{"id":2128,"date":"2022-07-12T08:28:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T15:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.pugetsystems.com\/?post_type=recommended_system&#038;p=2128"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T18:32:47","slug":"hardware-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"recommended_system","link":"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/adobe-after-effects\/hardware-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardware Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover full-width-no-gap\" style=\"min-height:361px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-15797\" alt=\"Video Editing Workflow Page Header\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2022\/08\/Video-Editing-Header.png\" style=\"object-position:10% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"10% 50%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2 px-4\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left puget-header-shadow text-left\" id=\"h-hardware-recommendations-for-adobe-after-effects\">Hardware Recommendations for Adobe After Effects<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left puget-header-shadow\"><strong>We test a wide range of processors and video cards using PugetBench for After Effects and share the results freely so you can know what hardware will perform the best.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fdcfc74e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/adobe-after-effects\/\"><strong>Browse Our Recommended Systems<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light full-width\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\"><\/span><div 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is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center text-md-left has-text-color\" style=\"color:#130c64\"><strong>Puget Labs Certified<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These hardware configurations have been developed and verified through frequent testing by our Labs team. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/09\/Introducing-Puget-Labs-Certified-Systems-2336\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here for more details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"workflow-menu-container\" class=\"menu-recommended-systems-after-effects-container\"><ul id=\"workflow-menu\" class=\"nav 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id=\"menu-item-17697\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-recommended_system menu-item-17697 nav-item depth-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/adobe-after-effects\/buy-167\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Standard Workstation<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17696\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-recommended_system menu-item-17696 nav-item depth-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/adobe-after-effects\/buy-330\/\" class=\"nav-link\">High RAM Workstation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">After Effects CC System Requirements and Benchmarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center border rounded p-2 has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\"><strong>Quickly Jump To: <a href=\"#cpu\">Processor (CPU)<\/a>&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"#gpu\">Video Card (GPU)<\/a>&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"#ram\">Memory (RAM)<\/a>&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"#storage\">Storage (Drives)<\/a>&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"#audio\">Audio<\/a> \u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like most software developers, Adobe maintains a list of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/after-effects\/system-requirements.html\">system requirements<\/a>&nbsp;for After Effects that can be used to help ensure the hardware in your system will work with their software. However, most &#8220;system requirements&#8221; lists tend to cover only the very basics of what hardware is needed to run the software, not what hardware will actually give the best performance. In addition, sometimes these lists can be outdated, show old hardware revisions, or simply contain sub-optimal hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of how inconsistent these lists can be, here at Puget Systems we run and publish our own set of extensive hardware benchmarks to ensure that the systems we sell are perfectly tailored for After Effects. Even better, you don&#8217;t have to take our word for what to buy, you can browse and examine all our testing in detail in our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/all_articles.php?tag=After+Effects\">After Effects hardware articles<\/a>. Based on all our testing, we have our own list of recommended hardware for After Effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"cpu\">Processor (CPU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The processor (or CPU) is one of the most important pieces of an After Effects workstation. While GPU acceleration is gaining traction, right now your choice of CPU is usually going to make a much larger impact on overall system performance. However, the way that After Effects uses the CPU means that it is difficult to be sure of how a given processor will perform just from looking at clock speed and core count &#8211; which is exactly why we perform testing on a wide range of hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adobe recently introduced a feature to After Effects called Multi-Frame Rendering (MFR) which changed how effectively AE is able to use multi-core processors. We&#8217;ll cover some of the basics here, but for more details you may want to refer to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/How-to-Choose-the-Best-Hardware-for-Multi-Frame-Rendering-in-After-Effects-2225\/\">this article<\/a>&nbsp;before spec&#8217;ing out a new workstation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What CPU is best for After Effects?