premiere has a long history of, and reputation for, falling apart on long timelines. there were several bugs supposedly fixed to help with this and prevent project file corruption, but perhaps they still haven't fixed everything. there is also the possibility of third part plugins somehow contributing to this. its often recommended to have more ram as the project length increases, so going to 64gb might help a little, but i doubt it would make a major difference. if you have the premiere project file and cache on the 3tb hdd, you might copy the project file to the os ssd and set the cache to the ssd too, to see if that helps. beyond those things, the usual workaround is to split the edit into multiple projects, around 10-20 min long or small enough to keep the amount of imported media small for each project, and then combine each small project together to make the full edit. premiere can import other timelines from other projects, so combining the timelines from each smaller project can be done in a master project that only contains the imported timelines. ... View more

1) there is little to suggest the mining craze will slow down in a couple of months. even if some unproductive miners get rid of stock, those cards will be bought up by other miners. 2) many gpu mfg's are making mining specific cards now to cash in on the craze. that means the inventory of nvidia chips that could have gone to normal cards is also competing with these mining versions. unless they ramp up production on both versions, we might still see shortages. on the other hand, if someone doesn't mind attempting using a mining card with a normal card, they might be able to get a new mining card for cheaper. 3) the superclocked brand from evga appears more like a base model with factory overclocking applied, yet you say they have the best quality components? have you confirmed they have use the same components and design as evga's higher teir cards? (hint: they don't.)  when you consider these as safe to overclock are you also including the regular superclocked cards, which had faulty components and several blew up when overclocking? do you know if the evga cards offered in the trade up program are the bad models that had faulty parts and poor design? given the recent fiasco with evga's cards, why only recommend evga when there are other quality mfg's? ... View more

transcoding to cineform is probably the best option for your computer, followed by dnxhr. the ingest settings in premiere has the option to transcode too, besides the proxies and copy options. ... View more

i think the ssd apple offers in the new 27" imac is super fast, much faster than sata ssd found in normal external ssd's. so it should be fine to edit from the internal ssd if you want. ... View more

thunderbolt 2/3 is very fast, but sometimes the hdd or ssd inside the thunderbolt enclosure isn't. a fast 7200rpm hdd would be ok for medium to low bitrate media, while an ssd would better handle higher bitrates and multiple layers of video. usb sata ssd's like the samsung t3 are pretty fast and usually cost less than thunderbolt ssd's. ... View more

if your source media is h264 or similar, you could try transcoding it to cineform and see if that can help make bcc performance more acceptable. ... View more

Bill Gehrke wrote: I am guessing that is an Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 processor.  Almost any current 6-core i7 processor is much faster.  the i7 6-core is the same cpu as the xeon, its just a lower quality xeon re-branded as an i7. they should perform similar according to clock speeds, and the only way an i7 would be "much faster" is if its overclocked. ... View more

the official adobe system requirements hardware list isn't maintained by adobe for new hardware, so its missing lots of new hardware. there have been some driver problems with nvidia cards, but overall people seem to be using the new nvidia cards just fine. windows 10 is slightly faster, but also loaded with lots and lots of spyware and advertising that needs to be disabled for best performance and privacy. windows 10 will also have more security features/updates as win7 is being dropped by microsoft. they want everyone on win10 to sell them stuff thru the windows store. also, win10 updates tend to re-enable the spyware and telemetry, so its a constant battle to keep that stuff disabled. ... View more

there isn't alot of performance variance from the nvidia chips themselves, but the cooling system can make some difference in how well they can turbo up frequencies. a two or three fan design will help keep things cool, but will also dump all the hot air inside the pc case. ... View more

all the video cards from the gtx 1060 and up are being bought out by crypto currency miners. so the best one to get is whichever you can find for a decent price, around $400. you might even look at the gtx 1080's if you can find one of them for close to $500 vs an overpriced gtx 1070. ... View more

i'm not finding anything for the acer laptop with that number... ... View more

the hp laptop appears to have a very slow amd cpu, so i would pass on that. i'm not sure what is in the acer laptop. do you have a model number for that or the cpu model?  for hardware spec's i would suggest an intel 4 core cpu with around 12-16gb of ram, and a ssd would be nice. ... View more

