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  • what’s the best hardware upgrade? where should i put me money?

    Posted by Jeremy Webb on January 21, 2006 at 10:06 pm

    so i’m looking at a new computer (well a used dual g5 1.8 or 2.0). where is it better to put my money?

    1. more ram – let’s say going from 1.5 to 2.5GB
    2. striped raid – raid 0 on 2 250GB drives
    3. 3 better video card – fx5200 to something better ( perhaps the most expensive upgrade)

    which upgrade would i notice the most?

    Adolfo Rozenfeld replied 20 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Adolfo Rozenfeld

    January 21, 2006 at 11:36 pm

    If you have to choose, definitely 1 and 3. AE doesn’t care that much about hard disk speed, as long as it is adequate. A RAID might help if you’re working with uncompressed sources. If you’re video footage is DV or HDV, almost anything will be fine.
    AE 6.5 takes a bit of advantage from powerful graphics cards, but AE 7 will make much better use of them.

    Used 1.8 or 2.0? If you go to the refurbished equipment section in Apple’s web site, they’re clearing 2.7 models for $2,050!
    All the best.

    Adolfo Rozenfeld
    Buenos Aires – Argentina
    https://www.adolforozenfeld.com
    adolfo@adolforozenfeld.com

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