{"id":5072,"date":"2018-11-17T17:32:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T16:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=5072"},"modified":"2023-01-03T18:43:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:43:07","slug":"best-computer-for-video-editing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Computer for Video Editing [2024 Guide]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6681d560c1b05\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 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Editing utilize your Computer's Hardware?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Reading_Loading_of_the_Footage\" title=\"Reading \/ Loading of the Footage\">Reading \/ Loading of the Footage<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#The_Hard_Drive_HDD\" title=\"The Hard Drive (HDD)\">The Hard Drive (HDD)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Next_up_is_the_Solid_State_Drive_SSD\" title=\"Next up is the Solid State Drive (SSD)\">Next up is the Solid State Drive (SSD)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#NVMe_SSDs\" title=\"NVMe SSDs\">NVMe SSDs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Decoding_the_Footage\" title=\"Decoding the Footage\">Decoding the Footage<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Manipulating_the_Footage_with_Effects_Transitions_Trimming_Titles\" title=\"Manipulating the Footage with Effects, Transitions, Trimming &amp; Titles\">Manipulating the Footage with Effects, Transitions, Trimming &amp; Titles<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Storing_Cached_Footage_in_RAM\" title=\"Storing Cached Footage in RAM\">Storing Cached Footage in RAM<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Rendering_out_the_Project_to_a_Video_File\" title=\"Rendering out the Project to a Video File\">Rendering out the Project to a Video File<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Best_Computer_for_Video_Editing_-_The_Hardware\" title=\"Best Computer for Video Editing - The Hardware\">Best Computer for Video Editing - The Hardware<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#The_Processor\" title=\"The Processor\">The Processor<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Best_Storage_for_Video_Editing_Seagate_FireCuda_530_Samsung_980_PRO\" title=\"Best Storage for Video Editing: Seagate FireCuda 530 \/ Samsung 980 PRO\">Best Storage for Video Editing: Seagate FireCuda 530 \/ Samsung 980 PRO<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Best_RAM_for_Video_Editing\" title=\"Best RAM for Video Editing\">Best RAM for Video Editing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Best_GPU_for_Video_Editing\" title=\"Best GPU for Video Editing\">Best GPU for Video Editing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Blackmagic_Decklink_Cards\" title=\"Blackmagic Decklink Cards\">Blackmagic Decklink Cards<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Best_Motherboard_for_Video_Editing\" title=\"Best Motherboard for Video Editing\">Best Motherboard for Video Editing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Best_Computer_Case_for_Video_Editing\" title=\"Best Computer Case for Video Editing\">Best Computer Case for Video Editing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Power_Supply_for_Video_Editing\" title=\"Power Supply for Video Editing\">Power Supply for Video Editing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Build_your_own_Computer\" title=\"Build your own Computer!\">Build your own Computer!<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Pre-selected_PC-Builds_at_different_budgets\" title=\"Pre-selected PC-Builds at different budgets\">Pre-selected PC-Builds at different budgets<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Best_Computer_for_Video_Editing_AMD_at_850\" title=\"Best Computer for Video Editing, AMD at ~850$\">Best Computer for Video Editing, AMD at ~850$<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Best_Computer_for_Video_Editing_Intel_at_1800\" title=\"Best Computer for Video Editing, Intel at ~1800$\">Best Computer for Video Editing, Intel at ~1800$<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Best_Computer_for_Video_Editing_AMD_at_2500\" title=\"Best Computer for Video Editing, AMD at ~2500$\">Best Computer for Video Editing, AMD at ~2500$<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Best_Computer_for_Video_Editing_AMD_Threadripper_at_6200\" title=\"Best Computer for Video Editing, AMD Threadripper at ~6200$\">Best Computer for Video Editing, AMD Threadripper at ~6200$<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Custom_PC-Builder\" title=\"Custom PC-Builder\">Custom PC-Builder<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#FAQ\" title=\"FAQ\">FAQ<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Is_the_CPU_or_GPU_more_important_for_Video_Editing\" title=\"Is the CPU or GPU more important for Video Editing?\">Is the CPU or GPU more important for Video Editing?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Is_AMD_or_Intel_better_for_Premiere_Pro\" title=\"Is AMD or Intel better for Premiere Pro?\">Is AMD or Intel better for Premiere Pro?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Is_a_Laptop_or_Desktop_better_for_Video_Editing\" title=\"Is a Laptop or Desktop better for Video Editing?\">Is a Laptop or Desktop better for Video Editing?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Whats_the_best_computer_for_youtubers\" title=\"What's the best computer for youtubers?\">What's the best computer for youtubers?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Can_you_game_on_a_Video_Editing_Computer\" title=\"Can you game on a Video Editing Computer?\">Can you game on a Video Editing Computer?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Can_you_do_vlogging_on_a_Video_Editing_PC\" title=\"Can you do vlogging on a Video Editing PC?\">Can you do vlogging on a Video Editing PC?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Over_to_you\" title=\"Over to you\">Over to you<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Video Editing is one of the most popular things you can do on a Computer or Workstation.<\/p>\n<p>No wonder so many people are looking for the perfect Machine for their Video Editing needs. A <strong>specialized and optimized Computer for Video Editing<\/strong> can save you time, a lot of frustration, and in the long run, <em><strong>lots of money<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The great thing about Video Editing is, it has become so accessible, that you can now even <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-laptops-for-video-editing\/\">edit Videos on a Laptop<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jumpto\"><a href=\"#builds\">Jump directly to PC-Recommendations &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Back in the old days, the only way you could edit your analog video was by <strong>using cutting machines<\/strong> that were huge and heavy, and unbelievably expensive.<\/p>\n<p>With modern-day computers, digital video, and the <strong>speed at which Computer Technology is evolving<\/strong>, <em>anyone can be a Video Editor, <\/em>at least from a technological standpoint.<\/p>\n<p>No need to go to an expensive Film School, for most editing jobs you can just teach yourself, buy a Video Editing PC and you're good to go.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13296\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Evolution-of-Computer-hardware.jpg\" alt=\"Evolution of Computer hardware\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Evolution-of-Computer-hardware.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Evolution-of-Computer-hardware-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Evolution-of-Computer-hardware-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Evolution-of-Computer-hardware-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Evolution-of-Computer-hardware-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13296 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Evolution of Computer hardware\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Evolution-of-Computer-hardware.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Evolution-of-Computer-hardware-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Evolution-of-Computer-hardware-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Evolution-of-Computer-hardware-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Evolution-of-Computer-hardware-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Evolution-of-Computer-hardware.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter if you are editing your birthday video, a documentary for a local wildlife broadcaster, a commercial for that company's washing machine or are editing a Hollywood feature film.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>There\u2019s a Computer and very specific kind of hardware components for anyone and every kind of budget.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The same can be applied to Video Editing Software. It does not matter if you are using Windows Movie Maker, Magix Vegas, Avid, <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/adobe-premiere-pro-system-requirements-pc-recommendations\/\">Adobe Premiere Pro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-pc-for-davinci-resolve-studio\/\">Davinci Resolve<\/a>, or any of the other <strong>Video Editing Applications<\/strong> out there.<\/p>\n<p>All of these run on a Computer that you <em><strong>can get off the shelf<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dem-poll-shortcode\">\n<!--democracy-->\n<style type=\"text\/css\">.democracy:after{content:'';display:table;clear:both}.democracy ul li,.democracy ul{background:0 0;padding:0;margin:0}.democracy ul li:before{display:none}.democracy input[type=radio],.democracy input[type=checkbox]{margin:0;vertical-align:middle}.democracy input[type=radio]:focus,.democracy input[type=checkbox]:focus{outline:none}.democracy ul{list-style:none !important;border:none !important}.democracy ul li{list-style:none 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data-opts=\"{&quot;ajax_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/g100.us\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php&quot;,&quot;pid&quot;:10,&quot;max_answs&quot;:0,&quot;answs_max_height&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;anim_speed&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;line_anim_speed&quot;:750}\"><strong class=\"dem-poll-title\">If you had to choose one: What is your main Video Editing Software?<\/strong><div class=\"dem-screen vote\"><form method=\"POST\" action=\"#democracy-10\"><ul class=\"dem-vote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"42\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"42\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Adobe Premiere Pro\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"43\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"43\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Davinci Resolve\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"52\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"52\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> After Effects\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"46\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"46\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Sony Vegas\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"45\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"45\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Final Cut\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"48\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"48\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Cyberlink Powerdirector\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"44\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"44\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Avid\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"51\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"51\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Other\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"50\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"50\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Blender\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"49\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"49\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Pinnacle Studio\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"53\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"53\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Edius\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li data-aid=\"47\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"dem__radio_label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"47\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Apple iMovie\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dem-bottom\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"dem_act\" value=\"vote\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"dem_pid\" value=\"10\"><div class=\"dem-vote-button\"><input class=\"dem-button \" type=\"submit\" value=\"Vote\" data-dem-act=\"vote\"><\/div><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" class=\"dem-link dem-results-link\" data-dem-act=\"view\" rel=\"nofollow\">View Results<\/a><\/div><\/form><\/div><noscript>Poll Options are limited because JavaScript is disabled in your browser.