Do I need more RAM or CS3?

[adam11216]

I have a couple-month old 2.66 Quad Core that's been struggling with exporting PDFs from large InDesign files - getting an "Out of Memory" error. I have 3GB of RAM and I'm using CS2, and I've noticed that InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator put a hurting on my RAM. Today, after working on a few 50-60MB files, Photoshop was laying claim to over a GB or REAL RAM, not virtual. InDesign usually hovers around 400-500MB and Illustrator's not much better. Would I be better off getting another 2GB of RAM or upgrading to CS3 so it's not running under Rosetta anymore?

 

[RichP]

I would say CS3 hands down; Rosetta is RAM hungry, and you are taking a serious performance hit using it. You may also get a more "stable" experience running CS3 as well, because its native.

 

[marioman38]

CS3 will also make the Processing of files faster, as it won't need to translate the PPC Code. I Believe you can buy a CS3 upgrade from CS2 for a significantly reduced price.

 

[adam11216]

thanks for the replies. cs3 it is, then.

 

[FF_productions]

I did a speed test and noticed that my Mac Pro ran twice as fast on CS3 than on CS2

 

[RichP]

I did a speed test and noticed that my Mac Pro ran twice as fast on CS3 than on CS2

and you have an identical machine. (3gb ram 2.66) I think 2x speed increase is worth the cost of CS3 admission 😉