• Adobe After Effects

  PC upgrade for better Ae workflow

  Posted by Vojtěch Papp on August 19, 2026 at 9:42 pm

  I am considering upgrading my old computer. Specifically changing CPU and GPU. My biggest problem is timeline scrubbing, slow preview, the program sometimes crashes due to loads of layers and effect in multiple comps or complicated riggs. Sometime the work can take twice the time it should. I do mainly 2D motion graphics, animations, effects, presentations.

  I need and advice – should I first go for new CPU or GPU? Or both? These are my current PC components:

  CPU – AMD Ryzen 7 C/16 T 3700X

  GPU – Asus ROG-STRIX-GTX1660S-06G-GAMING

  Motherboard – ASUS TUF B450-PRO GAMING

  RAM – 4X KINGSTON DDR4 16 GB

  SSD Disk – Samsung SSD 970 EVO PLUS 500GB

  SSD Disk – CRUCIAL P1 SSD NVMe M.2 1TB PCIe

  Power supply – SEASONIC zdroj FOCUS Plus 550W / SSR-550FX / akt. PFC / 120mr

  Case – Fractal Design Focus

  I will be super thankful for any advice.

  Cheers.

  PS. excuse the grammar, english isnt my native language :))

  Vojtěch Papp replied 5 minutes ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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