[gregbradley]

I am wanting to upgrade my computer for image processing.

I am currently using a HP Pavilion Laptop i7 with 8gm RAM and 1 TB HD.

Its way too slow and too little RAM.

My cameras both do around 32mb for a single image. So if I take multiple hours of images I may have as many as 30 x 32mb image files to process at one time.

I use CCDstack to do the initial processing and its arduous and slow.
It usually will limit me to about 9 x 32mb images before it starts to reject them. Doing some CCDstack operations can take quite a while.

This makes image processing a bit of a drain.

I am thinking of:

1. A desktop not a laptop.
2. Not a HP. This laptop is starting to fail and its less than 2 years old.
3. Latest 6th gen i7 4ghz processor. I have read some refer to Skylake and it seems to be the latest.
4. 32gb DDR4 RAW minimum perhaps 64GB. Here is where I am not sure. Some computers mention quad channel for DDR4 memory allowing 8 slots and others mention dual channel allowing 4 DDR4 slots. I assume as RAM is critical that quad channel is the way to go
5. 3 TB hard disk.
6. 500gb SSD.
7. Upgraded cooling and power supplies.
8. I am not sure how important the graphics card is. Geforce seem to be dominant. Should I go for an upgrade here or is it not important? I won't be using the computer for gaming or if I do its very minor usage. However doing image processing does require accurate colour so perhaps a good card makes sense?
9. I also read one supplier talking about a hyper speed tech where programs open and close instantly. That sounds good. Is this generally available?

Anything else I should consider?

Greg.