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For most users, <strong>AMD&#8217;s Ryzen\u2122 9 9950X3D<\/strong> and <strong>Intel&#8217;s Core\u2122 Ultra i9 285K<\/strong> are going to offer the best value in After Effects. These CPUs both have incredible performance without breaking the bank, and while they are somewhat limited on maximum RAM capacity, that is no longer an issue with the addition of High-Performance Playback Preview. This new feature that debuted in AE 25.2 can use a high-speed NVMe SSD as a cache, instead of relying on system memory, which in turn frees up the choice of CPU to focus on maximum performance rather than support for high memory capacities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are still using an older version of After Effects, or need a lot of RAM for other aspects of your workflow, then the best option for both high performance and higher memory capacity is AMD&#8217;s Threadripper\u2122 9000 Series. These can support up to 512GB of RAM, and have overall benchmark scores in After Effects that still rival the less expensive CPUs mentioned above. 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However, MFR changed that by allowing multiple frames to be rendered at the same time&#8230; as long as the system has sufficient resources (available cores, memory, and GPU time \/ VRAM). Clock speed is still important, but the number of cores and other hardware is becoming a bigger factor. If you are using the Cinema 4D renderer, or a third-party product like BG Renderer, those can potentially make even better use of additional CPU cores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why don&#8217;t you offer dual Xeon? Isn&#8217;t it faster for After Effects?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After Effects used to make great use of high core count systems (including dual Xeon) but starting with AE CC 2015 most tasks no longer benefit from having a high number of CPU cores. This is largely due to the fact that Adobe removed the &#8220;render multiple frames simultaneously&#8221; feature in part due to the fact that they are starting to integrate GPU acceleration. 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While it is important to have a supported GPU, you typically will not see a large increase in performance with a higher-end model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What GPU (video card) is best for After Effects?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For After Effects, it is extremely important to have a supported GPU, but the impact of a more powerful GPU depends on how many GPU-accelerated effects you are using. The latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX\u2122 50 Series GPUs give terrific performance, but for most aspects of AE the difference in raw performance from one card to another is pretty small. With the advent of newer features in After Effects, though, that is starting to change:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For Multi-Frame Rendering (MFR), the amount of VRAM on the graphics card is more important than it has been in the past<\/strong>. That makes the GeForce RTX 5080 16GB the top overall choice in our estimation, but if you want the absolute best performance then the RTX 5090 32GB is a little faster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The new &#8220;Advanced 3D Renderer&#8221; in After Effects version 25 is heavily GPU-accelerated, and performs far better on NVIDIA GPUs than alternate brands<\/strong>. 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It is also worth noting that multi-frame rendering allows more than one frame to be processed at a time, which increases the amount of VRAM that After Effects will use at once. If you don&#8217;t have sufficient VRAM, it can limit how many frames MFR is able to process at the same time. In other words, a GPU with more VRAM could allow After Effects to spawn more render threads, which in turn can give higher overall performance. This is part of why we recommend the RTX 5080 with a solid 16GB of onboard memory, but it also means that some users could potentially benefit from the RTX 5090 with 32GB instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2022\/07\/AE-GPU-2.jpg\" alt=\"PugetBench for After Effects GPU VRAM Usage Chart\" class=\"wp-image-2133\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will multiple GPUs improve performance in After Effects?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We have not seen any benefit from having multiple video cards in After Effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does After Effects need a &#8220;professional&#8221; video card?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After Effects works great with NVIDIA&#8217;s RTX PRO\u2122 professional graphics cards &#8211; formerly known as Quadro &#8211; but for most users a GeForce card is the better option. Not only are GeForce cards much more affordable, but they are also able to match or beat the performance of the pro-grade cards in After Effects. Those cards may be slightly more reliable, however, which can be important in mission-critical workstations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does After Effects run better with NVIDIA or AMD?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, NVIDIA cards perform better than AMD cards in After Effects. We have also found that NVIDIA cards tend to be slightly more reliable (both from a hardware and driver standpoint), which is why we typically use NVIDIA over AMD unless there is a clear benefit to using an AMD card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I get 10-bit HDMI or SDI display support for After Effects?