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R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
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August 7, 2020
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Puget Systems bid options

  • August 7, 2020
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Just got a proposal from Puget Systems ... I work mostly in Premiere, with some Ae/Audition and some Resolve also.

 

How's this sound? My area of concern is the AMD CPU, for H.264/5 accel, but ... I don't actually 'need' that media that much, I do work BRAW, RED, and ProRes, Cineform or DNxHD/R more.

 

Neil

 

Case: Fractal Design Define R6
EVGA Supernove 1200W P2 power supply
Mobo: Gigabyte TRX40 AORUSU Pro w/wifi
CPU: Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 3.8Ghz 24-core 280W
Cooling: Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 with additional fans added
RAM: 128GB DD44-2666 (4x32GB)
GPU: RTX2080 Super 8GB "open air"
System drive: Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD

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R Neil Haugen
R Neil HaugenAuthor
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August 8, 2020

Probably going with the 2080Ti 11GB instead. Want the higher vRAM.

 

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
R Neil Haugen
R Neil HaugenAuthor
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August 7, 2020

Your comments are appreciated, most definitely.

 

Going from a 6 core 3.2Ghz to that 24 core Threadripper would be a bit of a change ... in a very good way.

 

There is one other question ... in case say I was doing more Resolve work (not expected but possible) ... doubling the GPU would be useful. For that possibility, it would mean a large case & power supply, and using a 'blown' GPU instead of the free-air version currently included. Hmmm.

 

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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RjL190365
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August 7, 2020

Actually, "open air" is a misnomer. All RTX 2080S's that I know of, except for the few liquid-cooled models, have an active cooler (heatsink plus fan). Hardly any RTX 2080S's that I know of have a traditional blower-style fan any more.

 

"Free-air" GPUs actually have a fan that blows the hot air from the GPU back into the PC's case. It is then up to the case's cooling system to pump that air out of it.

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    RjL190365
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    August 7, 2020

    Great starting point there. Intel does not currently have anything that's priced anywhere near that Threadripper's price point that's competitive in both core count and performance. And the top-end HEDT Intel CPU is all but unobtainable at this point (not to mention that it's significantly less powerful than the Threadripper).

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