Hello PC, my old friend."

[Tom Daigon]

"Hello PC, my old friend."Read about my journey from PC to Mac and back.. .the decisions and choices made along the way http://magazine.creativecow.net/arti...o-mac-and-back

[Jon Shaw]

Good article, Puget look great shame they don't ship to Australia

[Steve Sherrick]

Tom, great article. I feel like I'm going through a similar crossroad right now. My heart is still set on working with Macs but needing to keep an open mind about alternatives.

[Steve Sherrick]

It is interesting though how quickly you can jump the price up to build a computer that does everything you want. I customized one at Puget out of curiosity and easily hit the $9k mark. When all is said and done I'd probably be looking at $12k with some additional hardware and software. Still a deal compared to top of the line editing systems in years past but for small companies, a price point that needs careful planning. Those guys do seem like they have their act together. Keep us posted on how things go from here.

[Tom Daigon]

Tom, great article. I feel like I'm going through a similar crossroad right now. My heart is still set on working with Macs but needing to keep an open mind about alternatives.

Thanks Steve. Im glad you enjoyed it. I think I still felt on the fence up until yesterday :D

Yes, the dollars add up very quickly, especially for systems designed to work well with Red / Epic. But building them just isnt one of my skills. :D

[Matt Gottshalk]

Good article Tom.

Luckily I had my good friend and fellow Red user Jon Thomasberg help me build a fire breathing water-cooled overclocked .r3d eating monster.

Cs6 is ridiculously fast on it.

just cut a show we are pitching to Discovery.

Shot all 4k on Scarlet and the workflow and speed was fantastic.

[Tom Daigon]

Good article Tom.

Luckily I had my good friend and fellow Red user Jon Thomasberg help me build a fire breathing water-cooled overclocked .r3d eating monster.

Cs6 is ridiculously fast on it.

just cut a show we are pitching to Discovery.

Shot all 4k on Scarlet and the workflow and speed was fantastic.

Lucky you Matt. Please post the specs on your system. Id love to see what its made of!

[Matt Gottshalk]

Intel I7 3960 CPU (overclocked)
ASUS|RAMPAGE IV EXTREME X79 MB
EVGA GTX580 1.5GB Nvidia Card (GUI)
EVGA GTX580 3.0GB Nvidia Card (GPU)
PSU SILVERSTONE| ST1500 1500W power Supply
480gb OCZ SSD Boot
240gb SSD Scratch drive
BlackMagic Extreme HD 3D
RED Rocket Card
Areca SAS external controller
Maxxdigital 16tb SAS Raid 5 External video storage
Corsair Vengance 64gb DDR3 memory
HA100 closed loop liquid cpu cooler

[Tom Daigon]

Intel I7 3960 CPU (overclocked)
ASUS|RAMPAGE IV EXTREME X79 MB
EVGA GTX580 1.5GB Nvidia Card (GUI)
EVGA GTX580 3.0GB Nvidia Card (GPU)
PSU SILVERSTONE| ST1500 1500W power Supply
480gb OCZ SSD Boot
240gb SSD Scratch drive
BlackMagic Extreme HD 3D
RED Rocket Card
Areca SAS external controller
Maxxdigital 16tb SAS Raid 5 External video storage
Corsair Vengance 64gb DDR3 memory
HA100 closed loop liquid cpu cooler

Nice.
Im curious why you went with the 1 processor Sandy Bridge E instead of the 2 processor Sandy Bridge EP Xeons. I know you can over clock the one you selected, but I had heard that for Red most folks need the power of the Xeons. Although maybe the Red Rocket does some of that job instead.

[Matt Gottshalk]

Yeah at the time the srx motherboards weren't out yet, so I went single overcocked CPU.

With the 2 nvidia graphics cards and the rocket, I am not waiting for anything.