So... I've been thinking, what's the oldest capable hardware capable of editing 4K video? Because so far I believe even a 4th gen i7 paired with a good GPU, can still handle it.
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Well, if you want the smarta$$ way, and by 4th gen. i7 you mean 4960x, go with a NVidia K6000. They can be had for cheap, and still work pretty well.
But you'd be limited to 4K30. No way in hell will it run 4K at 60FPS unless you have two K6000 in SLI.
Now if you really want to piss someone off, find a laptop capable of handling dual-MXM GPU cards, and use the 880M in SLI.
(and yes, dual-GPU with SLI is possible in laptops on MXM cards. The functionality is rare, and few companies used a dual-MXM config, but it does exist.)
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Not just 4th gen desktop but mobile too. They're still capable imo. And I'm aware that dual MXM is possible, I've seen laptops with that capability.
It's just that I've been looking for a system to do 4K 24fps on the move, and I've been piecing together a system to do that. So far, at least 4GB VRAM is enough for just splicing together 4K clips. The WX4150 I've tested, but it's not sufficient because of the fan control being the issue. Now I'm looking for an M2000M or M1200M for native fan control before I use it in the long run to have a better opinion of it.
I currently use a Zbook 15 G2, btw. I didn't go 17 because of the backpack requirements.
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