I am currently using a 2008 Mac Pro with Premiere Pro CC and After Effects CC. It's not a mystery that I sorely need to upgrade to a new computer. Can you give me some advice on what to upgrade to? A new Mac Pro? A new I-MAC? And… what would be your recommendations for technical specs? I spoke to an Adobe representative at NAB this year about an I-MAC. He said he thought an I-MAC would do the job just fine with the following specs: (I am not a "computer wiz")
3.5GHz Quad Core Intel
Core i7, turbo boost up to 3.9GHz
16gb 1600Mhz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X8GB
512GB Flash Storage
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
4GB GDDRS
Bottom line… I want to have something that will work significantly better that the 2008 Mac Pro I am using now. I can't make full use of the Mercury Playback in Premiere due to the old outdated video card I have. I also, want to have a computer that will have the best longevity. I have done well with the 2008 Mac Pro up until recently. I'd like a similar longevity from my new computer… around 5 years.
I do mostly documentary, corporate, marketing tv commercials. I need a computer that will allow Premiere to work optimally. I also need a computer that will allow me to use any After Effects template efficiently. Its painful now.
Please help. Advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Mike Jensen
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