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I got an update for you @Brian. I went ahead and updated Lightroom to 14.5 and even with the damn 5070 the performance was 💩 I'm not gonna entirely blame Lightroom for it as Windows 11 as it is is now sh!t itself... So I went back to 14.3.1 and see how we move from here. It is in deed really crappy having to put up with all this bull after having spent lots of money on what it is supposed to be a good system. Adobe can go really stick a finger in their belly button... 

On 8/17/2025 at 9:50 PM, Brian said:

*Sigh*

It's only money, right? 

It is indeed only money... worse case, I'll repurpose the beast I got as a gaming system to play retro games and side scrollers on Steam to drop another 4K on a Mac Mini and and a new monitor (which I'm already looking at as it is LOL)... 

And yes... I do notice a difference in AI performance and Lightroom itself. I can only hope at this point that Windows improves 11's performance from now on. Thanks for the tip of not updating. I think I would like Lr as it is now for a while for the work I do. 


 

I just updated to the latest (14.5) in hopes it will be better than the 💩 14.4.  Auto updates are off and from what I've seen, I'm probably gonna stay there for a while. 

On a side note... Win 11 sucks 😅

Thank you for all of your help, sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

11 hours ago, Brian said:

So what did you end up getting?

If this doesn't make it better... I swear to baby Jesus I'm moving to Mac. I'll be editing tonight and report results tomorrow. 

On 8/12/2025 at 11:50 PM, Brian said:

The short answer is: Yes. 

I'm installing that SoaB on tomorrow... thank you very much.

6 hours ago, Brian said:

There's your answer. Especially the Graphics Card.

 

Are you telling me I already need to look into a damn new 5070 or something? 

4 hours ago, Damien Symonds said:

Gee, I would have thought that would be okay.

How weird.

Sounds like it is time for a new monitor... fudge.

4 hours ago, Damien Symonds said:

That's what I'm wondering too.

Or is it your graphics card?  Is it a good'un?

Gigabyte GAMING OC Rev 2.0 GeForce RTX 3070 LHR

Why does that happen? Does my monitor suck?

4 hours ago, Damien Symonds said:

What screen do you have?

Gygabyte M27Q (V1.0 I think)

It's funny because if I move the device out of the circle, the levels do move.

For some ungodly unknown reason, I can't get the blue bar to move. Also, I don't know why but if I minimize the program I end up with a yellow rectangle in the middle of the screen that doesn't go away until I reset the computer.... 

5 hours ago, Damien Symonds said:

Don't be silly. Move to Bridge.

I use all three... each for a different purpose. 

Is anyone else experiencing a massive slow performance in Lightroom with its latest 14.4 update or is it just me?

Current system:

i7-13700K
Nvidia 3070
64GB DDR5 RAM

Tried it on both, Win 10 and Win 11. 

Seriously thinking of moving to Mac as much as I'd like to avoid it...

What is the written number for?

5 hours ago, Brian said:

Yes, I think it's done via the Thunderbolt Port? I've never done something like that, you'd have to Google it.

Looks like it may be a pain. Considering it will just be about $120, I'll keep it and mess with it. I may even overcome the fear of opening it up and upgrade it. Maybe a nice "media display" for the patio 😄

Thanks!

To be more specific, it is model MNE92LL/A.

Hey Brian,

I will be getting discounted iMac (cheap) from work. It is a 2017 model with an i5-7500) 3.4 GHz. I plan on (hopefuly be able) to install an SSD and max out the RAM. Would that be sufficient to run LR and Ps somewhat smoothly? LOL

If not, with that being said, could I still use that iMac as a display without going the AirPlay route?

Thanks!

@Brian, just wanted to come back and report on this issue. I decided to install Win 10 Home and my goodness... what a difference! Now I feel good about the money I spent on that machine. Everything runs great and fast! Who would have thought Win 11 would suck that much (at least for me).

Thanks for your support on this matter.

Hey @Brian, there is no way to buy a legit key for Windows 10 anymore, is there?

On 4/19/2023 at 11:11 PM, Brian said:

Yeah...probably. Windows 11 still needs more time in the proverbial "Oven." I'm not touching it until I absolutely have to, and that's in 2025.

Downgrade without losing data? Unless you JUST upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11, it's not very likely. Too risky. You would have to Nuke your main HD and install a fresh OS. What I would do is purchase a 1TB SSD Drive, like a Samsung 870 and swap out the current main drive. This way you can always go back in time if need be. I'm not sure how licensing will come into play, it is possible you can use the existing license key with Windows 10 that came from Windows 11, provided that it's the OEM Version. But you might have to contact MSFT on this one. Or you can install a copy of Windows 10 Pro and not activate it to see what happens with LR before you commit. I also highly recommend Windows 10 Pro, as it's easier to install things locally, (tell it you want to join a domain and then don't,) as the current "Home" editions FORCE you to add the license key to a Microsoft Account. I'd hate for you to spend $199 for Windows 10 Pro when you don't have to.

FML... *sigh*

Thanks again, Brian.

On 4/17/2023 at 12:05 AM, Brian said:

Especially if you have a high Mega-Pixel count (45MP or more, Hell...even 36MP is high.)

If you are able to run the NVIDIA Studio Drivers meant for your 3070, it should work fine. But you might want to call Adobe on this one. I'm kinda out of ideas.

Dude... I'm on an R6 LOL...

I did get the specific drivers from Nvidia...

Would Windows 11 be the problem too? It is also certainly not acting the same as 10. There are some weird things happening. Can I downgrade without loosing data? Do I need to purchase 10 separately? I stupidly went straight for 11...

@Brian would there be a particular reason why disabling the GPU in the performance tab made increased performance a little bit? I feel my rig is pretty damn slow considering what I have. Sometimes it cant take up to 10 seconds to just open the masks section. Am I hallucinating?

Also, would adding more RAM help?

And yes, GPU drivers are up to date.

On 2/28/2023 at 8:14 AM, Brian said:

Yep!  That’s what I wanted you to do. Are there any other drivers for your Motherboard? Specifically the Chipset Drivers? 

So... I updated these drivers yesterday and noticed now that my keyboard and mouse take some time (about 30-45sec) to "start working" on my log in screen.

Is that supposed to mean anything? LOL

On 2/28/2023 at 8:14 AM, Brian said:

 Are there any other drivers for your Motherboard? Specifically the Chipset Drivers? 

There was something with the chipset drivers with the latest date of Oct. 2022. I downloaded it and installed anyway. We'll see what it does.

Just to confirm... I did notice an improvement after updating the drivers using Nvidia's. I don't know if it made a difference, but I also updated the mobo's bios also. Everything seems to be going well for now.