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.
>
> 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
>
>
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> From: "Brian Maffitt" <brian@totaltraining.com>
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> 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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