Hello-

I am configuring a system to be used mostly for Maya, AfterFX, Photoshop

(looks like this)

-Asus K8N-DL Motherboard
-AMD Opteron 250 (x2)
-1GB DDR (x2)
-74GB SATA Raptor 10,000 RPM HD
-150GB SATA 10,000 RPM HD
-CM Praetorian 730 case
-Silverstone SST-ST60F power supply
-(still haven't decided on a GFX card)

Thoughts?


Are there necessary steps I should take to ensure that my system will perform at optimal potential?

I've been told that some machines w/dual procesors can't harness the full power & speed, becuase they need to be tuned or configured a certain way.

I've also been told that certain software needs to be "told" to use both available processors- it won't just recognize & use the dual processor availability.

Is this true?

not sure.. but if you are goin withs socket 940, make sure its compatible ram.. has to be registered
and 2 gigs of ram would be better for what you're doing

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yup- you're exactly right.

I'll be using 2G of registered ECC 3200 RAM.

Thanks for the heads-up!

nice.. thats gonna be a real awesome machine

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thanks!

all your potential hard work can be easily and securely stored within less than 150 gigs?

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Latest workstation:
Lian li PC-A05B, KN3-SLi, 4400 Brisbane, Freezer 64 Pro, 2 gigs Super-Talent T800UX2GC4, 36 raptor system drive, Caviar RE 320 storage drive, Hiper 580, Ati 1300 Pro, running Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Symantec 10.2.224

I agree with the above. One dual core CPU should be enough for a workstation (two CPUs are best for rendering machines).

150GB is not a lot of space. I have 1TB at home and that's running out soon - rendered frames, comp-ed frames, etc. eat up space.

Yeah, I would consider maybe getting a large storage drive or 3, to put stuff you arent actively working on into.