I picked up these yesterday.
I was looking for some Bluetooth headphones and was wiling to pay a higher price for better sound quality, long battery and high quality build. It's for my daily commute to work and listening in the office. Still use my Audio Technica m50x's at home for music/movies/TV Shows.
I won't lie the quality of the Jaybird X2's is pretty good, and the design of these headphones makes the price worth it.
I was looking for some Bluetooth headphones and was wiling to pay a higher price for better sound quality, long battery and high quality build. It's for my daily commute to work and listening in the office. Still use my Audio Technica m50x's at home for music/movies/TV Shows.
I won't lie the quality of the Jaybird X2's is pretty good, and the design of these headphones makes the price worth it.
Should I be concerned if an EBay seller has no feedback/first time seller?
What's E-Bay's return policy like?
What's E-Bay's return policy like?
Does anybody know which PC would be good for somebody that works with Adobe After Effects and Pro Effects or whatever the program was called. A Xeon CPU, Quadro and 64gb Ram?
By Psy-Chan Go To PostShould I be concerned if an EBay seller has no feedback/first time seller?Don't do it if it's non-reputable seller.
What's E-Bay's return policy like?
Rosso: I'd ask kado (goes by kabro), maybe he can help. You definitely want a top shelf i7 though.
By reilo Go To PostDon't do it if it's non-reputable seller.Thanks mate, will do.
Rosso: I'd ask kado (goes by kabro), maybe he can help. You definitely want a top shelf i7 though.
Don't waste money on a Quadro for AE. Only Ray-Tracing and some plugins even utilize the GPU.
Premier Pro is a different story. I don't believe it uses FP64 so you are better off just getting a Geforce for CUDA.
Premier Pro is a different story. I don't believe it uses FP64 so you are better off just getting a Geforce for CUDA.
Ah ok I see, thanks mate. It's surprisingly difficult to find information about these kind of builds. I can do a gaming build pretty easy by looking up reviews on my favorite computer sites, but for workstations it's much harder.
Maybe it's better just getting a Dell workstation.
Maybe it's better just getting a Dell workstation.
You could build a 2011-3 system with a E5-1XXX series processor very easily.
If you need any help let me know, ive dealt with your exact situation a lot for my jorb.
If you need any help let me know, ive dealt with your exact situation a lot for my jorb.
DY is loving his Asus Zenbook 13" that I recommended. There's an i5 for $749 and an i7 fully loaded for $1199.
Cheers, will look into it
Should specify my needs I guess
-no need for gaming capabilities
-battery not an issue
-must run reasonably cool even when steaming video
-must run Windows
What are the advantages of an i7 over an i5. I built my own PC but still have no idea about this stuff :P
Should specify my needs I guess
-no need for gaming capabilities
-battery not an issue
-must run reasonably cool even when steaming video
-must run Windows
What are the advantages of an i7 over an i5. I built my own PC but still have no idea about this stuff :P
i7 is great if you wanna do heavy video or photo editing, or anything that takes a long time to compute and process.
The i5 Asus Zenbook sounds like what you'd need and it'd be pretty future proof tbh.
...but the performance gains you see will be highly dependent on how you use the CPU. If you plan to do video editing, 3D rendering, Handbrake or do a lot of file decompression and compression, or you use specific programs that you know benefit from Hyper-Threading, then the more expensive Core i7 may be well worth the money. If you’re mostly looking to game, on the other hand, the Core i5 may be a better choice.http://www.extremetech.com/computing/210703-intel-core-i5-vs-core-i7-which-processor-should-you-buy/2
The i5 Asus Zenbook sounds like what you'd need and it'd be pretty future proof tbh.
Cheers
Seems to be some review disparity between their zenbooks and notebooks, 4.5 for the former, 3.5 for the latter.
Will look into it tomorrow. Not even gonna sell the hp, will throw it into the Thames. Nobody deserves to be lumbered with such a pile of bollocks.
Seems to be some review disparity between their zenbooks and notebooks, 4.5 for the former, 3.5 for the latter.
Will look into it tomorrow. Not even gonna sell the hp, will throw it into the Thames. Nobody deserves to be lumbered with such a pile of bollocks.
I suppose I never considered your budget haha. The Zenbook for $749 is great value, but it all depends on your usecase.
