Return-Path: Received: from gateway12.websitewelcome.com ([70.85.6.5] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4658284 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:31:47 +0100 Received: by gateway12.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id 26BF6100DA3A1; Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:39:01 -0500 (CDT) Received: from ham02.websitewelcome.com (unknown [173.192.111.51]) by gateway12.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18789100DA370 for ; Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:39:01 -0500 (CDT) Received: by ham02.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 666) id 16DC2D7B5F1F8; Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:39:01 -0500 (CDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on ham02.websitewelcome.com X-Spam-Flag2999: NO X-Spam-Level2999: X-Spam-Status2999: "No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 Received: from alpina.websitewelcome.com (alpina.websitewelcome.com [74.54.176.2]) by ham02.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2829D7B5F1AF for ; Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:39:00 -0500 (CDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=default; d=crishdesign.com; h=Received:From:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:To:References:Message-Id:X-Mailer:X-BWhitelist:X-Source:X-Source-Args:X-Source-Dir:X-Source-Sender:X-Source-Auth:X-Email-Count:X-Source-Cap; b=E7pqC1cgC54JuWdaPGUY8WsU/ofFiC4FzTtGjwDTTAkl0nkzzyg2MyGlePMfCYqAfGiMzDfgL9uI11jfubzTyDl5TIEZU5cGKx7ONnyReeTBzRZDm1680kZMZKM+CFvn; Received: from [199.21.106.118] (port=64871 helo=[192.168.0.3]) by alpina.websitewelcome.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1S91L2-0007cY-Bw for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:39:00 -0500 From: Chris Meyer Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1257) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_C2C869B4-281C-4597-A11E-76A4244F67D2" Subject: Re: [AE] OT: the latest version of the Mac RAM advice thread Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:39:00 -0600 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1257) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - alpina.websitewelcome.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crishdesign.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: ([192.168.0.3]) [199.21.106.118]:64871 X-Source-Auth: chris@crishdesign.com X-Email-Count: 1 X-Source-Cap: Y3Jpc2h3ZWI7Y3Jpc2h3ZWI7YWxwaW5hLndlYnNpdGV3ZWxjb21lLmNvbQ== --Apple-Mail=_C2C869B4-281C-4597-A11E-76A4244F67D2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Speaking of crucial, I bought Crucial-brand RAM in the end, and it's = been fine so far. I got "only" 24 GB of RAM, and wish I had gotten 48. As it turns out, = 24GB is not enough to really take advantage of all the cores I have when = I do a multiprocessor render. And the Quadro 4000 is a nice video card. update on an old thread - Chris On Mar 17, 2012, at 1:54 PM, Enrique Gamez wrote: > This does not seem OT to me since properly outfitted computers are = crucial to do any kind of AE/motion graphics whatsoever. > -e >=20 > From: Chris Meyer > Reply-To: After Effects Mail List > Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:49:52 -0600 > To: After Effects Mail List > Subject: [AE] OT: the latest version of the Mac RAM advice thread >=20 > For tax planning, Trish has informed me that I must - over my feeble = protests - upgrade my 3-year-old MacPro tower to a new 12-core machine, = fully kitted out if possible. (Please send chocolate in lieu of sympathy = cards.) >=20 > I must admit I wasn't paying attention in class when others were = discussing optimal RAM configurations for the 12-cores. Was it 24 gig, = or 32 gig? Allocated how across the DIMMs? >=20 > Also, who are the preferred vendors for Mac RAM these days? We used to = be Techworks fans, but after they got taken over (and then dropped) by = Buffalo Technology, the quality plummeted - Trish and I have had 3 RAM = failures this year. The OWC RAM I've plugged in as replacements has = worked so far, but more current experiences are always appreciated. >=20 > Finally, folks still happy with the Quadro 4000? Should I move my 4800 = from my old tower into the new one and stick the 4000 in our "training" = machine, or vice versa? Keeping in mind that the new machine will = inevitably come with Lion, which I've been avoiding so far. >=20 > many, many thanks in advance for your hard-earned experiences and = advice - > Chris > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 --Apple-Mail=_C2C869B4-281C-4597-A11E-76A4244F67D2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

And the Quadro 4000 is a nice video = card.

update on an old thread = -
Chris



On Mar = 17, 2012, at 1:54 PM, Enrique Gamez wrote:

This does not seem OT to = me since properly outfitted computers are crucial to do any kind of = AE/motion graphics whatsoever.
-e

From: = Chris Meyer <chris@crishdesign.com>
Reply-To: After Effects Mail List = <AE-List@media-motion.tv>Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 = 13:49:52 -0600
To: After = Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>Subject: [AE] OT: the latest = version of the Mac RAM advice = thread

For tax planning, Trish = has informed me that I must - over my feeble protests - upgrade my = 3-year-old MacPro tower to a new 12-core machine, fully kitted out if = possible. (Please send chocolate in lieu of sympathy = cards.)

I must admit I wasn't paying attention = in class when others were discussing optimal RAM configurations for the = 12-cores. Was it 24 gig, or 32 gig? Allocated how across the DIMMs? =

Also, who are the preferred vendors for Mac = RAM these days? We used to be Techworks fans, but after they got taken = over (and then dropped) by Buffalo Technology, the quality plummeted - = Trish and I have had 3 RAM failures this year. The OWC RAM I've plugged = in as replacements has worked so far, but more current experiences are = always appreciated.

Finally, folks still happy = with the Quadro 4000? Should I move my 4800 from my old tower into the = new one and stick the 4000 in our "training" machine, or vice versa? = Keeping in mind that the new machine will inevitably come with Lion, = which I've been avoiding so far.

many, many = thanks in advance for your hard-earned experiences and advice = -
Chris
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