wagner Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I am looking to get a new computer that will be used to edit video and photos on. If I get a desktop would it be cheaper/better to custom build one? Will I get the same features as an equally priced laptop? I did some research online, but would rather have the direct interaction that CR has to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351mach11647545510 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 More bang for your buck if you build a desktop rather than buy. Plus you can spend money on areas most important to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 In follow up to our talk at C&C. Build a desktop. I built one more than capable for the same use last February for $1,150. Since I've added another 2tb drive and a BluRay Burner. Way less expensive than buying and the components are by far better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 PM DJ (Orion) he's good at this sort of thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 pc by far.. 100% upgradable in the future. You can only add a couple sticks of ram to most laptops then sell it to some desperate college kid for $100 in a couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast5gp Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 PC for sure. Laptop is nice if you need it for mobility purposes. But the best bang for your buck is a PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 More bang for your buck if you build a desktop rather than buy. Plus you can spend money on areas most important to you. Absolutely not true. It USED to be, but not anymore. I just built a system for one of my professors. I told him it was more cost efficient to buy a pre built system, but he didn't want to listen. Could have saved him nearly a hundred fifty bucks on a 800 dollar machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Desktop - easily have 2+ drives, which is very important when editing video/photos so the scratch disk can reside on a drive other than the OS drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 The only way ill go pc is if i build it. Just so i get high end parts where it counts. These prebuilt lappys and desktops have junk equipment unless you spend a lot, but then youre at the cost of just building it yourself and you have more options if you do so. Other than that...mac. Also, get an SSD drive. Youll thank yourself later when everything takes seconds to open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cranium Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I'm torn on this one. I typically build my own, but normally recommend to people to buy. For me it's about being able to select each individual component, but that normally doesn't matter to most people. The drawbacks to building are that you do not get an OS or any other software to go with it. If you are planning on pirating then that's probably not an issue, but by the time you buy the OS whatever you saved on hardware is probably gone. The other issue is warranty work. If you build, you get a warranty on the individual components, but it's up to you to diagnose the problem and pay for shipping to send the component back. This can take a couple of weeks, during which you are dead in the water. If you buy an OEM system then any problems are theirs, not yours. These days prices are pretty low for the hardware. I don't think you save much by building. If it were me I would take a look at what editing software you want to use and pick a system from that. Of course you don't want the minimums, but that would be a good way to make sure the system fits what you want it to do. As for a desktop vs. a laptop .... I go with a desktop for anything I don't absolutely need portability for. With a desktop you have a LOT more video and display options (multiple monitors, different monitor sizes and resolutions, etc...) Laptops are great for day to day stuff (email, research, etc...) but a desktop is what I choose when I need to get stuff done. If you want to build hit me up, I've built more systems than I can count between my personal systems and custom builds for school. For that matter I'd be happy to help pick out a system or just talk options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Building is far better if you're trying to meet certain specs or criteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I can get the OS on the cheap, have the video software, and can get a copy of photochop I think. Ok, I am sold on building a system. Now, budget wise I am looking at around $800ish, will that be enough for a soild performer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Oh yea. Spend the money on the gpu and SSD. The proc, you can get aeay with an i5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I can get the OS on the cheap, have the video software, and can get a copy of photochop I think. Ok, I am sold on building a system. Now, budget wise I am looking at around $800ish, will that be enough for a soild performer? Yup. i5-2500k @ microcenter cheap Get a quality motherboard, it makes a good difference. ram you can get 8gb for $45 on sale Get a 128gb SSD for a boot disk, since HDD prices are fucked right now anyways blahblahblah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I like g skill ram. Mobo like ryan said is important. The nicer ones have better support and drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 More bang for your buck if you build a desktop rather than buy. Plus you can spend money on areas most important to you. pc by far.. 100% upgradable in the future. You can only add a couple sticks of ram to most laptops then sell it to some desperate college kid for $100 in a couple years. These ^ Wait till microcenter has their 2600k on sale again for $200 and bundle it with a mobo. Load it with ram (16gb+) and a good HDD and you'll be set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 you can build a very bad ass pc for little money. Also if your using photoshop make sure you get a proper accelerated card as it well help with ps and video editing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 When you encode, thats all processor. So the better the proc, the faster it is. And thr speed of the hdd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 When you encode, thats all processor. So the better the proc, the faster it is. And thr speed of the hdd WRONG Both Premeier and photoshop support gpu acceleration http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-premiere-pro-cs5/gpuaccelerated-effect-performance-enhancements/ Here a list of the gpus that work in premier and photoshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 WRONG Both Premeier and photoshop support gpu acceleration ^^ This. Ask me how I know :gabe: In terms of Photoshop, CS5 or better which is what you'll likely get a copy of :whistle: will make great use of the multicore processor too. Photoshop responds great to 12-16gb of memory. I upped mine from 12-16 recently just because it was cheap. Although even working with my 21mp HDR images I have yet to even coming close to making out the memory or processing power. Rendering movies is very intesive and it only then rendering a BluRay or copying one that my cores go full tilt and kick the fans up a notch. Even still temps are well within check thanks to the 6 fans I have keeping her cool. Picking a well designed case is key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I didn't know you encode still photos. GRATE. DERPP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 You can edit and render video in Photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Desktop. However there are plenty of powerful laptops available on the market right now. In almost all instances where rendering is involved, you are going to get more bang for your buck from a PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I didn't know you encode still photos. GRATE. DERPP Now you do. You run any adjustment layer or filter you want on video inside CS3 or higher. I often do this and yes, my videos often times have still images in them. They make for great transition pieces. Herp da derp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 My point is encoding is better when you have a better CPU, not the gpu. For doing rendering and all that, obviously the gnu wins out every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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