Totally agree. PP is the most intensive with AVCHD, anything else is chicken feed really.
Neil. On 25 August 2011 20:06, Uwe Soltau <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > Any computer that will edit AVCHD will easily work for Photoshop. > > Uwe > > > On 8/25/2011 8:54 PM, Rieni wrote: > > > > Hi Mike, > > > > Thanks for this detailed list and info. Yeah it > > makes me a bit nervous but I was already going > > through the system builder routine. He works with > > Asus boards so he should recognize most of what > > you write. And money shouldn't be a problem > > because I'm used to purchasing Apple hardware. I > > think I paid $2500 for the current MacBookPro I'm > > using and that was without the RAM upgrade to > > 4GB! So I don't mind spending $1000 or a bit more > > on a PC system on which I can edit native h264 > > files because that's the format I'm shooting in > > at the moment. On the Apple I need to convert everything to ProRes first. > > > > Is the system as described by you also suitable > > for Photoshop? I assume video work is heavier for > > hardware than photowork so it should be ok, right? > > > > Thanks again, > > > > Rieni > > > > At 25-8-2011 20:12, Mike Boom wrote: > > > > > > > > >Memory's cheap these days, so I'd go with 16 GB of RAM instead of 8 > > >GB. Here's the system I just built for video editing using CS5.5. I > > >was looking for maximum return for money invested, so it's not > > >bleeding edge, but still quite powerful: > > > > > >- CPU: Intel Core i7 - 2600K - 3.4 GHz (Sandy Bridge architecture, > > >four core hyperthreading) > > >- Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe (supports the CPU, includes SATA > > >6GHz connections) > > >- RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series, 16 GB, DDR3, 1600 > > >- Power supply: Corsair CMPSU-750HX 750-Watt HX Professional Series > > 80 Plus > > >- Graphics card: EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX560 Ti FPB 1 GB DDR5 > > >2DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express Video Card 01G-P3-1561-KR > > >- Cache drive: Kingston SSDNow V100 Series SV100S2/64GZ 2.5" 64GB > > >SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) > > > > > >Some notes: > > > > > >The CPU supports caching on an SSD (solid-state drive), so if you > > >spend a little over US$100, you can add a 64GB SSD as I did to speed > > >up overall system performance. If you don't mind spending around > > >US$500, you can get a much larger SSD and use it as your boot disk > > >for a really big performance boost. > > > > > >The graphics card isn't on the Adobe-approved list for CUDA > > >co-processing by Premiere Pro, but as we discussed earlier it's easy > > >to modify the Premiere card list so this card will work with PP > > >CS5.5. I found that all the Adobe-approved graphics cards were on the > > >pricey end -- this one is not as pricey. > > > > > >Make sure you've got a power supply big enough to handle your mother > > >board, graphics processors, and drives. ASUS has a power supply > > >calculator on their web site. You choose your mother board, specify > > >what you're adding to it, and they total up the necessary power. > > > > > >ASUS makes it very easy to overclock the CPU for faster performance, > > >but you don't want to do it with the standard fan that comes with the > > >CPU. You'll want to install a beefier CPU fan to dissipate the extra > > >heat generated by overclocking. Without it you can fry your CPU. > > > > > >This graphics card is big, takes two slots, and extends quite a way > > >back into the computer. Make sure your case doesn't jam the > > >motherboard too hard against the hard drives or you could be cramped > > >for space to run cables. This power supply has modular cabling, which > > >means you plug in cables as necessary and don't have unused cables > > >choking up space inside the case. > > > > > >If all of this makes you nervous, pay someone experienced to build > > >your computer for you. > > > > > >Good luck, > > > > > >Mike Boom > > > > > >At 04:53 AM 8/25/2011, Rieni wrote: > > > >I am going to ask a supplier to configure a PC system for me and am > > > >wondering what is good nowadays for working > > > with Premiere and Photoshop, CS5. > > > > > > > >The supplier recommended an Asus motherboard with i7 processor (I > > > >have no clue what i7 stands for... I stopped reading computer > > > >magazines many years ago), 8GB Kingston DRAM3 memory. For graphics > > > >board I can choose between on-board intel HD2000 chip with 1GB memory > > > >or he can put in a nVidia gForce graphics board for a few Euros extra. > > > > > > > >What do you experts recommend? > > > > > > > >Rieni > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------ > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! 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