Current Advice on Hardware?

I've just started doing some pretty basic videos for projects at work. It's turned out to be very effective for getting attention to projects that otherwise would languish. I'd love to do more ambitious editing but my work computer struggles with even pretty minimal video editing software. I'm happy to put out some cash on a good rig for editing both for work and personal projects. The only results I find for advice on hardware are a couple years old. Does anybody have advice on good computer rigs from the selection currently available?

Thanks in Advance

Posted Sep 3, 2016, 11:18 PM UTC

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greenysmac•

How much? Which NLE? And if it's professional you're better off at r/editors

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sudojayOP•

So, I haven't settled on software. I use Filmora and Movie Maker to hack together stuff. I'd be interested in doing things that are a bit more polished. As far as "professional", yeah, it's technically things I do for my work but it's just an added bit of work I've taken on because (1) nobody else will do it and (2) I enjoy it. It is not, however, my job and I do not anticipate having a job as a professional editor. For what I currently need (just for internal presentations) good non-professional-level is more than sufficient. As far as money, I'd put out maybe up to $2K, more if absolutely necessary.

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SarcasticOptimist•

Try asking r/homelab. They often use decommissioned servers with a lot of processing power that ends up being affordable.

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no_longer_a_peasant•

16 GB RAM Core i5 or better with at least 4 cores GTX 950 or better 7200 RPM drive for storage/editing

A good way to price out a PC is to look for gaming rigs. Check out www.pcpartpicker.com and search $500 PC rigs. They are a great starting point for research.

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