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September 5, 2022
Question

4 yr old desktop need upgrade for LR & PS?

  • September 5, 2022
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I ave a four year old desktop and running LR classic subscription, wondering if my desktop specs are still good for both LR & PS.

 

Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 8700K @ 3.70GHz 
Coffee Lake 14nm Technology
RAM
32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1600MHz (22-22-22-52)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (LGA1151) 
Graphics
BenQ SW2700 (2560x1440@59Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (EVGA) 

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dj_paige
Legend
September 5, 2022

Why do you ask? Are you experiencing any particular problems with Lightroom Classic?? If so, please be specific.

 

I had an i7-8700K which worked fine for my purposes.

rmunk43Author
Participant
September 5, 2022

The reason I asked is that tech is changing rather quickly and also when using LR mask.  After making a mask and try to add or subtract from that mask very slow adding or subtracting.

dj_paige
Legend
September 5, 2022

Have you tried changing the settings to the "Use Graphics Processor" option in LrC, to see if one of them works better?

 

It could be as simple as that, with no computer upgrade needed.

 

 

AxelMatt
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 5, 2022

The specs looks ok. I would recommend a SSD drive for operating system anf the applications.

I've been using a GTX 1050 Ti and LR and PS run smooth.

As @GoldingD wrote yopu should make sure the you're using the actaul drivers for the GPU 

My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 5 - Topaz Photo
GoldingD
Legend
September 5, 2022

Looks fine.

Make sure your GPU driver is up to date.