What is the most important part in a computer for rendering videos!?

[Ernist]

Hey Guys!

 

    What is the most important part in a computer for rendering videos!?

 

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GPU and CPU depending of the software you plan to use. RAM too maybe? Everything!

[Ernist]

And how important is RAM?

[STRMfrmXMN]

And how important is RAM?

More seems to be better according to Hardware Canucks

16GB will be plenty though.

[Bsmith]

Everything is just as important, cpu, gpu, ram and if preferd, fast storage.

Cpu and gpu are required for the rendering(more cpu cores=faster same with gpu speed) ram kinda works as a buffer between storage and and cpu+gpu and temporary stores (un)renderd parts and gives the software space to work.

[cookiesfordays]

Most video rendering stresses the CPU the most, then GPU. 

RAM works as a cache for everything: previews, snippets of video
Storage is generally not much of an issue as long as you're not running an almost full 5400rpm drive.

[PillowSmoke]

Hey Guys!

 

    What is the most important part in a computer for rendering videos!?

 

I'd say gpu and cpu, those are the two utmost important things to consider when building a rendering machine.

 

Storage and ram do matter, but I consider those secondary. Storage speed does help in loading videos up to edit, in terms of moving files here and there. And ram does also matter up to a certain extent. As one of the posts above have mentioned and linked, it does help up to a certain point. A point  being of diminishing returns.

[Koffehh]

My specs are in my SIG - note no GPU. When I built my system 7 months ago on a tight budget. I did a fair whack of research so I could use LR and PS. I read CPU was most important followed by RAM Storage space these days with SSD's and then gpu. But these will change if you had a CPU with no internal graphics.