Hi guys,
I was wondering if it would be possible to work with a Intuos Pro tablet on a budget PC I built:
As for the VGA I’ll have to use the integrated one or a old ATI Radeon X1600Pro, I can’t upgrade right now.
Do you think I could use it or it’s just a waste of money?
Intuos Pro system requirements aren’t very high, so of course you can use it on a budget computer.
System requirements:
USB port, internet connection
Windows 8, Windows®7 SP1 or Windows® Vista SP2
If you’re tight on money though, I’d recommend searching for a used Intuos 4 or Intuos 5 tablet.
Thank you for your reply.
Maybe I didn’t make myself clear, what I need to know is if I will be able to work on large/complex files with no problem.
Heh, that is a different matter separate from the Intuos Pro tablet, so you should probably edit your thread title to reflect that. Something like, “Can this budget computer handle large/complex files?”
Large/complex files depend on which software you plan on using. Zbrush is less dependent on the graphics card and more dependent on the CPU. Blender would probably run like a champ. Maya and 3ds max would run since your computer meets the bare system requirements, but you probably won’t be able to take advantage of advanced features like Viewport 2.0. If you could clue us in on what software you plan to use with this budget computer, it would help the rest of us give you a better answer to your question about the hardware side of the equation.
I think you’re right, but it seems only mods can edit a title.
Anyway, I was thinking about Ps CS6. What I am interested in is digital drawing/painting/illustrations.
And… thanks again.
Photoshop CS6 requires a OpenGL 2.0 capable system. The Intel Pentium G3420’s integrated graphics is an Intel HD, which is supposed to be OpenGL 4.3 capable, so you should be covered. Other artists recommend using a dedicated graphics card for PS CS6, but that’s only important if you need CS6 features like rotating the canvas and using the photoshop filters. If you’re just doing digital painting, the integrated graphics will suffice until you can upgrade.
Since you’re planning on using Photoshop, the more important part to upgrade is the RAM. 8GB is a healthy amount, but if you’re painting a large picture (3000pixels x 3000pixels) with lots of layers, that will eat up a lot of RAM. Photoshop can deal with this by swapping memory to the hard drive, which slows Photoshop down. Some people hate when that happens, so they load up their computers with more RAM so all the open windows in Photoshop can fit in memory without dealing with swap.
So it seems I can try to start working and upgrade if necessary.
Thank you very much for your help.
Btw, happy new year.