<\/noscript><\/div><!--democracy-->\n\t\t\t<!--noindex-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dem-cache-screens\" style=\"display:none;\" data-opt_logs=\"1\"><div class=\"dem-screen-cache voted\"><ul class=\"dem-answers\" data-voted-class=\"dem-voted-this\" data-voted-txt=\"This is Your vote.\"><li class=\"dem-winner\" title=\" 12229 votes - 53% of all votes\" data-aid=\"42\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Adobe Premiere Pro <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">53%, 12229 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"53%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">12229 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">53%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">12229 votes - 53% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 5080 votes - 22% of all votes\" data-aid=\"43\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Davinci Resolve <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">22%, 5080 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"22%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">5080 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">22%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">5080 votes - 22% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 1774 votes - 8% of all votes\" data-aid=\"52\"><div class=\"dem-label\">After Effects<sup class=\"dem-star\" title=\"The answer was added by a visitor\">*<\/sup> <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">8%, 1774 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"8%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">1774 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">8%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">1774 votes - 8% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 1012 votes - 4% of all votes\" data-aid=\"46\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Sony Vegas <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">4%, 1012 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"4%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">1012 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">4%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">1012 votes - 4% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 677 votes - 3% of all votes\" data-aid=\"45\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Final Cut <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">3%, 677 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"3%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">677 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">3%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">677 votes - 3% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 569 votes - 2% of all votes\" data-aid=\"48\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Cyberlink Powerdirector <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">2%, 569 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"2%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">569 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">2%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">569 votes - 2% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 414 votes - 2% of all votes\" data-aid=\"44\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Avid <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">2%, 414 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"2%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">414 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">2%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">414 votes - 2% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 369 votes - 2% of all votes\" data-aid=\"51\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Other <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">2%, 369 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"2%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">369 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">2%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">369 votes - 2% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 331 vote - 1% of all votes\" data-aid=\"50\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Blender <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">1%, 331 <span class=\"votxt\">vote<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"1%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">331 <span class=\"votxt\">vote<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">1%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">331 vote - 1% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 305 votes - 1% of all votes\" data-aid=\"49\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Pinnacle Studio <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">1%, 305 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"1%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">305 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">1%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">305 votes - 1% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 304 votes - 1% of all votes\" data-aid=\"53\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Edius<sup class=\"dem-star\" title=\"The answer was added by a visitor\">*<\/sup> <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">1%, 304 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"1%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">304 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">1%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">304 votes - 1% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><li class title=\" 134 votes - 1% of all votes\" data-aid=\"47\"><div class=\"dem-label\">Apple iMovie <span class=\"dem-label-percent-txt\">1%, 134 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"dem-graph\"><div class=\"dem-fill\" data-width=\"1%\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-votes-txt\"> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-votes\">134 <span class=\"votxt\">votes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"dem-votes-txt-percent\">1%<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"dem-percent-txt\">134 votes - 1% of all votes<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dem-bottom\"><div class=\"dem-poll-info\"><div class=\"dem-total-votes\">Total Votes: 23198<\/div> <div class=\"dem-date\" title=\"Begin\"> <span class=\"dem-begin-date\">14. May, 2022<\/span> <\/div><\/div> <div class=\"dem-notice dem-youarevote\" style=\"display:none;\"> <div class=\"dem-notice-close\" onclick=\"jQuery(this).parent().fadeOut();\">&times;<\/div> You or your IP have already voted. Thanks! \ud83d\ude42 <\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"dem-button dem-vote-link \" data-dem-act=\"vote_screen\">Vote<\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"dem-screen-cache vote\"><form method=\"POST\" action=\"#democracy-10\"><ul class=\"dem-vote\"> <li data-aid=\"42\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"42\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Adobe Premiere Pro <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"43\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"43\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Davinci Resolve <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"52\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"52\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> After Effects <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"46\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"46\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Sony Vegas <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"45\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"45\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Final Cut <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"48\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"48\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Cyberlink Powerdirector <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"44\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"44\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Avid <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"51\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"51\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Other <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"50\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"50\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Blender <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"49\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"49\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Pinnacle Studio <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"53\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"53\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Edius <\/label> <\/li> <li data-aid=\"47\"> <label class=\"dem__radio_label\"> <input class=\"dem__radio\" type=\"radio\" value=\"47\" name=\"answer_ids[]\"><span class=\"dem__spot\"><\/span> Apple iMovie <\/label> <\/li><\/ul><div class=\"dem-bottom\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"dem_act\" value=\"vote\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"dem_pid\" value=\"10\"> <div class=\"dem-notice dem-youarevote\" style=\"display:none;\"> <div class=\"dem-notice-close\" onclick=\"jQuery(this).parent().fadeOut();\">&times;<\/div> You or your IP have already voted. Thanks! \ud83d\ude42 <\/div><div style=\"display:none;\" class=\"dem-voted-button\"><input class=\"dem-button \" type=\"submit\" value=\"Already voted\" disabled=\"disabled\"><\/div><div class=\"dem-vote-button\"><input class=\"dem-button \" type=\"submit\" value=\"Vote\" data-dem-act=\"vote\"><\/div><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" class=\"dem-link dem-results-link\" data-dem-act=\"view\" rel=\"nofollow\">View Results<\/a><\/div><\/form><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--\/noindex--><\/div>\n<p>And let me tell you this right now: The best Computers for Video Editing aren\u2019t all that expensive anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Not for Professionals - because they earn their money with it, and <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/how-much-is-your-computer-worth\/\">a great Computer is just worth every penny<\/a> - and not for Video Editing Amateurs, because a Computer that you can edit smartphone-videos on, <strong>really <\/strong>doesn\u2019t have to be expensive.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_Video_Editing_utilize_your_Computers_Hardware\"><\/span><span id=\"utilize\">How does Video Editing utilize your Computer's Hardware?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If we want to build the best Computer for Video Editing, the first step is to analyze <strong>what Hardware your Video Editing Software actually uses<\/strong> <strong>the most<\/strong> and in what way.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there are so many different Video Editing Applications out there, but I will focus on one for now:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adobe Premiere Pro.<\/strong> As we can see from the survey above, Premiere Pro is the most popular Video Editing Software, that many professionals and amateurs edit in and it's perfect for our analysis.