Hi all,
I got a pc system with below specs, and it is really getting on my nerves
Asus Striker II Extreme
Quad Core Q6600 @2.40Ghz
RAM 8Gb DDR3 1333Mhz
EVGA GeForce GTX465
Primary HDD WD Raptor
Secondary 4x1TB Seagates
W7 x64
All in all these are not bad specs but I am getting several issues.
Among others
-After Effects CS4 for the simplest of animations at 1920x1080 is really unable to preview more than a frame at full quality, better @ Third preview quality. Ram preview sucks as well.
-I am getting sporadic BSODs irrelevant of strain
-I am unable to export anything from Premiere CS4 and have to render on another machine via network.
-Media Encoder for AE projects goes really slow.
I have been toying with buying an SSD drive and re-installing everything but having done this for a gazillion times, I am not really in the mood. If I was to do it, I would like to do it on a fresh machine.
Moreover, my primary's jobs software is on this computer (Airline reservation systems, Accounting software) which makes it more of a hassle, plus all the artsy-fartsy things installed (software suites, plugins etc etc - but useless on the unstable system).
I have been toying with purchasing a maxed out rMBP and two TB displays, but if I was to give a buttload of money, I should go for a MacPro. I am not even happy with the 650M card on the rMBP, nor with the 16Gb of RAM. I can hardly feel it will be pulling its weight with demanding projects while driving two TB displays. Moreover, laptops already get obsolete too quickly and the rMPB being none-upgradable is a serious no-no.
Then again, Mac Pros are somewhat oldish. No thunderbolt, hardly refreshed XEON processors, supposedly about to be refreshed in 2013. Not really a fan of AMD cards either.
Also visited several times the Dell website and started building there a computer. I won't even go into those details. I want a Maximus system but too much of a computer for my level, even though previewing & rendering would be absolutely dreamy, but I want to avoid windows, its glitches & driver hunting. You do need an IT all the time just to maintain such a system.
Then, I visit a local computer shop. With around EUR2700.00 I can build a brand new i7 3xxx @n Ghz, 32Gb rams, Nvidia 680 2Gb ram, ssd, mobo etc etc + two LG LED 27"s, but again, I want to avoid windows & its glitches.
I am at a decision dead-end.
edit
I have the last white iMac - sluggish as a mofo
I have an old MBP 15" (not unibody) - sluggish as well
got an MBA 11, not ideal for such jobs with the HD3000, screen too small too...
all my systems seem to be slower than a damn photograph
Software
Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, hint of Flash
3d Studio Max but will transition to Cinema 4d on the mac, Corel Draw,
Also I want to learn Autodesk smoke, for which you need a ballsy Mac
I got a pc system with below specs, and it is really getting on my nerves
Asus Striker II Extreme
Quad Core Q6600 @2.40Ghz
RAM 8Gb DDR3 1333Mhz
EVGA GeForce GTX465
Primary HDD WD Raptor
Secondary 4x1TB Seagates
W7 x64
All in all these are not bad specs but I am getting several issues.
Among others
-After Effects CS4 for the simplest of animations at 1920x1080 is really unable to preview more than a frame at full quality, better @ Third preview quality. Ram preview sucks as well.
-I am getting sporadic BSODs irrelevant of strain
-I am unable to export anything from Premiere CS4 and have to render on another machine via network.
-Media Encoder for AE projects goes really slow.
I have been toying with buying an SSD drive and re-installing everything but having done this for a gazillion times, I am not really in the mood. If I was to do it, I would like to do it on a fresh machine.
Moreover, my primary's jobs software is on this computer (Airline reservation systems, Accounting software) which makes it more of a hassle, plus all the artsy-fartsy things installed (software suites, plugins etc etc - but useless on the unstable system).
I have been toying with purchasing a maxed out rMBP and two TB displays, but if I was to give a buttload of money, I should go for a MacPro. I am not even happy with the 650M card on the rMBP, nor with the 16Gb of RAM. I can hardly feel it will be pulling its weight with demanding projects while driving two TB displays. Moreover, laptops already get obsolete too quickly and the rMPB being none-upgradable is a serious no-no.
Then again, Mac Pros are somewhat oldish. No thunderbolt, hardly refreshed XEON processors, supposedly about to be refreshed in 2013. Not really a fan of AMD cards either.
Also visited several times the Dell website and started building there a computer. I won't even go into those details. I want a Maximus system but too much of a computer for my level, even though previewing & rendering would be absolutely dreamy, but I want to avoid windows, its glitches & driver hunting. You do need an IT all the time just to maintain such a system.
Then, I visit a local computer shop. With around EUR2700.00 I can build a brand new i7 3xxx @n Ghz, 32Gb rams, Nvidia 680 2Gb ram, ssd, mobo etc etc + two LG LED 27"s, but again, I want to avoid windows & its glitches.
I am at a decision dead-end.
edit
I have the last white iMac - sluggish as a mofo
I have an old MBP 15" (not unibody) - sluggish as well
got an MBA 11, not ideal for such jobs with the HD3000, screen too small too...
all my systems seem to be slower than a damn photograph
Software
Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, hint of Flash
3d Studio Max but will transition to Cinema 4d on the mac, Corel Draw,
Also I want to learn Autodesk smoke, for which you need a ballsy Mac
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