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October 5, 2020
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Plz suggest which GPU should I buy for after effect ?

  • October 5, 2020
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I want to instal a gpu in my pc for after effect 4k60 fps video edting(animation). can anyone help to chose what gpu will be good enough for my currect config and is there any suggestion plz let me know ?  GPU bugget only $350 max.

My PC Config:

windows 10 Pro

i5 7400

Western Digital Green 240GB SSD

Toshiba 1TB HDD 7200RPM

Ram Corsair Vengeance LPX (8*8)=16GB DDR4 2400 MHz

I don't have gpu yet

 

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Legend
October 8, 2020

And after the RAM and disk upgrades, then the GPU. However, your CPU will be the limiting factor as to which GPU that you should get. Among current but outgoing Turing-generation GPUs, I would not recommend going above a GTX 1650 Super or a plain, non-Super GTX 1660. Otherwise, your CPU will bottleneck anything above the plain 1660.

Legend
October 6, 2020

What to do now? Prioritize on both the storage and RAM upgrades before you plunk down a single dollar on the GPU. Any upgraded GPU will be bottlenecked by the deficient RAM and storage, in this particular instance. No single HDD can sustain even 200 MB/s even on the outer tracks, and even the fastest HDDs barely average 150 MB/s. That's over three times slower than even a cheapo SSD.

Peru Bob
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 5, 2020

The media should be on a fast SSD.

Will you have enough room for system files, temp files, cache files, and media files on the SSD? No.

Also, you also will need at least 32 GB RAM for 4K.

 

Have a look here:

https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-Adobe-After-Effects-144/Hardware-Recommendations

Participant
October 6, 2020

So what to do now?

Peru Bob
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 5, 2020

I would suggest replacing the HDD with a fast SSD and doubling the RAM and then add the graphics card.

Participant
October 5, 2020

I already Have a ssd 240gb wd for the os and I have 16gb of ram