Specs for a render cpu

[Doon010]

heey guys,

 

in my spare time i like working with sony vegas but i takes me ages to render a vid.

 

My specs : 

 

Cpu : Celeron G1820

GPU : Nvidia Geforce 520

Motherboard : Msi H81M P33

4GB Ram

 

my budget is around the 300$ mark what do i need to change?

and what does a render cpu requiers?

[blu4]

$300 is not really enough to get a decent rendering rig friend.. I would suggest i7 4820k and an x79 motherboard with 8GB RAM for a decent rendering rig. That is just my suggestion and you should listen to others too. I am primarily into gaming but do a little bit of 4K rendering and my CPU is good enough for that (4820K). 

[NeatSquidYT]

I presume you're in the USA.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116907

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231358&cm_re=12gb_ram-_-20-231-358-_-Product

 

I'd replace your current CPU with a Xeon and replace your RAM with 12GB.

 

EDIT: Make sure to allocate the RAM in Vegas

[MrKickkiller]

About every piece of your setup is keeping you from having fast renders.

Nowadays the recommend specs for a good rendering pc:

- Hyperthreaded Quadcore (Either I7 or Xeon)

- Current-day GPU (Nvidia 7oo series and higher + or Amd 200 Series and higher)

- 8gb of ram

[Comessy]

Buy a Pentium G3258 and a GTX960. About $280

 

That budget is way too low for a rendering rig

[blu4]

I presume you're in the USA.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116942&cm_re=i5_4440-_-19-116-942-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231358&cm_re=12gb_ram-_-20-231-358-_-Product

 

I'd replace your current CPU with an i5 and replace your RAM with 12GB. What program do you use?

i5 for a good rendering rig and 12GB of ram...? Seems very odd for me. Why the 12GB?

[SuperPug]

Get a Xeon and 8Gb ram. (make sure its compatible with your mobo and update the bios before you swap the cpu)

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117316

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

[NeatSquidYT]

i5 for a good rendering rig and 12GB of ram...? Seems very odd for me. Why the 12GB?

Allocating extra RAM in Vegas (and in any editing program really) does speed up rendering quite a bit. It's also one of the only circumstances that having high speed RAM will help too.

[blu4]

Allocating extra RAM in Vegas (and in any editing program really) does speed up rendering quite a bit. It's also one of the only circumstances that having high speed RAM will help too.

What about the cpu? Why not an i7 in your opinion? 

[NeatSquidYT]

What about the cpu? Why not an i7 in your opinion? 

Becuase i7s are overpriced and a Xeon would be a better choice, it's just that it's the holiday and i cba to do maths

[blu4]

Becuase i7s are overpriced and a Xeon would be a better choice, it's just that it's the holiday and i cba to do maths

Xeon or i7 would be a better choice but you picked an i5 If I was OP I'd wait a bit more and get an i7/Xeon.

[NeatSquidYT]

Xeon or i7 would be a better choice but you picked an i5 If I was OP I'd wait a bit more and get an i7/Xeon.

I've edited my original post. A Xeon would be better for the OP.