thanks for answering. i would suggest that when someone asks for build/part advice and specifically mentions other apps besides premiere, that you clarify your recommendations are only for premiere and may not be appropriate for their other software. ... View more

you say nvidia will be releasing 1100 series, but you only linked to a random forum post that could just as easily be false. do you have any other links to back this up?  also is your gtx 1060 a recommendation for 4k resolve too or just premiere? ... View more

an update video from der8auer on the vrm issue. he did test several psu's and motherboards, so its not that. its high-to-extreme overclocking settings that are pushing too much voltage and throttling the vrm and/or cpu. ... View more

photoshop and lightroom articles from puget are out https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2017-1-1-CPU-Comparison-Skylake-X-Kaby-Lake-X-Broadwell-E-Skylak… https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Lightroom-CC-2015-10-1-CPU-Comparison-Skylake-X-Kaby-Lake-X-Broadwell-E-Skyla… nothing too new, the higher clock speeds in the intel 4-core still rule. they do however recommend spending extra to get the x299 platform 4 core i7-7740k for a small performance boost, but i don't think most would spend the extra for the very small gain. puget also makes the case that the x299 platform is worth it for an upgrade path with the 4 core, but anyone buying it for that reason and from puget should just buy the higher core cpu to begin with. otherwise if money is that tight just buy an off-the-shelf pc for a fraction of the price. the intel skylake-x 8-core vs last gen broadwell-e 8-core shows a 5-13% performance increase in the various benchmarks. which again falls in line with the 10% clock speed increase. the new 6 core runs at 3.5ghz vs the old 40-lane 6 core at 3.6ghz, and as it turns out the new cpu is slightly slower. these results for the new skylake-x cpu's suggest there is basically zero ipc gain for skylake-x. makes me wonder what intel is going to do for future cpu's. they can't keep cranking up the clocks for performance improvements unless they get their power usage and temps under control. if we go with the idea that ipc gains are basically zero, we can then compare the old broadwell-e 6-core at 3.6ghz vs the new 8-core skylake-x at 3.6ghz to see any benefits for 6 vs 8 cores in adobe software. premiere shows a 24% gain in overall export performance for the extra 2 cores, but appears to have no difference in real-time playback. lightroom shows a 4-15% difference in the overall average for the extra 2 cpu cores. photoshop shows a 1-10% in overall performance, with 8% for the general tasks, for the extra 2 cpu cores. so it looks like the intel 8-core for an extra $200 is a good option for all these apps over the 6-core. for those on a tight budget there is amd ryzen 6-8 cores and perhaps the rumored intel coffee lake 6-core. ... View more

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. ... View more

there shouldn't be any limitations or performance hits from the radeon pro 580 not being on adobe's hardware list. adobe doesn't regularly update their system requirements web page, so there are lots of modern video cards not on that list. adobe has said any modern video card with 1gb of memory should work and that is usually the case. ... View more

forget the old xeon's, they won't be good for 4k. quadro cards are only good for 10bit display, otherwise they aren't needed. the 6 core i7's would be decent options, but a full build might go past your budget. intel also has new cpu's coming out soon, on the x299 platform. if you want the best value you might look at the amd ryzen 6-8 core cpu's. they are slightly slower than their intel counterparts, but also much more affordable to fit a full build in your budget. ... View more

it was an enthusiast who reported on vrm issues for extreme overclocking. most don't extreme overclock, so it may not be a big issue. we all have different comfort zones and experience levels for overclocking, and i imagine most of the builds here will continue with air or aio's for mid to low overclocks. ... View more

I am however seeing quick drops of the gpu memory clock, it's running at 2000MHz, and drops to 300MHz very quickly and then shoots back up again (see screenshot). i wouldn't worry about it. most newer hardware is focused on power efficiency and they try to downclock whenever possible to save on power. So, the cpu doesn't pick up where the gpu left if it's maxed out? So they aren't balancing the load I guess? i'm not sure how the MB denoiser works, if it only uses the gpu or can also access the cpu like neat video's denoise. if it only uses the gpu then everything else will have to wait on the gpu to finish processing the denoise and other gpu fx. many plugins only work with one video card, but you might wanna see if MB denoiser or other MB plugins work with two video cards. that is if your computer hardware can support two video cards... I quickly changed the cache and scratch settings to the slower drive (away from the OS SSD) and noticed that the folders are only a few mb big each? I thought these would fill up rather quickly? cache files are generally small, like index files. its the render previews and AE disk cache that can use lots of space. One extra question though: if I use the ssd as a scratch and cache drive and I'm encoding or editing, will it run into issues when it's full, or does the software manages it automatically and clears it when needed? if its full there will be problems, also ssd's and hdd's loose performance the closer they are to being full. premiere recently added some feature to automatically delete old cache files, but i'm not sure if that is in AE too. you could delete cache files after a project is done or when the free space on the drive is getting low. ... View more

