HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
The reason I have started to think about this is I have a Win XP Duo
Core processor with 2GB of Ram, and I am amazed at how slow Photoshop
CS3 loads, especially when I compare the speed of Photoshop CS3
running on an older Mac. I might be buying a new computer sooner than
I normally do.


Under 11 seconds for CS3 extended just now, with two both my web browers
and news reader loaded. Seems fast enough to me for a PC.

About 15 secs for CS3 the first time, but when I closed it to try it a
second time, it opened in less than 5. Seems like there is a FNP
Licensing Service program that takes awhile to check out everything when
you first open the software, but it stays running in the background even
after shutting Photoshop down.

I think I paid about $1300 -$1500 for my off the shelf system about a
year ago. I actually upgraded sound card and video card so I really
not sure of the final cost, but it was in that range. It was around the
same time you upgraded yours, what is the total cost on your custom job.

The quick overview:
Gateway GM5072
AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core 4200+
2.21 GHZ 2.0 GB Ram