RAM or CPU?

[hak4fun]

My brother does video editing occasionally and he is always complaining that the timeline is slow and skippy, but other then that he doesn't think he needs an upgrade.

Would throwing more RAM at his laptop with a E300 APU, and 4GB of RAM help with the timeline being not very smooth... I would think the GPU is what would help with smoothing out the timeline but because its an APU... would more/faster RAM help?

[Guest]

More RAM

always

In After Effects I'm running a 4790k @ 5.1GHz and a 970 with 8 Gigs of 1600MHz, I'm 99.99% sure my CPU and GPU aren't the problem

leaving it to most likely be the RAM, 4GB is extremely low. Especially when you do editing and rendering always get more RAM

[TwOne]

More RAM

always

In After Effects I'm running a 4790k @ 5.1GHz and a 970 with 8 Gigs of 1600MHz, I'm 99.99% sure my CPU and GPU aren't the problem

leaving it to most likely be the RAM, 4GB is extremely low. Especially when you do editing and rendering always get more RAM

This, AND, you generally can't upgrade CPU and/or GPU on laptops.

[Guest]

This, AND, you generally can't upgrade CPU and/or GPU on laptops.

and that

Some you can, but even then you'll probably end up killing the laptop in the process.

[pwn_intended]

My brother does video editing occasionally and he is always complaining that the timeline is slow and skippy, but other then that he doesn't think he needs an upgrade.

Would throwing more RAM at his laptop with a E300 APU, and 4GB of RAM help with the timeline being not very smooth... I would think the GPU is what would help with smoothing out the timeline but because its an APU... would more/faster RAM help?

Laptop with an APU.....thats kinda your problem. But yea, going up to 8 gigs definitely wouldnt hurt things.

[othertomperson]

You're best off getting a whole new system, whatever you do to that machine it's going to be pretty terrible.

[Bink]

If he's hitting 100% RAM usage frequently while recording, then he probably needs more RAM. Also, you could try turning down your graphics settings and if you don't want to do that, upgrade your GPU. I always think that CPU's don't make too much difference.

[MrIceCremeLollipop]

If he's hitting 100% RAM usage frequently while recording, then he probably needs more RAM. Also, you could try turning down your graphics settings and if you don't want to do that, upgrade your GPU. I always think that CPU's don't make too much difference.

its a laptop.

[othertomperson]

If he's hitting 100% RAM usage frequently while recording, then he probably needs more RAM. Also, you could try turning down your graphics settings and if you don't want to do that, upgrade your GPU. I always think that CPU's don't make too much difference.

 

There's like two laptop models in the world that allow for that and this is unlikely to be one of them.

[Bink]

Probably should get a PC then.

[hak4fun]

This, AND, you generally can't upgrade CPU and/or GPU on laptops.

This is true. I was thinking more if throwing RAM at it isn't enough, then I would try talking him into a new computer.

 

and that

Some you can, but even then you'll probably end up killing the laptop in the process.

 

 

Laptop with an APU.....thats kinda your problem. But yea, going up to 8 gigs definitely wouldnt hurt things.

Well he says he is happy besides the fact the timeline viewing isn't smooth, so was seeing if it was possible to get rid of that at least alittle.

 

You're best off getting a whole new system, whatever you do to that machine it's going to be pretty terrible.

 

He doesn't like that idea. He rather waste time then spend money.

If he's hitting 100% RAM usage frequently while recording, then he probably needs more RAM. Also, you could try turning down your graphics settings and if you don't want to do that, upgrade your GPU. I always think that CPU's don't make too much difference.

Why would turning down the graphics help with the timeline in premiere.... wouldn't that make it worse?

[hak4fun]

Probably should get a PC then.

Well, I tried talking him into that but he says he rather deal with it. So was just seeing if there was anything I could do without costing him $500+

[Bink]

If it's just in the timeline, then if it's rendered, it should be fine, perhaps?

Maybe try a different editor.

[hak4fun]

If it's just in the timeline, then if it's rendered, it should be fine, perhaps?

Maybe try a different editor.

It is perfectly fine once rendered. He just says it is difficult to edit when it isn't smooth when reviewing footage.

I really doubt he is going to up and change editors after spending years learning to use premiere. Switching editing suites is not an easy thing to do...

[ApolloX75]

There's like two laptop models in the world that allow for that and this is unlikely to be one of them.

It's more widespread than you think actually. All of Asus' G series back to the G73s have had MXM 3.0B cards. Same with MSI and the GT series, which are based on Clevo units. Even Alienware have had MXM 3.0B and A cards for the last couple years. Before that there were a lot of Alienware, Voodoo (before HP) and MSI laptops that used early versions of MXM too.

The problem is the cost. An MXM 3.0B GTX 970 upgrade for my GT780DXR can easily run me $600.

Granted obviously these are high end laptops so your statement is relatively true to a degree lol. Any mainstream laptop with an APU will 90% of the time be a BGA chip which is soldered to the mainboard. Also many multimedia laptops like the Asus N series have their GPUS soldered to the mainboard.

TL;DR expensive laptops with upgradeable MXM GPUS are more and more common every day and have been around a long time. Not arguing it's rare, just pointing it's more common than "only two models".