Many apologies in advance if this is the wrong thread to ask, first time poster and all.
Getting right to it, I'm a design professional that has recently expanded his work into the motion graphics (After Effects)/3D modeling and animation arenas (Cinema 4D and Maya) and I'm in the market for a new computer that can quickly and reliably create and render mid-high end work of this nature in the modern era, as my current 9 year old rig cannot. I’ve also been getting heavily involved in game streaming on the side, particularly from my PS4, and I’ve preemptively purchased a Elgato HD60 S Game Capture card to this end because the PS4’s built in stream capabilities while serviceable, aren’t putting out the highest quality video.
As a solution to both issues, since I have some credit with Dell, I’ve been looking at the Dell Precision Tower line of workstations (3620, 5820, and 7810 editions to be precise), but I noticed that the specs offered, particularly the video cards and the processors, aren’t the same as the minimum requirements for the Elgato HD60 S. I subsequently got on the phone with an Elgato customer service rep who reviewed the Precision options and concluded that everything was great (especially the lower end 3620), with the exception of the Xeon processor which he considered to be inferior, but he didn’t definitively say that there were any conflicts or issues that would preclude the Elgato card from working properly with it. He was resolute that the Intel Core i7 line would be a much better option because of their multi-tasking capabilities and that Xeon processor line is better suited on a Mac without any clear definition as to why. Contrary to this sentiment, from my research the general consensus around the internet seems to be that the Xeon line is the way to go for its multi-threading attributes, but only if you are video editing in addition to gaming, not necessarily doing mid-high end 3D or motion graphics production.
I gather he was advising from the position someone just looking for a dedicated gaming/stream rig, but I must sadly admit that I’m not very computer literate when it comes to hardware to intelligently counter his position or make a conclusive purchasing decision on my own. It would seem I’m at a bit of a crossroads with this purchase… can any of the fine constituents of Tom’s Hardware community shine a guiding light?
Thanks so much!
Getting right to it, I'm a design professional that has recently expanded his work into the motion graphics (After Effects)/3D modeling and animation arenas (Cinema 4D and Maya) and I'm in the market for a new computer that can quickly and reliably create and render mid-high end work of this nature in the modern era, as my current 9 year old rig cannot. I’ve also been getting heavily involved in game streaming on the side, particularly from my PS4, and I’ve preemptively purchased a Elgato HD60 S Game Capture card to this end because the PS4’s built in stream capabilities while serviceable, aren’t putting out the highest quality video.
As a solution to both issues, since I have some credit with Dell, I’ve been looking at the Dell Precision Tower line of workstations (3620, 5820, and 7810 editions to be precise), but I noticed that the specs offered, particularly the video cards and the processors, aren’t the same as the minimum requirements for the Elgato HD60 S. I subsequently got on the phone with an Elgato customer service rep who reviewed the Precision options and concluded that everything was great (especially the lower end 3620), with the exception of the Xeon processor which he considered to be inferior, but he didn’t definitively say that there were any conflicts or issues that would preclude the Elgato card from working properly with it. He was resolute that the Intel Core i7 line would be a much better option because of their multi-tasking capabilities and that Xeon processor line is better suited on a Mac without any clear definition as to why. Contrary to this sentiment, from my research the general consensus around the internet seems to be that the Xeon line is the way to go for its multi-threading attributes, but only if you are video editing in addition to gaming, not necessarily doing mid-high end 3D or motion graphics production.
I gather he was advising from the position someone just looking for a dedicated gaming/stream rig, but I must sadly admit that I’m not very computer literate when it comes to hardware to intelligently counter his position or make a conclusive purchasing decision on my own. It would seem I’m at a bit of a crossroads with this purchase… can any of the fine constituents of Tom’s Hardware community shine a guiding light?
Thanks so much!
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