New windows system – to build or not to build

[Tom Daigon]

If you like lots of input….try here as well.

https://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere/hardware_forum

Tom Daigon
Avid DS / PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.6.8
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Mike Cohen]

Thanks – I’ve been poking around the adobe forum as well – opinions run hot over there!

Mike

[Tom Daigon]

Call a company called ADK maybe they can give you good feedback as well.

Tom Daigon
Avid DS / PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.6.8
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Bob Woodhead]

I’d find a mobo that can take 64

“Constituo, ergo sum”

Bob Woodhead / Atlanta
Quantel-Avid-FCP-3D-AFX-Crayola
Panasonic HPX500/AF100

[Joseph W. bourke]

I see quite a few HP zSeries workstation chassis for sale at pretty good prices on e*ay. I’m thinking you could get a base unit, then go for the configuration of components that’s suggested on the various sites above, possibly for a lot less than one of the tricked out units with 99GB of RAM.

Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com

[Ryan Patch]

Yeah, I’ve found that I always want the option to add more ram, so I would definitely leave room to step up – that’ll really increase the life of the comp.

Also, there is no excuse not to get an nVidia card with CUDA acceleration. That is what is so revolutionary about 5.x, is the CUDA. It really is as great as it sounds. If you spend money on another graphics card, you’re seriously dumb. It’s worth even taking a step down in processor speed to step up in a GPU.

Ryan

[Walter Soyka]

Mike, have you seen the Videoguys DIY guides [link]?

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
Creative Cow Forum Host: Live & Stage Events

[Brent Dunn]

I have a Mac Pro and an HP. I’m very happy with both. It seems if you go with the i7 quad or 8 core, with most off the shelf configurations, you don’t have to spend a ton of money anymore to get performance. You can upgrade the graphics card and max out the memory and your good to go.

Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Films
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.net

Sony EX-1,
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut Studio

HP i7 Quad laptop
Adobe CS-5 Production Suite

[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Mike,

Don’t skimp on the processor – definitely go with the i7 over the i5. The GTX 560 will work, just apply the “Studio 1 Hack” so that the Mercury Playback Engine will use it though. Of course if the budget allows, you may want to get an Adobe-approved Nvidia GPU for best results.

Your current hardware is definitely not up to the task for HD editing.

Jeff Pulera
Safe Harbor Computers

[Lance Bachelder]

I would pay the little extra and get the i7 2600 as a min. Also go for at least the GTX570 for full Mercury support in PPro.

Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Irvine, California