tolienbosheit
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Hey y'all,
I'm going into my senior year of undergraduate studies and looking to purchase a new computer...let me clarify - by purchase I mean build. I'm looking to build a workstation-like system, though it will be used for other purposes (specifically gaming...hey, a guy has to have his entertainment, right?). I've focused on Technical Direction and Sound Design throughout college, with a little bit of lighting and scenic thrown in for good measure. The system I'm looking for will be able to run programs like Vectorworks, AutoCAD, ProTools, WYSIWYG, and so forth with very few hiccups. So, here are my two questions:
First, I've looked through ProTools documentation and they recommend very specific graphics cards...but from looking around at other cards I'm not sure why they choose those cards. Why do I need a very high level workstation card to run Pro Tools? The graphical interfacing isn't very processor intense, nor do those card (as far as I can tell) support multiple displays without a third party attachment (such as TripleHead2Go). Also, what advantages (relating to the programs I want to run) does a workstation card have over 2-3 cheaper cards running a SLI/Crossfire configuration?
What would you recommend for a soundcard/sound output on system running ProTools? I've found more than a few options, but can't find much documentation on any of them besides what type of surround sound they provide.
Thanks!
I'm going into my senior year of undergraduate studies and looking to purchase a new computer...let me clarify - by purchase I mean build. I'm looking to build a workstation-like system, though it will be used for other purposes (specifically gaming...hey, a guy has to have his entertainment, right?). I've focused on Technical Direction and Sound Design throughout college, with a little bit of lighting and scenic thrown in for good measure. The system I'm looking for will be able to run programs like Vectorworks, AutoCAD, ProTools, WYSIWYG, and so forth with very few hiccups. So, here are my two questions:
First, I've looked through ProTools documentation and they recommend very specific graphics cards...but from looking around at other cards I'm not sure why they choose those cards. Why do I need a very high level workstation card to run Pro Tools? The graphical interfacing isn't very processor intense, nor do those card (as far as I can tell) support multiple displays without a third party attachment (such as TripleHead2Go). Also, what advantages (relating to the programs I want to run) does a workstation card have over 2-3 cheaper cards running a SLI/Crossfire configuration?
What would you recommend for a soundcard/sound output on system running ProTools? I've found more than a few options, but can't find much documentation on any of them besides what type of surround sound they provide.
Thanks!
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