so /g/ i'm looking to build a super cheap workstation that

forgot the link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GCcrPs

>>59187486
>Photoshop/Ilustrator
Hooboy, I can't really recommend a dual-core chip for running those programs, it's going to be sluggish as fuck, but I guess it also depends on the complexity of the work you'll be doing.
If this is for work, nothing is going to be as infuriating as waiting for shit to happen. an SSD is a good move, but you'd probably want more storage if content creation is your focus, unless you have that taken care of externally.

I suggest scraping together a bit more cash and getting a better CPU, it'll be your biggest bottleneck by far.

>>59187650
i hear conflicting things about PS's core usage, most folks think high clock speed is the most important thing here, and seeing as i'm using a system with an Atom that puts out about 1.3 ghz, this would be a huge step up no matter what.

as for storage i'm covered with my cloud accounts from work and my personal accounts and external drives

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this is the other mobo i'm looking at:

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Z170-A-ATX-DDR4-Motherboards/dp/B012NH05UW/ref=pd_lpo_147_lp_t_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DH4ZXKSMMHBP11C6YVGB

>>59187787
So here is how Adobe's garbage software works (literally all of it except AE):
The core program is mainly single-threaded, with generally good frequency scaling, however many actions from within the program are highly threaded.

In other words, as soon as you want to perform an adjustment, run a filter, do layer blends, or other compositing effects, you can expect anywhere from 30~100% improvement in performance by going to four cores.

>>59188113
And there is of course the whole deal with multi-tasking, you can benchmark a program all you want, but in reality you might end up having Bridge, Photoshop, Illustator and InDesign open at once, and these shits love to take up RAM and CPU cycles for themselves:

>>59188113
right that's what i've read, i'm not really doing a whole hell of alot of that sort of thing, the Atom 1.3 has been usable for what i do, but obviously slow AF. I'm no power user and the majority of what i need (resizing, quick asset modification, mock ups, etc.) are all small-ish files. My logic is that the CPU is so damn cheap that I can use it for now and sell it off for more than half of what I paid for it at the end of the year when it's time to get a real CPU (prolly i5 6400 or 6500)

>>59188158

I'm used to my ancient computer and my garbage tablet so i just don't multi task, lmao

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