Return-Path: Received: from mail-ey0-f169.google.com ([209.85.215.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4658479 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:44:27 +0100 Received: by eaal1 with SMTP id l1so2487287eaa.28 for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:51:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=sender:from:mime-version:content-type:subject:date:in-reply-to:to :references:message-id:x-mailer; bh=Hu/vfuudiDCuMz3MNxPbg6U7/GiNw9/C1uZ8KeypZA0=; b=AAqLLOdhDGt4hTiXFlXTDzD+zMBJS3SvID4TkS491LA8nMsNu8IVCImSD50aFDN2dn zx6VCAJmWPYf5cx+oxbRaXl5Dy0LA259K6SMyE/vAhgUpM46U4pzNkYFSGhf5Wh5JJlu N8uI/4jOdpIvhMNvyJl9uC0hxVNSBgO2UADE+BP8+oZDvBBFRZlQNilDEnPkGhzMbcIm 61xayJB83vBW0L9d32xhh/aOB8N0a2vGynlC1Wh14cGfRVYAafVShJR30b9azsZzxQ3u ScRJzXMco0Pv7BDZ+S7baADg67fKabQPkIvBVzxnlGpTDzKLajUoPwJhAagZ+E7EKC5x 0KgQ== Received: by 10.14.136.10 with SMTP id v10mr1013143eei.76.1332067902970; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:51:42 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.102] (dhcp-077-249-019-212.chello.nl. [77.249.19.212]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id n56sm37816588eeb.4.2012.03.18.03.51.41 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:51:41 -0700 (PDT) Sender: Gary Berendsen From: Gary Berendsen Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1257) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_A3087B04-F72F-4CD8-B802-FC709A23D97E" Subject: Re: [AE] OT: the latest version of the Mac RAM advice thread Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:51:39 +0100 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <82FC0FBD-46E1-4AAD-97A9-4A0A37C03362@garyberendsen.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1257) --Apple-Mail=_A3087B04-F72F-4CD8-B802-FC709A23D97E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I'd agree with that. 6 core 3930K workstation with 64GB is about 1900 = euro here inc tax. Add a i7 quad core MBP and all your bases are covered. Especially if you = have older MacPros. Or max out the RAM on those if you haven't done that yet. More RAM makes = a lot of difference. 16GB modules :) http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Mac-Pro-Memory#1066-memory Gary Berendsen - VFX Generalist @DuintjerCS Kamer 1.009 Vijzelstraat 72 1017 HL Amsterdam gary@garyberendsen.com mob:+31 6 1438 5398 http://garyberendsen.com On Mar 18, 2012, at 12:11 AM, Teddy Gage wrote: > Save yourself a couple grand and buy a pc, then put the money into a = 5800 and liquid cooling, or 64 gb ram. With 32 gb ram in a 6 physical = core (say the new core i7 3930K) machine you get 4 gb ram per core in = AE. Just an idea. >=20 > On Mar 17, 2012 5:40 PM, "Chris Meyer" wrote: > Speaking of crucial, I bought Crucial-brand RAM in the end, and it's = been fine so far. >=20 > 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. >=20 > And the Quadro 4000 is a nice video card. >=20 > update on an old thread - > Chris >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Mar 17, 2012, at 1:54 PM, Enrique Gamez wrote: >=20 >> 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 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_A3087B04-F72F-4CD8-B802-FC709A23D97E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 I'd = agree with that. 6 core 3930K workstation with 64GB is about 1900 euro = here inc tax.
Add a i7 quad core MBP and all your bases are covered. = Especially if you have older MacPros.

Or max = out the RAM on those if you haven't done that yet. More RAM makes a lot = of difference. 16GB modules :)
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On Mar 18, 2012, at 12:11 AM, Teddy Gage wrote:

Save = yourself a couple grand and buy a pc, then put the money into a 5800 and = liquid cooling, or 64 gb ram. With 32 gb ram in a 6 physical core (say = the new core i7 3930K) machine you get 4 gb ram per core in AE. Just an = idea.

On Mar 17, 2012 5:40 PM, "Chris Meyer" <chris@crishdesign.com> = wrote:
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

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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