012 at 16:58

I would recommended the same as above, think if your processing allot of images you would benefit from the i7 possibly, but for the extra price it might not be worth it.

Mainly your bottleneck would be ram also, So would advice 8gig+ easily would go higher if you can afford it.

Phate · 15 Aug 2012 at 17:06

I've got an i7 in my machine and an SSD, it steams through my 5D2 images.

James J · 15 Aug 2012 at 17:08

I use a macbook air (i5 4gb ram 128gb SSD) and it also doesn't struggle with the 5D mk ii files at all.

SeraphX · 15 Aug 2012 at 17:16

i5, Z68 or Z77 mobo, at least 8Gb ram, and a nice zippy 128Gb SSD will make light work of raw files.

I wouldn't waste the money getting i7 as the extra threads just won't be used

Devrij · 15 Aug 2012 at 17:22

SeraphX said:
i5, Z68 or Z77 mobo, at least 8Gb ram, and a nice zippy 128Gb SSD will make light work of raw files.

I wouldn't waste the money getting i7 as the extra threads just won't be used

This, all you need.

Schizophonic · 15 Aug 2012 at 17:31

Don't anyone supposedly anyone know to an issue I'm having with in Lightroom.

When I'm playing a youtube song in the background Opera / IE / Firefox. When I'm editing mass images on LR (4-6) pictures at a time, when I start adjusting the sliders like temp / exposure and etc. The song in the background stutters until I stop.

Running Ivybridge I5 3570K (i think) 8GB Ram, OS and Programs on SSD and pictures on a RAID 0 set up on my computer. Thoughts?

theheyes · 15 Aug 2012 at 17:49

Schizophonic said:
Don't anyone supposedly anyone know to an issue I'm having with in Lightroom.

When I'm playing a youtube song in the background Opera / IE / Firefox. When I'm editing mass images on LR (4-6) pictures at a time, when I start adjusting the sliders like temp / exposure and etc. The song in the background stutters until I stop.

Running Ivybridge I5 3570K (i think) 8GB Ram, OS and Programs on SSD and pictures on a RAID 0 set up on my computer. Thoughts?

I've noticed the same - i3, 12GB RAM, SSD etc. Could possibly be an issue with Flash. I might test a few things later on and see if I can get to the root of the problem.

a1ex2001 · 17 Aug 2012 at 08:42

Thanks all for the pointers will keep my eyes peeled for an i5 with a stack of ram

jonneymendoza · 17 Aug 2012 at 09:18

a1ex2001 said:
I know this probably belongs in general hardware but I can't quite bring myself to post it their and am labouring under the illusion that I will get more specific advice here!

I got a 5D mkii a few weeks back and it has caused my ageing PC (AMD Opteron 170 with 2GB of RAM) to sulk massively it really can't handle the file sizes and processing images is just too painfull so it is upgrade o'clock.

I only use the PC for photo editing and a bit of surfing etc so I really don't need a gaming beast and as with all electronics I'm happy to go second hand. So what would you guys recomend as a processor RAM and mobo combination for sub £250 which can do the job?

I'll then treat myself to a new copy of windows 7 or 8 as a seperate purchase.

i build a server pc that runs a i5 quad, 4gb ram and a full tower case for around £200. add in a hdd and psu and should come to around £300 if your budget can stretch that far.

all quality components.

do not skimp on a psu though. spend miminum around £50 on a well established brand like seasonic, corsair, enermax etc

An Exception · 17 Aug 2012 at 10:20

Tbh, I wouldn't store pictures on a raid 0.

Phal · 17 Aug 2012 at 10:30

Schizophonic said:
Don't anyone supposedly anyone know to an issue I'm having with in Lightroom.

When I'm playing a youtube song in the background Opera / IE / Firefox. When I'm editing mass images on LR (4-6) pictures at a time, when I start adjusting the sliders like temp / exposure and etc. The song in the background stutters until I stop.

Running Ivybridge I5 3570K (i think) 8GB Ram, OS and Programs on SSD and pictures on a RAID 0 set up on my computer. Thoughts?

Also get the same issues with mine on an overclocked i7 with 8GB of RAM so it seems it's just the software? Tends to be when its opening RAW files or getting more detail as I zoom in to check details.

jonneymendoza · 17 Aug 2012 at 11:09

An Exception said:
Tbh, I wouldn't store pictures on a raid 0.

i wouldnt store pics on a ssd either. i did and had to remove it as it eat up a lot of space on my hdd and i only have a 400d.

Nexus · 17 Aug 2012 at 12:16

I have my Aperture library on a RAID 0 for speed, however it gets backed up to three other places, so its not an issue if it goes down.