specs for a graphics comp?

[substance12]

can anyone tell me what kind of processor, video card, ram amount you would need to run a "photoshop" computer at a comfortable level?

 

[Geomagick]

Video card doesn't really matter as they have so little impact on 2D performance

Processor you want dual core - whether intel or AMD it is really down to personnel preference.

RAM - you really want to be looking at 2GB or more, although this will very much depend on how much image manipulation you are going to be doing. If you are going to be dealing with simple point and shoot camera pics then not that much, however if you happen to have a top of the line SLR taking 15MB RAW images then you will want a bit more.

 

[ForumMaster]

what George Powell said is correct. you can get by with a simply graphic card. your cpu should definently be dual core. atleast 2gb of ram and i suggest getting a secondary hdd for the "scratch" disk.

 

[substance12]

so is the cost effective solution to this a dell unit (w/ a hot deal price) or to build from scratch? this unit would not be for a computer savy individual.