Octos and Adobe CS3

I would expect so, assuming its been coded to use multiple cores then it will work just as well with 2 as with 8 (obviously different speeds )

The question is, is there really anything in photoshop that requires 8 cores, I havent found anything to really struggle with 2 cores yet

 

Photoshop has been multi-core aware for quite some time, so its latest incarnation will be no different.

 

Photoshop has taken advantage of multiple CPUs and therefore multiple cores since at least version 4 (that takes me back a bit ). Most of the professional level applications have had some support for multiple CPU systems for years.

 

Would anyone have an idea of what kind of speed improvements we are talking about for an octo? Assuming you spend a few hours in Photoshop every day, even 10-20% speed increase could make a difference. Thoughts?

Cheers,
Lars

 

I think for everyday sort of Photoshop work, not much difference at all.

 

The system they recommend on the Apple site for CS3 is the Quad 3ghz.. I think PS and most of the Adobe line has recognized two processors for several years now but its my hunch that CS3 will see and do little with more than 4 cores.