Elpixion
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ok so you don't have a lot of money but you still want to edit HD videos? well this guide may help you
first up: choosing a build design
there is only 2 decisions when choosing a build design
but with a even mediocre monitor keyboard and mouse, your still gonna be spending another 100 bucks at least! with the laptop you get all the components there (even if the trackpad is terrible *shudders*) although desktop is more up gradable you can still find a SSD and ram upgrade for laptop almost always! another thing: laptops are portable making video editing on-the-go easier. but laptops are not as powerful and depending on your power settings can drain battery fast or not get enough performance
Anyway once you have chosen your build type you must decide "what type of processor will i need?" for desktops you can go as low as a Pentium 4 (but i recommend 8 or more gigs of ram more on that later) and as high as a i9 extreme edition, laptops however there Pentium and dual core processors are not nearly as powerful as there desktop counterparts so i recommenced an i3 for light 720P editing (such as trimming and small fix ups) and an i5 for anything higher, i don't recommend an i7 for laptops as that is just higher costs for a not to decent performance boost, (if you want laptop i7 performance get a i3 desktop)
Now onto the second most important thing: RAM (Random Access Memory) i personally have 4GB of DDR3 ram and it works fine!. 2GB is way to low, 4GB is the minimum 8 is the sweet spot and 12+ is overkill the speed only really matters like this: DDR2 or bellow = bad DDR3 or higher = good
Now onto graphics If all your doing is light editing then you can get away with the integrated graphics but anything more and you should get a dedicated card/chip (at least 1GB of Vram)
Lastly: storage this will depend on what you store ON the computer if you plan to keep everything on the computer than get a 2TB hard drive if you are like me and back up/sync folders then a 500GB hard drive will be fine (but get a 2TB external hard drive)
I hope this guide has helped you if so leave a like and let me know!
first up: choosing a build design
there is only 2 decisions when choosing a build design
- Laptop
- Desktop
but with a even mediocre monitor keyboard and mouse, your still gonna be spending another 100 bucks at least! with the laptop you get all the components there (even if the trackpad is terrible *shudders*) although desktop is more up gradable you can still find a SSD and ram upgrade for laptop almost always! another thing: laptops are portable making video editing on-the-go easier. but laptops are not as powerful and depending on your power settings can drain battery fast or not get enough performance
Anyway once you have chosen your build type you must decide "what type of processor will i need?" for desktops you can go as low as a Pentium 4 (but i recommend 8 or more gigs of ram more on that later) and as high as a i9 extreme edition, laptops however there Pentium and dual core processors are not nearly as powerful as there desktop counterparts so i recommenced an i3 for light 720P editing (such as trimming and small fix ups) and an i5 for anything higher, i don't recommend an i7 for laptops as that is just higher costs for a not to decent performance boost, (if you want laptop i7 performance get a i3 desktop)
Now onto the second most important thing: RAM (Random Access Memory) i personally have 4GB of DDR3 ram and it works fine!. 2GB is way to low, 4GB is the minimum 8 is the sweet spot and 12+ is overkill the speed only really matters like this: DDR2 or bellow = bad DDR3 or higher = good
Now onto graphics If all your doing is light editing then you can get away with the integrated graphics but anything more and you should get a dedicated card/chip (at least 1GB of Vram)
Lastly: storage this will depend on what you store ON the computer if you plan to keep everything on the computer than get a 2TB hard drive if you are like me and back up/sync folders then a 500GB hard drive will be fine (but get a 2TB external hard drive)
I hope this guide has helped you if so leave a like and let me know!
I'm sure lots of members will find it useful. ^_^