Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I might be late as I read the digest, but Frank, some of the AI tools in LR Classic and Photoshop require an internet connection. I think the AI remove tools do and will not function w/o an internet connection. On 7/9/2025 3:25 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: > I am not understanding the question... but if it is.. how to make your > gaming computer go faster, I am not a gamer.? But the concepts are the > same. > > If you are asking if you can buy a gaming computer to use for LRc, > YES,,,, the best overall non-specific choice. > > I use Classic LR... which is resident on my computer, and thus has no > need for a connection to the internet.? LR does.... it is a cloud > based application. > > Updates are done at night... if it takes 1 hour or 1/2 of an hour, my > snoring does not suffer. > > Frank Filippone > BMWRed735i at gmail.com > > On 7/9/2025 2:50 PM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: >> Any thoughts about dedicated gaming computers?? With the increased AI in >> Adobe products a fast internet helps. >> >> Don >> don.dory at gmail.com >> >> On Wed, Jul 9, 2025, 12:10?PM Frank Filippone via >> LUG<lug at leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >>> This is a help article.... >>> >>> My Desktop system is running fine but it is 9 Years old..... My laptop >>> is 10 years old... >>> >>> I decided to try out a new Laptop, about 2 model years old.... >>> >>> I wondered if they were getting too long in the tooth.... so I made >>> some >>> measurements.... >>> >>> I used a set of 5 images that needed to be stitched.? They were put >>> on a >>> thumb drive, a new catalog was created, LR was updated to the most >>> recent updates. >>> >>> The results showed that my 9 year old desktop computer was almost >>> exactly TWICE AS SLOW as the new laptop.? I know that my older >>> Laptop is >>> even slower....it is an I5 processor. >>> >>> To be fair, I am retired, an amateur photographer, which all means that >>> time is NOT money.....slow and cheap makes more sense. >>> >>> Then again, how slow is too slow? >>> >>> So I started to look at new hardware...... and read a lot of >>> articles..... and consulted a lot of AI produced evaluations, all of >>> which led to these conclusions..... >>> >>> No matter what your computer's age, do this to make it go faster.... >>> >>> MORE RAM!!! RAM is cheap.?? If your computer can upgrade to 32gb or 48 >>> or 64, do it..... Just fill it up. >>> >>> Have your LR Catalog on a SSD inside your computer.? This is a major >>> speed improvement. The SSD should NOT be a slower SATA version . >>> >>> It is fastest to keep your images on internal SSD as well, but >>> depending >>> on how many images you have, this may be impractical. >>> >>> NAS? is fast but complex to keep running.? Slower is an external USB >>> SSD >>> drive, and slower yet is a moving disk USB HDD. >>> >>> If you are buying a new computer, get an I7 processor (cores matter >>> with >>> some operations in LR).....? More cores = Better.... >>> >>> I9 is more cores and $$$ but reports are that they are not that much >>> faster.? Stay away form the I5 or I3 processors. >>> >>> LR uses more cores when it is making previews or exporting >>> images.....For single (common) image edits, not at all. >>> >>> You should select a graphics card with at least 6GB of video ram. >>> NVIDIA is apparently more stable than AMD. The Intel graphics solutions >>> are workable but if you want to run faster, get the discrete graphics >>> card solution. >>> >>> >>> If you wish help, ask me..... >>> >>> -- Frank FilipponeBMWRed735i at gmail.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> Seehttp://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> Seehttp://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Aram Langhans (Semi) Retired Science Teacher & Unemployed photographer ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson