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Q: iMac sizing for FCE 4

I run FCE 4 on El Capitan 10.11.5 - at the very moment on an iMac mid 2011, 12 GB, and a physical hard drive. Now I think of investing in a new iMac and want to ask for sizing parameters:

 

1) Memory: I think that 32 GB will improve performance, compared to 16 GB or 8 GB. But I'm not sure, if FCE 4 can address these, as it is quite old. What do you think?

 

2) Hard Disk: I think that a Flash Drive will improve performance, compared to a Fusion Drive, as FCE uses virtual memory on the hard drive / SSD. What do you think?

 

The new iMac will operate El Capitan.

 

Thank you!

Alex

iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)

Posted on Jul 4, 2016 11:28 AM

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1) You're right to question this; FCE will not address any more than 4 GB.

 

2) The SSD will certainly make the computer feel a lot snappier – startup and app launches. Whether it will help otherwise, is less certain.  If you use the SSD as your scratch disk, I would imagine that it would.


OTOH, the  processor upgrade will help certain tasks like transcoding.

 

Russ

Posted on Jul 4, 2016 1:04 PM

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    Russ H Russ H Jul 4, 2016 1:04 PM in response to alexander.mansyreff
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    Jul 4, 2016 1:04 PM in response to alexander.mansyreff

    1) You're right to question this; FCE will not address any more than 4 GB.

     

    2) The SSD will certainly make the computer feel a lot snappier – startup and app launches. Whether it will help otherwise, is less certain.  If you use the SSD as your scratch disk, I would imagine that it would.


    OTOH, the  processor upgrade will help certain tasks like transcoding.

     

    Russ