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Heenaaah
Heenaaah
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August 28, 2021
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What PC to get made for AE and 3D work?- Super Urgent

  • August 28, 2021
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Hi, I am a beginner for video editing and 3D, and do not want to invest a lot right now considering that the graphic card prices are really high(especially in India). I was getting a pc built for my workflow on illustrator, photoshop, after effects(will start learning), and adobe dimension. I managed to get a configuration well in my budget. Can you tell me what all problems I can face with this? Following is my configuration

Intel i5 9600 KF(no integrated graphics)( cores and threads- 6)

Asus B365M-A Motherboard

2 500 GB SATA

16 GB DDR4 3200 RAM, extendable to max 32 GB RAM

GTX 1660 DDR6 4GB Graphic Card.

 

Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer Andy 1968

What video codec are you trying to edit? I would opt for a RTX series GPU. Even the Six core Intel CPUs have Quick Sync but Alder Lake is supposed to have a revamped Quick Sync module. That being said Intel's Quick Sync and Nvidia's Nvenc only help to encode and decode H.264/265. The system you picked out should work OK but an RTX GPU and 8 Core CPU would be better. I would wait a few months if you can to see what Alder Lake can offer. If you want to see what Nvnec and Quick Sync can do I have provided a video below. Keep in mind the CPU will stay cooler and the CPU fan will not max out. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L-erwmRxAU

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Warren Heaton
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Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
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August 30, 2021

If you're working at high resolutions, you may run into issues with not having enough RAM; however, After Effects is very good at telling you when there's insufficient memory and Photoshop allows you do montior document Effeciency in the lower left corner of the document window.

 

The main thing about the i5 processor is that you're going to have to be patient.

 

Equiload has an AE Performance test file that you can download from his Vimeo channel to benchmark your workstation (https://vimeo.com/118053656).  There are hundreds of comments from users who have run it an various systems that included how long it took to render.

 

Just to give you an example, my 2014 i5 iMac does it in 18 minutes while my M1 Mac mini does it in about 5 minutes.  I've run it on a few Windows boxes, but don't have the results handy at the moment (there are plenty in the Vimeo comments).

Adobe publishes a benchmark project here: https://assets.adobe.com/public/7432473d-6286-464d-6183-6518300c39ce

 

Although, I don't think there's a place to find user comments about how fast the project rendered in AE on their systems.

    Heenaaah
    HeenaaahAuthor
    Known Participant
    August 31, 2021

    Thank you for such a detailed clarity. I truly believe that with an i5 my TAT will be so much.

    However, due to my new job now, I have to look out for something that is portable hence I am planning to buy a laptop.

     

    I am thinking to invest in an Asus ROG series with an AMD RYZEN 7 series

    But I am confused about the graphic card

    like is 2080 6GB a better option than 3060 4GB/3080 4GB?

     

    And ryzen processors don't usually come with an integrated graphics so how much difference that can make?(P.S I have never worked on a ryzen processor)

     

     

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    Andy 1968
    Inspiring
    August 31, 2021

    The Quick Sync is a nice feature to have for H.264/265 content. Some AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU combinations are problematic. Nvenc is nice but sometimes when using Premiere Pro dissabling Nvenc is the only way to get Premiere Pro to render. I know it sounds odd but software and hardware can be probematic. It is nice to be able to use Quick Sync or Nvenc. The RTX 3000 GPUS would be better than the RTX 2000 GPUs over all but as I already stated things can be problematic. If I were you I would wait until the launch of Windows 11 and the launch  of the Alder CPUs. Alder Lake laptops will probably have better bettery life and better performance than the AMD laptops. Alder Lake will also have a revamped version of Quick Sync. Will the Alder Lake CPUs be to expensive? Only time will tell. That being said some have speculated Alder Lake and Windows 11 will both launch in late October. That is not far away. 

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    Andy 1968Correct answer
    Inspiring
    August 29, 2021

    What video codec are you trying to edit? I would opt for a RTX series GPU. Even the Six core Intel CPUs have Quick Sync but Alder Lake is supposed to have a revamped Quick Sync module. That being said Intel's Quick Sync and Nvidia's Nvenc only help to encode and decode H.264/265. The system you picked out should work OK but an RTX GPU and 8 Core CPU would be better. I would wait a few months if you can to see what Alder Lake can offer. If you want to see what Nvnec and Quick Sync can do I have provided a video below. Keep in mind the CPU will stay cooler and the CPU fan will not max out. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L-erwmRxAU

      Heenaaah
      HeenaaahAuthor
      Known Participant
      August 29, 2021

      Hi Andy,

       

      Thankyou for taking time out to reply. I read about Adler, sounds pretty dope. But, I don't think so it will be launched so early in India and will anyway be higher than the US market price. Which will not fit in my budget right now.

       

      As for video codec I don't have much knowledge but I think Quick Sync won't be there as my processor is without graphics card. Not sure though.

       

      will the RTX 2060 work with Asus B365M-A Motherboard?

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      Andy 1968
      Inspiring
      August 29, 2021

      You are welcome but you might want to watch my video. Quick Sync is part of the Intel CPU. The Nvida GPUs have Nvenc. Nvidia's Nvenc is getting better and better but then again so is Intel's Quick Sync. 

      For the most part any GPU will work with any motherboard but as you can imagine there are no guarantes that Premiere Pro will work 100% correct with the hardware.

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