<\/p>\n<p>After all, lots of other Video Editing Applications <strong>use the Hardware in very similar ways<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8952\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline.jpg\" alt=\"Premiere Pro Video Editing Timeline\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline-825x464.jpg 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline-594x335.jpg 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline-420x236.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8952 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20576%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Premiere Pro Video Editing Timeline\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20576%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline-825x464.jpg 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline-594x335.jpg 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline-420x236.jpg 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Premiere-Pro-Video-Editing-Timeline.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at how I myself would Edit a Video in Premiere Pro, and we can go from there and take a closer look at what these steps imply, hardware-wise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My typical Video-Editing workflow:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Load Footage into my Project (maybe proxies)<\/li>\n<li>Create Sequences and rough cuts with this footage<\/li>\n<li>Play-Back my timeline a lot of times, to be able to edit<\/li>\n<li>Add Transitions, Effects, Titles<\/li>\n<li>Add Sound Effects and Music<\/li>\n<li>Render out my Timeline with the actual non-proxy footage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a very rough workflow of the basic steps a Video Editor would be doing throughout a typical day, nothing fancy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14918\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14918\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14918\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Typical-Video-Editing-Workflow.jpg\" alt=\"Typical Video Editing Workflow\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Typical-Video-Editing-Workflow.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Typical-Video-Editing-Workflow-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Typical-Video-Editing-Workflow-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Typical-Video-Editing-Workflow-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Typical-Video-Editing-Workflow-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14918\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14918 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Typical Video Editing Workflow\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Typical-Video-Editing-Workflow.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Typical-Video-Editing-Workflow-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Typical-Video-Editing-Workflow-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Typical-Video-Editing-Workflow-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Typical-Video-Editing-Workflow-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Typical-Video-Editing-Workflow.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-14918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Video Editor's typical editing workflow<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you think about it, Editing Video, from an <strong>underlying Hardware perspective<\/strong> is something that can be broken down into a few basic steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Software reads Data (the Footage) from your storage device.<\/li>\n<li>Your Editing Software has to decode this footage.<\/li>\n<li>The Software then manipulates this Footage depending on the effects and color-grading you are using (if at all).<\/li>\n<li>This manipulated footage is then usually stored in the Memory (RAM), so you have a real-time experience when playing back the timeline (editing).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>When rendering out your final project, the only thing you add to this chain is:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Encode the timeline into your desired codec and<\/li>\n<li>Save the finished encoded Data to the Storage device of your choice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It is these 6 simple steps, that we will have to optimize as much as possible to build our Best Computer for Video Editing.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s step through them one at a time to see <strong>what Hardware Part is responsible for speeding up each of these<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reading_Loading_of_the_Footage\"><\/span>Reading \/ Loading of the Footage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is an easy one: Your Storage Device and the transfer bus are responsible for the speed at which your footage can be read from a Storage Medium.<\/p>\n<p>There are three popular Storage types that you can choose from nowadays:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Hard_Drive_HDD\"><\/span>The Hard Drive (HDD)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Hard Disk Drive is the slowest of these three options. Sequential Read speeds are usually around 150Mbyte\/s. Random Read and Write is a lot slower.<\/p>\n<p>Hard Drives have great Cost\/GByte but rank at last place in speed.<\/p>\n<p>Hard Drives are <strong>great for Archiving and Backing up large Data<\/strong>, that doesn\u2019t have to be accessed all the time, but I would not recommend using an HDD as an active-work storage-device for your Footage.<\/p>\n<p>Good HDDs can usually be found from Seagate or Western Digital, such as the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Seagate BarraCuda Internal Hard Drive 2TB SATA 6Gb\/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch (ST2000DM006)\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/seagate-barracuda-internal-hard-drive-2tb-sata-6gb-s-64mb-cache-3-5-inch-st2000dm006\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Seagate Barracuda Series<\/a> or the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"WD Blue 4TB PC Hard Drive - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb\/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5 - WD40EZRZ\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/wd-blue-4tb-pc-hard-drive-5400-rpm-class-sata-6-gb-s-64-mb-cache-3-5-wd40ezrz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Western Digital Blue<\/a> or Red Series.<\/p>\n<p>You can get HDDs in sizes up to 18TB, though the best price\/GByte mark lies somewhere around 8TB.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5208\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5208\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5208 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/seagate-barracuda-35-large.jpg\" alt=\"seagate-barracuda HDD Overview\" width=\"700\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/seagate-barracuda-35-large.jpg 700w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/seagate-barracuda-35-large-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5208\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5208 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20700%20430%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"seagate-barracuda HDD Overview\" width=\"700\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20700%20430%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/seagate-barracuda-35-large.jpg 700w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/seagate-barracuda-35-large-300x184.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/seagate-barracuda-35-large.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-5208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seagate.com\/products\/hard-drives\/barracuda-hard-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seagate<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Next_up_is_the_Solid_State_Drive_SSD\"><\/span>Next up is the Solid State Drive (SSD)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A Solid State Drive (SATA) is usually about<strong> 4 times faster than an HDD<\/strong> and will speed up the reading of your footage a lot. SSDs aren\u2019t all that expensive anymore and prices are coming down fast.<\/p>\n<p>At the very least, you should get an SSD as your active footage storage medium.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Samsung 870 QVO 1 TB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-77Q1T0)\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/samsung-870-qvo-1-tb-sata-2-5-inch-internal-solid-state-drive-ssd-mz-77q1t0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Samsung 870 QVO<\/strong><\/a> or <strong>EVO<\/strong>, which come at reasonable prices in sizes from 256GB up to 4TB are great SSDs with high-end performance.<\/p>\n<p>As Video Footage can become quite large, you will want a Storage Medium that has the maximum of Sequential Read and Write Speeds that you can get your hands on at a reasonable price, and that brings us to <strong>NVMe SSDs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVMe_SSDs\"><\/span>NVMe SSDs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>NVMe SSD (Non-Volatile Memory Express) Solid State Drives, are SSDs on Steroids. They use a different Connector and Bus on the Mainboard and can reach much higher transfer speeds than a regular SATA SSD.<\/p>\n<p>They can be over 10 times faster than even SSDs at sequential read and write speeds and will make reading large Footage an easy task.<\/p>\n<p>Although slightly more expensive than SSDs, they are definitely worth the money. <strong>Highly recommended!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Great NVMe SSDs that I can recommend are the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP2000GM3A013 2 TB Solid State Drive - M.2 2280 Internal - PCI Express NVMe (PCI Express NVMe 4.0 x4) - Black\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/seagate-firecuda-530-zp2000gm3a013-2-tb-solid-state-drive-m-2-2280-internal-pci-express-nvme-pci-express-nvme-4-0-x4-black\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Seagate FireCuda 530<\/strong><\/a> and Samsung 980 PRO, which come in sizes from 250GB up to 4 TB.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14550\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14550\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14550\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/12\/HDD-vs-SATA-SSD-vs-PCIe-4.0-NVMe-SSD.jpg\" alt=\"HDD vs SATA SSD vs PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/12\/HDD-vs-SATA-SSD-vs-PCIe-4.0-NVMe-SSD.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/12\/HDD-vs-SATA-SSD-vs-PCIe-4.0-NVMe-SSD-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/12\/HDD-vs-SATA-SSD-vs-PCIe-4.0-NVMe-SSD-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/12\/HDD-vs-SATA-SSD-vs-PCIe-4.0-NVMe-SSD-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/12\/HDD-vs-SATA-SSD-vs-PCIe-4.0-NVMe-SSD-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14550\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14550 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"HDD vs SATA SSD vs PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/12\/HDD-vs-SATA-SSD-vs-PCIe-4.0-NVMe-SSD.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/12\/HDD-vs-SATA-SSD-vs-PCIe-4.0-NVMe-SSD-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/12\/HDD-vs-SATA-SSD-vs-PCIe-4.0-NVMe-SSD-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/12\/HDD-vs-SATA-SSD-vs-PCIe-4.0-NVMe-SSD-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/12\/HDD-vs-SATA-SSD-vs-PCIe-4.0-NVMe-SSD-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2021\/12\/HDD-vs-SATA-SSD-vs-PCIe-4.0-NVMe-SSD.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-14550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs are considerably faster than HDDs or SSDs (Sequential Performance)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NVMe SSDs will help you read even RAW Footage in 4K+ Resolutions in real-time.