Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "How to Build a 4K Editing Computer (More cores are not always better) - Smarter Every Day 202" video.

  1. Not true. Some versions of Premiere do not use all cores, all consumer versions of windows have a cap on the number of cores that they will access on a single licence and games don't always use all cores. Moreover, more cores can result in data bottlenecks elsewhere so it can be a bit more nuanced than simply buying 10,000 cores! :-) That said, at the business end of things, the Xeons are simply about adding cores, but the higher core systems tend to have very specific applications, such as running simulations. Sometimes it's better to go with a higher clock rate or a better graphics card.
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  2. No it's not, it's both obvious and common.
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  3. "Computer manufacturers don't commonly ask people what they want to use their computers for." Better be careful not to tell Dell that with their servers or Alienware with their games powerhouses, Armari, Scan and a dozen others who make 3D workstations, or Apple with their consumrer friendly video and photo editing systems. Seriously, what complete nonsense. And the MAJOR flaw in this guy's approach (which I might add has been done by Tom's Hardware for decades) is that building a machine for a specific app is only good until the next software version - then maybe all those cores you DIDN'T buy, or that powerful graphics card you ignored ends up being supported and you're behind the curve again. You could have learned exactly what would be good for you with an hour of internet research. This felt like one big advert with you playing dumb. Meanwhile, your kid is left wishing his dad would spend more time at home and less time going cross state to buy what he could have bought online.
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