Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:49:35 -0700 (MST)
From: "Roland Kahlenberg (RoRK)" <aemaillist@broadcastgems.com>
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Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Best Windows Processor/Motherboard upgrade combo?
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Hi Brian, if you haven't done so ... you'll want to check on your version of Win7 for its RAM support capabilities - to prevent unnecessary headbumps and budget overshoot.

Physical Memory Limits: Windows 7
The following table specifies the limits on physical memory for Windows 7.

Windows 7 Ultimate	
Limit on X86	4 GB
Limit on X64    192 GB
Windows 7 Enterprise	
Limit on X86	4 GB
Limit on X64    192 GB
Windows 7 Professional	
Limit on X86	4 GB
Limit on X64    192 GB
Windows 7 Home Premium	
Limit on X86	4 GB
Limit on X64    16 GB
Windows 7 Home Basic	
Limit on X86	4 GB
Limit on X64    8 GB
Windows 7 Starter	
Limit on X86	2 GB
Limit on X64    N/A


These are bit bytes I've pasted from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366778(v=vs.85).aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_7

Cheers
- Roland


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Maffitt" <brian@totaltraining.com>
To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 4:26:37 AM
Subject: [AE] [OT] Best Windows Processor/Motherboard upgrade combo?

Sorry for the OT (especially you Mac users), but I'm churning through a
lot of render-intensive stuff these days and I'd like to upgrade my
Windows PC. I'm happy with my Video Cards (Quadro 400 + Tesla Combo), my
Case (Alienware tower) & Power Supply (750 watts), and drives... but my
Motherboard only supports an Intel Core Duo Quad processor and 8 gigs of
RAM, so I'm definitely behind the curve on the CPU.

I want to get a new motherboard, processor(s), and RAM, and I'm having a
hard time finding solid info on what the best bang-for-the buck is for
AE and Premiere work. As I understand it, Ivy Bridge is more optimized
for power efficiency rather than number crunching? So do I go for Sandy
Bridge? Or stick with Xeon? I'd also like to stick with a budget for
these three components of about $1.5K, so getting 12 processors and 64GB
of RAM is probably out.

If this is too OT, please feel to contact me with a personal response if
you have any insights. I'd also be happy to chat on the phone if anyone
wants to help.

Thanks in advance,
Brian Maffitt


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