By reilo Go To PostI suppose I never considered your budget haha. The Zenbook for $749 is great value, but it all depends on your usecase.I can do £1000, but if those requirements can be met for like £600, I won't wanna spend more.
In a bit of a tough spot. Don't wanna spend too much since I only bought the hp like 18 months ago. Don't wanna spend too little and end up needing a new laptop again in 18 months' time.
Congrats Psy.
Spend what you feel is necessary. I'm not sure how much the Asus is in BP, but if it's around the $750USD mark, it should last you several years barring a bad hardware failure.
Spend what you feel is necessary. I'm not sure how much the Asus is in BP, but if it's around the $750USD mark, it should last you several years barring a bad hardware failure.
By Hitch Go To PostI can do £1000, but if those requirements can be met for like £600, I won't wanna spend more.Yeah, there's a classic balancing act. And no real right answer. Cause tech can change super quick. Just try to buy as smart as you can and be comfortable with what you're spending.
In a bit of a tough spot. Don't wanna spend too much since I only bought the hp like 18 months ago. Don't wanna spend too little and end up needing a new laptop again in 18 months' time.
Wtf is this about Apple dropping Quicktime for Windows? Premiere pro, After Effects, Resolve, etc...all use it. -_-
edit: Yea, adobe needs to get to work...
edit: Yea, adobe needs to get to work...
By Hitch Go To PostI can do £1000, but if those requirements can be met for like £600, I won't wanna spend more.May i ask what model the HP is?
In a bit of a tough spot. Don't wanna spend too much since I only bought the hp like 18 months ago. Don't wanna spend too little and end up needing a new laptop again in 18 months' time.
By diehard Go To PostMay i ask what model the HP is?Think it's a Pavilion, will get the specifics later
Rolling back to W8 has fixed the Sleep issue, but now the adapter cuts out at random, and Windows doesn't even recognise that there is one until I fully restart the laptop
the cintiq is fucking magical, but man, I need to order a usb hub and another adapter to accomidate this lol
By rossonero Go To PostDoes anybody know which PC would be good for somebody that works with Adobe After Effects and Pro Effects or whatever the program was called. A Xeon CPU, Quadro and 64gb Ram?diehard is correct, AE only utilizes gpu acceleration on ray tracing and certain plugins and FX.
the rest is CPU driven. dont even bother with i7 benchmarks. I would not recommend an i7. I can tell you first hand experience Dual xeons have far less significant lag in premiere and any compositing software. Dual xeon. for elementary, to modest 3d, compositing, motion graphics, a dual xeon x56xx is sufficient enough. for heavy 3d compositing (im talking about studio level VFX work), thats when e5-25xx xeons should be considered.
the biggest advantage to xeons is of course running dual cpus, but L1, L2, and L3 cache plays an important role when there's a bottleneck in crunching heaving computations (i.e., 3D modeling, rendering).
Premiere on the hand, is balanced between gpu acceleration and cpu. in my first hand experience, when editing 4k raw footage, cpu only is much slower as opposed to having cuda accelerated, mercury playback enabled.
the best bang for the buck is the 780ti or 970.
see this link for benchmarks: https://www.studio1productions.com/Articles/Premiere-Benchmark.htm
Remember also ,that to achieve real-time playback, the most common bottleneck isn't the cpu, or gpu v-ram, but the bus line bandwidth from south bridge to northbridge. the sata connectors are in the southbridge and the data has to travel to the northbridge, where the cpu and ram are located.
to resolve this issue, you would need a RAID 0 so that the data is passing through more lanes.
but first thing first. for the kind of work you would be doing, see if can get away with dual x56xx xeons, 32gb ram and GTX 970.
if you're not getting real time playback, check out your task manager and Afterburner and monitor if the cpus and gpu are maxing out,
if they are not, then you know your bottleneck is at the busline.
I have an i7, but my motherboard and gpu stopped working last week.
I've worked on Dell T7500s in VFX studios, and they are beasts.
so im going that route this week, im checking out this t7500 on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/181996710366?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
get a GTX 780 Ti, install my raid harddrives and i should be back in business.
for under $1000 USD, you can achieve a pretty beast workstation that VFX studios use.
not bad i say.
btw, diehard, what's your position on pros/cons on purchasing Engineering samples?
