Video Hardware

I am building a new pc for $1000, but what to buy? Should I get intel or amd? What graphics Card. Need help of what to buy. Going to be using after effects and premiere. I want to order everything tomorrow.

Lenovo Flex 5 2-in-1 Laptop: Core i7-8550U2GB NVIDIA GeForce 940MX Graphics16GB DDR4 RAM1.0TB Hard Drive + 256GB SSD 8th Generation Intel Core i7-8550U Processor I just want to do light editing, but the playback is very bad and the programs will freeze at times.I dialed back all the settings for playback. Is there anything else I am doing wrong?

Having looked around the web for some assistance, there seems to be good reason for 3 SSD drives to run PP efficiently  (good resource from Puget Systems) 1 for O/S and programs, 1 for Media Cache & Scratch Drive, 1 for Project & Source Media, then a large HDD or RAID for archiving. All good. I now want to implement this on an HP Z600 workstation with 2x Xeon processors and 48Gb of RAM. It is for short 4K stock footage sequences (around 1min in length), so nothing too demanding. I already have 1x 1Tb SSD for the O/S and programs, and a large HDD for archiving. Could somebody give an informed opinion of how big the other 2 drive need to be? Min Size and Max Size, and a bit of an explanation if possible. Many thanks in anticipationWB 

Hi gang!I’ve been working on the 3D animation and Motion Graphics field for ages. Believe it or not, I’m still using my dual Dell 24” 1080p monitors from ten years ago. These are actually LCD and not even LED! lol. I think the monitors are 2408WFPb monitors.Anyway, the time has come for an upgrade. I want to get a set of 27”.I’ve ready many times the Adobe Suite doesn’t play nicely on 4K and everything is too small to see. As such, I am leaning towards a 1440p which is in between and allows me to see a full 1080p image onscreen with some additional space for the interface. However, I also don't want to buy a monitor with a resolution that will be obsolete in a year or two. So I'm torn between the two.Color is very important! Specifically to be able to see a full gamut with deep blacks and bright whites.I like Dell. For color, I’ve been told some of the best are the Dell Ultrasharps and the BenQ monitors. I know they should be IPS panels.Last but not least I guess the budget I’d like to

Anyone try out the brand new (late) 2019 Mac Pro with Premiere yet? Does it take advangage of the GFX cards and Afterburner card?

 I have a question if you don't mind. I am building a new PC and want 3 drives one for software and OS ,one for media and project files, and the third for scratch and cache. I also i well have a large hard drive to keep all my other stuff.where do i export my finished move to? which drive?

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Hi, all.  I do some very intensive Premiere Pro projects day in and day out, so I just built up a powerful new 3970x system and have gotten some learnings so far that I thought I'd share.  My system: 3970x overlocked by 200MHz using AMD Master software; Gigabyte TRX40 Designare board; 128GB 14-14-14 3200MHz RAM; 4 NVME drives in RAID 0 for media files via Gibabyte Aorus M2 card; 3 separate NVME drives for project files, media cache, and software/OS; old 1080ti GPU; backup RAID 10 array on spinning drives.   My typical workload: 2 or 3 10-bit h264 150mbps VLOG streams in multicam, with LUTs applied across entire footage; 6 to 10 audio tracks; noise reduction on 3% - 20% of clips; ProDad Mercalli on 3% - 15% of footage; moderate use of other effects.  Footage comes in at 4K, and because some lenses are anamorphic, often end up being scaled/interpolate up to about 5K when desqueezed. Learning 1: Exports are extremely fast!  Wow! Learning 2

Hello 😄I'm a beginner and I work with Photo editing, Video editing, Graphic Designer and 3d (Animation, Modeling...) and web design.I want to buy monitor for Photo editing, Video editing for color correction + color grading. Also, for 3d.What brand to take from monitor for Photo editing, Video editing for color correction + color grading, 3d, web design?Finally, Do monitors LG, Samsung, Dell are good? Αnd what to look for in the specifications?

