Photoshop :: Cache Size And SSDs (CS4 On Mac Pro)
Nov 20, 2012
I'm trying to figure out how many/how big drives/SSD or hard drives I need to get for a quad-core Mac Pro, and am stuck when it comes to the scratch disk.
1) How do I determine how big a scratch disk needs to be in Photoshop CS4 extended (Mac)? I've come across a few sites which explain how to calculate this but they're very technical and hard to grasp IMHO.
2) Where do SSDs come into the equation? Obviously they're still too expensive and small for file storage, but will a SATA-3 SSD (connected to a SATA-3 PCIe card if the onboard SATA-3 interface will be a bottleneck) do wonders as a scratch disk? I've read opinions that go both ways on this. Or are they mostly for use as a system and applications boot drive? And does it make much of a (real world) difference to use a SATA-3 SSD/PCIe interface or just stick with the SATA-II interface already available?
3) Apart from Photoshop, do other applications use a scratch disk as well (Lightroom for instance, which I also use)? It seems a waste to dedicate a hard drive or SSD just for Photoshop alone.
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I thought it interesting enough to share because of the odd discussions we've had around drives in recent months. a lot of the regular posters seem to be conspicuous by their absence since I got back from my trip. Have they all been at Photoshop World? URL....
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Translate the error message
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