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dltrev
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November 18, 2018
Question

Will upgrading my laptop to an SSD and 32gb of ram help out with choppy playback while editing 4k?

  • November 18, 2018
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Hey Guys,

I currently have a laptop with an i7 7700hq, gtx1050ti, 8gb ram, and a 1tb HDD. The hard drive makes my computer pretty slow so I was thinking of getting a 1tb SSD in order to speed things up, and upgrading my ram to 32gb. I do quite a lot of 4k editing every week, as well as Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, and illustrator. My main problem is with premiere pro, as it is a nightmare to edit 4k with additional color grading and other effects. The playback is choppy, and the application often does the "program is not responding" or force quits. I set the playback at 1/8th resolution and is often still very very choppy. I was wondering if upgrading to an SSD and more ram would help. I'd prefer saving money and spending less money on 16gb of ddr4 ram, but I'm willing to spend more for 32gb if it will help out my workflow.

Thanks

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    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    November 18, 2018

    Moved to the Hardware forum.

    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    November 18, 2018

    You may be able to edit with proxies after you upgrade the RAM and adding the SSD.

    You probably will also need to upgrade your processor and if you do that, you will need to upgrade the graphics card.