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hi
i have watched several lynda tutorials and in all these tutorials the author recommend to set ram in the preferences @ 100%
according to adobe optimize performance -> Optimize performance Photoshop CC
they racomend to set to 70%
maybe there 2 silly questions
but
1)
on a windows computer with 32GB or 64GB (or more) is there any sense to set at 70% ?
2)
and about 3D Vram , i don't use 3d in photoshop , on my computer is set to use 4GB or vram (never tweaked it)
is a good idea ,seeing i don't use 3D, set 3d vram to 0 , so photoshop could use it for 2d editing?
thanks
Setting the RAM to 100% helps only of you have 4/8 gb and terrible lag. On a machine, with good specs(like you said 64 gigs) it's not useful as Photoshop might never use that much. So 70%(neither too high nor too low) is set as a standard for most systems.
~Akash
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Hi Giovannivolontè,
Thanks for posting on Adobe Forums.
1> Most of the times Photoshop only uses 10 to 50 percent of the total Ram assigned to it. 70% of RAM is recommended because while using Tools like 3D(that you've mentioned don't use) or rendering videos it might slow down/crash due to lack of memory. So by allocating 70% memory to Photoshop, You're not dedicating it only to Ps and there is no need to increase/decrease it unless there is a notable performance lag.
2> Photoshop utilizes your GPU for many other operations and it is recommended to allocate all the VRAM, Application will use it as much whenever required,
Hope that helps.
Regards,
Akash
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Hi
thanks Akash
so just like i have watched in many tutorials set the ram at 100% is worse then 70%
is better to keep always at 70%?
ps the only lag i have seeing is work in 16bit mode , with lots lots of layers and luminocity maskes created with lumenzia (extensions) ,lots of adjustaments layers like curve ,selective color, levels , and so on with lumincity maskes
thanks
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Setting the RAM to 100% helps only of you have 4/8 gb and terrible lag. On a machine, with good specs(like you said 64 gigs) it's not useful as Photoshop might never use that much. So 70%(neither too high nor too low) is set as a standard for most systems.
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The solution in your case is to either close all background programs or get more ram. Setting your ram usage to a certain number won't do much.