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If I double my Ram will I double my fun?
My system
HP – AMD II 6 core 2.8Ghz
8GB of RAM,(4X2
1.5TB – GREEN DRIVEExternal ESATA connection
Internal ESATA 3 card
2 X SATA 3 – 3 TB drives, stripped together into a 5.5TB RAID
1 X Pioneer SATA Blue Ray drive
650 Watt Power Supply.Will upgrading to double the RAM, and or replacing that Green Drive make a significant difference. I get 10 layers (So Far) as is?
Glad I left FCP by the way. :))
DBK
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Yes, more RAM is better.
See “FAQ: What computer and components should I buy for Premiere Pro or After Effects?”
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Darren,
One thing to remember is that more layers also means more data throughput from the drives. At some point, depending on your footage, those 3 drives just won’t cut it, especially in RAID 5.
Vince Becquiot
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I’d definitely recommend adding more ram to your system. I started with 6 Gigs in my system and added another 12 not to long ago to bring the total to 18, and It’s made a HUGE difference. I don’t have a CUDA card and I haven’t done anything with lots of layers yet, but I HAVE seen a big improvement in real-time performance. If I drop the playback resolution to half, I can now play back a clip with several complex effects added to it- like color correction, ProcAmp, and a blur effect- in real time.
Having lots of ram will also help a lot if you want to do a dynamic link to an AE comp, since you’ll have two ram-loving programs open at once…
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Tom,
I appreciate your efforts here, but I know what the minimum requirements are.
The situation, and frankly the question asks at what level of Memory, am I wasting my money. The motherboard can handle a max of 16GB. Will that help the real-time performance. I know it will be better if I run multiple apps, but typically, that’s not my world.
More is not always better.
My original question remains.
DBK
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It’s 2 drives at this point raided as a 0. I plan to handle security with a backup drive.
Remember, these 3TB drives are SATA III, each with 64GB as a buffer. Formats as a 5.5TB Raid.
The 10 layers are fine at least to a length of 30 seconds of clip, which works for me.
Switching from Apple has been fun. Scary, but Fun!
DBK
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