Return-Path: Received: from dub0-omc4-s9.dub0.hotmail.com ([157.55.2.84] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5071958 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 15 May 2013 17:14:55 +0200 Received: from DUB112-DS12 ([157.55.2.71]) by dub0-omc4-s9.dub0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Wed, 15 May 2013 08:23:56 -0700 X-TMN: [HgwS9pe9dJ+Af8FX8DE9UxH5/EK1Q5xt] X-Originating-Email: [sundstedt@hotmail.com] Message-ID: Return-Path: sundstedt@hotmail.com Reply-To: "Anders Sundstedt" From: "Anders Sundstedt" To: "After Effects Mail List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [AE] The currently fastest PC config possible for After Effects work for a budget of $1500? Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 16:23:56 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D9_01CE5188.98DCC390" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 May 2013 15:23:56.0494 (UTC) FILETIME=[37402EE0:01CE5180] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D9_01CE5188.98DCC390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Robert and Teddy and everyone! It sounds more and more like perhaps RAM and one more SSD would be the = best right now. Unfortunately the config below has proven not to want to = overclock, not sure why but I never got it to overclock... I managed to dig out a more specific current spec (but The 1st hard disk = has been replaced by an SSD): Case COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE=20 Processor (CPU) Intel=C2=AE Core=E2=84=A2i7 Processor i7-930 = (2.80GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache=20 Motherboard ASUS=C2=AE P6T: DDR3, 3-Way SLI & CrossFireX on Demand = Memory (RAM) 12GB CORSAIR XMS3 TRI-DDR3 1333MHz - LIFETIME = WARRANTY=20 Graphics Card NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD=20 2nd Graphics Card NONE=20 Memory - 1st Hard Disk 150GB WD VelociRaptor=C2=AE SATA 16MB CACHE = (10,000rpm)=20 2nd Hard Disk 1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE = (7,200rpm)=20 RAID NONE=20 1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 22x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER = =C2=B1R/=C2=B1RW/RAM=20 2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE=20 Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, = SD, etc)=20 Power Supply 600W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (=C2=A359)=20 Processor Cooling COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) = (=C2=A359)=20 Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)=20 Network Facilities WIRELESS N 300Mbps PCI CARD (=C2=A316)=20 USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS = STANDARD=20 Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND=20 Floppy Disk Drive NONE=20 Firewire NONE=20 TV Card NONE=20 Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & = Licence (=C2=A3108)=20 I=E2=80=99m not sure if the mobo supports more than 16GB ram, but I will = check that. I also could move a lot of stuff away to clean up space on the SERIAL = ATA hard drives (7,200 rpm). How about RAID? Is that important for AE and what if so would that be = SSD raid? Anders From: Robert Kjettrup=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:13 PM To: After Effects Mail List=20 Subject: Re: [AE] The currently fastest PC config possible for After = Effects work for a budget of $1500? And i will agree with all above. Get as much RAM as possible for the = amount of money you want to spend, it should be fairly cheap to put in = 48GB, and a SSD to the disk cache. You will not want to turn back to the = old setup when you start working with AE with huge amounts of RAM and a = fast SSD :-)=20 ...only thing is that cleaning the SSD disk cache is a all or nothing, = you will have to loose 500GB perfectly fine disk cache because of 1 = frame that AE cached wrong :-( - Robert=20 2013/5/15 Lloyd Alvarez RAM and SSD make a really big difference especially if you do = multi-proc rendering. On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Todd Kopriva = wrote: I agree with Mylenium that more RAM and a bigger SSD would be a good = idea. Both will help with overall speed, especially if you use the SSD = for the After Effects disk cache.=20 --=20 -------------------------------- Todd Kopriva 1510 E Alder St Seattle, WA 98122 (206)437-2296 -------------------------------- "Mobility is more important than motion." - Gy=C3=B6rgy Seb=C5=91k ------=_NextPart_000_00D9_01CE5188.98DCC390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks Robert and Teddy and everyone!

It sounds more and = more like=20 perhaps RAM and one more SSD would be the best right now. Unfortunately = the=20 config below has proven not to want to overclock, not sure why but I = never got=20 it to overclock...

I managed to dig out a more specific current = spec (but=20 The 1st hard disk has been replaced by an SSD):

Case COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER=20 CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel=C2=AE=20 Core=E2=84=A2i7 Processor i7-930 (2.80GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB = Cache
Motherboard ASUS=C2=AE P6T:=20 DDR3, 3-Way SLI & CrossFireX on Demand
Memory (RAM) 12GB=20 CORSAIR XMS3 TRI-DDR3 1333MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY
Graphics Card NONE, I=20 ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
2nd Graphics = Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard = Disk 150GB WD=20 VelociRaptor=C2=AE SATA 16MB CACHE (10,000rpm)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB SERIAL=20 ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
RAID NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY = Drive 22x DUAL=20 LAYER DVD WRITER =C2=B1R/=C2=B1RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY = Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52=20 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Power Supply 600W Quiet=20 Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (=C2=A359)
Processor Cooling COOLIT ECO=20 A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (=C2=A359)
Sound Card ONBOARD 8=20 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities WIRELESS N=20 300Mbps PCI CARD (=C2=A316)
USB=20 Options 6 x USB 2.0=20 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS = STANDARD
Modem NONE, I=20 WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive NONE
Firewire NONE
TV=20 Card NONE
Operating System Genuine=20 Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence=20 (=C2=A3108)
 
I=E2=80=99m not sure if the mobo = supports more than 16GB=20 ram, but I will check that.

I also could move a lot of stuff away = to=20 clean up space on the SERIAL ATA hard drives (7,200 rpm).
 
How about RAID? Is that important for = AE and what=20 if so would that be SSD raid?

Anders
 
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [AE] The currently fastest PC config possible = for After=20 Effects work for a budget of $1500?
 
And i will agree with all above. Get as much RAM as = possible for=20 the amount of money you want to spend, it should be fairly cheap to put = in 48GB,=20 and a SSD to the disk cache. You will not want to turn back to the old = setup=20 when you start working with AE with huge amounts of RAM and a fast SSD = :-)=20
 
...only thing is that cleaning the SSD disk cache is a all or = nothing, you=20 will have to loose 500GB perfectly fine disk cache because of 1 frame = that AE=20 cached wrong :-(
 
- Robert
 
 
 
2013/5/15 Lloyd Alvarez <lists@aescripts.com>
RAM and SSD make a really big difference especially if = you do=20 multi-proc rendering.


On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Todd = Kopriva <toddkopriva@gmail.com> wrote:
I agree with Mylenium that more RAM and a bigger = SSD would=20 be a good idea. Both will help with overall speed, especially if you = use the=20 SSD for the After Effects disk cache.=20



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Todd Kopriva
1510 E Alder = St
Seattle, WA 98122
(206)437-2296
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"Mobility=20 is more important than motion."
   - Gy=C3=B6rgy=20 Seb=C5=91k
 
 
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