TomRC
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Hope you get things worked out! Been down the CM road before. Really liked the last be quiet case I built. After much research this this will be my next one.
Starting new PC build
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John Navitsky
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Ha! December must have been the PC building month. I started my build end of Dec as well! 
This is my build, _mostly_ done:
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This is my build, _mostly_ done:
Feedback req on proposed Threadripper 7000 build
Hi, Looking for some feedback on a build I’m considering. I’ve built all my systems for the last 30 years or so, but only about once every 6 years or so, so each time I am refreshing myself on things. I’m looking for a fairly beastly machine with the primary objective of running Lightroom...
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John Navitsky
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Theoretically, both AMD and Intel have processors that are competitive in terms of performance for image workflows. However Intel is kinda in the dog-house at the moment wrt reliability issues, so I think AMD is a better choice at the moment.
John Navitsky
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video cards simply haven't _used_ the bandwidth and current pci4 based cards tend not to tax pcie4 busses. i'm guessing that will continue. with pci5 based cards. so, i don't think the fact they haven't had pci4 based support is a big issue.
and of course, programs like lightroom don't take full advantage of gpus or cpus as it stands, so there tends not to be an incentive to get the fastest gpu card for photo workflows anyways
cost, well that's a whole different thing. everything is expensive these days.
John Navitsky
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i just built a pretty nuts expensive system, but i priced out apple too, and tbh, it's just as expensive when you compare apples to apples, AND you end up being stuck talking to almost all your storage through thunderbolt which can be ok if it meets your needs, but it certainly isn't optimal in a lot of ways.
Midway
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Ha! December must have been the PC building month. I started my build end of Dec as well!
This is my build, _mostly_ done:
Feedback req on proposed Threadripper 7000 build
Hi, Looking for some feedback on a build I’m considering. I’ve built all my systems for the last 30 years or so, but only about once every 6 years or so, so each time I am refreshing myself on things. I’m looking for a fairly beastly machine with the primary objective of running Lightroom...
Really nice build. Well done.
Midway
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I am finished with the hardware part of the build and I'm starting to install programs and transfer files.
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That looks like a beast of PC! I just ordered the MIS RTX3060 Ventus 2x12G OS to put in my Dell Workstation still running Windows 10 because of my CPU.
Midway
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I am ready to load my video card drivers and found I now have two choices; Nvidia Game Ready or Creator Ready. This must be a very new development but Creator Ready sounds like a nice option for photo and video editors, especially those using Adobe.
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Nvidia Game Ready vs Creator Ready or Studio Driver Difference [GRD vs CRD]
NVIDIA Game Ready Driver (GRD) vs. Creator Ready Driver (CRD) Comparison. Game Ready Drivers are the regular gaming drivers for Nvidia gaming graphics cards that we have been downloading from the past until these new Creator Ready Drivers came out. These Game Ready Drivers or GRD are optimized...
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Yes Adobe is putting lot more information out on recommended settings and GPU, cpu requirements. May old GTX 1050 only had 2gB so I barely get by with it.
John Navitsky
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i think "creator ready" is basically their "stable" version.I am ready to load my video card drivers and found I now have two choices; Nvidia Game Ready or Creator Ready. This must be a very new development but Creator Ready sounds like a nice option for photo and video editors, especially those using Adobe.
Nvidia Game Ready vs Creator Ready or Studio Driver Difference [GRD vs CRD]
NVIDIA Game Ready Driver (GRD) vs. Creator Ready Driver (CRD) Comparison. Game Ready Drivers are the regular gaming drivers for Nvidia gaming graphics cards that we have been downloading from the past until these new Creator Ready Drivers came out. These Game Ready Drivers or GRD are optimized...
Dave63401
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I have been using Studio Ready on my older Dell desktop for maybe the last year or so. I continued using studio ready on my new (3 1/2 weeks old desktop).I am ready to load my video card drivers and found I now have two choices; Nvidia Game Ready or Creator Ready. This must be a very new development but Creator Ready sounds like a nice option for photo and video editors, especially those using Adobe.
Nvidia Game Ready vs Creator Ready or Studio Driver Difference [GRD vs CRD]
NVIDIA Game Ready Driver (GRD) vs. Creator Ready Driver (CRD) Comparison. Game Ready Drivers are the regular gaming drivers for Nvidia gaming graphics cards that we have been downloading from the past until these new Creator Ready Drivers came out. These Game Ready Drivers or GRD are optimized...
BlackRockArt
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I just come in to say, nice work on the cable management ! I am a sucker for the clean & neart layouts.
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BlackRockArt
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On the choice of HDD, I only keep one mechnical disk inside, all others are M.2 or SSD drives for the heat managment.
Also, I would consider getting water cooling rigs with a full sized case, my mid tower set up gets hot during the video encoding process.
Oliver
Midway
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I culled a folder of images I took today down to 84, still too many and I could /should have deleted more, but wanted to see how the new PC would handle running the NEF files through DxO PureRaw. With both my previous PC and MacBook Pro M2 MAX this could take well over an hour, even hours at times. I didn't time it as I was so used to the long wait I opened a browser and before I knew it, the batch was done. I am ecstatic with the speed. I'll add, copying the folder to my PC via the Thunderbolt/USB C port on the back of the PC was also blazingly fast. I am a happy camper.
When I built my current system back in 2023 using an Nvidia GPU there was a choice of either Gamer or Creator driver. The drivers get updated fairly often so watch for them - and be sure the correct driver is installed. I initially installed the creator driver but somewhere along the line in an update it was switched to the Gamer until I noticed it not long ago and switched it back.
When I was spec'ing my build I agonized over either air or water cooling the CPU ( i7 12700) in my new mini-tower which has a perforated mesh case + case fans for good airflow. In the end I decided I wanted no chance of possible water leakage so installed a Noctua single-tower air cooler with 1 fan. Cool, quiet and efficient. When rendering a dozen or more 4K video clips the Core Temp utility showed the CPU temp was hardly breaking a sweat. YMMV.
When encoding video I believe that the GPU does the heavy lifting and most heat generation. Water cooling AFAIK is only available for the CPU.
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