Return-Path: Received: from mail-lpp01m010-f41.google.com ([209.85.215.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4845357 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:31 +0200 Received: by lahd3 with SMTP id d3so2075700lah.28 for ; Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:01:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=ZM8rfTu1+xSRQuOuJuFubE7xbeey7OhMtrnk4vZwZx8=; b=1CvBfaxCGNNM0UyfvBBVnfRAHIwCb55QImTqvjot8Kn9S9AUqcpcjtlbuu0XyIfgrD 1UIeqmPWATvnjydFTxNRvPT7JJXKBn5uY7lZqRwG+VHbm78DsK/2jb2PyCfuwI7lWKlf H/G1Zff6wB1p/MeitVpK3eZA/AjSin3frZgHP4pdsZj+KPR9d4pKn65Y6k+tSqkLHhGo +ViOAvOpQKrV4vPMHIYjE5k1ujZuxhrRn8Jhy6XD5KeWod927TN2G/psTCIV/OSzc2X2 hAUvyLw4A3phwU2xJOabvbuJACKFAsPIy8Pms3mfmk7fHnDth+ixfAQjv9Z3QfTqWBjQ XvJw== Received: by 10.112.9.3 with SMTP id v3mr397231lba.32.1347573710022; Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:01:50 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.112.12.2 with HTTP; Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:01:09 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:01:09 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Best Windows Processor/Motherboard upgrade combo? To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e0cb4efe2b184b69d104c99c749f --e0cb4efe2b184b69d104c99c749f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 PS I too would suggest sandy bridge. the 3930K chip I have is ridiculously fast. it is overclocked to 4.7 gHZ 100% stable. But even if you don't overclock, I suggest water cooling, as these chips run HOT. corsair hydro 80 or 100 recommended. On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Brian Maffitt wrote: > Since the ASUS' Firewire port is only FW400, I'd sooner get a PCI card to > add 800 support for my legacy drives. > > Good point about Thunderbolt, hopefully that will be available as a card > expansion too? > > I hope my Power Supply holds up... ;P > > Brian > > > yes the Gigabyte does seem better in that respect otherwise its a > toss-up. > > The Asus still has a firewire port :-) and a few more usb3's. > > These must be fairly recent products as I didn't find many reviews... > > On 14-Sep-12 00:31, Greg Balint wrote: > >> Here's a comparison on the Gigabyte and Asus Motherboards mentioned... > >> > >> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=-1&IsNodeId=1&Description=gigabyte%20x79&bop=And&CompareItemList=-1%7C13-131-804%5E13-131-804-TS%2C13-128-562%5E13-128-562-TS > >> > >> The gigabyte looks like it's got an edge, by having an extra PCI-E > Slot, (4 instead of 3), it lists 2133 as acceptable ram, without need to OC > to get that speed, it's got 6 SATA 6Gb/s ports, vs the Asus having only 2. > >> > >> Plus, I'm a gigabyte user myself, and they've always been rock-solid > for me. I currently have a Gigabyte and an EVGA, both are great > "performance" motherboards. > >> > >> ///Greg Balint > >> //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer > >> /321.514.4839 > >> delRAZOR.com/ > >> > >> On 9/13/2012 5:23 PM, Evan Fotis wrote: > >>> Nice config, how does the Gigabyte board compare to the similarly > priced Asus P9X79? > >>> > >>> FWIW, last year, had got a 12Gb pack (3x4gb) and after a while added > another of the same, with no problem at all. If the mobo has the small > version listed in its RAM supported list it should support the big one too. > >>> On 14-Sep-12 00:01, Greg Balint wrote: > >>>> f you purchase the 2 32Gb kits, there's an off chance they don't work > well together (which is why they sell paired kits of 64Gb) > >>>> > >>>> Buying the 2x32 kits, you'll spend $1366 on all of it... > >>>> > >>>> Buying the paired 64Gb kit, you'll spend $1607 on all of it > >>>> > >>>> Keep in mind with high-performance Ram at those quantities, you'll > want to manually set your timings or enable XMP in your bios.. it won't be > "completely" plug - n- play. > >>> > >>> > >>> +---End of message---+ > >>> To unsubscribe send any message to > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> +---End of message---+ > >> To unsubscribe send any message to > >> > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > -- Animator & Editor www.teddygage.com Brooklyn --e0cb4efe2b184b69d104c99c749f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable PS I too would suggest sandy bridge. the 3930K chip I have is ridiculously = fast. it is overclocked to 4.7 gHZ 100% stable. But even if you don't o= verclock, I suggest water cooling, as these chips run HOT. corsair hydro 80= or 100 recommended.

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Brian Maffi= tt <brian@totaltraining.com> wrote:
Since the ASUS' Firewire port is only FW400, I'd sooner get a PCI c= ard to add 800 support for my legacy drives.

Good point about Thunderbolt, hopefully that will be available as a card ex= pansion too?

I hope my Power Supply holds up... ;P

Brian

> yes the Gigabyte does seem better in that respect otherwise its a toss= -up.
> The Asus still has a firewire port :-) and a few =A0more usb3's. > These must be fairly recent products as I didn't find many reviews= ...
> On 14-Sep-12 00:31, Greg Balint wrote:
>> Here's a comparison on the Gigabyte and Asus Motherboards ment= ioned...
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcom= pare.aspx?Submit=3DENE&N=3D-1&IsNodeId=3D1&Description=3Dgigaby= te%20x79&bop=3DAnd&CompareItemList=3D-1%7C13-131-804%5E13-131-804-T= S%2C13-128-562%5E13-128-562-TS
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>> The gigabyte looks like it's got an edge, by having an extra P= CI-E Slot, (4 instead of 3), it lists 2133 as acceptable ram, without need = to OC to get that speed, it's got 6 SATA 6Gb/s ports, vs the Asus havin= g only 2.
>>
>> Plus, I'm a gigabyte user myself, and they've always been = rock-solid for me. =A0I currently have a Gigabyte and an EVGA, both are gre= at "performance" motherboards.
>>
>> ///Greg Balint
>> //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer
>> /321.514.4839<= /a>
>> delRAZOR.com/
>>
>> On 9/13/2012 5:23 PM, Evan Fotis wrote:
>>> Nice config, how does the Gigabyte board compare to the =A0sim= ilarly priced Asus P9X79?
>>>
>>> FWIW, last year, had got a 12Gb pack (3x4gb) and after a while= added another of the same, with no problem at all. If the mobo has the sma= ll version listed in its RAM supported list =A0it should support the big on= e too.
>>> On 14-Sep-12 00:01, Greg Balint wrote:
>>>> f you purchase the 2 32Gb kits, there's an off chance = they don't work well together (which is why they sell paired kits of 64= Gb)
>>>>
>>>> Buying the 2x32 kits, you'll spend $1366 on all of it.= ..
>>>>
>>>> Buying the paired 64Gb kit, you'll spend $1607 on all = of it
>>>>
>>>> Keep in mind with high-performance Ram at those quantities= , you'll want to manually set your timings or enable XMP in your bios..= it won't be "completely" plug - n- play.
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