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with adding a <strong>Seagate FireCuda 530<\/strong> to our Best Computer for Video Editing Build. That way we should already be able to rule out the Storage Medium as a bottleneck.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14919\" style=\"width: 1012px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14919\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-14919 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/HYcJcpz5eEyzguPc7ExZUn-2201-801.png\" alt=\"NVMe SSD Benchmark Comparison\" width=\"1012\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/HYcJcpz5eEyzguPc7ExZUn-2201-801.png 1012w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/HYcJcpz5eEyzguPc7ExZUn-2201-801-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/HYcJcpz5eEyzguPc7ExZUn-2201-801-768x545.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14919\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-14919 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201012%20718%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"NVMe SSD Benchmark Comparison\" width=\"1012\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201012%20718%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1012w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/HYcJcpz5eEyzguPc7ExZUn-2201-801.png 1012w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/HYcJcpz5eEyzguPc7ExZUn-2201-801-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/HYcJcpz5eEyzguPc7ExZUn-2201-801-768x545.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/HYcJcpz5eEyzguPc7ExZUn-2201-801.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-14919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NVMe SSD Benchmark Comparison by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/reviews\/seagate-firecuda-530-m2-nvme-ssd-review\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tom's Hardware<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>NVMe Drives are a critical performance factor in Video Editing and it makes sense to learn as much as you can about them. <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-nvme-ssds\/\">Our NVMe Guide<\/a> should get you up to speed.<\/p>\n<p><em>What's next in our Video Editing Workflow?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decoding_the_Footage\"><\/span>Decoding the Footage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now, reading data on its own usually won\u2019t be enough to be able to see the footage, as almost every Footage is encoded in some way. If it\u2019s encoded (mainly to save space) <strong>it has to be decoded before it can be played back and viewed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Decoding is something that is usually done by the Processor (CPU). Unfortunately, there is no <strong><em>one<\/em> <\/strong>CPU that is best for all types of Footage &#8220;Codecs&#8221; or Video File types.<\/p>\n<p>Let's take a look at a performance overview:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14921\" style=\"width: 718px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14921\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-14921 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Video-Editing-Benchmarks-Live-Playback-Score.jpg\" alt=\"Video Editing Benchmarks - Live Playback Score\" width=\"718\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Video-Editing-Benchmarks-Live-Playback-Score.jpg 718w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Video-Editing-Benchmarks-Live-Playback-Score-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14921\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-14921 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20718%20580%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Video Editing Benchmarks - Live Playback Score\" width=\"718\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20718%20580%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 718w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Video-Editing-Benchmarks-Live-Playback-Score.jpg 718w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Video-Editing-Benchmarks-Live-Playback-Score-300x242.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Video-Editing-Benchmarks-Live-Playback-Score.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-14921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/Adobe-Premiere-Pro---AMD-Ryzen-Threadripper-PRO-3000-Series-CPU-Performance-2064\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PugetSystems<\/a> Video Editing Benchmark - Live Playback Score<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>BUT<\/strong><\/em>. Of course, playing back the Footage gets us only halfway there. We want to apply some Effects to our Footage!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manipulating_the_Footage_with_Effects_Transitions_Trimming_Titles\"><\/span>Manipulating the Footage with Effects, Transitions, Trimming &amp; Titles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If your video editing projects are effects-heavy, then you will want a <strong>maximum Core-Clock CPU<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Effects are calculated in hierarchical order and most can\u2019t be outsourced to other cores, meaning <strong>one Core will be crunching all the numbers for all the effects on that one frame<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s make an example:<\/p>\n<p>Your Footage has the following Effects applied:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Time-Remap<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brightness \/ Contrast<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shoulder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Glow<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Seems like a pretty basic setup. The thing is, you can\u2019t have 4 Cores calculate these 4 Effects simultaneously on the same Frame because they all depend on each other.<\/p>\n<p>You first have to Time-Remap your footage before you can edit the Brightness \/ Contrast and so on. This is <strong>one Core stepping hierarchically through the effects chain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, other cores can start working on the effects of other Frames, but some Effects aren\u2019t just dependent on each other on a per-frame basis, but in-between frames.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Such as the Time-Remap.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Having a high-clocked CPU will benefit you in effects-heavy Projects.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Good choices here are the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/intel-core-i9-12900k-desktop-processor-16-8p8e-cores-up-to-5-2-ghz-unlocked-lga1700-600-series-chipset-125w\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex noopener noreferrer\">Intel i9 12900K<\/a> with 5.3GHz Turbo Boost Clock, the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Without Cooler\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/amd-ryzen-9-5950x-16-core-32-thread-unlocked-desktop-processor-without-cooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">AMD Ryzen 5950X<\/a> (4,9GHz Boost), or the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Without Cooler\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/amd-ryzen-9-5900x-12-core-24-thread-unlocked-desktop-processor-without-cooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">AMD Ryzen 5900X<\/a> with 4,8GHz Boost Clock.<\/p>\n<p>But of course, you have to take the type of footage you are using into account: If you are using high-res RED Footage, you should use a high-Core-Count CPU for the best decoding experience.<\/p>\n<p>If you have both, RED Footage (or similar) <strong>AND<\/strong> heavy use of effects, you will have to find a middle ground:<\/p>\n<p>A fairly high clocking CPU with lots of Cores, such as the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3960x-24-core-48-thread-unlocked-desktop-processor-without-cooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-nojs=\"false\">Threadripper 3960X<\/a>. For NON-RED users, the <strong><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Without Cooler\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/amd-ryzen-9-5950x-16-core-32-thread-unlocked-desktop-processor-without-cooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">AMD Ryzen 5950X<\/a> currently is the go-to CPU for Video Editing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It really is quite impractical. Because CPUs have to stay inside specific thermal- and power-limits, <strong>there is no one CPU that has lots of cores AND a very high core clock<\/strong>. This would, of course, be optimal for Video Editing, and for many other workloads too, but we have to find the best middle ground for us here.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13303\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Single-core-vs-multi-core-performance.jpg\" alt=\"Single-core vs multi-core performance\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Single-core-vs-multi-core-performance.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Single-core-vs-multi-core-performance-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Single-core-vs-multi-core-performance-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Single-core-vs-multi-core-performance-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Single-core-vs-multi-core-performance-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13303 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201500%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Single-core vs multi-core performance\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201500%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Single-core-vs-multi-core-performance.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Single-core-vs-multi-core-performance-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Single-core-vs-multi-core-performance-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Single-core-vs-multi-core-performance-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Single-core-vs-multi-core-performance-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Single-core-vs-multi-core-performance.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Now that we found the CPU for our decoding our footage and effects calculations, the next step in our Editing Experience usually is:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Storing_Cached_Footage_in_RAM\"><\/span>Storing Cached Footage in RAM<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is usually done automatically by the Editing Software you are using.<\/p>\n<p>The moment you either playback your timeline, scrub your timeline, or manually press some kind of \u201ccalculate or prerender effects in timeline\u201d button, the Software will:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Read &amp; decode the Footage<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Calculate the Effects on the Footage<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Store the Result in your System Memory (RAM)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This is usually known as <em><strong>Caching<\/strong><\/em>. All cached Frames are saved in your Computer's RAM, so the next time you want to view a frame or a sequence, the Software doesn\u2019t have to calculate everything again, but <strong>can read the already calculated result from RAM, which is much faster<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>When playing back your timeline, the Video Editing Software, in a way, \u201cbuffers\u201d ahead, as not to interrupt your real-time playback experience.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Now, RAM is easy.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>RAM is so fast, you could get the worst kind of RAM and it would still be fast enough for almost any of your Editing needs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4616\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4616\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4616 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2017\/08\/ramdisk-charts.jpg\" alt=\"RAM Speed\" width=\"675\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2017\/08\/ramdisk-charts.jpg 675w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2017\/08\/ramdisk-charts-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4616\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4616 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20675%20250%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"RAM Speed\" width=\"675\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20675%20250%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2017\/08\/ramdisk-charts.jpg 675w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2017\/08\/ramdisk-charts-300x111.