GPU or CPU!

Cableguy

Hi there,

I have recenlty purchased an Intel i7 Sandybridge 2600 CPU and I am very confused about what motherboard to buy for it. The reason Im confused as this chip has graphics functions built into the CPU!

The main reason I am upgrading is because my current machine is taking forever to edit anything in Photoshop or Lightroom. The files Im processing are 24mb Canon 7D RAW files and I m looking for something that is much quicker and less painfull.

Now Im wondering if this processing is handled by the GPU or CPU ? and if a better graphics card would speed things up!

Any help much apprciated.

Thanks

Sgt Pepper 64

Sandybridge is meant to give better performance for everyday graphical tasks, without the need for a graphics card.
However, for the "power" user, they will still want a high performance graphics card.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=18657164

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/307139-31-advice-2500-photography-video-editing-sandybridge-build

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/39555-intel-sandy-bridge-core-i5-2500k-core-i7-2600k-processors-review-3.html