LrC & Ps PC Specification

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iwaddo

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Hi, can anyone please direct me to a good resource to find and discuss PC specs for LrC & Ps.

Every time I mention photos to PC manufacturers and builders they assume I need the best and the price jumps....

I am trying to find the sweet spot for a Windows PC for LrC & Ps, P2E and a few other things for an elderly (86) gentlemen who wants a PC capable of running the up to date applications but is not really going to ever push the applications or PC to anywhere near it limits.

I am aiming for 32Gb RAM and reasonable sized internal SSD.

My two key questions are CPU and Graphics card.

Thank you for your help.
 
Why limit your self to CISC INTEL/Nvidia Computers. I am of the firm belief that the future direction of personal computers is with a RISC platform. There is a reason that Nvidia purchased a $5 billion stake in Intel (roughly 214.7 million shares).
 
clee01l said:
Why limit your self to CISC INTEL/Nvidia Computers. I am of the firm belief that the future direction of personal computers is with a RISC platform. There is a reason that Nvidia purchased a $5 billion stake in Intel (roughly 214.7 million shares).
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Ok, but what does that actually mean in practice?
 
iwaddo said:
Ok, but what does that actually mean in practice?
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RISC in "Reduced Instruction Set Computer. and usually implemented as a System on a chip (SoC). This is what the Apple Silicon series of computing is all about. Microsoft is beginning to catch up with Windows on ARM 64 based Surface Pro computers. SoC has CPU, GPU and Memory all on one single chip providing faster overall computing. Intel (CPU Maker and NVIDIA (GPU maker) don't have anything to offer (yet). I see no reason to spend money on a CISC computer which are almost all Windows computers.
 
So you are saying buy a Mac.

Do you think I should switch someone who has only ever used Windows to macOS at this stage in their life?
 
Regardless of which OS you choose, you are going to need a bit of power from both your CPU and GPU (in the case of a Mac, they are integrated). LRC pretty much required a dedicated GPU on a Windows machine. Unfortunately, GPU's have been greatly impacted by the RAM shortage so they are both hard to find and often very expensive. If you stay with a Windows machine, you could consider something like an HP Omen. I would recommend a current Ultra 5 or Ultra 7 chip and a 5xxx series GPU with no less than 8GB of RAM.

As far as switching to a Mac, some find the transition relatively easy, and others just find the switch too much to handle. I suggest looking at some videos about switching and see if it looks like something you want to undertake. There are a number of good reasons to switch, and there are a number of good reasons not to switch. It just depends on the person having to do the switch.

Good luck,

--Ken
 
iwaddo said:
So you are saying buy a Mac.

Do you think I should switch someone who has only ever used Windows to macOS at this stage in their life?
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I'm suggesting that if you want a new computer today, then an Apple M Series computer is the best choice. I'm guessing the RISC Windows machines are 2-3 years away from where Apple is today.

I am at "this Stage in life" too, but I made the switch about 18 years ago. That said, if you have ever used an iPhone, you can work a Mac. MacOS is not as complex for the general user. Unlike WindowsOS, that layer of complexity is not exposed to the user.
 
It seems I've misled people slightly. I'm not 82 and I do not use a Windows PC, I made the switch in 2012 with an iMac and now use a Mac Studio 2022 M1 Max which still hums a long quite nicely for my needs. The person concerned has an Android something or other, so absolutely no Apple experience.
 
iwaddo said:
It seems I've misled people slightly. I'm not 82 and I do not use a Windows PC, I made the switch in 2012 with an iMac and now use a Mac Studio 2022 M1 Max which still hums a long quite nicely for my needs. The person concerned has an Android something or other, so absolutely no Apple experience.
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See Ken's comment.
 
iwaddo said:
Thank you, this is where I've got to with PC Specialist, it just about tweaking the price. I will look at an HP Omen.
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While I used HP's Omen as an example, they do have good buying power and do not seem to be quite as impacted on pricing on their inventory, especially if you can get EPP pricing. And the Omen line, their gaming line, does seem to be reasonably well thought out with respect to hardware. You can look elsewhere, but the Omen line is worth consideration.

--Ken
 
Replytoken said:
While I used HP's Omen as an example, they do have good buying power and do not seem to be quite as impacted on pricing on their inventory, especially if you can get EPP pricing. And the Omen line, their gaming line, does seem to be reasonably well thought out with respect to hardware. You can look elsewhere, but the Omen line is worth consideration.

--Ken
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Thank you, I will take look.
 
iwaddo said:
Thank you, I will take look.
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Try and see if you or your friend/client can qualify for some type of EPP pricing. I know that AAA used to offer discounts, and many employers do. It can really stretch your funds in a time when costs seem to be rising daily. I ended up with a locally built machine for a variety of reasons, but an Omen was my original plan and then became my backup plan. I suspect that the shortage of good GPU's may have limited what is being offered in the various Omen models, but search carefully and you should be able to find a better GPU without having to spend a fortune. I think that the Omen 35 line may have been the sweet spot for value. And I also believe that some Omen models are carried at Best Buy if you want to see one in person.

Good luck,

--Ken
 
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