What is the best PC specs for a graphic designer?
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usually all graphic designers use MACs made by apple.  the macs now have intel chips in them so that should really be the best for graphic designers.  your also going to want a decent video card with 3D and at least a 80gig hard drive.  you are also going to need lots of ram i would say at least 1gig of ram or more.
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For the ultimate video editing/content creation I would suggest you get a Intel  Xeon  Processor 2.8Ghz to 3.2Ghz\nfeaturing 2x2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB Dual-Core, with six DIMM slots support 512MB to to 16GB of dual-channel, ECC, registered DDR2 400MHz SDRAM memory. As for Video card a NVIDIA  Quadro  FX 4500 (PCIe x16 card, 512MB). Of course a decent sound card, firewire/usb, dvd-rw and misc components. This would be a very professional setup. If you are on a tight budget, you could get a top of the line AMD processor with plenty of RAM and a decent mid range video card.
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Run dxdiag. It should tell you about the RAM, CPU, OS(and build), and the DirectX version.
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It depends on what you want to do, and what you want to share. \n\nFor users, I always recommend Windows, since there are many many applications that you can run.  But maintain your computer.  Remove unused programs and delete useless files.  Keep your SpyWare under control, and your Anti-virus software running and updated.   Configure your firewall as needed.  \n\nFor Web applications, I prefer a Linux server.   The software is much cheaper, and security is handled better.  I simply don't rent, or recommend Windows servers for web use.  (Although I am currently working on an ASP application).   \n\nOf course, I agree that Macs have the best PRINT graphic applications... PERIOD. \n\nGood luck
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The page to look at is master graphics.  There is an example\n   of what icons and what level they would give you to do.\n   Keyword here is business.  Re-enter next word graphics.\n   Finally re-enter computer designs.  Probably 30 choices \n   and try the search engine popular for your region.  The right\n   choice is software, and see these sites first for bundles to\n   save on with the examples.  Go to Best buy or tech store to\n   see actual choices of bundles.  Get software you will use.
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Photoshop is Good!!!! but it depends on what type of Graphics are ya working on\n\nIf its for the web, (i.e. Web Sites, Templates etc..) then Photoshop is good, If you are working with Print Media Graphics (i.e. Cards, Brouchers etc..) then Corel Draw or Illustrator is the best tool, If you are with 3d Modeling and 3d Graphics then 3D Studio Max will do the Job!!\n\nHave a good time!!
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Well that depends on your budget and if you want a desktop or laptop.  I think the cheapest thing you can do is to purchase an off-the-shelf system and then add what you need to it if it does not have everything you want.  Rule #1, never go with a Sempron or Celeron processor, I don't care what you're doing, they're slow for the even most basic tasks.  Rule #2 is slightly harder to avoid and that is never get an integrated graphics chip and again, I don't care what you're doing, integrated graphics are not only slow they also steal from your primary memory.  Rule #3, don't listen to a word the sales people tell you, chances are they don't know about the product they are selling and are poorly informed on how to help you decide what is best for you, fortunately, you have me.  But, you probably knew a good deal of this already, being young and all.  Rule #4 is to try to find one with at least 1GB of memory, however it may not be possible at lower price points and it may end up being cheaper to purchase more memory and install it yourself.\n\nI took the liberty of looking up some desktops under $500 (I'm assuming a limited budget) and the only one with 1GB of memory is this Acer Aspire which has a 200GB SATA hard drive and not too bad for being $500.  The only problems I see are that it claims nVidia graphics and my assumption on this matter is that they mean the Geforce 6100 IGP which isn't horrible but isn't that great either, it will run older games like Doom 3 fine but not games like FEAR or GRAW.  If you need to upgrade the graphics in that (since it has a PCIe x16 slot), go with a Geforce 7600GS or 7600GT depending on your budget.  But all in all that PC should suit your needs quite nicely, provided you don't do heavy gaming or multitasking (like me).  Here's the link, http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acer-Aspire-trade-Desktop-PC-AST160-UA3402-/sem/rpsm/oid/149055/catOid/-12962/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do\n\nIf you're looking for a laptop, options become narrower and prices go up significantly.  I'm not saying this is the cheapest laptop with the features to look for but if you want one with 1GB of memory, a large hard drive at 100GB (which is large for a laptop) and a dedicated 128MB Geforce 7400 Go graphics card and an Intel Core duo processor at 1.83GHz you will end up spending nearly $1400, http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/149457/originURLEncoded/http%253A%252F%252Fwww.circuitcity.com%252Frpsm%252FcatOid%252F-12963%252FNtk%252FAll%252FNtt%252Ftv%252520tuner%252Frpem%252Fccd%252Fcategorylist.do/rpem/ccd/productDetailSpecification.do#tabs\n\nRule #5 is to buy an AMD processor whenever possible, in some cases it is not like with the laptop.  I would rather get an Intel processor + dedicated graphics than an AMD processor with integrated graphics.  I think I covered everything, good luck with your choice.