I ask because there are some ridiculously cheap e5-25xx v3 ES on ebay.
inquiring fans want to know.
I ask because there are some ridiculously cheap e5-25xx v3 ES on ebay.
By P S Y C H Go To Postgot the cintiq but I bought a mini instead of a micro hdmi adapter uggghhhhhhhis it too much to ask that you start drawing feet and post them on your instagram?
inquiring fans want to know.
oh btw, that ebay link i sent you,
its for the t5500 model, which is smaller than the T7500.
I've read reports bigger GPUs are too wide for the T5500 model.
and you wont be able to put the side panel back on.
stick with the T7500.
I'm also not familiar with physical dimensions for the latest Precision models (T7600) as they're still too pricey for my taste.
its for the t5500 model, which is smaller than the T7500.
I've read reports bigger GPUs are too wide for the T5500 model.
and you wont be able to put the side panel back on.
stick with the T7500.
I'm also not familiar with physical dimensions for the latest Precision models (T7600) as they're still too pricey for my taste.
Engineering Samples can be risky, its actually "illegal" to sell them. They won't get microcode updates from Intel, its possible for them to not work on some motherboards, and very commonly they have been pushed like crazy on voltages for overclocking.
If its daaaamn cheap maybe id try one but .. ehhh.
If you are buying an old system make sure its not FSB based, QPI makes a huge difference. Basically don't buy anything older than Westmere. That T5500 would be a good deal, unless you really need single core performance. The idea's of south and north bridge arent quite the same now, the majority of that is done on the PCH on any modern Intel CPU. PCI-E Lanes are still an issue on high end systems with lots of cards or storage that uses PCI-E.
If its daaaamn cheap maybe id try one but .. ehhh.
If you are buying an old system make sure its not FSB based, QPI makes a huge difference. Basically don't buy anything older than Westmere. That T5500 would be a good deal, unless you really need single core performance. The idea's of south and north bridge arent quite the same now, the majority of that is done on the PCH on any modern Intel CPU. PCI-E Lanes are still an issue on high end systems with lots of cards or storage that uses PCI-E.
By Facism Go To PostPavilion was my first PC back in the 90s.
Shithouse company and hardware.
My first computer was a Hewlett Packard with a Pentinum processor and 32 mb of ram. That's right MEGABYTES. My smartphones have more ram than my first computer and are infinitely more useful. I remember the struggle that was getting Windows XP to run. Over a decade later I'm entrenched in the mac family wondering what in the shit I was thinking using Windows.
By Furyous Go To PostMy first computer was a Hewlett Packard with a Pentinum processor and 32 mb of ram. That's right MEGABYTES. My smartphones have more ram than my first computer and are infinitely more useful. I remember the struggle that was getting Windows XP to run. Over a decade later I'm entrenched in the mac family wondering what in the shit I was thinking using Windows.Considering macs weren't really viable alternatives.... you were thinking right?
New MacBooks - new specs and of course...Rose Gold.
http://www.macrumors.com/
Apple today announced that it has released new 12-inch MacBook models with the latest sixth-generation Skylake dual-core Intel Core M processors up to 1.3 GHz, new Intel HD Graphics 515 that deliver up to 25% faster performance, faster PCIe-based flash storage, an additional hour of battery life, and faster 1866 MHz memory.
http://www.macrumors.com/
By diehard Go To PostEngineering Samples can be risky, its actually "illegal" to sell them. They won't get microcode updates from Intel, its possible for them to not work on some motherboards, and very commonly they have been pushed like crazy on voltages for overclocking.cool, so what you're saying its illegal to sell them but not illegal to buy them? lol i kid.
If its daaaamn cheap maybe id try one but .. ehhh.
If you are buying an old system make sure its not FSB based, QPI makes a huge difference. Basically don't buy anything older than Westmere. That T5500 would be a good deal, unless you really need single core performance. The idea's of south and north bridge arent quite the same now, the majority of that is done on the PCH on any modern Intel CPU. PCI-E Lanes are still an issue on high end systems with lots of cards or storage that uses PCI-E.
also, im about to pull the trigger on a t7500 case with dual 1366 xeons.
but im also interested in upgrading the mobo/cpu.
do you know if its possible to upgrade to an lga 2011 dual socket mobos?
im looking at getting a dual E5-1650 v3 xeons (or similar price/performance)
thanks in advance.