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike Premiere Pro, the only one way to get 10-bit display support in After Effects&nbsp;is to use a video monitoring card. In our systems, we offer the Blackmagic Decklink&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/parts\/Controllers\/Blackmagic-Design-DeckLink-Mini-Monitor-4K-12138\">Mini Monitor 4K<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/parts\/Controllers\/Blackmagic-Design-DeckLink-Studio-4K-6G-SDI-12137\">Studio 4K 6G-SDI<\/a>&nbsp;PCI-E cards. These video monitoring cards are specifically designed to deliver unaltered video signals to your display, resulting in the best possible video and color quality. Note that you will need a dedicated, highly accurate display that is capable of handling the FPS and resolution of your project in order to take full advantage of these cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent After Effects GPU Articles:<\/h4>\n\n\n \n<div class=\"related-content\">\n\t<ul class=\"related-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/2025-professional-gpu-content-creation-roundup\/\" title=\"2025 Professional GPU Content Creation Roundup\">2025 Professional GPU Content Creation Roundup<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/2025-consumer-gpu-content-creation-roundup\/\" title=\"2025 Consumer GPU Content Creation Roundup\">2025 Consumer GPU Content Creation Roundup<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/intel-arc-pro-b50-review\/\" title=\"Intel Arc Pro B50 Review\">Intel Arc Pro B50 Review<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/nvidia-rtx-pro-6000-blackwell-max-q-vs-workstation-for-content-creation\/\" title=\"NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q vs Workstation for Content Creation\">NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q vs Workstation for Content Creation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"new-interrupt-banner wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row puget-icon-section\" style=\"background: var(--puget-gray); 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Active parts of the operating system, running applications, and open project files are loaded into memory for fast access &#8211; many times faster than even the speediest solid-state drive (SSD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the introduction of High-Performance Preview Playback, After Effects is no longer constrained by system memory in the way it used to be. Instead of needing a ton of RAM to store previews, a fast SSD can be used as a cache &#8211; which allows a wider range of CPU options to be effective platforms for this application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the length, resolution, and complexity of your projects, After Effects can often benefit from having very large amounts of RAM available. Larger amounts of RAM allows AE to store more previews in RAM rather than on a cache disk which can result in smoother playback. Using a fast SSD as your cache drive can mitigate some of the performance losses, but no hard drive or SSD is as fast as RAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much RAM does After Effects need?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally, After Effects needed a lot of RAM in order to store the frames that had been generated, so that you could smoothly play through the timeline. However, as of version 25.2, Adobe changed this by adding a featured called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/24\/upcoming-boost-to-after-effects-preview-playback-with-ram-and-disk-cache\/\">High-Performance Preview Playback<\/a> (or HPPP, for short). Since the introduction of HPPP, After Effects is no longer constrained by system memory in the way it used to be. Instead of needing a ton of RAM to store previews, a fast SSD can be used as a cache &#8211; which also allows a wider range of CPU options to be effective platforms for this application, since you are no longer limited to processors that support high amounts of RAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For users on AE 25.2 or later, 64GB of memory should suffice for most workflows. If you run other programs alongside After Effects, then take the needs of those applications into account as well when deciding how much RAM to get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-much-ram-did-old-versions-of-after-effects-need\">How much RAM did old versions of After Effects need?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are still running an older version of After Effects, the amount of RAM you need will depend on the resolution of your projects, the color bit depth (bpc), and the number of frames you want to be able play continuously. 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target=\"_blank\">Open Full Resolution <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-control-prev\" href=\"#image-gallery-33048LargeCarousel\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"carousel-control-prev-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"carousel-control-next\" href=\"#image-gallery-33048LargeCarousel\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"carousel-control-next-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .modal-body -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that RAM usage scales linearly with framerate, so if your projects are 60FPS you will need twice the RAM shown above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a specific need, we generally recommend at least 64GB of RAM for most users, or 128GB if you are working with higher resolutions (4K or above). Keep in mind that if you use other programs at the same time as After Effects, you will need enough RAM for all of them at the same time. Be sure to set the amount of RAM you want to leave free for other programs in &#8220;Edit &gt; Preferences &gt; Memory&#8221; to keep your system from bogging down due to there not being enough RAM free for the rest of the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"storage\">Storage (Hard Drives)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Storage is a commonly overlooked aspect of a video editing and motion graphics workstation. While the CPU or video card may be what does all the processing, if your storage isn&#8217;t able to keep up it doesn&#8217;t matter how fast those components are. What makes storage complicated is the fact that not only do you have to deal with the various types of drives available today, you also want to have them configured in a way that will maximize performance in After Effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What type of storage drive should I use for After Effects?