Puget Systems bid options

[R Neil Haugen]

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

[RjL190365]

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).

[R Neil Haugen]

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

[RjL190365]

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.

[R Neil Haugen]

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

Neil