By Kabro Go To Postcool, so what you're saying its illegal to sell them but not illegal to buy them? lol i kid.Yeah i think it basically is.. they are technically property of Intel.
also, im about to pull the trigger on a t7500 case with dual 1366 xeons.
but im also interested in upgrading the mobo/cpu.
do you know if its possible to upgrade to an lga 2011 dual socket mobos?
im looking at getting a dual E5-1650 v3 xeons (or similar price/performance)
thanks in advance.
You can certainly buy dual socket 2011 and 2011-3 motherboards but i think most Dell's use proprietary motherboard sizes. So a T7600 motherboard might fit or something but it might take some work to get an ATX or E-ATX motherboard to fit in that case. Supermicro has a ton of options for dual socket mobo's.
If you are looking at v3 E5's that is socket 2011-3, and if you want dual you have to go with the E5-26XX series. The first number denotes the amount of processors it will support , E7-8XXX series supports 8 procs, ect.
If you can get your hands on a dual socket 2011 (not v3) motherboard or system, you can buy Octo-core E5-2670's for around $80, there are Sandy Bridge and for that price are an INSANE deal.
ah, i didn't know E5-16xx were single socket only.
and wow, first generations e5 26xx are dirt cheap wtf.
im definitely going that route then.
looking at the passmark benchmark here http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+X5680+%40+3.33GHz
its a no brainer.
back to the case, barebones t7600 cases are stupid expensive.
and wow, first generations e5 26xx are dirt cheap wtf.
im definitely going that route then.
looking at the passmark benchmark here http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+X5680+%40+3.33GHz
its a no brainer.
back to the case, barebones t7600 cases are stupid expensive.
By Dan Go To PostNew MacBooks - new specs and of course…Rose Gold.Everything sounds good. Except it still has only one USB-C port. I was expecting another one at least.
http://www.macrumors.com/
By P S Y C H Go To Postoh shit i can use the cintiq as a second display.....wow.....
you astound me sometimes psych.
By Retro Go To PostIs this the place to ask about gaming laptops?Of course.
ok
What's a good one to buy?
I'm willing to consider anything under 2k, but it's hard to discern at what point you start to get diminishing returns for your money.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01578ZN0Q/?tag=pcgedit-20
Was looking at this one but idk. Ideally I'd like to be able to use the thing for the next 3-4 years.
What's a good one to buy?
I'm willing to consider anything under 2k, but it's hard to discern at what point you start to get diminishing returns for your money.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01578ZN0Q/?tag=pcgedit-20
Was looking at this one but idk. Ideally I'd like to be able to use the thing for the next 3-4 years.
By diehard Go To PostAre you set on getting something in the next month or 2 or can you wait a bit? Want a 17'' i guess?
I can wait. Don't need one until end of summer really
And yeah I kinda want a 17 inch.
By Zeus Ex Machina Go To PostDoes anyone have any advice on buying used MacBook pros?Buy one with retina and SSD. Pretty much all you need to look for.
concerning RAID 0 setup, someone educate me on the pros/cons on using RAID controller card vs having an external RAID enclosure.
By Kabro Go To Postconcerning RAID 0 setup, someone educate me on the pros/cons on using RAID controller card vs having an external RAID enclosure.So the real disucssion is about using Hardware based RAID controller vs Software based RAID controller. Or AFAIK. I've managed servers, but I am by no means a server guy.
Pro's:
Hardware: Faster. Easier to set up. Quicker to get going.
Software: More configurable. Machine can usually do some other light server work (like run an FTP and the like). If the server dies, all you need to do is build another one with the same software and you're good to go. Hardly ever lose the data.
Con's:
Hardware: If the RAID controller dies, either a RAID card or the RAID chip on your mother board, quite often you have to get a replacement that is the exact some model CHIP. Not card or motherboard, but CHIP. This can be difficult. And if you don't, you could lose the whole array.
For this reason a lot of people in business only use them from large hardware vendors who know this and keep massive stocks / using the same chip/ compatible chips. Like HP or whom ever. Which makes doing hardware based solutions for business much more expensive.
Software: Slightly slower to process the data. Much more set up.