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Ideal system for Adobe Master Collection and Premiere Pro CS4
I guess this question has been asked before, but I believe technology changes fast these days.
In your opinion what would the best specs be for a PC that would run Adobe Master Collection – mostly Premiere Pro CS4 and Photoshop CS4. And how do you feel running mentioned software on Windows 7 – 64bit?
Thank you in advance.
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Best at any moment in time is very costly. Are you building your own or looking for a manufactured PC?
Either way, look for an i7 processor. 960 would be a good choice at this point. Lots of RAM (at least 8 Gigs). Everything else will depends on how much you are willing to spend.
Vince Becquiot
Kaptis Studios
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Just finished building a workstation this afternoon – still using CS3 – I understand CS5 is supposed to be out this spring. i7-920 cpu, evga x58 sli motherboard – supports up to 3 linked graphics cards, ATI 7700, 6Gb ram for now, 2Tb hard drives, 23″ and 19″ monitors, windows 7 pro. Just got it booted and software installed – big improvement over dual core – just testing it out, but very noticeably faster.
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To build or not to build, that is the question. I’m looking at two options – either buy a ready build HP Workstation or build my own. In my opinion I’ll get more bang for my buck if I build my own. I want to install both AVID and Premiere Pro CS4 – as I’ve worked on AVID for the last 12 years but want to learn Premiere Pro CS4. I’m not sure if there will be any conflict and if both will make use of a 64bit processor.
Thank you very much for your response Vince, I appreciate it.
Regards,
Johan
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After years of building or having my edit stations custom built, I went down for a Dell Precision m6400. This is a powerful portable PC marketed as a desktop replacement. It is too heavy and big to shove in a backpack but it is an awesome editing unit.
Mine has Core 2 Dual 2.66GHz processors but the newer models (always something newer) have the i7 cpu’s. It also has an excellent GPU – the nvidia Quadro FX 3700M. Together they allow Premiere CS3 to slice through HDV like budda.
The added advantage is that you can hook up an external 1.5 TB data drive or raid config and a 1080p monitor (Dell has a good one for under $200!) and you’re in business. The only thing I would strongly recommend is springing for the Premium tech support. Then when you have an issue that usually takes days of research and grief to solve, you get one of their guys on the phone and he researches it and solves it for you – I’m not kidding. And if you encounter a serious problem, they come to your place and fix it.
After all the years of playing around with big, noisy, temperamental machines, this “desktop replacement” makes them obsolete.
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