Are My PC Specs Suitable for Adobe After Effects?

[HUSAIN HASAN 10]

Hello everyone,

I recently built a powerful PC and I'm planning to use it extensively for Adobe software, especially After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop.

Here are my system specifications:

• CPU: Intel Core i7-12700KF

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB

• RAM: 64GB DDR5 6000MHz

• Storage: 3TB NVMe SSD

• OS: Windows 11 Pro

• Cooling: DeepCool AG620 BK ARGB Air Cooler
  
  

My question is:
Are these specifications suitable for professional work in After Effects?
And what kind of medium to heavy projects can I handle with this setup? (e.g., 4K video editing, motion graphics, visual effects, 3D animation...)

Also, if you have any suggestions for creative project ideas that match this setup, or tips for optimizing After Effects performance, I would greatly appreciate your input.

Thank you in advance! 

[nishu_kush]

Moving the thread to the Video Hardware forum.

Thanks,
Nishu

[RjL190365 · Accepted solution]

If you'll be working with H.264 and/or HEVC video footage directly, then the KF (or anything else CPU-wise with an F in its model number) is less than ideal as it doesn't include hardware decoding or encoding capability at all and Nvidia's NVDEC (even in its RTX 40-series variant) is slower at processing H264 in hardware mode than even some CPUs in software-only mode, let alone Intel's Quick Sync in hardware mode.

[Warren Heaton · Accepted solution]

For "heavy" projects, I'd upgrade to a 13th or 14th generation i9 with 128GB or more of RAM.  I'd also conidering going up one or two level graphics cards from your 4060.

Have you had a chance to review Hardware recommendations for Premiere Pro and After Effects?  If you scroll to the bottom of that page, you'll find the priority order for upgrading your system (CPU, RAM, SSD or NVMe drives, GPU).

It's always worth comparing what you're considering to what Puget Systems is selling for suggested After Effects workstations..