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[M4wdFab]

its been two decades since i bought a video card, what would be good specs to use for sourcing an economical machine today?

[luvmyxj]

any amd threadripper cpu, radeon rx 6900 gpu ,64 gig of 3600 ram, 1tb of m.2 hard drive

[Ryan]

I have a AMD Ryzen 7 2700x 32gb of DDR4 ram and a 1060 video card. It is plenty for video editing. I think the 1660 is the replacement for the 1060 card now.

I can render and still use the computer.

[M]

Hot deal - JUMP ON THIS.

https://slickdeals.net/f/14756575-dell-xps-8940-desktop-i5-10400-16gb-ram-256gb-nvme-ssd-1tb-hdd-rtx-2060-790-free-shipping?v=1

Dell XPS 8940 Desktop: i5-10400 (6 core, 12 threads), 16GB RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, 1TB HDD, RTX 2060 $790 + Free Shipping

Dell has the New XPS 8940 Intel Core i5-10400 6-Core Mini Tower Gaming Desktop with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, 16GB RAM, 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Boot SSD + 1TB Hard Drive for $790.00 with Free Shipping after coupon code: "DTXPSAFF016" (ends soon). This is a recurring deal with a new code and an upgrade to the RTX 2060.

I removed Premium Support and added Basic Hardware Support to bring the PC from $799.99 to $790.00. Premium Support is a subscription at $9.99/month thereafter if you don't remove it.
The second coupon code shown in the images (NDAR2DFREE) was automatically added when I logged into my Dell Advantage account providing free (-$15) upgrade to Expedited Shipping.

[mr.mindless]

Wow, I second that for certain. Tempted to grab myself but I DO NOT need a third new computer.

[luvmyxj]

Newegg has had almost exact same setup for over $100 less that I've shared with Tom the difference there being a 1660 vs the 2060 which gives no benefit to video editing

[M4wdFab]

hmm, i think i spent too much this first week of unemployment already- haha.  thanks for info- i want to do some research.  a new machine is def a want and not a need right now. 

[M4wdFab]

got the new 10TB drive loaded up- is 20mb/sec expected?  seems kinda slow lol  i guess i could check if the USB port is a 2.0 or 3.0 im using. not sure there are about 8 on this machine.

[M]

That's slow as hell and will cause video editing issues if you work from it.

What speed's the hdd? 5.4krpm?

[M4wdFab]

i got this one in the 10TB

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G3QMPB5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

one of the reviews said sustained 100mb/s which i had read before buying

[luvmyxj]

Do you mean slow as in transferring from PC to hd, or editing speeds? If your working on a project you should have the files on your main drive ,then transfer to the external once your done

[M4wdFab]

that sounds super annoying and not what i had planned.


transfer from SD to PC
edit on PC
render
transfer project to external
move raw files to external

then if you want to resume editing, its a remapping cluster to individually map each clip location. 


fail.

[mr.mindless]

https://www.diyphotography.net/how-to-use-blackmagic-disk-speed-test-on-a-pc/

Evaluate speed and video resolution support with Black Magic Speed Test. I guess it’s a little annoying to install on windows.

Working off externals that are quick enough is perfectly acceptable IMO

[M4wdFab]

ok still cranking on this process.


I think i need to up grade my PC, and my transfer device of microSD to WD Elements 10TB HD.  still only seeing 10-14MB/s data transfer.  takes about 25min to get files from gopro card to HD for editing (meh)

im using openshot editor which seems to fit my needs.  i cant view 1080 at 16x though so that adds some faith in editing.  rendering a 10-20 min video is now pushing 4hours with an unusable PC during that time. 


im really ignorant on this computer stuff- i have tried to research but its an endless loop of decisions.  i guess im looking for something adequate in the sub 800$ range or cheaper to fund a newer go pro next. 


any suggestions - links to deals?

like this but more RAM and better GPU?
https://www.amazon.com/iBUYPOWER-Computer-Desktop-Trace-9310/dp/B08FPL6S4Y/ref=asc_df_B08FPL6S4Y/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459641872450&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3644600563241062495&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9005654&hvtargid=pla-974366190155&th=1

[mr.mindless]

I’d look for a used gaming PC with 16gb ram and a 1070 for a bit less money than that and it will be 10x faster than what you’re using.

Wish I had fresh hand me downs but nothing is getting replaced yet.