what to upgrade on my PC

[Thomas_nerd]

hi, at the moment I have a i5-4670K and a 660 TI and have 8 GB of DDR3, I mostly do video editing (4k) and at the moment I have to render overnight although this is not practical. if anyone could advise a upgrade (under $100) for my PC

 

thanks in advance

Tom

[Kinantay4]

I would upgrade the core

[Thomas_nerd]

mostly video editing (4k)

[Kinantay4]

1 minute ago, Thomas_nerd said:

mostly video editing (4k)

sorry I already noticed. Based on my experience, video editing require a powerful CPU at the first place, then comes the GPU.

So, does your PS have enough room for an upgrade?

[Thomas_nerd]

yes I upgraded to a hyper 212 Evo a few months ago because the stock cooler was thermal throttling it and it fits but I means I cant use the fans on the side because its supper tight, also what CPU would you recommend\/

[Kinantay4]

Just now, Thomas_nerd said:

what CPU would you recommend

Based on your budget and motherboard, generally I recommend you to pick at least AMD Ryzen 5 1600

[Thomas_nerd]

thanks Kinantay 4.

[Kinantay4]

Just now, Thomas_nerd said:

thanks Kinantay 4

Your welcome

But please can you inform me what is your budget? It's hard to recommend you without knowing that

[HardStroke]

1 hour ago, Thomas_nerd said:

hi, at the moment I have a i5-4670K and a 660 TI and have 8 GB of DDR3, I mostly do video editing (4k) and at the moment I have to render overnight although this is not practical. if anyone could advise a upgrade (under $100) for my PC

 

thanks in advance

Tom

if you are doing video editing in 4k you need a decent i7 cpu so you could render faster and more efficient

if you want a 100$ upgrade maybe go for more ram or get a nice cooler and try to oc your cpu (if you know how to oc)

[LeeCope3]

1 hour ago, Kinantay4 said:

Based on your budget and motherboard, generally I recommend you to pick at least AMD Ryzen 5 1600

not gettting a 1600X in an intel board, unless you know some space magic we dont

[SpookyCitrus]

1 hour ago, Kinantay4 said:

Based on your budget and motherboard, generally I recommend you to pick at least AMD Ryzen 5 1600

OP will have to get a new motherboard and Ram as well, so that kind of blows CPU upgrade right out of their $100 budget. Honestly with that low of a budget OP can get another 8GB of Ram, but 4k video editing is pretty intensive my recommendation would be to save up a bit more and go for a completely new system. A $100 budget is just too low to do any sort of major upgrade.

[Kinantay4]

23 minutes ago, LeeCope3 said:

not gettting a 1600X in an intel board

Sure, I didn't say you can attach it to your motherboard

1 hour ago, Kinantay4 said:

Based on your budget and motherboard

I was talking generally here, I meant that he have to pay attention to what motherboard he is using. Sorry if I wasn't clear enough

[Kinantay4]

17 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

so that kind of blows CPU upgrade right out of their $100 budget.

Sure, still it's better to go with AMD if he doesn't use the PC for gaming.

 

18 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

but 4k video editing is pretty intensive my recommendation would be to save up a bit more and go for a completely new system.

True. I asked him about the budget, if the budget is good enough, I would recommend him to get at least AMD Ryzen 7 2700 along with its motherboard, any CPU weaker than that will give him a hard time when editing 4K videos.

[BTGbullseye]

11 hours ago, Kinantay4 said:

True. I asked him about the budget, if the budget is good enough, I would recommend him to get at least AMD Ryzen 7 2700 along with its motherboard, any CPU weaker than that will give him a hard time when editing 4K videos.

Considering that it's only $30 more to get a 3600, and it's a significant performance increase, as well as a thermal and power decrease, I'd recommend that instead. Motherboard and RAM for that CPU are only about $140 if you're going for 16GB, or an extra $60 to go up to 32GB. (that's assuming you're getting good quality RAM and motherboard, and not some shitty el cheapo non-name stuff) The 3600 is only $200 as well, so it's not like it'll break the bank.

 

Overall, a full system upgrade that replaces the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and GPU, should only cost around $460USD for all new everything without any seasonal sales.