A little explanation:
I'm likely going away from home for an extended period(not to prison and I'm not going to explain). My little sister(15) is way into creating art, both digital and those old ways. Right now she is using a machine with the specs following for gaming(another one of her passions), Photoshop and a myriad of other design programs:
i7-930@4GHz
Gigabyte GA-X58-UD3R
6GB GSKILL DDR3-1600
HIS Radeon HD5870
It's my previous rig and seems to be doing quite well for her, but since I'll be leaving and taking my current rig just isn't all that practical, I'm thinking of leaving it for her. Specs:
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GA-P67A-UD4-B3
2x4GB G.SKILL DDR1600
Radeon HD6990
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD
500GB Seagate Barracuda
1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3
Corsair H70
Silverstone Raven 2
3x ASUS VE276Q 27" LCD's
Windows 7 HP x64
I don't know all that much about Photoshop, but I understand that it is GPU accelerated. With the 5870, turning on GPU Acceleration causes quite a few problems for her(artifacts appearing while drawing an stuff). I have to admit that she is currently using an unlicensed version of Photoshop which I expect may have something to do with the issues, but I really have a hard time thinking about spending $700 for a piece of software. Would my system be good for running Photoshop, is there something I could upgrade that would help? Obviously the system would serve her gaming needs several times over so I'm not worried about that.
I'm seriously considering purchasing a Wacom Cintiq as it's a definite dream item of hers. It seems the 21" Cintiq is way out of stock and reviews on the 12" Cintiq seem to make the point that the 12" and 21" versions are quite different. Are there alternatives to Wacom for a pen tablet with a screen? The Cintiq's price tag is very off putting, but what do I know?
Any advice is of course appreciated greatly.
I'm likely going away from home for an extended period(not to prison and I'm not going to explain). My little sister(15) is way into creating art, both digital and those old ways. Right now she is using a machine with the specs following for gaming(another one of her passions), Photoshop and a myriad of other design programs:
i7-930@4GHz
Gigabyte GA-X58-UD3R
6GB GSKILL DDR3-1600
HIS Radeon HD5870
It's my previous rig and seems to be doing quite well for her, but since I'll be leaving and taking my current rig just isn't all that practical, I'm thinking of leaving it for her. Specs:
[email protected]
GA-P67A-UD4-B3
2x4GB G.SKILL DDR1600
Radeon HD6990
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD
500GB Seagate Barracuda
1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3
Corsair H70
Silverstone Raven 2
3x ASUS VE276Q 27" LCD's
Windows 7 HP x64
I don't know all that much about Photoshop, but I understand that it is GPU accelerated. With the 5870, turning on GPU Acceleration causes quite a few problems for her(artifacts appearing while drawing an stuff). I have to admit that she is currently using an unlicensed version of Photoshop which I expect may have something to do with the issues, but I really have a hard time thinking about spending $700 for a piece of software. Would my system be good for running Photoshop, is there something I could upgrade that would help? Obviously the system would serve her gaming needs several times over so I'm not worried about that.
I'm seriously considering purchasing a Wacom Cintiq as it's a definite dream item of hers. It seems the 21" Cintiq is way out of stock and reviews on the 12" Cintiq seem to make the point that the 12" and 21" versions are quite different. Are there alternatives to Wacom for a pen tablet with a screen? The Cintiq's price tag is very off putting, but what do I know?
Any advice is of course appreciated greatly.