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July 3, 2019
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New PC - Optimum Spec to Run Creative Cloud

  • July 3, 2019
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Dear all

Unfortunately, the time has come to buy a new PC to run my Creative Cloud apps.

I am primarily web/digital design, graphic design and some video editing.

The machine I am replacing is a 5 year old Dell, has 16gb of RAM and uses an nVidia Quadro P4000 2gb video card.

I'm wondering what would be the optimum/minimum spec to successfully run my CC apps and my work? I'm less interested in a 'brand' and more interested in thoughts on number of cores (is CC licensed 'per core')?, RAM, processor speed etc.

I've got about a maximum of £2 - 2.5k (excl VAT) to spend.

It would have to be a PC not a Mac. To be honest, it's at times like these I realise how pathetically little I know about the hardware I use! I've generally always used Dell as they have been pretty reliable, but as I say I'm less interested in the actual brand.

Any thoughts welcomed.

Regards

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    MDraperAuthor
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    July 5, 2019

    Would you say the GTX 1080 is a better card than the P4000?

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    RjL190365
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    July 5, 2019

    MDraper  wrote

    Would you say the GTX 1080 is a better card than the P4000?

    Performance-wise, yes. In relation to the GeForce GTX 10 series GPUs that the Quadro P4000 is based on:

    GTX 1060 6 GB < Quadro P4000 < GTX 1070 < GTX 1070 Ti < GTX 1080 < GTX 1080 Ti

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    RjL190365
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    July 3, 2019

    I also agree with kglad's suggestion of upping the amount of RAM. However, I disagree with the GPU suggestion, especially if it's more powerful (in terms of relative performance) than the CPU that's going to run it. This is because most of the apps that the thread starter is planning to run make little if any use of the GPU while they will likely tax the CPU fairly heavily. In addition, if Premiere Pro is used often, an overkill GPU may cause problems with the renders themselves. You do not want to pair an RTX 2080 Ti with a quad-core Haswell i7 CPU that's five years old.

    By the way, that Quadro P4000 is relatively new - in fact, it is a little over two years old. Its performance is just lower than a GeForce GTX 1070, especially in CUDA applications.

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    MDraperAuthor
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    July 4, 2019

    Thanks RiL190365

    At the moment I'm considering a Dell PC with 32gb RAM installed, Intel SIX core i7 7800X 3.5 - 4GHz Turbo with HT, and at the moment it's paired with a 8Gb nVidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphic card. I was thinking of replacing this with the P4000.

    Do you think this Intel spec would be OK?

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    RjL190365
    Legend
    July 5, 2019

    If the newer system that you're planning to get already has a GTX 1080, then I would keep it that way. Swapping a GPU for a lesser-performing one in the same system, in this case, is more trouble than it's worth.

    kglad
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    kgladCommunity Expert
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    July 3, 2019

    get, at least 32gb ram.  they will probably have the greatest impact on your processing along with a good video card (PassMark Software - Video Card (GPU) Benchmark Charts ).

    using an ssd for programs will also speed your work-flow.

    your cpu will have less impact but is a factor. an i7 should be plenty, PassMark Intel vs AMD CPU Benchmarks - High End

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