Firm best qualified to build a computer system
May 9, 2019 12:36:36 #
What firm on the east coast is best qualified to build a computer system to support photography (still and video), like Puget Systems in Portland, OR? Watch the 10 min video. I like Puget and may do business with it, but I would like a local firm in Boston would be great. https://i2.t.hubspotemail.net/e2t/c/*VgP7nj5t18_XW5fz-9X5z734r0/*W17pGl18rngSdW1pXyt23fxKyQ0/5/f18dQhb0SbTR8XJbp2W3pfbG-50RnyCW4c9rcy32hltSW1FSlSM64DbVMW4NfVNZ9h3lwCW6YtMcM5mJrCjW6YHzwY9h3gv6W8kZ-xF81rFc2W2lNdcS340zPrW6FMxH-954KlMW4P0Yt62c513gW6W3Khl2KGTHcW70v_5j5LrK1dW7Nyqfs3KmpMjW7JCxGl81bhDKW7N_KqM11X6stW83KHrF7J39pBW2prm9q5QnTHlW3m2pX52x-ccwW7d094f6G7FblW4DFfS36R83q_W9hv4yW15XWbpW9jHYH625rSJHW4r_d4D9hbWY5W3z_1Wb9jMBLVW25rMnX95lb49W4KSBCS1KvYXCW4CY15x69_BsJW1dyqlY4XZ6l5W5Ckq7-2nr-YkW2SZ9sl8xPKgNW5DLZ2q2V9-KlW5brc741VtdWZMKR0k6VR6H2N4q1Bkg8-gT6VKzfxK54l_d6W8WlGJh39KYS2W7mtWSc3nLX16W42-RQ95ynmVBW16CkYg6SSBdbW6yCnYy5R16ZxW3vMx6d5V9WFRW3f5_rb6NZj3Yf2XT6Ms04
May 9, 2019 12:56:30 #
Sonar618 wrote:
What firm on the east coast is best qualified to b... (show quote)
What is wrong about a high end Apple System available with local service?
May 9, 2019 13:57:30 #
May 9, 2019 14:16:54 #
Thanks for your question. I am still fleshing this out but Adobe LR/PS engineer has stated, "Our team also doesn’t have information about what systems are best for Premiere Pro users (or other suite apps), but I would guess a Windows machine might be better for PP or other video applications." There is much much more to my research. At the moment, while Apple may be a good answer for some using LR/PS, that may not be true with PP. I really want a laptop, but there are so many untested questions that add to the risks with any laptop. A tower builder, like Puget, that tests components interrelation as well as tests final operation of a custom build, will give me peace of mind. Did you watch the video? If you have solid evidence to talk more about Apple ok but I have been overwhelmed by the ambiguities and even many laptop OEM deceptions in the market. Even Apple doesn't walk on water. For instance, how does Apple "Wide Color" compare to Adobe RGB https://www.digitalphotopro.com/gear/imaging-tech/apples-wide-color/
I asked and Apple has not answered with testing evidence.
I asked and Apple has not answered with testing evidence.
May 9, 2019 14:47:45 #
Harry0
Loc: Gardena, Cal
It's really not hard to build your own.
It's really not hard to upgrade your own.
Spend a little Google time, vs wallet time.
Some Adobe products just can't use all those "cores"; and over 35gb of ram can slow down.
Games mostly only use a few cores, maybe up to 24gb ram.
Both respond well to CPU speed, SSDs, and better video cards. Rendering- dual SSDs help- a lot.
Some folk will upgrade to SSDs for their OS and programs, and use their (cleaned) oldest drive for a scratch disk. That's 3- SSD, Data, and Scratch disks. Then again, a few folk here have taken advantage of new tech, bought 60gb SSDs just for a dedicated scratch/temp file repository.
I have a dual xeon MacPro running Win10, 32gb of ram. I bought a new video card for the CUDA cores, and directed the app to use the NVidia system. Slowed waay down.
YMMV, of course.
It's really not hard to upgrade your own.
