What to upgrade for better performance?

[GamerKeebzy]

:O

and it is working fine? Whats your video editor?

i've got a couple, windows movie maker, powerdirector 11 and sony vegas pro 11

 

[IftiBashir]

Pretty simple answer.....

If you are looking to increase performance while editing, ie. make editing as smooth as possible, then the CPU has nothing to do with it, look at upgrading your RAM, and then possibly the GPU as a secondary option.

If you want to make rendering and exporting the video as fast as possible, then its definitely the CPU. Depending on which software you use, some software can offload rendering to the GPU as well, but as a general rule for faster rendering its the CPU that wants upgrading.

 

[Andrew Flint]

Pretty simple answer.....

If you are looking to increase performance while editing, ie. make editing as smooth as possible, then the CPU has nothing to do with it, look at upgrading your RAM, and then possibly the GPU as a secondary option.

If you want to make rendering and exporting the video as fast as possible, then its definitely the CPU. Depending on which software you use, some software can offload rendering to the GPU as well, but as a general rule for faster rendering its the CPU that wants upgrading.

I agree here, the more cores and more powerful the cores of the processor the faster and smoother rendering and editing will be. the GPU will then help rendering if you get editing software like Premiere Pro where you can set the GPU to help with rendering.

P.S. I'm so jealous you have a Drobo 5D IftiBashir I really want one but no way will I ever be able to afford the £700 or so price :')

 

[OzTalksHw]

So, If I am looking for my PC to be smoother WHILST editing, then upgrading the CPU is the way to go?

 

[Andrew Flint]

So, If I am looking for my PC to be smoother WHILST editing, then upgrading the CPU is the way to go?

I would first work out how much better the new CPU is going to be.. whats the Current duel core? in GHz and whats the new Quad core in GHz?

 

[OzTalksHw]

My current one is a Phenom 555 3.2 Ghz, the one I am looking at right now is a Phenom II x6 2.7 GHz.

 

[Andrew Flint]

My current one is a Phenom 555 3.2 Ghz, the one I am looking at right now is a Phenom II x6 2.7 GHz.

sounds like it would be work it I would do for it it would make pretty much anything you do run a little nicer and should speed up rendering as well

 

[OzTalksHw]

Thank you! I guess that's my choice then.

 

[Andrew Flint]

Thank you! I guess that's my choice then.

if you end up getting another upgrade after.. I personally would go for the RAM as it will the multitasking run even smoother while you're rendering and well just generally using the computer

 

[OzTalksHw]

So I guess the graphics card has the least affect when it comes to video editing.

Right?