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2017\/08\/ramdisk-charts.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-4616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Performance comparison between HDD, SSD, and a RAM disk<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The only important thing, when buying RAM for Video Editing, is <em><strong>getting enough<\/strong><\/em>. As we discussed above, the RAM has to be big enough to store the cached result and then some.<\/p>\n<p>If it's not large enough, the Software will Cache to your Disk, and that will slow things down a lot!<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13308\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Recommended-RAM-for-Video-Editing.jpg\" alt=\"Recommended RAM for Video Editing\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Recommended-RAM-for-Video-Editing.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Recommended-RAM-for-Video-Editing-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Recommended-RAM-for-Video-Editing-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Recommended-RAM-for-Video-Editing-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Recommended-RAM-for-Video-Editing-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13308 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Recommended RAM for Video Editing\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Recommended-RAM-for-Video-Editing.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Recommended-RAM-for-Video-Editing-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Recommended-RAM-for-Video-Editing-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Recommended-RAM-for-Video-Editing-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Recommended-RAM-for-Video-Editing-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Recommended-RAM-for-Video-Editing.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Check this in-depth article on <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/ram-video-editing\/\">how much RAM you should be getting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These 3 Steps - Reading, Calculating, Caching - will be done over and over, during Video Editing Sessions.<\/p>\n<p>When you are finished with the Edit or want to show the current status to a client or boss, you will continue to the next step:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rendering_out_the_Project_to_a_Video_File\"><\/span>Rendering out the Project to a Video File<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rendering out your Timeline <strong>uses the same steps<\/strong> that we already discussed above. Your Software reads the footage, applies the Effects, and stores the resulting frames into a Video File.<\/p>\n<p>If the Timeline has already been cached, all the Video Editing Software has to do, is<strong> read the cached Frames from RAM and save them to the Video File<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there is one more thing that is important in Rendering out your Video, namely, the <em>Encoding Stage<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13310\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/What-is-video-encoding.jpg\" alt=\"What is video encoding\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/What-is-video-encoding.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/What-is-video-encoding-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/What-is-video-encoding-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/What-is-video-encoding-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/What-is-video-encoding-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13310 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"What is video encoding\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/What-is-video-encoding.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/What-is-video-encoding-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/What-is-video-encoding-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/What-is-video-encoding-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/What-is-video-encoding-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/What-is-video-encoding.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>You usually don\u2019t just dump your calculated Frames onto your disk uncompressed but want to package and encode\/compress the Frames into a File-Format that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can be played back with your targeted System \/ Video Player<\/li>\n<li>Is as small as possible without losing too much Quality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are lots of different Codecs available for encoding. Some popular ones include <strong>H.264, H.265, WMV9, ProRes, DNxHD, Sorenson, Cinepak,<\/strong> and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the more popular codecs use the logic of saving only the difference between two frames instead of saving each frame in its entirety, as the difference between two frames is usually much smaller in file size.<\/p>\n<p>Others block Pixels together or reduce color and contrast-information to save space.<\/p>\n<p>But these are only some of many tricks how Codecs keep your Filesize low and provide a smooth playback experience.<\/p>\n<p>Let's summarize the <em>Video Rendering Process<\/em> and the Hardware that is mainly responsible:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read Footage (SSD)<\/li>\n<li>Calculate \/ Apply Effects in your Timeline (CPU, GPU)<\/li>\n<li>Store the Frames in RAM (RAM)<\/li>\n<li>Read Frames from RAM (RAM)<\/li>\n<li>Encode Frames (CPU)<\/li>\n<li>Pack frames and Audio into a Video Container (CPU)<\/li>\n<li>Save Video Result on Disk (SSD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The SSD can usually be ruled out as a bottleneck in this Rendering \/Encoding Process, as it is more than fast enough to save your resulting Video File <em>unless<\/em> of course, you are rendering out <strong>uncompressed Videos, huge EXR Sequences, or other very large Files<\/strong> (Think 100s of MBytes per Frame)<\/p>\n<p>The RAM too should always be fast enough so it doesn't slow down the rendering process. Of course, the RAM has to be large enough to fit the Frames that are being rendered.<\/p>\n<p>Almost always, <strong>the CPU will be responsible for the performance in encoding your Frames<\/strong>. Let's take a look at some Benchmarks:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14922\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14922\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-14922 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Extended-Export-Benchmark-for-Video-Editing.jpg\" alt=\"Extended Export Benchmark for Video Editing\" width=\"717\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Extended-Export-Benchmark-for-Video-Editing.jpg 717w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Extended-Export-Benchmark-for-Video-Editing-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14922\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-14922 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20717%20832%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Extended Export Benchmark for Video Editing\" width=\"717\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20717%20832%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 717w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Extended-Export-Benchmark-for-Video-Editing.jpg 717w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Extended-Export-Benchmark-for-Video-Editing-259x300.jpg 259w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Extended-Export-Benchmark-for-Video-Editing.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-14922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/Adobe-Premiere-Pro---AMD-Ryzen-Threadripper-PRO-3000-Series-CPU-Performance-2064\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pugetsystems<\/a> Video Editing Benchmark<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For Rendering out your projects, having <strong>higher core counts<\/strong> is the way to go. But there seems to be a sweet spot at around 16 Cores and a slightly higher Core-Clock than having double the Cores with a lower Core-Clock.<\/p>\n<p>Here's the export benchmark with higher-end CPUs, though the added cores don't benefit this workload:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14923\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14923\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-14923 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/High-Core-Count-CPUs-Export-Score-in-Video-Editing-Benchmark.jpg\" alt=\"High-Core-Count CPUs Export Score in Video Editing Benchmark\" width=\"716\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/High-Core-Count-CPUs-Export-Score-in-Video-Editing-Benchmark.jpg 716w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/High-Core-Count-CPUs-Export-Score-in-Video-Editing-Benchmark-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14923\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-14923 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20716%20577%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"High-Core-Count CPUs Export Score in Video Editing Benchmark\" width=\"716\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20716%20577%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 716w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/High-Core-Count-CPUs-Export-Score-in-Video-Editing-Benchmark.jpg 716w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/High-Core-Count-CPUs-Export-Score-in-Video-Editing-Benchmark-300x242.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/High-Core-Count-CPUs-Export-Score-in-Video-Editing-Benchmark.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-14923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/Adobe-Premiere-Pro---AMD-Ryzen-Threadripper-PRO-3000-Series-CPU-Performance-2064\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pugetsystems<\/a> Video Editing Benchmark<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Computer_for_Video_Editing_-_The_Hardware\"><\/span><span id=\"hardware\">Best Computer for Video Editing - The Hardware<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/parts-needed-to-build-a-pc\/\">What components do we need for a functional Computer<\/a> anyway? After this quite in-depth material, let\u2019s break it down to some concrete Hardware Suggestions:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Processor\"><\/span>The Processor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Arguably the most important component in almost any PC, Video-Editing relies heavily on <strong>CPU performance<\/strong>. But it's not <em>lots of Cores<\/em>, necessarily, that you should be aiming for:<\/p>\n<h4>Best performing CPU for Video Editing: Intel 12900K &amp; AMD Threadripper 3970X<br>\nBest CPU for Video Editing under 500$: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X &amp; Intel 12700K<\/h4>\n<p>Take a look at the following Video Editing (Premiere Pro) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/benchmarks\/?age=0&amp;benchmark=&amp;application=premiere&amp;specs=#results-table\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CPU Benchmark Scores by Pugetsystems<\/a>. Their table shows the overall score across all kinds of CPU benchmarks based on several real-world Premiere Pro Projects.<\/p>\n<p>The Intel Core i9 12900K is the currently <strong>best performing CPU for Video Editing<\/strong>. It does draw a lot of power, though, and its overall value is lower than some of the competing CPUs. If you're aiming for a less power-hungry editing machine that stays cool and quiet, an AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is your best bet.