Spend a little Google time, vs wallet time.
Some Adobe products just can't use all those "cores"; and over 35gb of ram can slow down.
Games mostly only use a few cores, maybe up to 24gb ram.
Both respond well to CPU speed, SSDs, and better video cards. Rendering- dual SSDs help- a lot.
Some folk will upgrade to SSDs for their OS and programs, and use their (cleaned) oldest drive for a scratch disk. That's 3- SSD, Data, and Scratch disks. Then again, a few folk here have taken advantage of new tech, bought 60gb SSDs just for a dedicated scratch/temp file repository.
I have a dual xeon MacPro running Win10, 32gb of ram. I bought a new video card for the CUDA cores, and directed the app to use the NVidia system. Slowed waay down.
YMMV, of course.
May 9, 2019 15:52:45 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
What is wrong about a high end Apple System available with local service?
Aside from my other reply re Apple, I am digesting the Adobe engineers comments. One method Apple has that appears quite different from a Windows PC, possible making the Apple more interesting is illustrated by the following excerpted from the Q&A.
For macOS, turn off Automatic Graphics Switching: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202043 Preferred method for mac. On a mac when the iGPU is disconnected the dGPU will access the internal monitor. Is that correct? On a mac, the dedicated GPU drives the internal monitor when Automatic Graphics Switching is disabled. For Windows systems, check with the manufacturer.
Can you confirm for Mac or PC?
May 9, 2019 16:58:21 #
May 10, 2019 08:39:14 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
Sonar618 wrote:
What firm on the east coast is best qualified to b... (show quote)
Like HarryO said, there is nothing hard about building your own computer. If you do a little research, and buy your own quality products from Newegg, you could easily build build a very good system for $1600.00 that would cost you somewhere in the vicinity of $2500. Plus you would have the confidence that your system had all quality products, the pride in building your own system, and the added benefit of knowing how computer parts work together plus the ability to service your own computer and save a lot of money for extra lenses. Over the years I have built my own computers for my Wife, Children, Mother-in-Law, Son-in-Laws Dad, and Myself. No complaints yet. It is also fun to design and put one together.
May 10, 2019 08:40:09 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
PixelStan77 wrote:
What is wrong about a high end Apple System available with local service?
It,s Apple and over priced!
May 10, 2019 09:24:16 #
AirWalter wrote:
Like HarryO said, there is nothing hard about buil... (show quote)
👍👍 Completely agree.
May 10, 2019 10:05:56 #
RRS
Loc: Not sure
TriX wrote:
I would send gene51 a PM and ask the company he uses.
Gene51 has already said that Puget was the way to go.
May 10, 2019 11:24:11 #
May 10, 2019 12:14:01 #
May 10, 2019 12:58:38 #
I just go to Micro Center and buy parts for a tower. I find a salesman that knows about graphics, and have had excellent results.
Some of the guys that work there are excellent.
Some of the guys that work there are excellent.
May 10, 2019 13:23:31 #
Putting the original topic aside for the moment, I think I should be blown away by what Adobe engineers have now said to me. I have based my entire acquisition about building a pathway for a minimum of 10 bit color with Adobe RGB color space. See below.
For Photoshop, 30-bit display is not functioning correctly with current drivers on Windows 10. With a iMac 5K or newer MBP that support the P3 color space, 30bit is supported.
Lightroom does not offer a full 10-bit per channel workflow support at this time.
Anyone care to comment?
Am I considering the wrong software for a Windows PC? Or should I put a greater emphasis on aligning with a MBP? Should these questions be placed elsewhere at UHH?
For Photoshop, 30-bit display is not functioning correctly with current drivers on Windows 10. With a iMac 5K or newer MBP that support the P3 color space, 30bit is supported.
Lightroom does not offer a full 10-bit per channel workflow support at this time.
Anyone care to comment?
Am I considering the wrong software for a Windows PC? Or should I put a greater emphasis on aligning with a MBP? Should these questions be placed elsewhere at UHH?
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