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1. Re: Lightroom Hardware
MikeLeone Jan 14, 2010 8:42 AM (in response to ericgraig)ericgraig had this to say:
>I am using version 1.3 of LR and am frankly hesitant to go to LR2 since
> performance is terrible. I am running an Intel Core Duo 2.33 GHZ
> processor with 2 GB of RAM. The graphics card is on board the mother
> board. OS is XP Pro SR 3.
I run LR 2.6 on a P4 with 4G of RAM, XP Pro SP3, and an onboard video.
And I routinely have other programs running in the background.
It's slow, obviously, especially when doing initial preview building
(that's a multiple minute wait), or adjustment brushes, but beyond that,
it's usable for me. then again, I'm not a pro. So I import; go away
while it builds previews, then come back and start using it.
You really need 4G to work effectively with LR, regardless of what the
official specs say.
I find that the only way to get LR to work
> is to reboot and load it before loading anything else. My contact
> management software, ACT! which starts some kind of SQL database seems
> to suck the most juice from LR.
There should be some command to stop and start ACT, probably via the
services panel.
Or again in the folder list, I am viewing the contents of one folder and
then
> click to open another folder but the folder doesn't highlight for
> several seconds and then doesn't display its contents for up to
> 10 seconds.
My folder views change just about instantaneously.
First and easiest hange is more RAM. it's cheap, and will help
everything else. Second, search out how to turn off ACT! when you don't
need it.
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2. Re: Lightroom Hardware
ericgraig Jan 14, 2010 4:18 PM (in response to MikeLeone)More RAM arriving tomorrow or Saturday. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Eric
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3. Re: Lightroom Hardware
grhen Jan 14, 2010 6:10 PM (in response to ericgraig)At your own risk:
1. Clean up your msconfig/startup group.The more items checked in the list the more system resources (ram) are taken up and running in the background, whether needed or not.
Click on START,RUN,and type "msconfig", ENTER.
Click on STARTUP tab. Some items may be needed (anti-virus etc) but most aren't. If you are not sure do a google on the item listed ie. nwiz.exe. Websites will tell you if the process is needed or not.
2. Act probably puts an icon in the lower right when the SQL starts. Click on the icon, and turn off the SQL. When you need to use it, turn it back on the same way.
3. More RAM
4. If screen draws are slow add in a mid level video card with 512MB ram on it. You don't have to buy the latest/fastest card to get decent performance. Most anything sold at the local office supply chains will work. Less than $100.

