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December 8th, 2007, 08:35 PM | #1 |
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Which Anti-Virus is best - uses lowest recources?
For a system configured for top performance, which anti-virus is best. I realize they all will use a certain number of system resources. So which one uses the least, giving Adobe CS3 the best performance?
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December 8th, 2007, 08:38 PM | #2 |
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I use Trendmicro's products, and they used to be the best, but the newer releases are no longer as "slim" as they used to be. I haven't tested anything better yet. Skip McAfee and Norton for sure.
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I've had good luck with AVG Free... seems not to hog too much memory, runs well, haven't had a virus since I've owned it... and it's free :)
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for a system configured for top performance, the answer is No antivirus.
if your machine is really configured for top performance , i see no reason why it should need an antivirus (at least permanently installed) |
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I agree with that 100%! I got F-Secure and it is great!
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I'm going to second AVG, its free and uses very little resources.
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The added performance boost is not worth the security risk.
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I have tried most antivirus products and the best one is not to be connected to the internet. Get youself a cheap second computer and a cheap monitor just for internet use,you will never regeret it.
If you cant do this then I would suggest AVG as the best. Make sure when rendering that the update feature is turned of. Cheers Simon |
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KVM switches are a lot cheaper than second monitors, desks, mice and keyboards, too... makes it a lot more logical :)
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are you actually multitasking while editing? if you are not surfing while editing, consider disconnecting from the internet, turn off antivirus and all other unnecessary aps.
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That's what I do. My network connection is disabled almost all the time. I just turn it on only to DL updates manually for Windows, CS3 and Cineform... then off it goes.
Cineform recommends not using AVG but I liked it. But now I don't have anything installed as I'm virtually never online with this machine. |
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When I have to wait a few minutes for a render or encode, I switch over and check e-mail, surf the web... No headaches, both machines working as expected. |
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Search for "KVM" on just about any computer hardware retailer's site.
It stands for Keyboard Video Mouse, You plug these devices into the switch, and it splits them to the 2 (or more) computers. You hit a certain button, or flip a switch, and it points the keyboard, monitor and mouse to the other computer - instantly switching your workstation. :) I want to design a similar system, but integrating a PC, a Mac, a deck or two, and a preview monitor - all on a switching system of some sort. A guy can dream, can't he? :D Carl
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The ideal option is no anti virus at all, but unless you are totally anal about checking everything you download on a seperate machine I'd say the best bet is AVG free.
Also I'm putting a guide together for people who have old PC's lying around on how to turn them into bomb proof firewall systems using only three LAN cards and a UNIX like operating system called PFSense. When it's done I'll post a link up somewhere for you guys to have a look. |
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In my case the switch solves a big problem reported by many part time videographers (professionals use dedicated computers with no other software installed whatsoever), as this thread details it. Using one computer for editing and one for general office tasks (web surfing, e-mail, Word/Excell/etc) is a much better setup than using the same machine for everything, no matter how fast that machine might be. |
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