What PC should I buy?

jak.willis wrote on 8/13/2023, 10:59 AM

Hi,

Following my disaster with the PC blowing up last week, I am now faced with the dilemma of which new PC to buy.

Because I’m having to buy a new computer, I would like to get a fairly good one (better than my last), with a processor that will be able to handle video editing with little to no lag problems.

I have been looking at various PC makes, including Lenovo, Dell, and HP.

Any help and suggestions will be much appreciated.

Comments

Mike-Ferland wrote on 8/17/2023, 6:25 AM

I am using a beelink PC with a ryzen cpu and 32 gb ram. Works great. I do work with FL studio + acid pro. Even do a bit of work with Vegas on it.

johnebaker wrote on 8/18/2023, 7:24 PM

@jak.willis

Hi Jak

For Magix Movie Studio or Video Pro X I would suggest you get the following (in general terms) which willl provide some future proofing.

Intel processor with integrated GPU preferably at least a generation 10 or later eg i5-10xxx or i7-10xxx. Note - Movie Studio and Video Pro X are optimised for Intel based systems.
A Nvidia RTX 20xx series GPU, if funds allow a RTX30xx series - this will do the majority of hardware acceleration. when required - see item 1 below
16Gb of RAM minimum
512GB minimum SSD drive for Windows and programs, and a second hard drive, or SSD if funds allow, at least 2TB as a working disc for the video/image files.
Windows 11

Things to avoid:

AMD processor based systems, while these may be good with Vegas pro, they are not the best option for MMS/VPX. Some effects in MMS/VPX are not accelerated on a Nvidia or AMD GPU, however they can use the Intel integrated GPU or an Intel ARC GPU (alternative to a Nvidia GPU - currently expensive) without this the effects will be processed using the CPU.
A laptop with a 15" screen - this is too small for video editing comfortably, I find 17" to be more comfortable see the specs in my signature.
Too small a drive for Windows and programs - at least 512GB for Windows and programs with a second drive for working files, or 2TB or more if not using a second drive.

HTH

John EB
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