Budget editing PC

[TheGermanEngie]

Hello LTT - 

 

I have recently gotten into video editing using Davinci Resolve. My current rig does it OK.. but even simple images and text moving around the screen causes it to crash. I need some bang for buck recommendations for smooth playback, fast rendering times, effects, etc without spending a lot. Can't be anything new, the market is a joke nowadays...

 

Current specs - 

 

Intel Pentium G630 

8GB RAM

750ti

275GB SSD

 

thanks

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, TheGermanEngie said:

 

Budget/Country?

[TheGermanEngie]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

Budget/Country?

U.S. I think it just needs to be a CPU upgrade, maybe an i5 2400 or something like that. Same socket.

 

Just had a thought. I know this goes against what I said about "nothing new", but how would a Ryzen APU fair in 1080p video editing? I'm curious...

[Streetguru]

Just now, TheGermanEngie said:

U.S. I think it just needs to be a CPU upgrade, maybe an i5 2400 or something like that. Same socket.

 

Just had a thought. I know this goes against what I said about "nothing new", but how would a Ryzen APU fair in 1080p video editing? I'm curious...

Well what's your motherboard if you plan on upgrading?

A Ryzen 5 2400G would do alright in editing because it's basically an i7 3xxx/4xxx, though you don't need the iGPU part as the 750ti is equal or better in some cases. Though you'd want it for future use or resale.

[TheGermanEngie]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Well what's your motherboard if you plan on upgrading?

A Ryzen 5 2400G would do alright in editing because it's basically an i7 3xxx/4xxx, though you don't need the iGPU part as the 750ti is equal or better in some cases. Though you'd want it for future use or resale.

I'm using an OEM dell motherboard from eBay. 7010 series. Supports anything all the way to the i7 2600, maybe even Ivy Bridge.. I have everything else I need. Probably need more RAM, could chuck in 4 more gigs..

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, TheGermanEngie said:

I'm using an OEM dell motherboard from eBay. 7010 series. Supports anything all the way to the 2600, maybe even Ivy Bridge.. I have everything else I need. Probably need more RAM, could chuck in 4 more gigs..

Post a model number or Picture of it, because your VRM is probably crap with no heat sink and you maybe shouldn't actually run a 4 core chip on it. If you do upgrade you want an i7 minimum

[VEXICUS]

I would rather suggest u to upgrade to ryzen 5 1600 instead of ryzen Apu as 2 extra cores will help a lot.  ND pair it with ur existing 750ti

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($168.40 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Thermaltake - Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.49 @ Newegg) 
Total: $597.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-25 03:26 EDT-0400

 

If needed add in something like 1050ti or 1060