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| Thread ID: 139862 | 2015-07-12 00:36:00 | Suggestions for up specing a PC for video editing? | stuffed (1469) | Press F1 |
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| 1404487 | 2015-07-12 00:36:00 | Have a 4 year old PC that really only use for video editing (Pinnacle Studio 18.5) and wondering how "easy" it would be to "up spec" it?! Wondering about a dedicated SSHDD just for working with video? How about upgrading the CPU or any other components? Appreciate any comments. Many thanks. CPU Intel Core i7 2600 @ 3.40GHz 63 °C Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer INC. P8Z68-V LX (LGA1155) RAM 16.0 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24) HDD 250GB PLEXTOR PX-256M2S ATA Device (SATA) 1954GB Western Digital WDC WD20EARX-00PASB0 ATA Device (SATA) 19 °C 1954GB Western Digital WDC WD20EARX-00PASB0 ATA Device (SATA) Graphics E2351Fh (1920x1080@60Hz) Glance Speed Boost AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series LogMeIn Mirror Driver |
stuffed (1469) | ||
| 1404488 | 2015-07-12 01:31:00 | An SSD for OS, applications and video data, would improve performance. The rest should suffice, still reasonably powerful and plenty of RAM. Unless of course you feel the need to spend. Those WD greens are not the ideal drives for the video files or the scratch disk (assuming Pinnacle uses a scratch disk) Access will be slower than ideal. A hybrid SSD/HDD will still be slower than an SSD (If the cache is depleted during reads) |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1404489 | 2015-07-12 01:55:00 | Wouldn't worry about a SSD for video data as with digital video once copied into the disk it doesn't move around much. The CPU and RAM would be the main criteria. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 1404490 | 2015-07-12 02:51:00 | As you will see that already have a 250G SSD that have the OS on but the damn thing keeps filling up! How can I get a list of what is taking up how much space? Thanks |
stuffed (1469) | ||
| 1404491 | 2015-07-12 03:45:00 | Sorry I missed that you have an SSD already didn't read carefully enough. So upgrading the CPU and increasing RAM may be the way to go as paulw said This site states that some i7 3rd generation CPUs are compatible www.cpu-upgrade.com And you can double your RAM according to ASUS www.asus.com https://windirstat.info/ Is what I use to check what is using up space. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1404492 | 2015-07-12 04:13:00 | I wouldn't replace an i7 with the next gen i7, you are unlikely to really notice the difference. The gains between generations are minimal. I'm more of a gamer so video editing isn't my thing but I really can't see any worthwhile upgrades you could do unless more RAM would help with what you do. The whole system looks pretty decent. I also have a 256 GB SSD as my C: drive and haven't managed to fill it up, I'd be looking into that first. If you can't manage the space get a bigger SSD but 250 should be plenty. If you really need or want more power sell it and build a new one, either a 4790K for the big clock boost or a 6 or 8 core E series CPU for the extra threads are the only real CPU upgrades you will get a decent boost from. Anything else will get you a % boost in the single digit range. You could go all out and get a board supporting M.2 and a 512 or 1024GB M.2 SSD if you really want big fast storage. Really though seems like you are looking for an excuse to spend money, I can relate I do that myself. Would love to build a new gaming PC but even though mine is approaching 2 years old there is nothing to be gained yet. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1404493 | 2015-07-12 04:27:00 | Thanks for all that - sorry had forgotten about Windirstat! If there is room any suggestions for a faster 2TB HDD? Just that I feel those 2 that are currently in there are "sluggish" - ok for tossing in large files for storage. Would a USB SS drive be any better for the video processing? As am "very old" think this will be my last PC so want to get it as zippy as possible! Thanks. |
stuffed (1469) | ||
| 1404494 | 2015-07-12 07:41:00 | Fast storage? This sort of thing is as fast as I am aware of. www.computerlounge.co.nz Sit down before you read the price. You could do a RAID 0 array of 2 SSDs. Doubles the chances of failure though. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1404495 | 2015-07-12 10:13:00 | Any mechanical drive will feel sluggish compared to an SSD but you could try the seagate hybrid drives for a compromise. The are fairly quick, reasonably priced, and give SSD like performance for the most frequently accessed files. www.computerlounge.co.nz |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1404496 | 2015-07-12 12:53:00 | Well there is always a professional grade workstation 2 x octacore processors, 128 GB ram, 2 x PCI-E SSDs and a $4000 graphics card and a hardware capture card. $15-20 grand but you will be set for life. :p |
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