my plan is to buy a decent laptop to do most of the leg work - heavy photoshop, heavy illustrator, and mid-complex 3d modeling in rhino -
is 8 mb of memory good enough to do without any lags?
and then a decent desktop to render and make 2d for the HEAVY/INTENSIVE STUFF
zonker
Aug 18, 13 5:24 pm
I use a proxy MBP in the form of a HP Spectre with 8mgs - no problems, do Revit rendering, photohshop, Rhino - sure 8 Mgs will work - but for a buck and some change, you can upgrade it to 16.
batman
Aug 18, 13 5:34 pm
can you explain this "proxy MBP in the form of a HP Spectre with 8mgs"?
also i dont have a lot of money so i want to see if i can settle with refurb.
zonker
Aug 18, 13 6:18 pm
it's a MBP wannabe from HP - it does the job for ? $1200.00 less
"HP Spectre XT TouchSmart 15-4010nr Ultrabook"
batman
Aug 18, 13 7:03 pm
ok i knew thats what you meant, but i had to make sure.
no seriously, i did.
jmanganelli
Aug 18, 13 9:11 pm
for most standard modeling 8 GB is plenty of RAM. However, if you render with displacements, other advanced texturing and lighting settings, depending on the program, the render engine will eat up 8 GB like its nothing. So it depends. Also, when modeling, depending on the program, certain commands, like a very large array of geometry, can push past 8 GB.
If you get 8GB of RAM, just don't be surprised if in a year you need to upgrade.
denrayman
Nov 13, 16 7:45 am
Yes, I have this and there it is enough. Is that when I simultaneously work Lightroom, photoshop and multiple browsers through a proxy (advanced.name), may slow down a bit.
archietechie
Nov 13, 16 8:39 am
I don't know...he may have already made a decision by now?
my plan is to buy a decent laptop to do most of the leg work - heavy photoshop, heavy illustrator, and mid-complex 3d modeling in rhino -
is 8 mb of memory good enough to do without any lags?
and then a decent desktop to render and make 2d for the HEAVY/INTENSIVE STUFF
I use a proxy MBP in the form of a HP Spectre with 8mgs - no problems, do Revit rendering, photohshop, Rhino - sure 8 Mgs will work - but for a buck and some change, you can upgrade it to 16.
can you explain this "proxy MBP in the form of a HP Spectre with 8mgs"?
also i dont have a lot of money so i want to see if i can settle with refurb.
it's a MBP wannabe from HP - it does the job for ? $1200.00 less
"HP Spectre XT TouchSmart 15-4010nr Ultrabook"
ok i knew thats what you meant, but i had to make sure.
no seriously, i did.
for most standard modeling 8 GB is plenty of RAM. However, if you render with displacements, other advanced texturing and lighting settings, depending on the program, the render engine will eat up 8 GB like its nothing. So it depends. Also, when modeling, depending on the program, certain commands, like a very large array of geometry, can push past 8 GB.
If you get 8GB of RAM, just don't be surprised if in a year you need to upgrade.
Yes, I have this and there it is enough. Is that when I simultaneously work Lightroom, photoshop and multiple browsers through a proxy (advanced.name), may slow down a bit.
I don't know...he may have already made a decision by now?
But that's just a guess