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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 12:40:31 -0400
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Good to know. I'll let you know how it goes. Step One: Clone my internal =
drive and restore it to a much larger drive...

> i've changed multiple fried motherboards under windows7 professional =
and all was fine after... no need to re-verify
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> i've also changed hard drives (with the rest staying the same) and all =
was fine - i just ran the online windows thing and no problems either
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> i am sure there is some combination that will set it off - but =
windows7 is WAY more forgiving then vista and even XP was it seems
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> dann
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> On Sep 14, 2012, at 2:46 AM, Michael Hazarian wrote:
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>> My guess is that if you change the motherboard, you'll have to =
re-install anyway. Unless things have changed on the Windows front, the =
underlying hardware drivers are so specific to to motherboards and =
chipsets, though possible, it is very difficult to use a boot drive from =
one system on an extensively different one.
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>> I think I'd plan on a re-install on such a change.
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>> Mike Hazarian
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>> On Sep 13, 2012, at 9:10 PM, Brian Maffitt wrote:
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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.
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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.
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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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>>>> 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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