For a long time I helped customers here at Puget Systems select the right hardware for their computers, but I didn’t apply a key principle that I used at work to my own builds. Realizing that, I want to share this insight with other PC enthusiasts.
Lightroom CC 2015.12 CPU Performance: Core i7 8700K, i5 8600K, i3 8350K
Lightroom contains a few tasks that can utilize a higher number of CPU cores, but much of the application can only take advantage of a couple of cores. With the new Coffee Lake 8th Gen CPUs seeing an increase in core count, will Lightroom see a significant benefit?
Photoshop CC 2017.1.1 CPU Performance: Core i7 8700K, i5 8600K, i3 8350K
With two more cores over the previous generation, the new Coffee Lake 8th Gen CPUs perform extremely well in certain applications. However, Photoshop has historically struggled with higher core counts so will the new CPUs actually be any faster?
V-Ray RT 3.6 Hybrid Mode: Combining CPU and GPUs for Rendering
New in V-Ray RT 3.6, Chaos Group has added Hybrid Rendering: the option to combine CPUs and GPUs in order to render images and animations even faster. We give an overview of how this works, and then explore the impact it can have on rendering speeds.
20 Years Ago I Bought a Wallet
I never spent more than twenty bucks on a wallet. Most were made of nylon or faux leather that wore out after a year.
Why are we only using DDR4-2666 RAM with Threadripper?
Plenty of reviews show you can get higher performance by using faster memory, so why are we limiting our workstations to DDR4-2666?
Z370 vs Z270: What is the Difference?
With the announcement of the first Coffee Lake-S CPUs, Intel has also released details for the the new Z370 chipset. But what makes it different from the old Z270 chipset?
Arnold for Maya CPU Comparison: New 14, 16, and 18-core Skylake-X Processors
Intel has launched new, higher core count Skylake-X processors. Can they take back the performance crown from AMD’s Threadripper in Arnold?
KeyShot 7 CPU Comparison: New 14, 16, and 18-core Skylake-X Processors
Intel has launched new, higher core count Skylake-X processors. Can they take back the performance crown from AMD’s Threadripper in Keyshot?
V-Ray CPU Comparison: New 14, 16, and 18-core Skylake-X Processors
Intel has launched new, higher core count Skylake-X processors. Can they take back the performance crown from AMD’s Threadripper in V-Ray?
