What's the best pc set up for video editing if you have NO money concerns.

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Sorry,, I have no concerns about money(dont be mad) but i don't wan't to build one from scratch,, I dont want to type it twice but,,, what;s the best comp.. for vid editing,,, laptop or desktop.... don't be mad but i'm getting both... and i have both:rolleyes::confused: and i love you al


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  • Profile picture of the author PPC-Coach
    I've got one of these:

    Mach V Desktop Computers for Gaming and Business | Falcon Northwest

    Best computer I've ever owned. 2 years after I bought it the one video card started to go. They replaced BOTH video cards for free and the new cards were top of line, way better then the originals.

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  • Profile picture of the author Pamellalovely
    Simply both is good for video editing but i don not understand why you have ask this question... I think there is no concern between video editing with the computer...
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    • Profile picture of the author NicheMayhem
      The "best" setup is dependent upon a few things. What software you plan to use plays a huge factor and what type of videos you make as well. Like me for example, I develop videos for my clients using a 3D environment typically. After modeling a scene in many small parts I need to render each part and combine. Compression is almost always MP4 and must be small enough a file size which I can easily send out and they can upload. Especially since the "upload" sites which give me plenty of room to get big files to my clients may be getting taken down as time goes on.

      Originally, I had to set everything up to render overnight or plan on not being able to do any work while my PC rendered the scenes. What had the most impact on my productivity was building myself a second machine. One specifically used just for rendering. That way I can send the raw setup to the render machine and continue working. Once all the parts have rendered I usually swap all the project files back over to my main machine and build the scene with after effects and Sony Vegas which neither really benefit from huge amounts of RAM.

      My render machine is a 6 core AMD with 10GBs of DDR3 RAM. A single GeForce NVIDIA DDR5 video card and two 1TB WD hard drives. It is able to render a 4GB uncompressed video file in about 2 hours and the limitations it has are software based not hardware based.

      Those builder sites can wow you with big numbers and all seem to love Intel but frankly, after actually getting into PC repair and going forward with my passion (3D studio) I have found the brands which last and the power needed to accommodate my software is much less expensive.

      Not that this is a tech forum but my best advice is to seek out an AMD machine at least. Intel and AMD released the new 6 core processors around the same time, AMD's was $299 and Intel's was $999 for no apparent reason at all. They both ran at the same speed, same power consumption etc. In my experience (10 years in repair) Intel sucks and fails more often. The Intel boards and CPUs both seem to always be the ones that come through our doors with a failure or arrived brand new and DOA.

      If you have the studio software designed specifically to utilize 16GBs plus of RAM then have at it but the mainstream editing software benefit more from lots of storage rather then memory. That may change within the next 5 years which is about the life cycle of a video editing machine built with quality brands. My opinion, it is better to build with expansion in mind rather then build to the maximum of today's hardware capabilities. That way when the software side catches up to the hardware you can swap in fresh new parts and continue on about your merry editing way.

      These builder sites like the guys who build the Mach V mentioned above and say iBuyPower for example are gaming based. They know their stuff don't get me wrong but from what I see, they slap a nice looking decal on a high tech looking case and make a ton of money with the same parts that are in my normal looking rendering machine. As far as editing video, the real benefit is in knowing what brands stand up to it because believe it or not gaming is less resource intensive then editing and rendering video. Couple that with lots of storage and you are good to go. You might benefit more from having someone build you one in respect to the points I have made here rather then going with a $3500 gamer.

      Hmm....maybe I have a new service to go research. lol

      Just my .27 cents.
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      • Profile picture of the author Witty
        Core i7 & ATI Radeon Crossfire.

        Unbelievable performance.
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