I have installed adobe premier pro CS5.5, but when i open new project vedio rendering and play back option is inactive, i cant change it to CUDA or OPEN GL option. My PC details as below.1. Intel coffee lake core i5 8600k 3.60-4.30GHz, 6core, 9Mb cache LGA1151 8th gen.2. A data 8gb ddr4 2400 bus desktop ram3. Intel 545s 128gb m.2 2280 sataiii ssd drive4. Dell s2214h 21.5 inch full hd ips borderless monitor with built in speaker (1xHDMI, 1xVGA) 5. Digital x 650va ups6. Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GT 1030 OC 2gb ddr5 graphics card7. Gigabyte b360 Aorus gaming 3 wifi 8th gen LGA 1151 socket mainboard8. Thermaltech w0423re litepower black 450w non moduler power supply When open new project, screenshot is like that: How to active the rendere of this option, should i change my hardware or not?

UPDATE: Looks like I made a mistake while moving the original post. The original question is in the second post.   Hi Arjen_van_der_Wal,   In my opinion, replacing the HDD with the SSD will surely help but that can be expensive as you stated in your post. I think you need expert advice from our hardware gurus so I am moving this post to the hardware community.   Thanks, Rameez

Hello guys, I would like to buy an iMac 27'' 5k retina 2019 so I have few questions.The configuration I aim for is this:All-In-One-PC, OS X 64 Bit68.6 cm (27.0") Display, 5120 x 2880Intel Core™ i9-9900KF 8x 3.60 GHzAMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 8.0 GB40 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD So my question is about the processor: -- Should I buy 9900K or 9900KF ? I use this iMac mostly with Photoshop + Lightroom and also Premier. Thank you

Hello,I would like to buy a new PC to work with Premiere and sometimes AE. The image quality of the material that I use usually does not exceed 1080p. I already did some research and settled for the following components: CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 3800XGPU:MSI GeForce RTX2070 Armor 8GBRAM:G.SKill TridentZ RGB 32GBHARD-DRIVES:1) Crucial MX500 500GB, SATA (CT500MX500SSD1)2) Crucial MX500 1TB, SATA (CT1000MX500SSD1) Can anybody give me some feedback? Is it ok? to little? to much? Did I miss something important?I really have no idea 🙂 Thanks in advance!Marius

I have had good playback on my 2013 PC system with 6 core and GTX 680 running Premiere Pro (14.0.0) but now it is choppy on fast forward. Using PP (13.1.5) there is no problem. It seems like the latest version does not like my GPU. 

Hello Everyone.   If I am using my Sony PXW-Z150, and Have the Camera HDMI To the Tascam HDMI IN, and From Tascam HDMI OUT to any Monitor, I can easily press Start Record and Stop Record from my Camcorder, and Therefore, Tascam Recorder Starts, and Stops Recording at the same time. This is a very good feature for syncing. But, when I use my Canon 5d Mark 4, It does not work. I have contacted Tascam, and they told me that Canon 5d Mark 4 Is compatible, and it should work. Any help Please Thank you very much.   {Mod note: Moved to more appropriate forum}

Hi there, I've been having a problem where my Dell XPS15 9570 would go to sleep whenever the system starts to exert itself, both during playback and/or exporting. If it's a low resolution video it's usually alright, but when it goes onto 4K footage and/or HD with a lot of effects it'll just go to sleep on its own. Anyone has the same problem and knows how to fix this problem?

Hey just curious if you have resolved the errors you were having? Do you think it's worth the extra $400 to upgrade to 64gb vs 32gb? Any insight is appreciated as I'm looking to upgrade my computer. Thanks! 

2 years ago I bought a budget editing PC with the idea that I'd upgrade as needed. Recently, I've been working with 4k r3d and braw footage and having frequent lagging and crashes. I'd rather not edit offline if I can reasonably avoid it, so I'm looking for the smartest upgrades to make.Current Specs:CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz [3.7GHz Turbo] Quad-Core 16MB L3 CacheHDD: 240GB WD Green SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 540MB/s Read and 465MB/s for OS and programsMirrored Seagate 2TB BarraCuda SATA 6Gb/s for mediaMEMORY: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/2400MHz Dual Channel MemoryMOTHERBOARD: ASRock AB350 Pro4 AM4 ATX w/ RGB, Realtek LAN, 2 PCIex16, 4 PCIe x1, 6 SATA3, 2 M.2 SATA/PCIeDoubling my RAM seems like the most logical step, but after researching I have 3 questions.1) Is my CPU up to the task? One whit paper I read suggested at least 12 cores for editing 4k r3d footage.2) Will 32GB memory be enough? I currently have 2 8gb sticks so adding 2 more would be easy. But do I really need 4 16gb sticks?3) Would