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three main types of drives you might use for an After Effects workstation: SSD, NVMe, and the traditional platter drive. Of these three,&nbsp;<strong>traditional platter drives<\/strong>&nbsp;are the slowest but are extremely affordable and available in much larger capacities than SSD or NVMe drives. Due to this, they make excellent long-term storage drives, but in most cases are not ideal to work directly off of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SATA SSDs<\/strong>&nbsp;are several times faster than a platter drive but are also more expensive. These drives are excellent for a wide range of tasks such as holding your OS and applications, storing media and projects you are actively working on, or as a cache\/scratch drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NVMe drives<\/strong>&nbsp;come in two flavors (M.2 and U.2), but either one will be significantly faster than even an SSD drive. They can be a bit more expensive than an SSD, but in return are many times faster! For your OS and applications, there isn&#8217;t usually a big performance increase with a NVMe drive since SATA SSDs are already fast enough that they are rarely a performance bottleneck. However, the disk cache that is used for High-Performance Preview Playback will see a significant benefit from being on fast NVMe drives!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What storage configuration works best in After Effects?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend at least a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/Understanding-Storage-for-Video-Editing-2286\/#BestDriveConfigurationsforVideoEditing\">three drive configuration<\/a>, with the drive types and sizes depending on your budget and desired performance level:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OS &amp; Applications (SSD or NVMe) &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;Includes your operating system and the base After Effects installation. An SSD is highly recommended as it will greatly improve how fast the OS and programs startup, but you can also upgrade to a faster NVMe drive for a small performance benefit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Project Files (SSD, NVMe or NAS) &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;Keeping the project files and assets on their own drive is mostly about organization, but it does also make things easier if you ever need to either restore or reinstall your operating system. Since all the important files are on their own drive, they should be safe even if your OS becomes corrupt. In many cases, you can use either an SSD or NVMe drive for your project files, with the difference coming down to your budget and whether you need it in order to handle the bitrate of your source media for your workflow. A high-speed network storage drive is also an option, especially if you need to share access with other users in an organization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Disk Cache \/ Scratch (NVMe) &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;The drive that we most highly recommend defaulting to an NVMe drive is for the disk cache. In the past this was not as critical, but the introduction of High-Performance Preview Playback shifted After Effect from depending on high amounts of system RAM to needing a fast, relatively spacious (but not huge) drive for the cache. Keeping this separate also helps isolate high-stress cache files away from other data, so that if they cause the drive to fail prematurely all you lose is temporary data that your applications can easily regenerate as needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Optional Storage Drives (SSD or HDD) &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;In addition to the three drives above, some people also opt to add a number of other drives to their system. It may be multiple drives for their project files and assets, or a traditional HDD to act as an intermediate backup\/archival layer before copying the data to an external drive or to an offsite backup.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can you edit an After Effects project from an external drive?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Technically, you could keep your footage and projects on an external drive and edit directly from that drive. However, this is one of the most common causes of performance and stability issues we hear about from our customers. We highly recommend having a large enough internal drive so that you can copy all your files to a local drive before editing. External drives are terrific for backup and archiving, but not ideal to work off of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That analysis changes if you are looking at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/workstations\/storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">high-performance network-attached storage<\/a>, rather than just a basic external hard drive. A serious software-defined storage system, especially one utilizing exclusively flash-based drives (rather than spinning disk drives), can absolutely be fast enough to edit directly from! We offer those types of solutions, both in the form of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/workstations\/sds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Puget Storage line of servers<\/a> as well as more bespoke options for high-end installations. This approach also facilitates easy sharing between various users in a studio and provides redundancy in case of a drive failure. It is important to make sure your network infrastructure is up to the challenge too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent After Effects Storage Articles:<\/h4>\n\n\n \n<div class=\"related-content\">\n\t<ul class=\"related-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/understanding-storage-for-video-editing-2286\/\" title=\"Understanding Storage for Video Editing\">Understanding Storage for Video Editing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"related-content-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/adobe-after-effects-cc-2017-disk-cache-performance-analysis-874\/\" title=\"Adobe After Effects CC 2017 Disk Cache Performance Analysis\">Adobe After Effects CC 2017 Disk Cache Performance Analysis<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"audio\">Audio Device<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While audio may not be the primary concern for motion graphics, quality audio is a critical part of any video editing workstation. There are a wide range of audio options to choose from including the onboard audio that is built into the motherboard, a discrete PCI-E sound card, or a USB DAC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is onboard audio good enough for After Effects?