Hardware advice needed please for Adobe Software

AndyJay

AndyJay

AndyJay

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Hi all.
It's been some time since i build a pc and I'm bewildered by the options and lelvels of power hardware comes in these days.
I'm really hoping some tech guru can help me out here.
My PC is knocking on a bit and I'm about to subscribe to the Adobe Crative Cloud, mostly for photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat.
However, I'm not sure if my PC can be upgraded to be suitable for the software.
This is my setup below and I have also posted a link the the Adobe software spec.
My PC Spec

Dropbox

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Adobe software spec

Can anyone advise me please?
Could I upgrade the Graphics Card, RAM, SSH or is this PC (motherboard) just not up to it?

I really look forward to your advice.

Thanks
Andy
 
Yes, you're both right. I uploaded a screenshot from my pc using speccy which creates an image of my pc spec.
I'll post just the spec a bit later when I'm working on my pc.
Good thinking guys because I really do need some advice on this.
Thank You
Andy
 
Here it is:

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.20GHz
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 084J0R (CPU 1)
Graphics
VX2235wm (1680x1050@59Hz)
Intel HD Graphics (Dell)
1023MB NVIDIA DeForce GT 620 (EVGA)
ForceWare version 388.13
SLI Disabled

Storage
465GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD142 (SATA)
465GB Crucial CT500MX500SSD1 (SATA) (SSD))
279GB Seagate Expansiob Desk SCSI Disck Drive (USB)
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp DVD+-RW SH-216DB
Audio
High Definition Audio Device
 
mickyflinn said:
To be fair your pc is old and it would probably be best to build something new but that depends on your budget.

What's the most demanding thing you do on your pc
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Th most demanding thing is working with Photoshop. I could build a new PC bu my budget is the issue hence t he reason to see if I can upgrade my current one.
I've built PC's but years ago and things have moved on so much. I wouldn't even know where to start regarding Motherboard, CPU and Grapgics Card, etc.
 
Thank you mickyfinn - that's very much appreciated.
I really don't understand the hardware anymore.
The actual pc is a DELL Vostro 270
If there is a more up to date and capable DELL PC i'd probably go for one of them (used of course) because I've had no problems with it at all.
 
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radderfire said:
Your PC appears to be meeting the minimum requirements. What makes you think it won't work?

Looking at your spec, I feel it would run a lot of Creative Cloud. Where it won't be adequate is for some of the new AI tools. What are you going to be doing with Creative Cloud?

I have an i5 laptop with 16GB RAM and it's running CC, but not the latest versions of Photoshop and Illustrator as it won't do the AI stuff.
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Hi Radderfire - I will really only be using Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat, but I do remember seeing a notification about my graphics card not being up to the job. I'll have another look at it and report back. Thank You
 
So I purchased a used EVGA SSC GEFORCE GTX 1050Ti Graphics Card DDR5, fitted it an all works.
So now I'm looking to replace my very old Viewsonic VX2235wm (2006) :-) with two monitors.
I'm thinking of two 24inch rotate ability and again I'm on a tight budget.
I'm not a gamer, but need them for web developing, graphics, etc.
Any ideas guys please?
Am I correct in saying that the dpi1.4 connection on the graphics card will allow me to conntect two monitors with one split cable? and is this the best method?
It was so much easier in the old days :-D
Many thanks for your help.
Andy
 
Thanks Mickyfinn
I'm not sure what resolution the monitors should be.
So long as it's good enough for high res photos and can render text clearly I think that's all i need them for.
Andy
 
I'm not sure what resolution monitors I need.
It's for hi res photoshop images and also needs to display clean crisp test.
I need them to rotate horizontally.
Thank you
Andy
 
I think the ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV sounds about right for my needs. It has a 2560×1440 resolution which is close to my Surface Laptop and this has a very clear screen.
Another thing is because I am also a web developer, I need to see what most users will see with regards to web graphics.
The price tag of £212.99 is pretty good but because I need two, It becomes a tad high for me. I could stretch to it if I had to.
I like the fact that the height can be altered and they rotate too.
Inputs confuse me as to which to use for a dual display.
My graphics card is the EVGA SSC GEFORCE GTX 1050Ti Graphics Card DDR5 and this has display connectors DP1.4, HDMI 2.0b DL-DVI
Thanks
Andy
 
Confused as to why there are diffent connector choices.
Do they all provide the same quality of images etc.?
Thank you
Andy

What do you think of the monitor choice?
 
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