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First Build help - Advice for an FCPX/AFTER EFFECTS/C4D machine
Hi,
I'm ready to upgrade my PC to a stable, reasonably powerful video editing mac. The goal is to run Yosemite and most importantly FCPX. I often shoot and edit in 4k so it needs to be powerful enough for that, I also need it to dual boot with windows 8. I won't be gaming on this system at all. I also use After Effects quite a lot along with Photoshop and some Cinema 4D.
I would happily spend up to $500, I really want to focus on stability with all features functioning properly.
Current parts owned:
128GB SSD
1TBGB HDD
TX650 Corsair PSU
Large Case (Coolermaster)
16GB RAM (will upgrade to 32 later on)
Needed:
GPU (I heard the AMD 280x is a favourite among FCPX users, but worried about performance compared with an nVidia card when using After Effects, C4D, Photoshop)
CPU (i5-4690k or i7-4790K?)
MOBO (Gigabyte UD3H, UD5H or UD7?)
Cooling (I have absolutely no idea when it comes to this, I've always relied only on the stock fans installed in my case)
I appreciate any advice you can give,
Thanks
Hi,
I'm ready to upgrade my PC to a stable, reasonably powerful video editing mac. The goal is to run Yosemite and most importantly FCPX. I often shoot and edit in 4k so it needs to be powerful enough for that, I also need it to dual boot with windows 8. I won't be gaming on this system at all. I also use After Effects quite a lot along with Photoshop and some Cinema 4D.
I would happily spend up to $500, I really want to focus on stability with all features functioning properly.
Current parts owned:
128GB SSD
1TBGB HDD
TX650 Corsair PSU
Large Case (Coolermaster)
16GB RAM (will upgrade to 32 later on)
Needed:
GPU (I heard the AMD 280x is a favourite among FCPX users, but worried about performance compared with an nVidia card when using After Effects, C4D, Photoshop)
CPU (i5-4690k or i7-4790K?)
MOBO (Gigabyte UD3H, UD5H or UD7?)
Cooling (I have absolutely no idea when it comes to this, I've always relied only on the stock fans installed in my case)
I appreciate any advice you can give,
Thanks
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