[Martin Fisher]

Ok, cool. So if i get an HDPro2 then i dont need to get the ATTO.

Both systems WILL BE PC. Meaning that i still have to build/buy them. I just want to make sure that everything will be PC compatible and that i’ll have enought PCI slots available before i buy them.

So the new 10 Gig ethernet cards must run on a 16x PCI-E slot ?

I’m also planning to get this for one of the PCs:

• PCIe 16x – Quadro FX 4800 or 5800 (5800 is almost 2 times more expensive than 4400. do you know if it worth it?)
• PCIe 8x – RedRocket
• PCIe 4x – AJA KONA3

I guess that the controller card for the HDPro2 or the evo should be in a PCIe 16x ?

Thanks again!

[Martin Fisher]

Hey Bob,
I’ve been checking some drive arrays and i think that any of this would fit my requirements:
CallDigit HDPro2
Evo 2k Expando
Evo 4k Expando

I plan to connect this to a PC using the ATTO R380 card you mention, but this just brings me a doubt: If this card can manage 3Gb/Sec, how would it be able to get up to 700 or 800 MB/Sec that this arrays are offering ?

If i undertand you correctly, as soon as i get this workstation Up & Running, i’ll connect the other PC over a 10 Giga Ethernet Network and i’ll be ready to go.

Thanks again for the help.

[Martin Fisher]

Hey Bob, Thanks for the answer.

Do you have experience with some of the modern drive arrays that you mention ? In case you do, can you point me out some that runs at a stable 600 – 700 MB/Sec ?

Also, which ATTO card are you referring to for stripping 2 arrays ? (do you have a model name or a link ?)

And finally, if i can make a RAID 50 stripping 2 of this drives to get double speed, why is that you say that getting one of this arrays isn’t an expandable option ?

Thanks again !

[Martin Fisher]

that was clarifying.. thanks jon!

the problem was in one of the RAM sticks.
thank you all for the help.

[Martin Fisher]

i7 is an 8core pentium processor. New iMacs have one inside… but i have it on a PC.

Regarding the Memory Management BSOD, i’ve run MEMTEST 86 and i’v found out that one of my RAMs is broken. So i called to the people i bought the RAM and they replaced the entire set of 12GB. Now i’ve found out that one of the new RAMs is also broken !
well.. im calling again today to replace it… i think everything will work ok after that…

anyway, just to get it clear… you guys are suggesting to use at least 2GB per core ? which will be leaving me using 5 cores instead of the 8 cores that i could be running with 1GB per core.
thanks !

[Martin Fisher]

BSOD = Blue Screen of death (Its like the grey screen in mac)

[Martin Fisher]

and to render it to 10-bit uncompressed or tga, etc i just have to choose trillion of colors, right ?
thanks

[Martin Fisher]

Just precompose the layer with the cell pattern effect (the fx should be inside the new comp).
Then make the new layer (the composition) 3d and it should work.

[Martin Fisher]

thanks for the link ! i just started reading it and seems really interesting and helpfull

[Martin Fisher]

thanks for the help,
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