kazuya Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Hi all. I am new to this forum, and I find it very informative. I have a few questions on my mind, and would like all of you here to help me. 1) I am thinking of setting up a diy pc mainly for adobe photoshop, premiere, aftereffects, 3d max and maya.( I am very very new to all these programs!!! ) 2) So what sort of specs should my diy pc have? Will a dual processor pc work better for the above-mentioned programs, or a highend p4? 3) I plan to get ard 1.5 gb ram, but is not so sure of my harddisk space. How much do you think is neccesary? 4) Will a good video card and monitor make any visible difference( in terms of price vs quality )? 5) please do list out the parts as I am very confused right now. Thank you all for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazuya Posted July 17, 2002 Author Share Posted July 17, 2002 upz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDJ Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 you wont need a dual processor but a nice Intel 2.4Ghz will do the job :) Hard Disk space should be alot coz eventually ull fill it and ull keep installing things so lets see an 160GB or 120GB HDD will do, 80GB if ur on a budget well monitor dosent really really matter but it does if u want a good resolution or refresh rate so try get a good monitor but if u get a good monitor ull need a good Video Card, I say go for the Geforce 4 Ti4400 its good value for performance :) [edit] didnt include parts .. Case CD Drive (2 if u want, CD-RW, DVD-Rom or DVD-RW) CPU Fans (If ur using a powerful PC) Floppy Drive Hark Disk Heatsink for the CPU RAM Modem Motherboard Network Card (If u want to network) Power Supply Sound Card Video Card Monitor Speakers (Ifu want sound :p ) if ur gonna do big things u mite want a 21" moitor ..im on a 19" and i slightly want bigger ..make sure the screen can go to a high resolution with a good refresh rate.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timelimit Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 hmmm, im not the best person, but id guess go for a high end p4 (or amd) lots of ram for those apps is a good idea, you might want a decent sized hdd, if your on a budget go for something like a 40gig drive, and yes nice big monitor would help, trust me. not sure what video card to recommend, if its just for work a guess a Geforce card would do the job, or you could go for a matrox parhelia, which are supposedly good for work (not really for games tho). but if your serious about doing all that graphical work, why don't you just get a Mac? thats what theyre good at ;) just my 2 pence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazuya Posted July 17, 2002 Author Share Posted July 17, 2002 Thank you for all the replies. I would like to focus on adobe premiere, and adobe after effects more. What will be of top concern for this 2 programs to run well? I will be getting at least 2 x 80 gig harddisk, 1 - 1.5 gb ram. A dvd rom and a cdr drive. Preferbably onboard sound and raid. Os will be win 2k. ( or is win XP better) A modem,network card and speaker isn't nessary for me. Still considering about dual processors, or a highend p4. Video card and monitor still have no clues yet.... I would like to get a mac, but it is really expensive. So I am going for a DIY. I would like to get a dual proc, but is not sure about the advantages over a uni-proc when using after effects and premiere. (3d max as well) ;) thank you all for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDJ Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 go with 2k..XP is a big RAM sucker for its looks dont go with macs..trust me about that if ur doing this kinda stuff dual procesors are rare and it will cost u alot..its only recommened that u get dual processers if ur gonna do alot of rendering ect. otherwise stay with a high end P4 also instead of on board sound..id rather get a cheapie sound card like an SB Live! Value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazuya Posted July 17, 2002 Author Share Posted July 17, 2002 Thank you digitaldj. May I know what exactly is rendering? Will after effects, premiere and 3d max make use of rendering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDJ Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 yes..those programs definatly will...rendering is like creating the image and if u make animations u need fast rendering so u can see the animation perfectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dessimat0r Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 My god! You must have a lot of money to buy all that software.. :D :D :D *ahem* :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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