requirements for CS6
PJ 123 May 6, 2012 9:56 AMHello,
I am a designer for the Web, as well as some print; however, I am not well-versed in hardware or networking and am seeking assistance. I have preordered a Creative Cloud Membership and am eagerly waiting for tomorrow to come!
I have been using CS4 on an HP 22558hc system (Vista SP2; 64-bit; 8GB RAM; and, AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core Processor 2.20 GHz) with no problems, except speed ... which I am realizing by watching many of the CS6 videos for Photoshop; I wasn't alone waiting for my changes to appear (in CS4) and CS6 will render the changes almost as they happen.
I primarily work with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and I have just begun to use Premier, but I am looking forward to checking out all of the other apps which come with the Cloud membership.
All that said, I just purchased a new system: HP h8-1237c desktop (Win7; 64-bit; 10GB RAM; and, Intel Core i5 2320, up to 3.0 GHz, four cores). The specs are here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03152381&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5 205738#N451
If someone could help me determine if the h8-1237c will be sufficient for Creative Cloud, I'd appreciate it.
I reviewed the specs from: http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/tech-specs.html
Comparing Adobe CS6 specs with the HP h8-1237c:
Adobe: OpenGL 2.0–capable system
I cannot tell, by HP specs, if its OpenGL 2.0?
Sound/Audio
Adobe: Sound card compatible with ASIO protocol or Microsoft Windows Driver Model
The h8-1237c has:
Built-in High Definition 8 channel audio
IDT 92HD89E CODEC
I cannot tell if this audio is ample?
Adobe: Supported NVIDIA graphics cards for GPU acceleration
The h8-1237c has:
Video graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
This NVIDIA is not listed on Adobe's page, so apps using it won't run as fast or run at all?
There is a "Learn More" link on the tech-specs.html page to help find the best workstation; however, that page is for CS5. I imagine we have to wait until CS6 is Live, before it will update. Too, I don't have my new system out of the box yet, as I hesitate to do so until I am a bit more certain I will be keeping it.
Thank you in adavance for all of your assistance.


