BryanB

Hi Torstein, I wanted to go with the Ryzen 9 7950X CPU, but since starting on the process of deciding build components I have discovered that there appears to be some problems with this CPU. It looks like quite a few of these processors are developing thermal issues with high temperatures both at idle and under load leading to instabilities. A great shame really, but with several machines to replace I cannot justify the risk. However I am going to look into the 7950X more seriously before making the final choice.

Hi James, thank you for your very helpful response, it is really appreciated. From your information I get the impression that although the performance with Ryzen cards is much improved, in order to get the performance and reliability I am looking for I would still be better served with nVIDIA GPU cards. I am therefore leaning towards sticking with Intel CPU's and nVidia GPU's in my replacement pc builds. Again I thank you for your comments.

I don't mind sacrificing a bit of power efficiency for a pc that is powerful enough to do what I need at the best speed possible for the hardware but it must be totally stable with my chosen software and give long term reliability. The whole reason for the original post was to try and get some information to ensure I could meet my requirements. I would be interested to hear from any Forum members who are running similar builds to what I am looking at as to what if any problems they are having with running Affinity software. Thank you Torstein for your input.

I have been looking at that arrangement. Possibilities are AMD Ryzen 9 7950X or 7900X with a RTX 3060 12 GB or an RTX 4060Ti 16GB. Or I could just go with an Intel Core i9 14900K with either the 3060 or 4060 gpu. I just fancied trying an all AMD build for once. I have had replies to the same question posted on Affinity Facebook, copied below, Hi, I have Version 1 and Version 2 (latest release versions) of Affinity Suite of apps. I now need to update my Windows 10 desktop pc's to machines that will run Windows 11. Projected build specs are AMD based using ASRock motherboards with either AMD Ryzen 9 7900X or Ryzen 9 7950X cpu. Can you please tell me if the AMD graphic card incompatibilities that have been discussed for the last couple of years have been FULLY resolved yet. If not can you please identify which graphic cards, either AMD or Nvidia are FULLY compatible and FULLY functional with Affinity programs? Thanks, Bryan Affinity Hello! V2 had updates to the app's memory handling with hardware acceleration enabled which significantlyh improved performance on the AMD RX series cards, so provided that the GPU meets the Direct3D level 12.0 requirement (which most modern GPUS will) for Hardware acceleration it will be fully supported. I've linked to the thread below where this is discussed for more info. https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/136068-amd-radeon-rx-hardware-acceleration/&do=findComment&comment=1066614 Thank you for your response. I have followed the link provided and read the posts. Although there seems to be some improvements in benchmarks test results it seems that there were still some problems at the time. The last post to that thread was in May 2023. Are you telling me that there have been no further improvements, corrections or developments between May 2023 and February 2024 to fully correct this situation? Also what has been the response to date from AMD regarding this matter? Thanks again for your input. Affinity This update was to address the significant performance issues with the RX series cards, and as shown in the follow up posts resulted in drastically improved benchmark scores and therefore performance. Outside of this thread i'm not aware of another where issues have been specifically raised against performance on AMD. OpenCL support is likely to continue being improved as further software updates are released.

Hi, I have Version 1 and Version 2 (latest release versions) of Affinity Suite of apps. I now need to update my Windows 10 desktop pc's to machines that will run Windows 11. My current pc's are built around AsRock X99 Extreme 6 motherboards with intel i7 5820K cpu. graphic cards range from ASUS GTX 960 Strix and above. Lovely build but will not run Windows 11. My projected build specs are either AMD based using ASRock Steel Legend socket AM5 motherboards with either AMD Ryzen 9 7900X or Ryzen 9 7950X cpu. Alternative build route will be AsRock Steel Legend Socket 1700 with Intel Core i9 14900K cpu. I fancy the AMD build but I cannot find an answer as to whether the problems with the AMD graphics cards have been fully resolved and full functionality of the software/GPU reinstated. Can anyone please tell me if the AMD graphic card incompatibilities that have been discussed for the last couple of years have been FULLY resolved yet. If not can you please identify which graphic cards, either AMD or Nvidia are FULLY compatible and FULLY functional with Affinity programs? Thanks for any help given

OK, cracked it. To remove duplicate sets, 1) select the Brushes Tab. 2) open drop down list 3) select item to delete, should show in highlight 4) open the drop down menu to the Right of the Brushes Tab 5) select "Delete Category" - a dialogue box will open asking for confirmation to delete the selected item 6) check that the correct item is selected and click on YES or NO as you desire. Hope this might help someone in the future.

HI all, I have just downloaded the DAUB BlackBox brush pack only to find that I now have three sets installed in the Brushes selection panel. These are named 1) DAUB BlackBox, 2) DAUB BlackBox 2 and 3) DAUB BlackBox 3. Now this could easily have been an error on my part during installation but I have had problems with installing into Affinity Photo before, so who knows what happened. Anyway can someone please tell me the procedure to uninstall the additional two sets of brushes that were installed. All three sets are the same. Thanks for any help with this. BryanB

OK. Think I have sorted it. It looks like there was some sort of problem with the download in as much as it did not link up properly with the Windows/Nikon .nef Codec set-up. I reloaded the Nikon Codec , rebooted and at the moment .nef thumbnails are now showing and can be opened into Affinity Photo. Still interested to hear of any problems/solutions to this problem, just in case.... Thanks all.

Following an update notification in Affinity Photo I duly updated to Affinity Photo 1.6.1.93 following the on-screen prompt that a new version was available.Now I cannot see the thumbnail images in the FILE - OPEN dialogue panel. I cannot see the images for .nef files whichever "open format" is selected. .jpeg thumbnails seem to be available. Any ideas on how to resolve this problem. Really frustrating. All suggestions appreciated. Running Windows 7.