Photoshop CS4 is a disaster

I'm on 1600 × 1200. Don't need any more. :)

1280 by 1024 on two 19" CRT's. Files can reach over 500 megs with lots of layers and effects. Very little lag and usually none at all. Seems like reasonable performance to me.

And I'm willing to bet that John Joslin and I are not the only ones impressed with CS4. Other-wise there would be a LOT more complaints here.

And I'll point out again that my computer, while new, is not a real powerhouse. An off the shelf HP with a lot of crapware, most of which I haven't removed, only prevent from running at startup.

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Mark, you already bought CS4 so you might as well try it.

If you're not sure still... try the Trial of PS CS4 first.

There are people who have no problems with CS4. However i suspect they're running at low enough resolutions that they really arent aware of the performance shortcommings.

See you in Buffalo!

Runs smoothly here on Vista Home Premium 64 & 8 gigs. Five gigs reserved by Photoshop. It's faster than CS1 on XP Pro with 2 gigs. And I mean considerably faster, with nearly no lag. All options work.

Did I mention that Photoshop is set to use 5 gigs? Sorry, but I can't get over saying "Oh, I have Photoshop set to use 5 gigs of ram". That is 5, as in five. As in 5 gigs. You know, used by Photoshop CS4.

OK, I'll shuffle off now...
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That must be me! ;)

There is also the specter that people are having similar problems but don't realize it is a problem or don't care.

Intel i7 on an Intel board. Fast and pretty instantaneous.

>Is anybody besides Anthony having success with CS4 and NOT having lag issues?

lots of people are mark! this is mostly a support forum. most people come here because they have problems, so reading this forum will give the mistaken impression that EVERYone is having problems.

I ran the trial for 30 days, no problem and uninstalled it, no problem.

e6600 core2duo, intel mobo (975bx), 2 gig ram, xfx brand nvidia 7600gtx graphics card, xp pro sp3.

Heres what I got:

-intel pentium dual-core processor
e2200 Processor (2.2Ghz, 1MB cache, 800MHz FSB)
-4GB RAM
-250Gb Hard Drive
-Windows XP professional Service pack 2(will update to serv. pack 3)
- I will get one of the tested graphics cards

I went to that web site and found the tested graphic cards Thank you Mr Eilers. Thank you Anthony for the positive reply there was nothing but negative stuff about the lag issues which is disconcerting. I would still be intrested in some advice on if My setup is going to work. If people are having serious problems and staying with CS3 on better systems than mine what chance do I have. Is anybody besides Anthony having success with CS4 and NOT having lag issues?