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stev0 · 09-22-2006, 09:35 PM

I'm wondering what components make the most difference in a video editing PC...

I've got an amd64 4000+ laptop with 1 gig of ram and an ATI X600 128mb in it and it edits/renders videos faster than my AMD 3000+ desktop with 1 gig ram and a nvidia geforce 6800 256mb.

Is the CPU the main factor here? or does the video card come into play much?

I dont know whether to build on the desktop (adding ram and what not) or just build a new one from scratch with a dual core CPU and a ton of ram. With all these new processors out lately (pentium d's, opteron's, etc) im not too sure what the benifits and disadvantages of each type are.

I'm tired of having to wait while i chop through 700mb divx and mov files.

09-22-2006, 09:35 PM
stev0 Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 6,801	Best system specs for the a video editing PC? I'm wondering what components make the most difference in a video editing PC... I've got an amd64 4000+ laptop with 1 gig of ram and an ATI X600 128mb in it and it edits/renders videos faster than my AMD 3000+ desktop with 1 gig ram and a nvidia geforce 6800 256mb. Is the CPU the main factor here? or does the video card come into play much? I dont know whether to build on the desktop (adding ram and what not) or just build a new one from scratch with a dual core CPU and a ton of ram. With all these new processors out lately (pentium d's, opteron's, etc) im not too sure what the benifits and disadvantages of each type are. I'm tired of having to wait while i chop through 700mb divx and mov files.