Photoshop users help needed!

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if Photoshop CS5 would be able to run well (not be crippled/slow) on my computer? The computer is a Compaq, these are the stats.

AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs M320 (2.1 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache)
3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 DIMM) (expandable to 4 GB)
250GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive (SATA), LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, * Up to 4.25 Hours of Battery Life
15.6" Diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1366x768)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Graphics with 128MB Display Cache Memory with up to 1534MB total graphics memory

I actually have 4 gigs of Ram in it.

Thank you

 

download the trial and find out

Adobe - Downloads

 

It should run alright. It definitely won't be crippled, but I wouldn't try importing gigs of RAW files on that machine, at least not without a weekend to kill.

 

you will be able to run it.
however certain actions like merging and hdr pro may take longer in your laptop, but not unbearably so for reasonably sized files.
cs5 supports gpu accelerartion via open gl but im not sure if adobe supports ati cards.

 

question, whats CS5 like better: a slower quad core or a faster duel core?

Just got a laptop with a i5 540M, but passed up a i7 720QM. Wondering if it was a bad move.

 

Yea you should have went with the i7 instead. You might not notice too much of a difference, depends on what you are doing, but the i7 would have process adobe suit better.

As for the original thread starter, my system is in my sig and I run cs5 just fine.

 

Adobe Programs are not very heavy. They can be run even on low-end machines.
However, the performance of the programs on a low-end machine will surely lower than those of higher-end machines.

 

Thanks for answering my question for me. I guess I can open up the box now. The student/teacher deal was just too good to pass up.

 

adobe programs ARE very cpu heavy, and will also make use of nvidia gpu's cuda and opengl.
for programs like premiere pro cs5 and after effects id say at least an 820qm is bare minimum for hd. for ps cs5 a dual core i series will be ok but it will make use of multicore technology. bare in mind that the adobe creative suite is really meant for desktop workstations and among its class (ie photo, video editing sftware, etc) adobe products are the most resource hungry.

 

I know. But, they still able to run on lower-end machines.
Just that, it might be slower and lag when the files are big or something like that.