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for a great CPU for Video Editing that costs less than 550$ the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Without Cooler\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/amd-ryzen-9-5900x-12-core-24-thread-unlocked-desktop-processor-without-cooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">AMD Ryzen 9 5900X<\/a> is the best choice.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5214 hoverZoomLink\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/hpit-530_hpit_530_01_800x800-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Best CPU for Video Editing - Core i9 9900K\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/hpit-530_hpit_530_01_800x800-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/hpit-530_hpit_530_01_800x800-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/hpit-530_hpit_530_01_800x800-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/hpit-530_hpit_530_01_800x800.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5214 hoverZoomLink lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20250%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Best CPU for Video Editing - Core i9 9900K\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20250%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/hpit-530_hpit_530_01_800x800-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/hpit-530_hpit_530_01_800x800-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/hpit-530_hpit_530_01_800x800-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/hpit-530_hpit_530_01_800x800.jpg 700w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/hpit-530_hpit_530_01_800x800-300x300.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6552 hoverZoomLink\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/1313647_0__73066-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"AMD Ryzen 9 3900X\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/1313647_0__73066-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/1313647_0__73066-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/1313647_0__73066-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/1313647_0__73066.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6552 hoverZoomLink lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20250%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"AMD Ryzen 9 3900X\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20250%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/1313647_0__73066-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/1313647_0__73066-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/1313647_0__73066-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/1313647_0__73066.jpg 320w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/1313647_0__73066-300x300.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The AMD Threadripper CPUs, especially the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3960x-24-core-48-thread-unlocked-desktop-processor-without-cooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-nojs=\"false\">Threadripper 3960X<\/a> is an excellent choice if you are handling RED Media more often and don't quite want to spend what a 3970X or even 3990X costs.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Storage_for_Video_Editing_Seagate_FireCuda_530_Samsung_980_PRO\"><\/span>Best Storage for Video Editing: Seagate FireCuda 530 \/ Samsung 980 PRO<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>An NVMe SSD should be at the top of your buy list. <strong>These types of SSDs offer excellent performance<\/strong>, especially when you are working with large footage.<\/p>\n<p>Get SATA SSDs to store your OS and Software, and HDDs for backing up and archiving your Data regularly and you should be all set, storage-wise.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_RAM_for_Video_Editing\"><\/span>Best RAM for Video Editing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As discussed above, Video Editing doesn't depend much on the Clock-Speed of your RAM, but you should <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/ram-video-editing\/\">have a sufficient amount of RAM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4952\" style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4952\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4952 size-full\" title=\"RAM for Computer for Video Editing\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/09\/2861_5858e530b782c.0.jpeg\" alt=\"RAM for Computer for Video Editing\" width=\"699\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/09\/2861_5858e530b782c.0.jpeg 699w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/09\/2861_5858e530b782c.0-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4952\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4952 size-full lazyload\" title=\"RAM for Computer for Video Editing\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20699%20466%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"RAM for Computer for Video Editing\" width=\"699\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20699%20466%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 699w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/09\/2861_5858e530b782c.0.jpeg 699w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/09\/2861_5858e530b782c.0-300x200.jpeg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/09\/2861_5858e530b782c.0.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-4952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gskill.com\/products\/1\/165\/326\/Trident-Z-Neo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G.Skill<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>16GB of RAM<\/strong> is the baseline for small Projects with lower resolutions &lt; 2K, though as soon as you start working with larger Footage, that also has 2K or higher resolutions, you should consider <strong>32GB RAM or more<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Especially with 10Bit Footage, RED Media, 4K, 8K Footage you'll be happy to have 64+ GBytes of RAM.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you fear no extra costs and would still like to optimize your RAM as much as possible, the rule is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Look for High Clock Speeds<\/strong>: 3600Mhz is faster than 2400Mhz<\/li>\n<li><strong>Look for Low CL Latency<\/strong>: CL14 is better than CL16<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim for a higher number of Channels<\/strong>: Quad Channel would be better than Single or Dual Channel. Usually, the amount of RAM Sticks define the Channel Width. 4 RAM Modules = Quad Channel RAM (2 = Dual, 1 = Single), but is based on Motherboard and Chipset support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_GPU_for_Video_Editing\"><\/span>Best GPU for Video Editing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>We didn\u2019t talk about the impact of Graphics Cards on Video Editing performance yet.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GPUs still don\u2019t have as large an impact on Video Editing as the CPU does.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, there are the occasional Effects and decodes\/encodes that might be GPU-accelerated but even GPUs that are in entirely different price-tiers, will perform very similarly.<\/p>\n<p>Here's an overall Video Editing Score based on GPU Performance:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10296\" style=\"width: 715px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10296\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10296\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Overall-Performance-Score.jpg\" alt=\"Best GPU for Video Editing - Overall Performance Score\" width=\"715\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Overall-Performance-Score.jpg 715w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Overall-Performance-Score-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Overall-Performance-Score-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10296\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10296 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20715%20717%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Best GPU for Video Editing - Overall Performance Score\" width=\"715\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20715%20717%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 715w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Overall-Performance-Score.jpg 715w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Overall-Performance-Score-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Overall-Performance-Score-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Overall-Performance-Score.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/Adobe-Premiere-Pro---AMD-Ryzen-Threadripper-PRO-3000-Series-CPU-Performance-2064\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pugetsystems<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Overall, an Nvidia RTX 3090 ($1599) is just 10% faster than a 3060Ti ($399), even though it costs 4 times as much.<\/p>\n<p>This changes a bit when we look at the overall export performance to H.264 in Premiere Pro:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10297\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10297\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10297\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Export-H.264-Score.jpg\" alt=\"Best GPU for Video Editing - Export H.264 Score\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Export-H.264-Score.jpg 717w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Export-H.264-Score-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Export-H.264-Score-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10297\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10297 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20717%20717%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Best GPU for Video Editing - Export H.264 Score\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20717%20717%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 717w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Export-H.264-Score.jpg 717w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Export-H.264-Score-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Export-H.264-Score-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/Best-GPU-for-Video-Editing-Export-H.264-Score.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/Adobe-Premiere-Pro---AMD-Ryzen-Threadripper-PRO-3000-Series-CPU-Performance-2064\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pugetsystems<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Although the overall score distribution spread is bigger, the only real gap we see is between Nvidia GPUs and AMD GPUs. The reason is simple: Premiere Pro has CUDA accelerated export optimization with H264. AMD does not have any CUDA cores and therefore scores worse.<\/p>\n<p>You might want to check with your particular Video Editing Software of choice, but what is usually the case, is that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nvidia GPUs perform better in Premiere Pro vs AMD GPUs<\/li>\n<li>Nvidia GTX or RTX GPUs have a better price\/performance ratio compared to Nvidia Quadro GPUs<\/li>\n<li>and having a multi-GPU Setup does not benefit you in Video Editing in Premiere Pro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-hardware-for-gpu-rendering-in-octane-redshift-vray\/\">GPU Rendering in 3D<\/a> then again, of course, Multi-GPU setups will scale almost linearly!<\/p>\n<p>Depending on your budget, I recommend an <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI\/DP TORX Fan 3.0 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 2X OC)\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/msi-gaming-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-8gb-gdrr6-256-bit-hdmi-dp-torx-fan-3-0-ampere-architecture-oc-graphics-card-rtx-3060-ti-ventus-2x-oc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Nvidia RTX 3060Ti<\/a> or <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI\/DP Tri-Frozr 2 TORX Fan 4.0 Ampere Architecture RGB OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio)\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/msi-gaming-geforce-rtx-3070-8gb-gdrr6-256-bit-hdmi-dp-tri-frozr-2-torx-fan-4-0-ampere-architecture-rgb-oc-graphics-card-rtx-3070-gaming-x-trio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">RTX 3070<\/a>, as both of these have high performance per dollar and score well in many video editing-related benchmarks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5218\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5218\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5218 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/rtx2070_678x452.jpg\" alt=\"Nvidia RTX 2070\" width=\"678\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/rtx2070_678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/rtx2070_678x452-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5218\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5218 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20678%20390%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Nvidia RTX 2070\" width=\"678\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20678%20390%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/rtx2070_678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/rtx2070_678x452-300x173.