12-10-2002, 06:05 PM
I don't know when this myth started that Mac is somehow godlike for graphics, alot of people who I know in the industry despise macs. The only reason any of them could cite for the use of macs was because they are stable and don't crash which can be a nightmare for a graphics designer, but with Windows XP that is hardly a problem anymore.
Now, you forgot to mention a few specs that will be the most deciding factor. 1) What graphics card comes with what system and 2) how much ram do they have?
If you want to go graphics heavy I would recomment no less than 1 gb of ram, if you can get 1.5 even better. I can't believe how a simple upgrade of ram made a change in how all my graphics programs ran on my old computer, so if you are among the people that always get the newest version of PS, Maya, 3dsMax, Poser and so on try and get as much ram as you can without breaking your budget.
The graphics card I would also recommend maxing out, if you can get the new Radeon 9700 128mb card, go for it, if not a Geforce 4 at 128 will do just fine too. Processor is not too much of a problem, 2.4 is more than enough now and will easily last you 2 years or so. Now the dvd-burner is a personal decision, I don't think we need it as a viable storage medium just yet.
Now, you forgot to mention a few specs that will be the most deciding factor. 1) What graphics card comes with what system and 2) how much ram do they have?
If you want to go graphics heavy I would recomment no less than 1 gb of ram, if you can get 1.5 even better. I can't believe how a simple upgrade of ram made a change in how all my graphics programs ran on my old computer, so if you are among the people that always get the newest version of PS, Maya, 3dsMax, Poser and so on try and get as much ram as you can without breaking your budget.
The graphics card I would also recommend maxing out, if you can get the new Radeon 9700 128mb card, go for it, if not a Geforce 4 at 128 will do just fine too. Processor is not too much of a problem, 2.4 is more than enough now and will easily last you 2 years or so. Now the dvd-burner is a personal decision, I don't think we need it as a viable storage medium just yet.