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The quality of onboard audio that comes on most motherboards has improved dramatically over the years. However, since the audio chip is on the same PCB as the rest of the motherboard, there can sometimes be issues with signal noise which can degrade the audio quality. This is not a factor if you use digital outputs for stereo or 5.1, but if you use headphones or analog speakers the quality may not be as good as what other dedicated audio devices can provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is a PCI-E sound card or USB DAC better for After Effects?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>USB DAC&#8217;s are currently our top recommendation for editing workstations. Not only is the quality excellent, but there are rarely any driver conflicts with After Effects and there are a wide range of options to choose from depending on the inputs and outputs you need. While Sound cards can provide excellent sound quality at a relatively low cost, the required software is often bloated and can sometimes cause issues with After Effects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2022\/07\/AE-Audio.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of a M-Audio external DAC\" class=\"wp-image-2140\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"faq\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-m-thinking-of-moving-from-mac-to-pc-can-you-help\">I\u2019m thinking of moving from Mac to PC. Can you help?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Absolutely! Over the years we have helped quite a few of our customers make the move from Mac to PC. In fact, it is a large enough number that we have a dedicated&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/recommended\/Recommended-Systems-for-Adobe-After-Effects-144\/Moving-from-Mac-to-PC\">Moving from Mac to PC?<\/a>&nbsp;FAQ page to answer some of the more common questions we receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are there any AI-powered features in After Effects?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Adobe is adding AI-based features to many of their applications, collectively referred to as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/sensei\/creative-cloud-artificial-intelligence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adobe Sensei<\/a>&#8220;. In After Effects, one such tool is <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/after-effects\/using\/content-aware-fill.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Content Aware Fill<\/a> &#8211; which functions much like it does in Photoshop, but adds the extra twist of being able to analyze frames over time and generate replacement pixels intelligently. <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/after-effects\/using\/roto-brush-refine-matte.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roto Brush 2<\/a> uses AI to automate tracking of a subject across frames and dramatically save you time when you need to isolate an element in a clip (compared to manual rotoscoping).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-much-faster-will-a-new-workstation-be-for-after-effects\">How much faster will a new workstation be for After Effects?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to know exactly how much faster one of our After Effects workstations would be over your currently system, we recommend downloading our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/Puget-Systems-Adobe-After-Effects-CC-Benchmark-1287\/\">Puget Systems After Effects Benchmark<\/a>. This benchmark is what we use in all our internal testing which means the score you get can be directly compared against those in our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/adobe-after-effects\/hardware-recommendations\/\">Hardware Recommendation<\/a>&nbsp;section or in our various&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/all_articles.php?tag=AfterEffects\">hardware analysis articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-any-puget-systems-workstations-support-thunderbolt\">Do any Puget Systems workstations support Thunderbolt?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! Our After Effects Standard Workstation natively supports Thunderbolt 4, which is currently the latest and fastest version of Thunderbolt. Not all of our other computers do, though, so if that is important to you make sure that you work with one of our consultants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-puget-systems-computers-support-10-bit-hdmi-or-sdi-displays\">Do Puget Systems computers support 10-bit HDMI or SDI displays?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike Premiere Pro, there is only one way to get 10-bit display support in After Effects which is to use a video monitoring card. In our systems, we offer the Blackmagic Decklink&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/parts\/Controllers\/Blackmagic-Design-DeckLink-Mini-Monitor-4K-12138\">Mini Monitor 4K<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/parts\/Controllers\/Blackmagic-Design-DeckLink-Studio-4K-6G-SDI-12137\">Studio 4K 6G-SDI<\/a>&nbsp;PCI-E cards. These video monitoring cards are specifically designed to deliver unaltered video signals to your display, resulting in the best possible video and color quality. Note that you will need a dedicated, highly accurate display that is capable of handling the FPS and resolution of your project in order to take full advantage of these cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-puget-systems-pcs-work-for-360-degree-or-vr-video\">Will Puget Systems PCs work for 360 degree or VR video?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! After Effects does not yet have full native support for 360 degree workflows, but we have a number of customers using our workstations to do create and edit VR and 360 video content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-m-not-sure-what-system-hardware-i-should-use-for-after-effects-help\">I\u2019m not sure what system hardware I should use for After Effects. Help!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on how much you want to dig into hardware and system specs, we have a couple different ways to help. First, we have a Hardware Recommendations page specifically for After Effects that goes over all the different major hardware components and why you would use one part over another. 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