Dell XPS 8930 Tower Desktop - 8th Gen. Intel Core i7-8700 6-Core up to 4.60 GHz, 16GB DDR4 Memory, 256GB SSD + 2TB SATA Hard Drive, 4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti, DVD Burner, Windows 10, BlackWill this matching workforce a beginner wanting to make logos animation logos and short video editing. Thanks in advance  

Intel Core i5-6200UNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M (2GB DDR3)17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), TNHDD/SSD1TB HDD, 5400 rpmRAM16GB 

hello would someone have a recommendation for a special "film" 2TB SSD (SATA6 formfactor, internal, JBOD raid, "T3" from "caldigit", thunderbolt 2) for 4k workflow in premiere pro CC2020? i am asking, cause i thought, that the consumer (TLC) ssd´s are not suitable for a heavy workflow, where large files are written to disc every minute, and one project has 500GB footage? overall at least 1TB data read/write per working day (8h), for commercial movies, cutting and colorgrading, source footage will come from very different cameras, drones ect.. only in 4k. i ve read, i need a "Pro" SSD, is that true?and the buffer in consumer ssd´s is not suitable, maybe, as full very fast and then the ssd is probably slower. - better SLC or MLC than TLC- 3D VNand important? otherwise i will get the "samsung 860 Pro 2TB" thanks  

I have a Dell Optiplex 9010 with an i7 3770, 8gb ram and 2 SATA SSDs (one for programs/OS, another for raw footage). Playback performance is tolerable in Premiere Pro 2019 editing 1080p footage, until I add effects - I assume my integrated graphics (Intel HD 4000) are bogging down. Task manager indicates I am not running out of memory. I tried installing a GT 1030 (my PCIE slot only takes cards up to 50 watts) and the mercury playback engine claimed CUDA acceleration was available. However, playback was impossible and task manager shows CUDA cores are not being utilised. Would a 4gb RX 550 be a good purchase, or perhaps upgrading to 16gb ram? How about using an older version of premiere pro (does the 2017 version utilise at GT 1030 - Nvidia advertised Premiere Pro performance boosts in their marketing material). Any help much appreciated.

My Macbook Pro has just given up the fight after only 4 years.  I am conisdering going back to a windows laptop.  I own the full CS 4.0 suite for windows that was not compatible with my Mac computer so i used CS on my mac.  I will be using my older CS Adobe Suite but might upgrade to using the upgraded subscription Suite later. I am considering a 14" 2 in 1 laptop that has an integrated GPU.  The larger computers can be had with discrete GPUs.  How much would a laptop lacking a better GPU suffer when processing Premier Pro files? THis i the laptop I am conisdering. https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/yoga/yoga-900-series/Lenovo-Yoga-C940-14IIL/p/88YGC901221 I would have at leastcore i716GB of ram  

So, I'm planning on buying the i9 9900KF,  however someone told me the 9900KF wouldn't be compatible with Premiere Pro, and that only the KS and K are supported. (because KF doesn't have a build-in graphics card)  I use a RTX 2080 TI, so because of that I won't need to CPU's Graphics Card. 

Hello fellow time wizards, I am part of a multi-person editing team and we are upgrading our workstations to something that will actually run without agging and loading for hours... and hopefully something we could edit 4k+ on.   Please if you have experience with this stuff leave me some feedback! I need to order the parts by Friday.   CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8GHz 12-Core Processor ($579.99)CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 AM4 ($74.90)Motherboard: ASUS Pro WS X570-ACE ATX AM4 ($364.95)GPU: NVIDIA RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB - MSI Gaming X Trio ($749.99)Memory: 64GB (4 x 16GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 CL16 ($302.54)Storage SSD: Samsung 860 QVO 4TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($449.99)Storage PCIe-SSD: Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 1TB M.2 Solid State Drive ($199.99)Storage HDD: Seagate IronWolf 8TB, 3.5" ($209.99)Power Supply: Corsair RMx Series RM650x 650W ATX 2.4 Power Supply ($117.99)Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 Titanium Big Tower Case ($138.37)Total: $3188.70     Thanks