Sci/Tech Please help me pick out comp sys reqs for video editing

kaladin stormblessed · Sep 10, 2017

Watching a bunch of youtube videos now. So far I've got

- ssd instead of sata
- 16gb ram
- highEST processor u can afford. Are i7 good?
- usb3 memory card reader
- discrete GPU

What avout rhe number on the disk. 120gb 256gb,shit like that?

Will have more questions. ThaNK you in advanced, comp wizards

Shinkicker · Sep 10, 2017

Can you wait until the hurricane is over, ffs?

Shinkicker · Sep 10, 2017

La Paix · Sep 10, 2017

@zrg3g521v should know some answers.

Splinty · Sep 10, 2017

@Belobog fix this man

SuperPig · Sep 10, 2017

I7 is fine. AMD has some sweet new processors though.
Get a big ass SSD if you can swing it. Although it's a bit unnecessary get a TB.
Get all of the RAMs. All of them.

kaladin stormblessed · Sep 10, 2017

willthiswork said:
I7 is fine. AMD has some sweet new processors though.
Get a big ass SSD if you can swing it. Although it's a bit unnecessary get a TB.
Get all of the RAMs. All of them.

Gracias

I'm at least a year off of doing 4k vlogs and shit btw. This is a comp I plan on using abut 2 years and then giving to my nephew

kaladin stormblessed · Sep 10, 2017

Been watching videos all morning. This is one of the shortest yet best so far

And she's hot

Team Bisping · Sep 10, 2017

Most of the new AMD line-ups are really good....check out AMD Ryzen 1700 or 1800, normally come with wraith cooler. so save money that way.

I recommend using pcpartpicker.com to help you build it.

Though you can always pick up a barebones build...either just a motherboard build or one with case / psu etc.

If i were building a new comp, i'd go with Ryzen CPU and a pick a relatively good GPU like RX 480 / 580

kaladin stormblessed · Sep 10, 2017

Yall think this one could hold me over for a couple years?

This is what I've been using for th3 last year. And it's terrible
- 2.2ghz i3
- 4gb ram

Splinty · Sep 10, 2017

Kaladin Stormblessed said:
Yall think this one could hold me over for a couple years?

This is what I've been using for th3 last year. And it's terrible
- 2.2ghz i3
- 4gb ram

I video edit on a similar machine.
You can never have enough RAM or processor.
Some SSD are better than others. The Samsung EVO series is the go-to.

That machine will be DRAMATICALLY better than your current machine.

IschKabibble · Sep 10, 2017

Been awhile since I built a PC. The one I built in 2013 (i7-4790K + 980 Ti) has kept up with everything I've thrown at it since. I keep telling myself I'll build a new one for Half-Life 3, but I've officially given up on that dream.

This would work well for video editing:

View: https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-6800K-Processor-FC-LGA14A-BX80671I76800K/dp/B01FJLA8NI

View: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Z170-K-ATX-DDR4-Motherboards/dp/B012NH08B8/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1505069529&sr=1-2&keywords=LGA+2011&refinements=p_n_feature_six_browse-bin%3A2057506011

View: https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-HyperX-32-HX421C14FBK2/dp/B01D8U29CA/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1505067505&sr=8-9&keywords=DDR4-2133

View: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-03G-P4-6160-KR/dp/B01KUADE3O/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1505069115&sr=1-5&keywords=geforce+970

Ted Williams' head · Sep 10, 2017

Logical Increments, the PC Builder's Friend

This is a really great, comprehensive list.

I bought an iMac for video editing in 2012 and I'm still using it today for Adobe Premiere/Photoshop/Illustrator/After Effects/etc, as well as 3D software like C4D and Maya. i7 and bought 32GB ram.

IschKabibble · Sep 10, 2017

I needed to stripe two SSDs to capture raw 1080p. Not sure if that's overkill for what you're doing.

Standard RAID levels - Wikipedia

kaladin stormblessed · Sep 10, 2017

Splinty said:
I video edit on a similar machine.
You can never have enough RAM or processor.
Some SSD are better than others. The Samsung EVO series is the go-to.

That machine will be DRAMATICALLY better than your current machine.

I honestly think I'll be able to do stuff in half the time, or more likely, do twice the work

My current 300 dollar laptop is frozen more often than not (let alone the rendering time)

Appreciate the feedback!