Dan Robinson
EF5
I've decided it's finally time to upgrade my desktop PC setup. I last bought a CPU tower in 2010, an off-the-shelf 2.8Ghz dual core machine from Best Buy. Even though most anything you get off the shelf these days is pretty decent, I'd like to put a little more thought into this upgrade. I'd prefer off-the-shelf from a retailer so I can return if a problem arises. I'm not against building something, but don't really like to hassle with that.
I'm looking at something several orders of magnitude faster than my current Pentium 2.8Ghz dual core. Ideally would like 12GB of RAM running 64-bit Windows 7 (I shudder at the thought of moving my desktop workflow to Windows 8 or 10).
My primary concerns are rendering speed for Premiere and After Effects and working with ultra-large files in Photoshop (like dozen-frame panos, for example).
I know it's rare to buy a desktop CPU these days, but I was hoping someone with similar workflows had some good experiences with a particular model and could chime in.
I'm looking at something several orders of magnitude faster than my current Pentium 2.8Ghz dual core. Ideally would like 12GB of RAM running 64-bit Windows 7 (I shudder at the thought of moving my desktop workflow to Windows 8 or 10).
My primary concerns are rendering speed for Premiere and After Effects and working with ultra-large files in Photoshop (like dozen-frame panos, for example).
I know it's rare to buy a desktop CPU these days, but I was hoping someone with similar workflows had some good experiences with a particular model and could chime in.