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  Getting Mac Pro – where to put the money…?

  Posted by Nick Dantonio on January 19, 2011 at 1:02 am

  I’m thinking very seriously about upgrading to a Mac Pro and I’m wondering where you all think I should put the money.

  I mostly use AE and Premier – and I really need to speed up my render and reaction time.

  So, what do you think is the most important area…

  4,6, or 8 “Cores” and/or processor speed
  RAM
  Graphics Card

  I know all are important but where do you think I will get the most for my money right now?

  Thanks….

  Didier Fereaux replied 15 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Todd Kopriva

  January 19, 2011 at 2:50 am

  RAM is important (especially for After Effects). 12GB is the amount where people seem to begin to have smooth and trouble-free experiences with things like HD and Dynamic Link.

  An Nvidia graphics card is a good idea for Premiere Pro, especially one of the cards that provides CUDA acceleration features.

  Two or three fast local hard disks are a good idea.

  Fast processors certainly help. But don’t blow your money on processor cores and then have none left for RAM. For After Effects, a four-core computer with 12GB of RAM is a better idea than an eight-core computer with 8GB of RAM.

  FWIW, at home I have a quad-core with 24GB of RAM, three hard disks, and a Quadro CX. That should tell you what my recommendations are better than any generalizations would.

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  Didier Fereaux

  January 19, 2011 at 6:01 am

  I suggest getting a solid state drive and as much ram as possible!
  I’m currently running the 8 core westmere with a 512GB ssd with 32GB ram and it works like a charm on both programs =)

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