Computer Upgrade?

ItsTehShadow

ItsTehShadow

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Ok, I've had a look around and theres not a thread that specifically covers what I'm wondering. I'm thinking of getting a computer upgrade soon, and really want it to improve on the video editing side?

Theres a few things I could improve but I'm unsure on whether its the RAM that drives video editing or the CPU, or a mixture of both. Which one is more dominant in the process as I'll upgrade that first :)

Feel free to suggest any ideas for upgrading to make this more suited for video editing:

CPU: Intel i5-3570K 3.5GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon 7950 3GB
RAM: 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB)
PSU: Corsair 750W
HDD: 1TB 7200RPM
SSD: 120GB (For OS/Vegas)
 
If you want faster render times you need to upgrade your CPU and RAM :) But if you want to upgrade something first, choose the CPU, cause 8Gb of RAM is perfect, I have 16Gb, and its perfect for rendering, but 8 is good until you have the money to upgrade, so CPU first :)
 
hey i think those are good settings.
for video editing you need a good gpu, cpu. enough ram aaand what sometimes gets forgotten: a fast hdd
so the ssd is a good desicion for the system partition.
in your case i think all those components are good. you only could choose a intel i7 cpu. but i think the i5 should be enough :)
 
GafferGames said:
so CPU first :)
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Alrighty, is the i7 - 3770K a good idea then, the only thing that bothers me is that its still 3.5GHz? I would go for the newer models coming out, but that requires me to get a whole new motherboard as its on a new socket :confused:[DOUBLEPOST=1369046996,1369046890][/DOUBLEPOST]
vnaeess said:
hey i think those are good settings.
for video editing you need a good gpu, cpu. enough ram aaand what sometimes gets forgotten: a fast hdd
so the ssd is a good desicion for the system partition.
in your case i think all those components are good. you only could choose a intel i7 cpu. but i think the i5 should be enough :)
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The systems great atm, but I'm getting a new HDD to store video files on soon so I thought I might see if I can speed up rendering times a bit. It still takes me a while to render somethings so any speed increase would be great :)
 
ItsTehShadow said:
Alrighty, is the i7 - 3770K a good idea then, the only thing that bothers me is that its still 3.5GHz? I would go for the newer models coming out, but that requires me to get a whole new motherboard as its on a new socket :confused:
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While it may be the same clock speed, there are many factors while make the i7 3770k superior to the i5 3570k. But if it bothers you, you can overclock it, I have a friend who got his to a max of 5GHz :)[DOUBLEPOST=1369047103,1369047035][/DOUBLEPOST]
vnaeess said:
hey i think those are good settings.
for video editing you need a good gpu, cpu. enough ram aaand what sometimes gets forgotten: a fast hdd
so the ssd is a good desicion for the system partition.
in your case i think all those components are good. you only could choose a intel i7 cpu. but i think the i5 should be enough :)
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SSD is a very good choice for rendering, just need to remember that it doesn't have much space, and its really expensive.
Also depending on your editing software, the GPU may not actually affect it :)
 
GafferGames said:
While it may be the same clock speed, there are many factors while make the i7 3770k superior to the i5 3570k. But if it bothers you, you can overclock it, I have a friend who got his to a max of 5GHz :)
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I'd have a look into that CPU then. I'd looked into overclocking but that would also mean a new cooler for the CPU, and then the long process of checking for instability. Not sure I'm quite confident enough to do that without thinking I'll fry it or something :p
 
ItsTehShadow said:
I'd have a look into that CPU then. I'd looked into overclocking but that would also mean a new cooler for the CPU, and then the long process of checking for instability. Not sure I'm quite confident enough to do that without thinking I'll fry it or something :p
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Well, for overclocking you need to make sure you have a compatible motherboard eg the ASUS Z7787-X is a good choice. Also you need about a 600W power supply, but I'd personally go 850W just to be safe. And also, if you don't wanna fry it, just push it to 4-4.5, and that should be pretty stable :) Also, there are really good cheap liquid cooler options available :)
 
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