From: "Chris Zwar" Received: from mail-pl0-f43.google.com ([209.85.160.43] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7124340 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 30 Jul 2018 05:50:35 +0200 Received: by mail-pl0-f43.google.com with SMTP id e11-v6so4876242plb.3 for ; Sun, 29 Jul 2018 20:59:40 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=chriszwar-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=from:mime-version:subject:date:references:to:in-reply-to:message-id; bh=0M3iWmLPaDTqq4ZoI22O9SPzBkVi+mY3eM9FPoIm1Ws=; b=GIkf4yEGvv3JiHMteeyeNAtr0bI5tpKiBLOQf4CAhiFg7mi90PSdOkT3YNJFANoOti +V03WqzsskFFVH0pP8ZTDJR3UmoFSpJLfCCenS8xIgIeiCRPrKkUYZ7+kNS+Yp5YHqmw JAJizLY+lpZtc7qZl/5WBHfbOHOcQa/ROYzmTWBFVr0N1syYKSiSPJkzxMu8StKu+BRE Xb6qaGpN3zBTwP5TtYL0K9diatjgHtaVotI2p1/deF/+O509a/tp01vjzHmDvBqzDEAI FEjAQ0q8Gm1XLGPI3V+VLs9aya2++UTUnHOMGkg/XEpZ3L0nSU3xJKNMq1gyctmcmi2i y45A== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:mime-version:subject:date:references:to :in-reply-to:message-id; bh=0M3iWmLPaDTqq4ZoI22O9SPzBkVi+mY3eM9FPoIm1Ws=; b=iE7dGTLrClBbtPcqQWqfORyV3Wk+QTk+rlR/VVKOifz/T8of/N5FcpYv0FieBpK5Jr uVf2h01pbHFKuf9AM3NUTqE8P74hGe4Ltlbiux+Ml7l0Xv8q03JTjU3Q4lqZZEuq4WmF bmsUs6HjgA/lmiiGhcyER5onueL81ecC17159zlU4MmQCF5hTPPYh1E7UgTeFexsoCsQ J87up/tKkpw6zvZfga8RrMrFGAIl9d2wInpL9DJifQmQ1cIMSDpRSRNSRpPv8UgjrAcn 9wLKxMA21p5/9nI3FpQrMnTcua13e104dskDo1UBKHig0L6NREa2sCIdypkVdYJ48u1I wv+g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOUpUlFHD5f/B1azuIgeRMqEroEfg638SrjqBqd5rY7oAEDBBzDT8bA9 938kWrF1eSTrSiiYr7kBNfR9rVH2d3w= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AAOMgpcKc3N7AgDU7hbypCeBoER1yfqPdBCphfUBessBVXOHenD9p51t4Lu+saxScMsEHW93O0AKxg== X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:a58b:: with SMTP id az11-v6mr14521383plb.36.1532923178081; Sun, 29 Jul 2018 20:59:38 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.0.4] ([101.164.85.130]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id n83-v6sm29385701pfk.19.2018.07.29.20.59.36 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 29 Jul 2018 20:59:37 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_046090E8-5B4D-4A04-BBE6-851D9D31735E" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.5 \(3445.9.1\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Cases for windows machine Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:59:33 +1000 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <0EE1047F-BF58-4C61-A0C0-F11326D86553@chriszwar.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.9.1) --Apple-Mail=_046090E8-5B4D-4A04-BBE6-851D9D31735E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Thanks for all the input. I=E2=80=99m not quite ready to hit the = purchase button yet, but it=E2=80=99s been a fun few days reading up = review sites and comparing opinions. I want this to be a fairly = low-stress purchase so I=E2=80=99m sticking with one supplier that = I=E2=80=99ve used before, I=E2=80=99m not going to buy stuff from 6 = different sites just to save $10. The retailer I=E2=80=99m using = doesn=E2=80=99t have the Fractal Design R4, but it does have the R5 and = the meshify range. I=E2=80=99ve decided to go with the lower-cost = meshify case, as this isn=E2=80=99t a premium machine and I=E2=80=99m = trying to stick to a budget. Also it looks interesting. It=E2=80=99s = funny that the case is the cheapest part of the build but I=E2=80=99ve = spent 10x longer looking at options compared to everything else. Next lot of fun is to choose a graphics card=E2=80=A6 because this will = initially be an After Effects only machine, I=E2=80=99m not concerned = with the GPU right now. And because the next generation of nVidia cards = are imminently due, I=E2=80=99m thinking about getting the cheapest = possible 1060 (3GB) until the new range is launched sometime later this = year, and then see what the options are after dust has settled. Cheers! > On 28 Jul 2018, at 1:54 pm, Patrick Blackard = wrote: >=20 > I like the cooling arrangement on the Antec 300 series cases. These = are large cheap sturdy cases with lots of drive bays. There are exhaust = fan openings on the top and the upper rear of the back panel, and of = course whatever power supply you add will exhaust its cooling air out = the back as well. There's a side panel opening for a fan that will = direct outside air at the processor and graphics card area, and you can = add two fans at the front to push outside air through the drive bays. I = stack my drives with open air in between them for better cooling. All = pretty standard nowadays, but they arrange it well. Each side opens = with a latch, or you can screw it shut when you are done fiddling. Both = sides of the drive mount screws are accessible, not hidden below the = mother board. Antec sells fans that mount on rubber bushings and are = held in place by rubber bands. They have a hi/low switch on the power = cable, and with my setup I can run the 5 fans on the nearly inaudible = low setting for high volume/low velocity cooling. Beats our previous = Dell which had one fan for everything and tried to keep the processor = cool with creative ducting. That fan was screaming when we ran = Photoshop. =20 >=20 > --Patrick Blackard >=20 > On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 2:47 PM Stephen van Vuuren = > wrote: > +1 on this case. My newest machine, main workstation is an FD R2 XL - = very happy with it so far. Super quiet even when loaded when fans, = drives etc. >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: After Effects Mail List >=20 > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2018 11:16 AM > To: After Effects Mail List > > Subject: Re: [AE] Cases for windows machine >=20 > Puget Systems, who REALLY know what they are doing, built an excellent = workstation for me, using Fractal Design R2 XL. >=20 > Robert W. Walker > WalkerSound > Walker/Fitzgibbon TV & Film > Los Angeles CA USA >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > --Apple-Mail=_046090E8-5B4D-4A04-BBE6-851D9D31735E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Thanks for all the input.  I=E2=80=99m not quite ready = to hit the purchase button yet, but it=E2=80=99s been a fun few days = reading up review sites and comparing opinions.  I want this to be = a fairly low-stress purchase so I=E2=80=99m sticking with one supplier = that I=E2=80=99ve used before, I=E2=80=99m not going to buy stuff from 6 = different sites just to save $10.  The retailer I=E2=80=99m using = doesn=E2=80=99t have the Fractal Design R4, but it does have the R5 and = the meshify range.  I=E2=80=99ve decided to go with the lower-cost = meshify case, as this isn=E2=80=99t a premium machine and I=E2=80=99m = trying to stick to a budget.  Also it looks interesting. =  It=E2=80=99s funny that the case is the cheapest part of the build = but I=E2=80=99ve spent 10x longer looking at options compared to = everything else.

