Something that runs GW2 super pretty and can handle massive PhotoShop files

• Osayidan wrote on 2014-11-26 16:36
  The rule of thumb for gtx 9xx series is if you currently have an equivalent 7xx (780 vs 980) then don't get this generation of cards, wait for the next one. Otherwise it's totally worth it to get a 9xx.
  
  Can't speak for amd, I'm biased and don't touch their products with a 10 foot pole.
  
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• Yoorah wrote on 2014-11-27 04:59

  Quote from Murasaki;1255467:

  the lag of a thousand years

  
  lol'd
  Yeah, tools should definitely work with no delays for things like that.
  
  But did you take a look at the previously mentioned Efficiency Indicator?
  

  [Image: http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/optimize-performance-photoshop-cs4-cs5/_jcr_content/main-pars/img_0.img.png/efficiency.png]

  
  If it goes below 100% when you see lag, then the cause is a lack of RAM. Otherwise, it's caused by a lack of processing power.
  
  From this KB article: http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/optimize-performance-photoshop-cs4-cs5.html
  Which also mentions:
  

  Photoshop generally runs faster with more processor cores, although some features take greater advantage of the additional cores than others. There is a law of diminishing returns with multiple processor cores: The more cores you use, the less you get from each additional core. Therefore, Photoshop doesn’t run four times as fast on a computer with 16 processor cores as on a computer with four cores. For most users, the increase in performance that more than six cores provides doesn't justify the increased cost.

  
  So I guess a 6 core build is not unreasonable--particularly when you no longer need to spend $1000+ on just the CPU to get the extra processing power. Might be more power than you need, depending on what you actually do. I dunno.