some more news for x299 motherboards. it seems that due to the massive power draw from skylake-x that if planning on overclocking at all a motherboard with a 8pin+4pin should be used. cheapest motherboard with that appears to be $300. also since the x299 platform was rushed by intel, it seems the motherboard mfg's didn't have time to properly test their designs and many motherboard vrm's are overheating. a motherboard designed properly to handle high-to-extreme overclocks could be in the $400-600 range. large noctua air coolers can help keep the vrm cool, but cannot keep up with cpu temps on higher overclocks. cryorig makes an AIO with a fan on it to cool the motherboard, but there are also several reports of cryorig quality being hit or miss. bottom line, anyone planning on overclocking will need to do their homework before buying parts. ... View more

they will perform similar in most situations, but the gtx 1070 uses less power and has more memory. both of those cards are fast and are often paired with a 6 or 8 core cpu's, for a balanced build. ... View more

toms hardware did their review. Intel Core i9-7900X Review: Meet Skylake-X - Tom's Hardware for their photoshop heavy test the new skylake-X cpu did worse than all the others. it will be interesting to see what puget finds when they release their photoshop article on skylake-x. skylake-x has some new architecture which might be causing some problems. its also a rushed release, so there might be some bios updates that help with problems like these. since you mostly work on photoshop and want the highest clock speeds, you might want to wait for coffee lake on the main stream platform. the rumors are intel will release a 6 core for the first time on its main stream platform. if they can make the 6 core overclock like the 4 core cpu's, then it might be very fast. 280 & 360 rads are single rads and about the largest offered by AIO's. corsair is popular choice for AIO's, but i don't think they sell a 360. some people are reporting for high to extreme overclocking on skylake-X it will take custom liquid cooling for better cooling vs AIO's. cpu pcie lanes with x299 will mostly be for video cards, but could be used for other cards like a raid card, thunderbolt 3, or video i/o. if you just plan on using a single video card, it will use 16 lanes. most builds here will be fine with the 28 lane cpu's, which can run two or three cards with the right motherboard. the main stream platform cpu's have 16 pcie lanes and can run two cards at x8/x8 with the right motherboard. i've also seen several reviewers trash kaby lake-x. i could possibly see the i7 as it does overclock slightly higher, but to offer an i5 on a high end platform is dumb. i still think it only makes sense if intel plans to remove overclocking from their main stream platform and force all overclockers to buy expensive x299 motherboards. right now, yes samsung ssd's are that much better than intel's. when intel releases larger optane ssd's they might be competitive, but we will have to see the reviews. the motherboard raid with m.2 is rumored to require intel m.2's, but samsung's and others should work if not using raid or using windows raid. ... View more

its far more likely the liquid cooler is bad, than the cpu. the noctua NH-D14 has two versions, one is the 2011 edition that should work with your motherboard. the noctua d15s has more socket compatibility, if you are worried about using it on other motherboards too. those noctua air coolers are kinda big, and don't fit it every case. so double check your case dimensions to make sure you get a cooler that fits inside. if you do end up with a new cpu, you might want to get one with a faster clock speed. the E5-2603v2 is only 1.8ghz and that will be noticed for lots of things like web browsing which only use one or two cpu cores. you might find better prices on used cpu's that are compatible with that motherboard on ebay or other similar sites. ... View more

intel liquid cooling must be an AIO? those AIO's only last around 3-5 years before they stop working. normally the pump makes noise, so you might be able to hear if its working or not. the closed systems aren't made to be torn apart and repaired. if you cant fix it you may want to get a large air cooler, like one from noctua, to replace it and not worry about another liquid cooler failure or leak. the large air coolers from noctua may actually work better than the intel liquid cooler you have now, if its one of the small 120-140mm rads. ... View more