Next lot = of fun is to choose a graphics card=E2=80=A6 because this will initially = be an After Effects only machine, I=E2=80=99m not concerned with the GPU = right now.  And because the next generation of nVidia cards are = imminently due, I=E2=80=99m thinking about getting the cheapest possible = 1060 (3GB) until the new range is launched sometime later this year, and = then see what the options are after dust has settled.

Cheers!


On 28 Jul 2018, at 1:54 pm, = Patrick Blackard <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

I like the cooling arrangement on the Antec 300 series cases. = These are large cheap sturdy cases with lots of drive bays.  There = are exhaust fan openings on the top and the upper rear of the back = panel, and of course whatever power supply you add will exhaust its = cooling air out the back as well.  There's a side panel opening for = a fan that will direct outside air at the processor and graphics card = area, and you can add two fans at the front to push outside air through = the drive bays.  I stack my drives with open air in between them = for better cooling.  All pretty standard nowadays, but they arrange = it well.  Each side opens with a latch, or you can screw it shut = when you are done fiddling.  Both sides of the drive mount screws = are accessible, not hidden below the mother board.  Antec sells = fans that mount on rubber bushings and are held in place by rubber = bands.  They have a hi/low switch on the power cable, and with my = setup I can run the 5 fans on the nearly inaudible low setting for high = volume/low velocity cooling.  Beats our previous Dell which had one = fan for everything and tried to keep the processor cool with creative = ducting.  That fan was screaming when we ran = Photoshop.  

--Patrick Blackard

On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 = at 2:47 PM Stephen van Vuuren <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
+1 on this case. My = newest machine, main workstation is an FD R2 XL - very happy with it so = far. Super quiet even when loaded when fans, drives etc.

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Puget Systems, who REALLY know what they are doing, built an excellent = workstation for me, using Fractal Design R2 XL.

Robert W. Walker
WalkerSound
Walker/Fitzgibbon TV & Film
Los Angeles CA USA


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