Hopefully in a much more manageable space. I've upgraded my computer with a new graphics card (GeForce GT430 - couldn't even find the ones recommended and out of price range), Windows 7 and a 500 gig secondary hard drive. **Wanted to also say that this is all real key info you guys are filling me in on that no one ever really gets into discussing when you are at a computer store or buying software. The best AMD machine ranks 377 out of 868. In this rank you have old generation AMD CPUs only.

So I've set the min/max to that value on my C drive and removed page file from my B drive. You need an NVidia. >7200 RPM hard drive (multiple fast disk drives, preferably RAID 0 configured, recommended), 2nd 7200 RPM hard drive for data (multiple fast disk drives, preferably RAID 0 configured, recommended), But... the "multiple" part will go a LONG way toward letting people know that a single drive is not going to work very well.

It is as simple as that. At this point, I really don't have the time or money to go into a new case and so I just need to optimize what I have. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. It will not even run at all with an older OS or with any 32-bit OS, and the program might not even install at all in such older OSes.

Do you keep all running programs on one frive and data on a secondary drive? /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/td-p/4133471, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133472#M2005, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133474#M2007, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133475#M2008, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133476#M2009, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133477#M2010, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133479#M2012, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133473#M2006, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133485#M2018, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133486#M2019, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133487#M2020, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133488#M2021, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133489#M2022, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133490#M2023, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133491#M2024, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133492#M2025, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133493#M2026, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133494#M2027, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133495#M2028, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133496#M2029, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133497#M2030, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133498#M2031, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133499#M2032, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133500#M2033, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133501#M2034, /t5/video-hardware/system-requirements-for-cs6/m-p/4133502#M2035.

I guess I need to take baby steps here with my current computer as it still has potential albeit it is not  an i3-i7, nor does it have Windows 7 (does that really make a difference??). Yep... also happens with graphics drivers... makes things a REAL mess to try and figure out a problem, when the usual advice is to update to the latest driver. Take a look at http://ppbm5.com/DB-PPBM5-2.php. I currently have a Dell Inspiron 545, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8200 @2.33GHz, 64-bit with 8 gigs Ram and an ATI Radeon HD 3400 graphics card (dual monitors) - and I love my setup. So I currently have an Intel processor with an AMD graphics card which Bill is saying is not as geared towards graphics as is a Nividia card...correct? This page provides instructions on downloading, installing, and uninstalling CS6 products for various operating systems.

I have carefully read all instructions, but am confused as I thought I read somewhere that if I have only 2 hard drives (all that will fit in my case), that the pagefile should be on the non-OS hard drive.

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When I looked few days ago there were none. You may retrieve the activation code using any Internet-connected device, including a smartphone. Thank you for your timely response, Harm.

Thank you all for your insights and taking the time to post these gantastic links! I really don't have it in me to build my own system. If you have purchased a Creative Cloud Membership subscription for this software, you must connect the computer to the Internet to activate the software on that computer. Of course, as we know, some later QuickTime versions break things, so you can't really say "any version of  QuickTime from 7.6.6 onward".

AMD computers simply do not compare to an Intel rig. It's understood that Adobe cannot control for all variables or test every system, but we're talking, after all, about a company with enormous resources. Here's a page that links to some documents with more details about the licensing and activation systems: http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2012/05/a-few-creative-cloud-and-cs6-resources.html, >QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features, One more note... you may want to put QT766 on an Adobe server, and provide a link on the requirements page, It is VERY hard to find that exact version... Apple only lists 7.6 on their "old stuff" page, with no indication (that I can find) as to the exact number you are downloading, out of the several different 7.6.? Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection System requirements Windows Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor with 64-bit support; Intel Core2 Duo or AMD… There is no reading and writing at the same time.

Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 software delivers even more imaging magic, new creative options, and the Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine for blazingly fast performance. I have not used the eSata Dock below... for reference only, YMMV and all the usual disclaimers, http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-BlacX-eSATA-Docking-Station/dp/B001A4HAFS/ref=cm_cmu_pg_t. Actually, there are now a few FX series (Bulldozer/Zambezi) AMD CPUs on the chart.

And I would also venture a guess that it is critical to have a discrete graphics card, right?

But that's what learning curves are all about! Thank you...much still to understand all of this. Retouch with new Content-Aware features, and create superior designs as well as movies using new and reimagined tools and workflows. Is this correct? Maybe it is time to consider a different case that gives you some more space, like I show here: http://ppbm6.com/Planning.html, Navigate to the panel "Case" and then hover the mouse over the heading 'Start with the Magnum TH10'. There are traffic lights, allowing only one side to pass and the other side must wait for the light to turn to green, a clear method to create traffic jams and delays. But what we see here is not a rank of CPUs but a rank of whole PCs. * Phone activation is not available.