Hello, me again. I’d like help in workstations. I see all of you jump to pcpartpicker whenever someone wants techsupport, but I’m just looking for general ideas or spitballing. Like whether Amd or Nvidia or Intel.
The usecase will be to try out videoediting and maybe 2d animating. There will also be unavoidable gaming on this device. I’d describe it as a hybrid gaming and workstation.
My logic instantly went to RAM and VRAM. as that should be the focus, but I don’t know whether the speed or the quantity is more important. I also don’t know if Amd or Nvidia is better at videoencoding.
I’d like tips like this please. NVMe for speed, hdd for capacity, or sata ssd for a mix? recommended MT/s for ram with channels? What gpu cores does premiere use? do I even need to worry about 2d animating? does the x3d modells of amd cpus any good for this usecase? do core # metter or only the GHz?
closing point; I know how to pc, but idk how to workstation pc as I only messed with highend/mid gaming pcs. Thanks for any info in advance!
CPU, I would look at an i5/R5. Ideally I’d want to a 7 or 9, but a 5 will do. Yes, cores and speed matters. There is a reason this aspect gets benchmarked. For stability reasons, and their software stack (eg: QuickSync), I’d also stick to Intel. Doubly so if you’re not using a graphics card.
RAM: 16GB minimum, ideally I’d want to about 32GB. More is nice, but not really needed.
GPU: Avoid AMD, they just can’t compete with Nvidia Nvanc. I don’t think there is much support for Intels GPU QuickSync, right now. So, stick with Nvidia. At minimum, go with an 8GB card, more is nice… but that gets pricy, real quick. Something like a 3060ti is a nice budget (for this kind of work) option. You might also be able to pick up an older Quadro on eBay… though be careful on what card you’re buying.
Storage: You CAN use an older spinning drive, but if you do, try to use an SSD Scratch Disk. Also please run Windows and programs from an SSD.
I prefer AMD my current system is fully amd, so you saying to pair Intel with Nvidia is scaring me a bit. Hey, I’m not a brand-lover I’m a performance-lover so I’m totally open for this.
Thank you for the input!