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philipp89796144
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April 1, 2017
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Former FCPX user needs advice

  • April 1, 2017
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Hi,

I'm making the switch soon from a Mac/FCPX to PC/Premier Pro/After Effects.

My Mac was basic, crappy video card, I upgraded the only thing I could - RAM, to 16Gb. It did me fine. I switched to 4k during and used proxies and everything was okay. Not brilliant, but okay.

Now I'm planning on buying a PC and making the switch to Premiere and really want to delve into After Effects. I primarily make story based short films using a GH4 4k. But I'm struggling with what I'm going to need in terms of system spec.

The 'specialists' at the online and local stores I've asked, when saying I want something that will run Premiere/AE and maybe Resolve without issue have always pointed me towards i7 (7700), 16Gb RAM and a GTX 1080, so for desktop alone I'm looking around £1500-£2000, which is fine if it will suit my needs. But the more I'm looking online the more I'm seeing issues with the GTX 1080/1070 cards that don't fair too well with AE.

My needs are the programs I listed above and I'd like them to run without issue. Could one of you experienced guys offer me a good spec that will do that? Apologies if this type of question has been raised before (noob to Adobe/PC) I just can't seem to find a solid solution from anyone.

.... and though I'm not experienced with Premiere or AE I've singled these as something I aim to dedicate my time learning.

Thanks in advance!

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    Correct answer Bill Gehrke

    Thanks Bill,

    I'll be honest, I checked out your site and a lot of it could have been in Greek! Though I can understand the basics I'm just not that savvy or technical at that level.

    I make short narrative films, I want to be able to edit and colour without issue. After Effects is something I'd love to learn. Time isn't against me as I don't really work to a deadline so for the sake of a few seconds rendering or processing isn't a deal breaker.

    I have a budget (which I imagine is pennies compared to what some of you guys spend) of around the £2000 mark.

    From my basic knowledge I'm hoping the following will suffice -

    i7 Processor

    2-3 SSD Drives

    64Gb RAM

    GeForce 1070 or 1080 card

    From what I get regarding processor I'm assuming 8+ cores would do me well?

    Apologies if I sound like a noob... but I am

    Would there be an issue for me with that set-up or should I be looking at something else?

    Thanks in advance.


    £2000 should get you a respectable computer.  You might even consider a GTX 1060 like my favorite EVGA 06G-P4-6163 KR which comes super clocked and I found it is very simple and safe to increase the Memory Clock to get even better performance out of a $270 USD card.

    Yes 8-cores should be fine and maybe you could consider the AMD Ryzen as they seem to be doing OK with Premiere Pro.

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    RoninEdits
    RoninEdits
    Inspiring
    July 4, 2017

    i would recommend a 6-8 core cpu. intel has just released a new lineup, the x299 platform which offers those higher core count cpu's. amd also offers ryzen 6-8 core cpu's, they are slightly slower but are also cheaper. you may also want a couple of ssd's, one for os/apps and one or two more for cache and media.

    i'm not aware of any current issues with the gtx 1070/1080 with adobe software. there have been some issues in the past that were driver related. you might have seen some ray-tracing issues with AE, which is something the AE team does on purpose as they are planning on removing that feature. i don't use AE so i'm not sure about ray-tracings current state in AE.

    Bill Gehrke
    Bill Gehrke
    Inspiring
    July 4, 2017

    What is your budget? 

    If you want to see what hardware testing results you get with my Premiere Pro BenchMark (PPBM) produce see my Video Hardware Blog

    There are three main considerations CPU, GPU and Storage.  All are tested and ranked when and if I can either test it myself or have reasonable assurance that results submitted are legitimate.

    This day and age you should consider at least one SSD for your OS and Applications and at least one more for your current projects.  Use hard disk drives only for backup and archiving.  My suggestion is use a small SATA III SSD for the OS/Applications and try to use one of newer super speed M.2 SSD.s for Project files and Media.

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    philipp89796144Author
    Participant
    July 5, 2017

    Thanks Bill,

    I'll be honest, I checked out your site and a lot of it could have been in Greek! Though I can understand the basics I'm just not that savvy or technical at that level.

    I make short narrative films, I want to be able to edit and colour without issue. After Effects is something I'd love to learn. Time isn't against me as I don't really work to a deadline so for the sake of a few seconds rendering or processing isn't a deal breaker.

    I have a budget (which I imagine is pennies compared to what some of you guys spend) of around the £2000 mark.

    From my basic knowledge I'm hoping the following will suffice -

    i7 Processor

    2-3 SSD Drives

    64Gb RAM

    GeForce 1070 or 1080 card

    From what I get regarding processor I'm assuming 8+ cores would do me well?

    Apologies if I sound like a noob... but I am

    Would there be an issue for me with that set-up or should I be looking at something else?

    Thanks in advance.

    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Peru BobCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 3, 2017

    You will want at least 32 GB RAM. Even more would be better.  AE is RAM intensive.

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    philipp89796144Author
    Participant
    July 4, 2017

    Thanks, since then I'm hoping to ensure 64gb.

    But what about graphics card? Is the 1080 compatible now? No issues?

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