need help with 4k editing

[aaron6817]

I wanted to know if my pc can be upgraded to edit 4k content or should i look at building another one
this is what i have
Cooler master HAF 912
Cooler master hyper 212 EVO ,Seasonic G series 550 psu
8 gigs of Gskill Rip jaw ram
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB SSD
WD 160GB HDD
Seagate 500GB HDD
Seagate 1000GB HDD
80GB HD for testing
i7 3770k oc @4.4GHz
Asrock extreme6
2 LG 22EA63T IPS monitors
Win7x64
i know its not top of the line but this it it.

 

[Janus67]

Maybe I'm blind but I don't see what GPU you have in that system.

If the software you use can take advantage of GPU processing you could probably be fine. I'm sure it could edit 4K content, it may just be a little slow compared to today's CPUs that have more cores for multithreading and such. But if the software you use supports editing 4K and if it is GPU-accelerated it may be okay, depending on how quickly you want it to render/edit.

 

[aaron6817]

using on board graphics card, because i am not a gamer. I have vegas 14

 

[TheCheat]

I wanted to know if my pc can be upgraded to edit 4k content or should i look at building another one
this is what i have
Cooler master HAF 912
Cooler master hyper 212 EVO ,Seasonic G series 550 psu
8 gigs of Gskill Rip jaw ram
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB SSD
WD 160GB HDD
Seagate 500GB HDD
Seagate 1000GB HDD
80GB HD for testing
i7 3770k oc @4.4GHz
Asrock extreme6
2 LG 22EA63T IPS monitors
Win7x64
i know its not top of the line but this it it.

You could make this work --- but with all the upgrades you'd need(storage,memory,gpu,and possibly psu as well) -- you might as well just upgrade the whole works.

 

[Janus67]

well video cards aren't just for gaming, my point still stands that if the software you use for editing can take advantage of a graphics card it may be worth the investment, otherwise you're using what you have.

 

[aaron6817]

well with having kids and all, i didn't want to build just yet but may keep it in mind. I know a lot of people try to out do each other when it comes to custom things. I am a middle type guy i don't have to have the top of the line but don't want bottom of the barrel stuff either. I would like to keep it under $1000 for the build if possible. But with parts changing so fast i would not know the first thing about building a 4k editing PC. Everyone feel free to jump in and recommend parts.

 

[aaron6817]

i totally understand that but at the time of my build the on board GPU was enough for my needs at the time.

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So what GPU cards and good for 4k editing. I live near a microcenter so i could purchase and if it doesn't work out i can always return the GPU and start a build.

 

[TheCheat]

i totally understand that but at the time of my build the on board GPU was enough for my needs at the time.

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So what GPU cards and good for 4k editing. I live near a microcenter so i could purchase and if it doesn't work out i can always return the GPU and start a build.

Vegas 15 Pro Recommended Specs (having trouble finding Vegas 14 specs - hopefully not much has changed):

Operating system: Microsoft® Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit) or Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: 2 GHz (multicore or multiprocessor recommended for HD or stereoscopic 3D; 8 cores recommended for 4K)
RAM: 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended; 16 GB recommended for 4K)
Hard drive space: 1.5 GB hard-disk space for program installation; Solid-state disk (SSD) or high-speed multi-disk RAID for 4K media
Graphics card: Supported NVIDIA®, AMD/ATI® or Intel® GPU with at least 512 MB of memory (1 GB recommended for 4K and GPU-accelerated video processing)​

Bump your memory from 8GB to 16GB.
Purchase a SSD for a Scratch Disk (where your 4k media will be stored while you edit it)
Purchase a 4TB+ HDD for 4k video storage (optional, but it wont take long to fill the storage you have)
For GPU, a Geforce GTX 1060 3GB card is a good mid-range card.

 

[aaron6817]

But what about the 8 cores needed.

 

[Janus67]

Your CPU would technically have 8 threads (4c/8t) so it may be OK, probably just that more = better for faster editing/rendering.

 

[trekky]

I would try the 1060, SSD, HDD (maybe get a larger one) and the Ram, if you are not happy with the speed you can upgrade and the only waste is the Ram because new PCs use DDR4, the the GPU, SSD and HDD will transfer to a new PC NP.

 

[aaron6817]

I would try the 1060, SSD, HDD (maybe get a larger one) and the Ram, if you are not happy with the speed you can upgrade and the only waste is the Ram because new PCs use DDR4, the the GPU, SSD and HDD will transfer to a new PC NP.

good advice. thanks what are some good 1060 gpu. Does it matter if the GTX 1060 is overclocked or Ti

 

[trents]

Yeah, your system would benefit from more RAM and a video card to help with the rendering. Those are the two main things I see. Plus, you have all those small capacity storage drives. Fewer but bigger would be better.

 

[caddi daddi]

yup, thecheat has the idea, but bump up to a 6 gig 1060, more cores and more memory= faster rendering.
yes, move to 16, or more gigs of ram.
yes an ssd for a scratch drive.
your cpu will be fine.
I produce blender projects on a 4790K rig with 2 1060 6 gig cards, my msi gaming 1060 card is just the cats meow for quiet, pretty fast rendering, when I use it for that, my evga ssc 1060 is just as fast but LOUD!!!!!!!!

 

[caddi daddi]

you have 3 stars under your name, I think that gives you access to our classifieds there is a 1060 3 gig card for sale there.

 

[trekky]

i think it was sold

 

[Tír na nÓg]

I agree with the above, 16 gigs, SSD for scratch drive and a faster GPU.

No matter if the graphic card is factory overclocked or not: you'll get the same clocks using MSI afterburner or any other GPU overclocking tool.

I believe your CPU is out of warranty. By de-lidding, you can squeeze a couple of hundred MHz out of it...

 

[aaron6817]

good advice. thanks what are some good 1060 gpu. Does it matter if the GTX 1060 is overclocked or Ti

hey been looking at these cards what do you think
EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 GAMING Video Card
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Overclocked 4GB GDDR5 Video Card
ASUS GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Phoenix 4GB GDDR5 Video Card
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5

 

[||Console||]

I remember watching a Vid that showed very little difference with GFX card doing the rendering they had a gtx660 vs 1080 and the difference so very small , but gfx rendering made a big difference vs cpu Im trying to find it now will post if I can find it .

 

[aaron6817]

but what about the cards i listed? All of those are under $200