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Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Best Windows Processor/Motherboard upgrade combo?
From: Brian Maffitt <brian@totaltraining.com>
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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:10:44 -0400
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Thanks Roland, running 64-bit Ultimate, so I should be good... although =
if I swap the motherboard, processor, and RAM, I suspect Windows will =
detect "too many hardware changes" and disable itself "for my =
protection", making me do a reinstall. If past experience is anything to =
go on, that is.

B

> 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.
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> Physical Memory Limits: Windows 7
> The following table specifies the limits on physical memory for =
Windows 7.
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> Windows 7 Ultimate=09
> Limit on X86	4 GB
> Limit on X64    192 GB
> Windows 7 Enterprise=09
> Limit on X86	4 GB
> Limit on X64    192 GB
> Windows 7 Professional=09
> Limit on X86	4 GB
> Limit on X64    192 GB
> Windows 7 Home Premium=09
> Limit on X86	4 GB
> Limit on X64    16 GB
> Windows 7 Home Basic=09
> Limit on X86	4 GB
> Limit on X64    8 GB
> Windows 7 Starter=09
> Limit on X86	2 GB
> Limit on X64    N/A
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>=20
> These are bit bytes I've pasted from =
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366778(v=3Dvs.85=
).aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_7
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> Cheers
> - Roland
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> ----- 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?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Thanks in advance,
> Brian Maffitt
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