Moving From A Mac to PC: Answering Member Questions – Part 2

Eric Bowen Answers Our Questions: Part 2

We had so many questions in our original series about moving from the Mac to PC, that Eric and I chatted for nearly 90 minutes. Part 1 of this Insight covered the first 45 minutes of our conversation, this Insight covers the last 45 minutes. We are picking directly up, mid-conversation.

Your Questions Answered. In this Podcast…

• How to you spec out a computer for on-set workflows that cover the full gamut of codecs, cameras and workflows?
• New MacPro (trashcan) vs PCs for DIT setups
• What is the biggest requirement for DITs when selecting a computer platform?
• Custom building PC laptops for media professionals
• Closed & Open Loop water cooling in professional PC workstation?
• Why not just buy a gaming rig?
• BIOS Settings: What impact do they have on post-production PC workstations?
• How voltage settings optimize memory performance (and real time playback and render speeds)
• How do you determine your battery backup needs?
  • Do you measure VA rating or Watts rating?
  • What is the difference between initialization load vs utilization load
  • The importance of providing 100% initialization load for your battery backup
  • Why you need 100% power initialization on boot and what happens if you under-power your battery backup?
  • What is Line Interactive Universal Power Supply vs Stand-by UPS?
  • Sine Wave vs Simulated Sine Wave: Which should you use?
• How does an GPU Expansion Chassis magically provide full-bandwidth performance (or not)?
• What should you put in a GPU Expansion Chassis?
• Ryzan, DDR5, PCIe4: Quick thoughts about these emerging techologies