Anyone running a HP Z820 here?

[Olivier Madar]

Did someone tried neat video 3 plug in for premiere ?
I got 6,7 fps for a 1080p test with QuadHD R3D on the timeline on my Clevo i7 with nvidia 670M. This test is CPU and GPU power testing. What is the score with the HP ?


Olivier

[Alan Skinner]

Jeff,

I love my HW8400. Upgraded to Win7 64 bit and 16 gigs of ram a while back and the machine is still doing good things even if it is getting to EOL. Usually I build my own PCs. I just built an x79 Asus board with 3960X and 64 gigs of ram. Nice but not the screamer I want to build eventually. My experience with the high end HPs makes me consider the Z820, especially as you have had good luck and good things to say.

So, my question for you is "should I wait for the Sandy Bridge Xeons to come out to build or go with the Z820". I don't "need" something right now so wonder what you would do.

Alan

EDIT: Oh, and what is the best way to purchase the high end HPs if you don't know somebody?

EDIT-EDIT: Just found this thread. Jeff has answered all of my questions. Thanks Jeff! http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthr...EDITION/page11

I do have one Z820 and also a similar system I assembled myself. CS6 screams on the Z820. Most of my thoughts/opinions on the system are scattered over various threads. But if there's something you would like to know, I can elaborate. The build quality is rather good. A few curious design decisions were made that have me scratching my head, but overall I'm pleased with the system.

It runs great with the Quadro 6000 card. However, I'm actually running a GTX690 as it performs about the same to even a bit better in Premiere and since it's really two GPUs, it provides greater acceleration for After Effects and Resolve.