Return-Path: Received: from gateway13.websitewelcome.com ([67.18.21.4] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4685424 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:57:00 +0200 Received: by gateway13.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id DE4C4350B6D23; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:57:47 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gator1184.hostgator.com (gator1184.hostgator.com [174.121.151.98]) by gateway13.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1358350B6D03 for ; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:57:47 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [24.167.166.243] (port=63636 helo=Neptune) by gator1184.hostgator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SIsFG-0003uf-Sz for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:57:47 -0500 Reply-To: From: "Stephen van Vuuren" To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] iMac and AE Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:57:44 -0400 Organization: SV2 Studios Message-ID: <023f01cd19e1$fd229350$f767b9f0$@sv2studios.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0240_01CD19C0.76136450" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQLhFi8AblpPm04/x6JRUFSv1UDF+5RxllmQ Content-Language: en-us X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator1184.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - sv2studios.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: cpe-024-167-166-243.triad.res.rr.com (Neptune) [24.167.166.243]:63636 X-Source-Auth: stephen@sv2studios.com X-Email-Count: 6 X-Source-Cap: c3RlcGhlbnY7c3RlcGhlbnY7Z2F0b3IxMTg0Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0240_01CD19C0.76136450 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Yes, even as something as simple as a fluctuation in power can expose the difference between a more expensive workstation and a cheap PC. I can recall many times when the power in the building has surged (eg during a storm), and all the cheap PCs have rebooted but all the Macs have stayed up - I'd suggest that the crappy power supply is the biggest liability in a budget PC rig Cheap PSUs are the curse of crappy machines - even things that appear to be software issues - crashes under load, random reboots etc. sometimes are nothing but a bad PSU. Even in my cheapest box, the only part I never skimp on is a PSU. Always install something at least workstation quality. The most expensive part in my Hackintosh is the PSU. And even if you have a Mac with an Apple PSU, if you start throwing in a massive GPU or two, it's worth every penny to get a high end PSU. The best ones are both very quiet and handle brutal loads over extended time. stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 http://www.sv2studios.com/ http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/ http://www.stephenv2.me/ A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. -Stanley Kubrick ------=_NextPart_000_0240_01CD19C0.76136450 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

>Yes, even as something as simple as a fluctuation in power = can expose the difference between a more expensive workstation and a = cheap PC.  I can recall many times when the power in the building = has surged (eg during a storm), and all the cheap PCs have rebooted but = all the Macs have stayed up - I'd suggest that the crappy power = supply is the biggest liability in a budget PC rig

 

Cheap PSUs are the curse of crappy machines – even things that = appear to be software issues – crashes under load, random reboots = etc. sometimes are nothing but a bad PSU. Even in my cheapest box, the = only part I never skimp on is a PSU. Always install something at least = workstation quality. The most expensive part in my Hackintosh is the = PSU.

 

And even if you have a Mac with an Apple PSU, if you start throwing = in a massive GPU or two, it’s worth every penny to get a high end = PSU. The best ones are both very quiet and handle brutal loads over = extended time.

 

stephen van vuuren

336.202.4777

 

http://www.sv2studios.com/<= /span>

http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/=

http://www.stephenv2.me/

 

A film is – or should be – more like music than like = fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, = what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes = later.

–Stanley = Kubrick

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