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HELP! i7-7500u for design work?

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I am planning to buy a new laptop for graphics design work but I was struggling to find a nice balance between powerful laptops and color accurate screens. Considering my budget (1000€) the best choice I found is Dell's Inspiron 15 7560, but it only has i7-7500u cpu. Would it be enough for advanced Photoshop and Illustrator use? I'm currently rocking a laptop with i5 5200u and I am not really happy with the performance.

P.S. Building a PC is not an option since portability is a must.

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15 minutes ago, PlatinumGraphics said:

but it only has i7-7500u cpu. Would it be enough for advanced Photoshop and Illustrator use? I'm currently rocking a laptop with i5 5200u and I am not really happy with the performance.

lol.

 

its only higher clock speed

so no.

Insert ram related question here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1197132-setting-ram-speed-xmp-docp-for-dummies/

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Just now, TrigrH said:

lol.

 

its only higher clock speed

so no.

Sucks to hear that :S Thanks for the help either way! Maybe you know any other laptops with similarly accurate displays and better CPUs?

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Just now, PlatinumGraphics said:

Sucks to hear that :S Thanks for the help either way! Maybe you know any other laptops with similarly accurate displays and better CPUs?

what is ur current laptop?

 

explain in detail why ur not happy about the performance

 

 

Insert ram related question here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1197132-setting-ram-speed-xmp-docp-for-dummies/

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Just now, TrigrH said:

what is ur current laptop?

 

explain in detail why ur not happy about the performance

 

 

I have the acer aspire v15 nitro i5-5200u version. When working with higher resolution files, even minor adjustments cause lags, freezes, and any major effects take ages to load. Basically, the experience isn't smooth at all

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Just now, PlatinumGraphics said:

I have the acer aspire v15 nitro i5-5200u version. When working with higher resolution files, even minor adjustments cause lags, freezes, and any major effects take ages to load. Basically, the experience isn't smooth at all

what res are we talking here?

Insert ram related question here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1197132-setting-ram-speed-xmp-docp-for-dummies/

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Just now, TrigrH said:

what res are we talking here?

anything above 2000x2000

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Just now, TrigrH said:

does ur laptop have a GPU?
 

It sports a 950m

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From what I can check on now, the cheapest seems to be a Dell Inspiron 7000 Gaming. The cheapest config costs 900GBP while I recommend you get the 1050GBP variant.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Just now, TrigrH said:

it shouldn't be doing that, id go to ur C drive find the acer folder, backup important drivers and files and format that bitch and clean install windows.

Will try man, thanks for advice! I'll be upgrading either way, since my sister needs a laptop for her studies and I'll pass her mine.

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2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

From what I can check on now, the cheapest seems to be a Dell Inspiron 7000 Gaming. The cheapest config costs 900GBP while I recommend you get the 1050GBP variant.

CPU seems nice n' all, but the screen only displays 67% of sRBG :S

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Just now, TrigrH said:

you need a HQ cpu for an actual upgrade

Okay, might need to save up a bit more then, thanks for the advice!!

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Just now, PlatinumGraphics said:

Okay, might need to save up a bit more then, thanks for the advice!!

well since im tired and thought that 5200u was 7200u, a 7500u will be faster but its still a hyper threaded dual core.

Insert ram related question here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1197132-setting-ram-speed-xmp-docp-for-dummies/

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Just now, TrigrH said:

well since im tired and thought that 5200u was 7200u, a 7500u will be faster but its still a hyper threaded dual core.

It's still a minor upgrade, isnt' it?

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Just now, PlatinumGraphics said:

Damn, didn't think the difference that that stark. I'm still a bit confused, but the Dell seems quite a bit better now

this is the minor upgrade i was talking about:

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7500U-vs-Intel-Core-i5-7200U/m171274vsm153577

 

but a clean install still might just do wonders on its own.

Insert ram related question here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1197132-setting-ram-speed-xmp-docp-for-dummies/

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Just now, TrigrH said:

dont install old graphics or chipset drivers.

I'm aware of that, don't worry :D 

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48 minutes ago, PlatinumGraphics said:

I'm aware of that, don't worry :D 

does your laptop have an SSD. HDDs are slow so this might be the problem then.  I am no expert in photoshop or so as I have never used it :P

 

 

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On 14/07/2017 at 8:20 PM, PlatinumGraphics said:

CPU seems nice n' all, but the screen only displays 67% of sRBG :S

For normal cases, you won't notice the difference

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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