What are Good pc brands and specs for editing ??

nikko stokes

nikko stokes

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I'm saving up for a new desktop pc for editing.. I haven't had a pc on years .. I currently edit on Mac Pro 13in it's fine but I feel screen is too small .. I know I'm going for 8gb ram and i5 processor.. I'm thinking gateway or asus... Is hp good too ?
 
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If your going for a desktop a lot of people are probably going to suggest building your own (it's not that difficult I heard.) However if you want to buy prebuilt. Asus and HP are both good brands, except HP's laptops, and tablets. Asus is known for quality in their products.

I don't really know specs that well, but I know you would probably want at least 8gigs of RAM, 16gigs is good to (doubt you'll find one that high, but you can buy another 8 or 2 fours and slide them in). Anything more than that, no point. As for CPU/GPU/rest of the computer, no idea.
 
Actually, it will depend on what kind of editing he's doing. If you're into photoshop, then 16gigs might not even be enough if you do it extensively. I've managed to max out my ram in editing my videos, and I don't do all that much to them. So 32 might be a better bet if you're a huge editor.
Other specs to look at are how many cores the cpu you're looking at has. A lot of AMD CPUs will have 6-8 on a lot of the mid-high end cpus. Were as the intel ones will have better performance per core, thus 4 cores would be enough, again, depending on how heavy the editing is. If its heavy and you're set on intel, an i7 with hyperthreading would be your best bet. But if you choose AMD (which is what I have) I'd go for the 8320 and up. I have the 8320 and its amazing what this thing can get done. Just make sure you have a really good cooler, or else you're more than likely to overheat when rendering. So, basically, you're not looking at the brand of computer, so much as the brand of the components and the type of components within the computer. Building your own would for sure be your best bet.
 
DepletedCharge said:
Actually, it will depend on what kind of editing he's doing. If you're into photoshop, then 16gigs might not even be enough if you do it extensively. I've managed to max out my ram in editing my videos, and I don't do all that much to them. So 32 might be a better bet if you're a huge editor.
Other specs to look at are how many cores the cpu you're looking at has. A lot of AMD CPUs will have 6-8 on a lot of the mid-high end cpus. Were as the intel ones will have better performance per core, thus 4 cores would be enough, again, depending on how heavy the editing is. If its heavy and you're set on intel, an i7 with hyperthreading would be your best bet. But if you choose AMD (which is what I have) I'd go for the 8320 and up. I have the 8320 and its amazing what this thing can get done. Just make sure you have a really good cooler, or else you're more than likely to overheat when rendering. So, basically, you're not looking at the brand of computer, so much as the brand of the components and the type of components within the computer. Building your own would for sure be your best bet.
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Great response, where do I build at.. I don't know about mother boards and stuff lol will bestbuy let me custom build lmao.. I think I'll be mid level editing my Mac can basically hold it down now and it's 2.4 ghz lol it's just to small if a screen to edit and do drawings in Wacom tablet
 
nikko stokes said:
Great response, where do I build at.. I don't know about mother boards and stuff lol will bestbuy let me custom build lmao.. I think I'll be mid level editing my Mac can hold it down and it's 2.4 ghz lol it's just small screen
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Newegg would be the place to go. You might want to do a bit of research on YouTube and Google, just to get a feel for things. But its pretty much just adult legos xD its way easier than it may seem. If you have any questions, feel free to message me.
 
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