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You may have to expand the memory.  Depending on how much memory it can hold.  Since the software is huge, you may have to expand the hard drive as well.  It's a decent laptop and should run fine.  I'm just a bit hesitant on the fact that the processor is just a celeron.\n\nMacs are good for (I usually say nothing) graphic design.  I'm not certain about audio editing.  Macs are way too expensive, especially if you're on a budget.\n\nYou're best bet is to just get a desktop PC.  It's cheaper and easy to expand.\n\nI read a little more into the article.  Better off not wasting your money to upgrade.  Get a new computer.
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System Requirements\n\nHardware\n\nIntel® Pentium® III or AMD® processor, 500 MHz or higher (dual Intel)\n\nXeon® or dual AMD Athlon®or Opteron® 32-bit system recommended)\n\n512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)\n\n500 MB swap space (2 GB recommended)\n\nGraphics card supporting 1024x768x16-bit color with 64 MB RAM\n\n(OpenGL® and Direct3D® hardware acceleration supported; 3D graphics accelerator 1280x1024x32-bit color with 256 MB RAM recommended)\n\nMicrosoft® Windows®–compliant pointing device (optimized for Microsoft IntelliMouse®)\n\nWacom™ Intuos® or similar pressure-sensitive tablet recommended for vertex paint\n\nDVD-ROM drive\n\nOptional: sound card and speakers, cabling for TCP/IP-compliant network, 3D hardware graphics acceleration, video input and output devices, joystick, MIDI instruments, three-button mouse\n\n\nSoftware\n\nMicrosoft Windows XP Professional SP2 (recommended), Windows XP Home Edition SP2, or Windows 2000 SP4.\nMicrosoft Internet Explorer 6\nDirectX® 9.0c (required), OpenGL (optional)
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Hard to suggest a good one unless I know what you are intending to use it for.  If it is for on-line gaming that is a different configuration then if it is for Internet research and college class work which would be completely different from AutoCad design work.\n\nBest thing to do is figure out what you want to do with it and approximately how much you are willing to spend.  Then check out the sites:\n\nwww.dell.com\n\nwww.ibm.com\n\nwww.gateway.com\n\nwww.hp.com\n\nThen price compare for what you want.
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go to http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/ for a excelent tool which will give you modules for every part of your p.c including motherboard,it also gives you your windows product key which is handy to know if you havent got one\n      this also gives info like max memory that can be fitted and graphic card info
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MAC's are the best for anything graphic !!
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Processor: AMD x2 4800+ OR AMD fx-60 OR Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition (or something else)\n\nMotherboard: something that can hold a lot of ram, and support high end graphic cards\n\nIf your gonna use this computer to graphic applications, i would go with a quad Nvidia 7800 GTX. They are so good with crisp images and high refresh rates.
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Brand is not really important, mostly down to personal choice.  Minimum specs all depend on the type of game you want to play.  These days I'd recommend at least a gig of ram, a video card with at least 256mb memory, sound card is not all that important (unless 5.1 sound is important to you)
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Basically, if you have the cooling capabilities to handle it, I would suggest the 256MB card.  The more memory, the better it is capable of handling difficult graphics.
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one the greatest you can find is silicon graphic workstation you can check it in www.sgi.com\nif you want configure your own you can use a doul core prossesor AMD (X2) with a quad sli support motherboard and 4 sli 512MB video card with at least 4-8GB ram , 4*SataII hdd configured as strip raid (from 250GB to 1TB)
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You can try out the free program GIMP which is similar to Adobe photoshop which is what the pros are using. \n\nBelow is a link to a site which has gather a lot of free graphics programs which you can work with - I have included some of the text from their site:\n\nhttp://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7755\n\n"While virtually all computer graphics professionals use Adobe Photoshop to do their artistic work, Photoshop is a pricey and proprietary application. If you're looking to do graphics design on a budget, or perhaps want a software package that is less resource-intensive than Photoshop, check out open source alternatives -- the GIMP, SodiPodi, and Inkscape. Our Take: While these apps are extremely valuable for Unix users, they can't compete in the professional marketplace with Photoshop or Illustrator. They just don't do as much or they don't always do it in an expected way. More here and here."