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/rtx2070_678x452.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-5218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-me\/geforce\/graphics-cards\/rtx-2070\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nvidia<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Anything above an RTX 3070 will be <strong>much more expensive for just a small increase in performance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blackmagic_Decklink_Cards\"><\/span>Blackmagic Decklink Cards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you would like to go the GTX\/RTX way for your standard workflow and Monitors, but would still like to output to a 10Bit Reference Monitor, you can get a Blackmagic Decklink Card.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5219\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5219\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5219 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/B_0209_BlackM_DLExtBox.jpg\" alt=\"Black Magic Decklink Card\" width=\"610\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/B_0209_BlackM_DLExtBox.jpg 610w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/B_0209_BlackM_DLExtBox-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5219\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5219 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20610%20477%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Black Magic Decklink Card\" width=\"610\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20610%20477%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/B_0209_BlackM_DLExtBox.jpg 610w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/B_0209_BlackM_DLExtBox-300x235.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/B_0209_BlackM_DLExtBox.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-5219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackmagicdesign.com\/products\/decklink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackmagicdesign<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>These Cards are made for HDMI \/ SDI in 10Bit, but beware that your <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-monitor-graphic-design-video-editing-3d\/\">Monitor<\/a> has to support your Project Framerates.<\/p>\n<p>Decklink Cards are also great for recording hires (4K or even 8K) 10Bit Video in Real-Time if that is something that you are planning on.<\/p>\n<p>So a combination of GTX\/RTX type of GPUs with such an additional PCI-E-Decklink Card might just do the trick for you and save you some money.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Motherboard_for_Video_Editing\"><\/span>Best Motherboard for Video Editing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Motherboard in itself should be fitted to the other Hardware Components that we discussed above, as it is basically \u201cjust\u201d the central hub that <strong>connects all of the components together<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>After you have selected your desired CPU, you can already narrow down the number of compatible Motherboards <strong>by choosing the right Socket that fits your CPU<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You will need an <strong>sTRX4<\/strong> Socket for example, if you are planning on running a 3rd Gen Threadripper CPU, a Motherboard with an <strong>AM4<\/strong> Socket for any Ryzen CPUs (e.g. 5900X, 5950X), a Motherboard with an LGA 1700 for an i7 12700K or i9 12900K CPU.<\/p>\n<p><em>There really isn't all that much that you can do wrong here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Almost every ATX standard-sized Motherboard has enough PCIe Slots for your GPU and (if you need them) additional Cards, plenty of SATA Connectors for your storage devices, and usually comes with 4-6 or more USB Ports for anything external you might need to plug in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8643\" style=\"width: 695px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8643\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8643\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/05\/MSI-MEG-X570-Unify-Hero.jpg\" alt=\"MSI MEG X570 Unify Hero\" width=\"695\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/05\/MSI-MEG-X570-Unify-Hero.jpg 695w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/05\/MSI-MEG-X570-Unify-Hero-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8643\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8643 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20695%20472%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"MSI MEG X570 Unify Hero\" width=\"695\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20695%20472%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/05\/MSI-MEG-X570-Unify-Hero.jpg 695w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/05\/MSI-MEG-X570-Unify-Hero-300x204.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2020\/05\/MSI-MEG-X570-Unify-Hero.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msi.com\/Motherboard\/MEG-X570-UNIFY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSI<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Most Motherboards nowadays have at least one M.2 slot for your NVMe SSDs, most have 2 or more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ATX is the most popular Motherboard Size<\/strong> and will fit into an ATX Sized Computer Case.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can find our in-depth Motherboard Guides <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/?s=motherboard\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Computer_Case_for_Video_Editing\"><\/span>Best Computer Case for Video Editing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Apart from the <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-monitor-graphic-design-video-editing-3d\/\">Monitor<\/a> and Input devices, the Computer Case is the main Piece of &#8220;Furniture&#8221; that will be visible to you or your visitors.<\/p>\n<p>It is a lot of fun to browse for just the right case <strong>with just the right combination of looks and functionality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure your case is big enough to fit your components, but if you don't go overboard, any ATX Midi Tower or Big Tower will do the trick for you.<\/p>\n<p>I often recommend the <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"CORSAIR CARBIDE 400C Compact Mid-Tower Case, Window Side Panel - Black\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/recommends\/corsair-carbide-400c-compact-mid-tower-case-window-side-panel-black\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Corsair Carbide 400C<\/strong><\/a> because it is professional and minimalistic looking and has some noise dampening features, but you might prefer a different brand.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5094\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5094\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5094 size-full\" title=\"Corsair Case\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/CC-9011082-WW-Carbide_400Q_AIRFLOW.png\" alt=\"Corsair Case\" width=\"640\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/CC-9011082-WW-Carbide_400Q_AIRFLOW.png 640w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/CC-9011082-WW-Carbide_400Q_AIRFLOW-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5094\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5094 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Corsair Case\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20533%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Corsair Case\" width=\"640\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20533%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/CC-9011082-WW-Carbide_400Q_AIRFLOW.png 640w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/CC-9011082-WW-Carbide_400Q_AIRFLOW-300x250.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/11\/CC-9011082-WW-Carbide_400Q_AIRFLOW.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-5094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image-Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corsair.com\/en\/us\/Kategorien\/Produkte\/Geh%C3%A4use\/carbide-400c-config\/p\/CC-9011081-WW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corsair<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Power_Supply_for_Video_Editing\"><\/span>Power Supply for Video Editing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You'll want to make sure your PC's components, which can be quite expensive, are being taken care of. This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/power-supply-guide\/\">buying a good power supply<\/a> that will make sure they don't die prematurely.<\/p>\n<p>Both, the PC's case and PSU won't impact your video editing performance at all, but it's a necessity that you shouldn't skimp on.<\/p>\n<p>Because the inside of your case should be free of clutter as much as possible, I recommend getting a Modular Power Supply, which comes with the ability to detach any cables you don't need.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to read our <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-modular-power-supplies\/\">Modular PSU Guide<\/a>, to get an idea of the type of Power Supply you need for your specific components.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Build_your_own_Computer\"><\/span>Build your own Computer!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Building your own Computer has lots and lots of benefits<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You save a lot of money from getting individual parts.<\/li>\n<li>You can get exactly the kind of parts and part combinations you want<\/li>\n<li>You learn a lot about how a Computer works<\/li>\n<li>You can upgrade your Computer yourself now<\/li>\n<li>With all the extra Computer knowledge, you can fix problems that might arise later-on yourself<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/how-to-build-a-pc\/\">Assembling a Computer is easy<\/a>, it\u2019s basically just plugging different parts into each other<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s fun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s a nice step by step Video showing you how easy it is to assemble a Computer. Follow this along and you will be done in less than 2 hours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IhX0fOUYd8Q?start=62\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IhX0fOUYd8Q?start=62\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>We've covered the basics of what a great PC for Video Editing consists of. Let's take a look at <strong>some finished Builds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can use the following fully compatible Builds as-is or use them as inspiration and configure your own Video Editing PC, depending on your Budget:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pre-selected_PC-Builds_at_different_budgets\"><\/span><span id=\"builds\">Pre-selected PC-Builds at different budgets<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Because you might be working with a set budget, I combined some of the best parts for Video Editing to fit inside different price tiers:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Computer_for_Video_Editing_AMD_at_850\"><\/span><span id=\"builds\">Best Computer for Video Editing, AMD at ~850$<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><noscript><iframe class=\"pcbuilder-embedd\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/G100-pc-builder\/pcBuilder_embedd.html?