Middle finger girl ? <| sep |> Should cross post this to rgaming <| sep |> It doesn ' t necessarily matter . But nvm , you guys could very well be right , making money is the most beta thing in the world and who the fuck wants to be a beta ? Edit I read it after replying to someone else <| sep |> Eerie Statue tomorrow please <| sep |> I started typing my own comment only to realize this one pretty much nails it . Independence is priority one . The last thing you want is your family holding it over your head that you need their financial support , and hence , must continue to play by their rules . <| sep |> I know the stories , I know the rhymes ~<| sep |> For after effects , it does , but only for very few specific effects . It may also depend on the version you ' re running . Newer versions are supposed to use more of the GPU . The list of effects that are enhanced by the GPU can be found on the Abode site . By the sounds of your specs , also depending on your workflow and what media you ' re handling at the time and what you ' re doing , the bottleneck will be your CPU andor ram . For after effects , generally speaking , render time is reduced by more ram and better CPU or two Xeons .