this just came out, https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Premiere-Pro-CC-2017-1-2-CPU-Comparison-Skylake-X-Kaby-Lake-X-Broadwell-E-Sky… it appears skylake-X is between 5-10% faster than broadwell-E. the performance gains appears to be linked to the faster default clock speeds of skylake-X, which is also around 10% higher. for the most part puget paints intel in a positive light in their article and continues to dismiss amd ryzen. the benchmarks show the intel 8-core around 20% faster than the amd ryzen 1700x, but it costs 50% more. of course there will be bigger differences in performance when overclocking in favor of intel, but also more value for amd when overclocking the entry level amd 8-core cpu at 1/2 the price. the cost of the motherboards for x299 are also around 2-3x as expensive vs amd x370, which creates an even bigger price gap. ... View more

here is some random x299 info for anyone interested. note- these are just from news stories i've read, so i cannot confirm these. 1) intel decided to save some pennies and therefore skylake-x will not have soldered on IHS's. so in addition to very high watts when overclocked, folks are reporting very high temps. 280-360+ mm liquid cooling may be more commonplace for anyone overclocking. 2) intel has been changing chipset compatibility with xeon cpu's, removing xeon support from main-stream platforms. this may follow with x299 and it might not support xeon. this may not be a big deal for buying new, but may remove upgrade options from cheap used server xeon's. 3) only the 10-18 core cpu's offer 44 pcie lanes. 6 & 8 core cpu's will offer 28 lanes, while the 4 core models offer 16 lanes. many x299 motherboards appear to only offer x16/x8/x4 with the 28 lane cpu's, but there appear to be a few that offer x8/x8/x8. there are some motherboards that only offer x16/x8/x1 with the 28 lane cpu's. 4) x299 chipset will now offer pcie gen 3.0, where as x99 only offered gen 2.0. this allows for the m.2 ssd's to run off the chipset, rather than use up valuable or limited cpu pcie lanes. 5) optane memory - right now optane is only offered as a cache solution. this will be targeting cheap off-the-shelf computers that only come with a hdd. for any computer using a ssd(s) it will serve no purpose and shouldn't be an issue for builds here. 6) kaby lake X - this is perhaps the most confusing part of x299, a so called "high end desktop platform" offering 4c/4t and 4c/8t cpu's. these kaby lake X cpu's will also have the intel graphics disabled, still only offer dual channel memory support, and only 16 pcie lanes. intel claims these cpu's are for upgrade path options, but with motherboards costing so much to enter x299 it doesn't make sense. anyone dealing with a budget that tight should be using amd ryzen and not wasting money on an expensive motherboard with features they can't use. some people, myself included, think this is intel attempting to make another change to their chipset platform and restrict overclocking to the HEDT (x299). if that's true we might see unlocked cpu's only offered on x299 and removed from the next main stream release of coffee lake, or perhaps the next main stream platform after that if intel wants to do this more gradually. 7) motherboard raid has some big changes - intel has added support for m.2 motherboard raid, but appears they have some limitations. the news stories say motherboard raid will only support m.2 raid-0 for free, and other levels of m.2 raid will require a hardware key to unlock. worse yet, the news stories also report that motherboard raid will only work with intel ssd's. if this is true its a very very anti-consumer move by intel to lock down their platform and force users into purchasing intel m.2 ssd's and expensive hardware keys. for most builds here we won't need raid m.2's, and if someone does they might be fine using windows raid instead. 8) prices - some big price drops, but only at the 8 core cpu and up. while the 8 core cpu got a decent price drop, it also got the pcie lane count dropped from 40 with last gen cpu's, to 28 lanes. while these price drops will be welcome, and a direct response to amd's offerings, intel seems to be cutting corners with pcie lanes and thermal paste, and trying to make up for lost money by trying to force folks into buying intel ssd's and raid hardware keys. with intel building walled gardens and charging 2x the price of amd cpu's, some people are calling intel the new apple. ... View more

you might have to transcode that drone footage to get away from any codec or compression issues it might have. cineform would be a good codec to use. ... View more