I already have a following system
1. AMD Sempron 140 Sargas Socket AM3 2.7Ghz (Single core)
2. ASUSTeK Motherboard M2N68-AM Plus (AM2)
3. Graphics Card: Galaxy NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS [512MB]
4. 4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 401MHz
Problem : Video editing is very slow
• I’ve been using this system for MS Office and gaming since late 2010. No problems so far.
• I want to use it for video editing, mostly 720p and 1090p HD videos- upload them on youtube.
• But whenever I try to edit HD videos, add captions or convert them using Adobe Premiere 10 or Cyberlink Powerdirector, it lags like hell, even a 2 minute video clip takes about 10 minutes to add the captions, split the clips to remove the redundant portions.
• I understand the problem is because of Single Core AMD Sempron and 512MB graphics card. This machine is not powerful enough for HD video editing.
I’ve two options
Option A: Upgrade from Sempron to Phenom 960T and get 2GB graphics card?
At present I’ve Sempron Single core 2.7Ghz CPU.
I checked the official ASUS webpage for motherboard M2N68-AM Plus, and the Supported CPU list,
ASUS - Motherboards- ASUS M2N68-AM PLUS
From above list, I think the best CPU my current motherboard can support is Phenom IIX4 960T.
AMD 3 GHz AM3 Phenom II 960T Price 7000
+a ATI Radeon HD6670 2 GB DDR3 Graphics Card around Rs.5000
So total cost of upgrading this system is Rs.12,000.
OR
So, At max I can invest around 12000 in upgrading this system.
If I’ve to throw more than 12k into this current rig, then I might just prefer to buy a new rig instead.
My questions on Option A:
For that, let me fill up the form
- Adobe Premiere Elements 10 for editing 720p and 1080p HD videos.
and not interested in Intel items because that'll not be in my budget.
and I would be happy if I can work smoothly on Adobe Premiere just for 25-28k.
So, new rig should have either 500GB or 1TB – whichever keeps the budget low.
Don’t want to buy a new moniter. I already have an HCL moniter with 1300x768 screensize. And I don’t want to buy new moniter.
In future, I may buy a used moniter for the existing Sempron system. So that it can be used by my younger brother.
1. Internal DVD writer
2. Mouse
3. Keyboard
4. Speakers
Ahmedabad. There are some good wholesalers, offering prices cheaper than Flipkart, plus immediate delivery.
Ya. Based on my research I’ve shortlisted a few specs. see this table screenshot
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1. AMD Sempron 140 Sargas Socket AM3 2.7Ghz (Single core)
2. ASUSTeK Motherboard M2N68-AM Plus (AM2)
3. Graphics Card: Galaxy NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS [512MB]
4. 4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 401MHz
Problem : Video editing is very slow
• I’ve been using this system for MS Office and gaming since late 2010. No problems so far.
• I want to use it for video editing, mostly 720p and 1090p HD videos- upload them on youtube.
• But whenever I try to edit HD videos, add captions or convert them using Adobe Premiere 10 or Cyberlink Powerdirector, it lags like hell, even a 2 minute video clip takes about 10 minutes to add the captions, split the clips to remove the redundant portions.
• I understand the problem is because of Single Core AMD Sempron and 512MB graphics card. This machine is not powerful enough for HD video editing.
I’ve two options
Option A: Upgrade from Sempron to Phenom 960T and get 2GB graphics card?
At present I’ve Sempron Single core 2.7Ghz CPU.
I checked the official ASUS webpage for motherboard M2N68-AM Plus, and the Supported CPU list,
ASUS - Motherboards- ASUS M2N68-AM PLUS
From above list, I think the best CPU my current motherboard can support is Phenom IIX4 960T.
AMD 3 GHz AM3 Phenom II 960T Price 7000
+a ATI Radeon HD6670 2 GB DDR3 Graphics Card around Rs.5000
So total cost of upgrading this system is Rs.12,000.
OR
So, At max I can invest around 12000 in upgrading this system.
If I’ve to throw more than 12k into this current rig, then I might just prefer to buy a new rig instead.
My questions on Option A:
- Will this be sufficient for smooth HD-video editing? Most of my work would be around 10-15 Minutes 720p HD clips meant for Youtube.
- suggest a decent graphics card under Rs.6000 (preferred 2GB)
- Is CPU Phenom II 960T the best upgrade for my present system? Or is there any higher and better CPU that my motherboard M2N68-AM Plus can support?
- Any other suggestions that you would want to add, regarding graphic cards and stuff?
- Is this option “futureproof”, say for atleast 6 months? Otherwise, I just buy a new thing.
For that, let me fill up the form
- Adobe Premiere Elements 10 for editing 720p and 1080p HD videos.
Ans: Less than 35,000 (don’t want moniter, speaker, keyboard, dvd writer)
and not interested in Intel items because that'll not be in my budget.
and I would be happy if I can work smoothly on Adobe Premiere just for 25-28k.
Ans: Nope.
Ans: Win 7 64-bit.
Ans: Already have 2TB External HDD with USB 3.0 support. So whatever raw video clips I’ve, I’ll transfer to and fro from that. So don’t want to invest a lot in bigger HD.
So, new rig should have either 500GB or 1TB – whichever keeps the budget low.
Ans:
Don’t want to buy a new moniter. I already have an HCL moniter with 1300x768 screensize. And I don’t want to buy new moniter.
In future, I may buy a used moniter for the existing Sempron system. So that it can be used by my younger brother.
Ans: I already have External DVD writer and I would prefer to wait and buy Blu-ray drive in future. Therefore I donot want
1. Internal DVD writer
2. Mouse
3. Keyboard
4. Speakers
Ans: This weekend, I plan to visit the shops of Ahmedabad.
Ans: Assembler.
Ans:
Ahmedabad. There are some good wholesalers, offering prices cheaper than Flipkart, plus immediate delivery.
Ans:
Ya. Based on my research I’ve shortlisted a few specs. see this table screenshot
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