Return-Path: Received: from gateway16.websitewelcome.com ([69.93.82.10] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4744366 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:49:36 +0200 Received: by gateway16.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id EE2D77F94BAA7; Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:52:15 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gator1184.hostgator.com (gator1184.hostgator.com [174.121.151.98]) by gateway16.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0AF27F94BA87 for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:52:15 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [24.167.166.243] (port=65498 helo=Neptune) by gator1184.hostgator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1SeTOB-0004M5-Mc for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:52:15 -0500 Reply-To: From: "Stephen van Vuuren" To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] [OT] PCs (was The Mac Pro is dead) Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:52:01 -0400 Organization: SV2 Studios Message-ID: <00e801cd48b3$4ee77570$ecb66050$@sv2studios.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E9_01CD4891.C7D698C0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQHaI3h4VPfa+rF8cwbKwfpOOCoqw5bdHxWA 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: (Neptune) [24.167.166.243]:65498 X-Source-Auth: stephen@sv2studios.com X-Email-Count: 7 X-Source-Cap: c3RlcGhlbnY7c3RlcGhlbnY7Z2F0b3IxMTg0Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E9_01CD4891.C7D698C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I'd like to note that you have to be careful with Dell because I've found that their form factors are different than standard PC hardware - they maintain some degree of propriety I guess The smaller cases have had issues with this at times. But it's pretty easy to find out if a particular model has standard case mounting stuff - and this only really applies for motherboard/PSU change. stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 http://www.sv2dcp.com/ http://www.sv2studios.com/ http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/ 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 From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of James WIlson Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 9:30 AM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] PCs (was The Mac Pro is dead) I'd like to note that you have to be careful with Dell because I've found that their form factors are different than standard PC hardware - they maintain some degree of propriety I guess. So, the motherboards won't necessarily fit into a standard tower, etc. if you ever decided to take your existing parts and port them over to your own custom build. On Jun 11, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Jim Tierney wrote: Personally for PCs, I prefer pre-built systems from a known manufacturer (Boxx, Dell, HP, etc). They're usually tested very well and support tends to be good, especially if you pay for Premium support. Building a system or having a workstation custom built tends to involve more problems and incompatibilities. I doubt many Mac users want to become PC sysadmins, so buying something pre-built with good support is probably a better option. PCs have enough quirks without sticking a bunch of compenents together that haven't been tested together. ------=_NextPart_000_00E9_01CD4891.C7D698C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

> I'd like to note that you have to be careful with Dell = because I've found that their form factors are different than standard = PC hardware – they maintain some degree of propriety I guess

 

The smaller cases have had issues with this at times. But it’s = pretty easy to find out if a particular model has standard case mounting = stuff – and this only really applies for motherboard/PSU = change.

 

stephen van vuuren

336.202.4777

 

http://www.sv2dcp.com/

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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

 

From:= = After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of = James WIlson
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 9:30 = AM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] = [OT] PCs (was The Mac Pro is dead)

 

I'd like to = note that you have to be careful with Dell because I've found that their = form factors are different than standard PC hardware – they = maintain some degree of propriety I guess. So, the motherboards won't = necessarily fit into a standard tower, etc. if you ever decided to take = your existing parts and port them over to your own custom = build.

 

 

 

On = Jun 11, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Jim Tierney wrote:



Personally for PCs, I prefer pre-built systems from a known = manufacturer (Boxx, Dell, HP, etc). They're usually tested very well and = support tends to be good, especially if you pay for Premium support. = Building a system or having a workstation custom built tends to involve = more problems and incompatibilities. I doubt many Mac users want to = become PC sysadmins, so buying something pre-built with good support is = probably a better option. PCs have enough quirks without sticking a = bunch of compenents together that haven't been tested = together.

 

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