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Upgrading a system for Pr and AE questions
I’m planning to build a new computer dedicated to editing footage from Cannon DSLRs and RED in Premiere and After Effects. The system I’m currently running has:
6GB of DDR2 SDRAM 800
Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB 512-bit
Phenom II x4 940
640gb Firewire 400 Enclosure case sata drive
2 1TB hard drives (one for OP and the other for production programs).
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit OP
My current system runs okay with the footage and programs. But I’m looking for a decreased render time, faster importing/conforming, and longer/better quality playback previews.
Since I’m starting out completely fresh, I have a few questions:
Is there a maximum amount of CPU cores and RAM that Premiere CS5.5 and AE CS5.5 can utilize?
Would building a dual socket server computer for editing be as good as buying a Mac Pro?
Would having a ATI dual gaming graphics card be a suitable substitute for a workstation card?
More impact in terms of editing: More RAM or Faster RAM speed?
And finally, would having the OP and production software installed on two separate Solid State or VelociRaptor drives (while using a Firewire 800 drive for scratch disk) decrease load/import times?
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2 Replies
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I’ll answer what I can…
[Jorden Mosley] “Is there a maximum amount of CPU cores and RAM that Premiere CS5.5 and AE CS5.5 can utilize?”
No.
[Jorden Mosley] “Would building a dual socket server computer for editing be as good as buying a Mac Pro?”
Can be. Depends on what you go with in terms of processor speed and RAM. There are a couple XEON Workstation Mobos that aren’t server boards as well, if you wanted to go that route.
[Jorden Mosley] “Would having a ATI dual gaming graphics card be a suitable substitute for a workstation card?”
I would stick with the Nvidia Cuda enabled cards. I don’t believe that more than one will be of benefit, but check the Adobe web site for card compatibility.
https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/tech-specs.html[Jorden Mosley] “More impact in terms of editing: More RAM or Faster RAM speed?”
I would load up the RAM if I had to make a choice.
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3 gigs per core. I’d do at least 12 gigs.
Drive speed is crucial (min 7200 rpm.)Stick to video cards from NVidia that support the mercury engine.
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Jeff G
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