=6LXTr\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"left\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe class=\"pcbuilder-embedd lazyload\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"left\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/G100-pc-builder\/pcBuilder_embedd.html?=6LXTr\"><\/iframe><br>\nThis lower-end Build features the AMD 3600XT, which is good for Effects Calculation but is surpassed by <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-cpu-video-encoding\/\">higher-core-count CPUs in Encoding \/ Decoding<\/a> and overall Video Editing Speed.<\/p>\n<p>8GB of RAM is quite on the low end, so feel free to add some more if you have the money.<\/p>\n<p>The NVMe SSD, although just 256GB, is extremely fast and will help in loading footage.<\/p>\n<p>To save some money, this build only has an Nvidia GTX 1660, but you can feel free to swap it with an RTX 3060 Ti or higher, if you have the extra cash.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Computer_for_Video_Editing_Intel_at_1800\"><\/span><span id=\"builds\">Best Computer for Video Editing, Intel at ~1800$<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><noscript><iframe class=\"pcbuilder-embedd\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/G100-pc-builder\/pcBuilder_embedd.html?=6LXTz\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"left\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe class=\"pcbuilder-embedd lazyload\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"left\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/G100-pc-builder\/pcBuilder_embedd.html?=6LXTz\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The i9 10900K is an excellent CPU for Video Editing<\/strong>. Although it doesn't have as many Cores as a top-tier Ryzen CPU or an AMD Threadripper, it has an extremely high Core-Clock, which makes up for the lack of Cores and speeds up Effects Calculation extremely well.<\/p>\n<p>16GByte of RAM is sufficient for 2K editing projects that aren't too complex. If you're regularly working on more complex projects or use large footage, consider upgrading to 32GB of RAM.<\/p>\n<p>The same is true for extremely high-res Projects and large Footage Data in the 4K - 8K range, <strong>you might want to upgrade your RAM to 64GByte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti GPU offers excellent performance for its price.<\/p>\n<p>The storage system consists of 3 device types. We have an HDD for archiving and backups, an SSD for installing your OS and Applications on, and an NVMe SSD for your projects. Your Projects and footage have to be on the fastest drive for optimal performance.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Computer_for_Video_Editing_AMD_at_2500\"><\/span>Best Computer for Video Editing, AMD at ~2500$<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><noscript><iframe class=\"pcbuilder-embedd\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/G100-pc-builder\/pcBuilder_embedd.html?=6LXTA\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"left\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe class=\"pcbuilder-embedd lazyload\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"left\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/G100-pc-builder\/pcBuilder_embedd.html?=6LXTA\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is a high-end all-rounder AMD build.<\/p>\n<p>With its 16-Core 5950X CPU you'll have great performance in both your active work \/ playback speed and exporting your projects with quite some effects applied. The Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU performs extremely well, given its price.<\/p>\n<p>The beQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU Cooler keeps the CPU nice and cool while producing almost no noise unless you kick the build into sustained rendering.<\/p>\n<p>The Storage is split up into 3 Drives for OS (SSD), your Footage on an NVMe drive and the HDD for Backing up your Data.<\/p>\n<p>If this price tier is a bit too much for you but would like to go with AMD Ryzen, you can always get a Ryzen 5900X or 5800X and save some money, and also skip on some of the storage devices.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Computer_for_Video_Editing_AMD_Threadripper_at_6200\"><\/span>Best Computer for Video Editing, AMD Threadripper at ~6200$<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><noscript><iframe class=\"pcbuilder-embedd\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/G100-pc-builder\/pcBuilder_embedd.html?=6LAAZ\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"left\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe class=\"pcbuilder-embedd lazyload\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"left\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/G100-pc-builder\/pcBuilder_embedd.html?=6LAAZ\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Featuring the AMD Threadripper 3970x that already costs around ~1900$ in itself, this Build comes at a price but delivers great performance across all workloads in Video Editing.<\/p>\n<p>You will get fast Encoding \/ Decoding, Live-Playback, Handling of all kinds of Footage Types, and quick Effects Calculation. This build will give you pretty much the absolute best, money can buy for Video Editing on a Consumer Level.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Custom_PC-Builder\"><\/span>Custom PC-Builder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to get the <strong>best parts within your budget<\/strong> you should definitely have a look at the Web-Based <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pc-builder\/\">PC-Builder Tool<\/a> that we've created.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the <\/span><b>main purpose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you\u2019ll use the computer for and adjust your <\/span><b>budget <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to create the <\/span><b>perfect PC with part recommendations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that will fit within your budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pc-builder\/\">G100 PC-Builder Tool<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"noBorder\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/pc-builder\/\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5398\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/09\/pcBuilder_faceBookTitleImage_smaller.jpg\" alt=\"PC-Builder Facebook Title Image\" width=\"511\" height=\"244\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5398 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20511%20244%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PC-Builder Facebook Title Image\" width=\"511\" height=\"244\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2018\/09\/pcBuilder_faceBookTitleImage_smaller.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_the_CPU_or_GPU_more_important_for_Video_Editing\"><\/span>Is the CPU or GPU more important for Video Editing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The CPU is more important in general Video Editing as it does most of the heavy lifting in your active editing workloads. The GPU, though, can speed up Effects calculation and considerably increase Rendering and Encoding performance for certain Codecs (e.g. H.264).<\/p>\n<p>It also depends on the Video Editing Software you're using. DaVinci Resolve, for example, can make better use of the GPU and even multiple GPUs than, say, Premiere Pro - which relies more on the CPU for most of its tasks.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_AMD_or_Intel_better_for_Premiere_Pro\"><\/span>Is AMD or Intel better for Premiere Pro?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Both AMD and Intel have CPUs on the market that perform neck and neck in Video Editing. Intel currently has a slight lead in active Video Editing performance, though AMD has considerably stronger CPUs for Video Rendering.<\/p>\n<p>This changes frequently, though, and with the launch of a new Generation, either AMD or Intel may lead the pack for a few short months.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_Laptop_or_Desktop_better_for_Video_Editing\"><\/span>Is a Laptop or Desktop better for Video Editing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At the same price-point, a Desktop will always outperform a Laptop in any workload - including Video Editing. Desktop PCs can draw more power and have more room for stronger cooling, which directly translates into higher performance.<\/p>\n<p>There are some features a Laptop offers, though, that desktops can't compete with, and that is Mobility. If you're frequently on the go and have to edit videos away from your desk, a Laptop can be good enough to edit video, even if it won't perform as well as a stationary desktop.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_best_computer_for_youtubers\"><\/span>What's the best computer for youtubers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you regularly upload videos to youtube, chances are you'll be editing them beforehand. Because uploading or using the Youtube platform itself doesn't really tell us anything about how complex your video projects are, what we talked about in this guide is still valid.<\/p>\n<p>If you have heavy projects with lots of layers, use footage that is notoriously difficult to decompress, or edit high-res, high-bit-depth videos, you'll want to lean towards one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Pre-selected_PC-Builds_at_different_budgets\">more expensive builds I mentioned above<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If all you do is add some titles to a smartphone video and you'll want it on youtube, tik tok, etc., without adding any fancy effects or restructuring of the footage, then you can get away with one of the more entry-level builds <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-computer-for-video-editing\/#Pre-selected_PC-Builds_at_different_budgets\">from the build section above<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_game_on_a_Video_Editing_Computer\"><\/span>Can you game on a Video Editing Computer?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Absolutely! Because Video Editing and Gaming Workloads rely on the same kind of underlying hardware, you'll be able to play PC-Games on your Video Editing PC as well.<\/p>\n<p>What kind of framerates or quality settings you can achieve will depend on how much you spend on your Video Editing PC, but since Video Editing is very demanding on the Hardware, you'll likely have no issues playing games at high fps and high resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>If gaming is important to you, consider buying a slightly stronger Graphics Card than is necessary for Video Editing. That way you have both workloads (gaming and editing) covered.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_do_vlogging_on_a_Video_Editing_PC\"><\/span>Can you do vlogging on a Video Editing PC?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, you can! Vlogging is one of the most lightweight workloads that a Video Editing PC usually has to stem, and you can get away with an entry-level build. Because Vloggers usually do little to no editing on their recordings (apart from basic titles, subtitles, and rudimentary editing) the performance demand is manageable.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_to_you\"><\/span>Over to you<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>That's about it! Do you have questions about building your own Video Editing PC? Let us know in the <a href=\"#comments\">comments<\/a> or check out our <a href=\"\/forum\/\" target=\"_blank\">expert forum<\/a>.<br>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/wp-content\/customScripts\/balkenTabelle.js\"><\/script><br>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">calculateValue(\"tablepress-24\",\"column-4\",\"column-5\",\"column-6\",\"score\");<\/script><br>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">addBalken(\"tablepress-24\",\"column-4\",\"column-6\");<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Editing is one of the most popular things you can do on a Computer or Workstation. 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