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Good morning,
it's time to put together, or just buy, a new base unit running Windows 10 Pro. The computer will be used for the Adobe creative suite, so mainly Photoshop CC and Premiere Pro CC, also 3D photogrammetry work. I want to run it into a pair of 4k 60Hz monitors.
Budget is around £3-4K
I'm currently getting by with a Dell 8th gen i7 9360 QHD+ laptop connected to a Benq 32" monitor. This laptop was originally bought for some light editing work when out and about on the road and it is still very good at doing just that but I know a computer at home will be significantly faster. I also struggle with the Zephyr 3D modelling programme not using the Intel gpu so the modelling is slow, even video editing is slow when the gpu is being used. I knew it was going to be a compromise when I bought the laptop so no complaints.
I used to build my own computers going all the way back to the 286 cpu days but I'm totally out of touch with current developments so hopefully this is the place to find out.
I'm looking for the pros and cons of the following or even alternatives that I don't know about.
Intel i9 9900X or AMD 2950X cpu? not sure about Xeon? more cores or clockspeed better for Photoshop/Premiere Pro?
Nvidia P4000 or RTX 2080Ti? CUDA performance is important for modelling/rendering?
32Gb or more likely 64Gb ram
m.2 SSD for OS and another m.2 SSD (if possible? or desirable) for temporary work space
a 3rd and 4th drive for longer term storage, probably Barracudas
32Tb NAS is already sorted
The system will NOT be used for games, I'm old and retired and my gaming days are long gone lol
best regards
Kev
it's time to put together, or just buy, a new base unit running Windows 10 Pro. The computer will be used for the Adobe creative suite, so mainly Photoshop CC and Premiere Pro CC, also 3D photogrammetry work. I want to run it into a pair of 4k 60Hz monitors.
Budget is around £3-4K
I'm currently getting by with a Dell 8th gen i7 9360 QHD+ laptop connected to a Benq 32" monitor. This laptop was originally bought for some light editing work when out and about on the road and it is still very good at doing just that but I know a computer at home will be significantly faster. I also struggle with the Zephyr 3D modelling programme not using the Intel gpu so the modelling is slow, even video editing is slow when the gpu is being used. I knew it was going to be a compromise when I bought the laptop so no complaints.
I used to build my own computers going all the way back to the 286 cpu days but I'm totally out of touch with current developments so hopefully this is the place to find out.
I'm looking for the pros and cons of the following or even alternatives that I don't know about.
Intel i9 9900X or AMD 2950X cpu? not sure about Xeon? more cores or clockspeed better for Photoshop/Premiere Pro?
Nvidia P4000 or RTX 2080Ti? CUDA performance is important for modelling/rendering?
32Gb or more likely 64Gb ram
m.2 SSD for OS and another m.2 SSD (if possible? or desirable) for temporary work space
a 3rd and 4th drive for longer term storage, probably Barracudas
32Tb NAS is already sorted
The system will NOT be used for games, I'm old and retired and my gaming days are long gone lol
best regards
Kev
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