How much RAM and what computer specs do I need for 4K video editing?

[hassan_5202]

Hi everyone,

I want to start editing 4K videos, but I'm not sure about the computer specs.

Can someone plz tell me what the minimum specs I should have are? How much RAM do I actually need?

[kglad]

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html

[John T Smith]

My build from 2021 that works with 4k video - this is ONE example

Intel i9 https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i9-10900k-core-i9-10th-gen/p/N82E16819118122

Motherboard https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Prime-Z490-P/dp/B07ZT3F95V/

64Gig Ram https://www.amazon.com/TEAMGROUP-3200MHz-PC4-25600-Unbuffered-Computer/dp/B086X2FYW9/

GTX 1650 https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GeForce-128-Bit-Graphics-G165D6AIC1/dp/B08GL81369/

TEAMGROUP 512Gig SSD for Windows and programs and usual MS Office Documents files

500Gig SSD Temporary work files and output when creating new video files

1T SSD Video and sound files from camera and other sources

Tower Case https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Gaming-Computer-THOR-V2-W/dp/B005XUAAP2

CPU Cooler https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-ACFRE00052A-Freezer-Pressure-Optimised-Technology/dp/B07LGSDQC2

DVD Writer https://www.amazon.com/Lite-Internal-Drive-Optical-IHAS124-14/dp/B00ERJXTE4/

850watt https://www.newegg.com/cooler-master-mwe-gold-850-v2-mpe-8501-afaag-us-850w/p/N82E16817171180

[Peru Bob]

See here:

https://www.pugetsystems.com/solutions/video-editing-workstations/adobe-premiere-pro/hardware-recomm...

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