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Question: Best laptop specs for Video Editing / Post-production

Hello XDA!
I'm thinking on buying a laptop with main porpouse to edit videos in Premiere CC and After Effects CC. The Raw videos I intend to edit are from my DSLR camera Canon 600D (1080P 50FPS). As right now, I have Asus K52Jc (i5, 4gb of ram and nvidia 310m) and I am able to edit Full HD videos, but it's kinda pain in a a**. The maximum I can spend as right now is 1000€ and I don't want to buy Desktop.
I'm here to ask you guys if you can explain me what does video editing consume at most. And the most, how important is GPU for Premiere / After Effects? Is nVidia Geforce GT740m 2GB DDR3 good for editing FULL HD videos?
P.S. I know you will telling me to buy TOP GPU cards, but I don't really have much money to spend.

Antique_Angel said:
Hello XDA!
I'm thinking on buying a laptop with main porpouse to edit videos in Premiere CC and After Effects CC. The Raw videos I intend to edit are from my DSLR camera Canon 600D (1080P 50FPS). As right now, I have Asus K52Jc (i5, 4gb of ram and nvidia 310m) and I am able to edit Full HD videos, but it's kinda pain in a a**. The maximum I can spend as right now is 1000€ and I don't want to buy Desktop.
I'm here to ask you guys if you can explain me what does video editing consume at most. And the most, how important is GPU for Premiere / After Effects? Is nVidia Geforce GT740m 2GB DDR3 good for editing FULL HD videos?
P.S. I know you will telling me to buy TOP GPU cards, but I don't really have much money to spend.
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Basically any of the core i5s will work.
But even with haswell the graphics are exceptionally weak.
At least get a haswell i5 an ssd(Very beneficial) and have 4gb of ram and usb 3.0.
Look for laptops with an exotic graphics config like an nvidia gpu on the motherboard.
It's hard to find a good laptop for this vs building a desktop pc.
Hope it works out for you.

Lgrootnoob said:
Basically any of the core i5s will work.
But even with haswell the graphics are exceptionally weak.
At least get a haswell i5 an ssd(Very beneficial) and have 4gb of ram and usb 3.0.
Look for laptops with an exotic graphics config like an nvidia gpu on the motherboard.
It's hard to find a good laptop for this vs building a desktop pc.
Hope it works out for you.
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Hello there,
Basically I have DSLR Camera (Canon 600D) which I use to film in Full HD (1080P 50fps) for my movies (short plays and medium plays).
So, I am thinking to buy a laptop with main porpouse to edit my videos in Premiere CS6 and After Effects CS6 and I would like to ask you guys if you can help me choose one. Maximum I could spend is 1000€.
So, I don't care how much time my laptop will take to export movies, but what is most important to me is smooth editing ( fast pre-rendering). I know that pre-render / in software render uses Nvidia CUDA cores to acelerate the process.
I choosed these two laptops:
ASUS K750JB:
Intel i7 4700HQ 2.4 - 3.4GhZ
12GB RAM 1600mHz
Nvidia GT 740M 2GB DDR3 384 Cuda Cores <<< ---- can this one do the job done?
1TB 5400RPM <<<--- I am thinking on buying 60GB SSD extra for OS and Adobe Programs
17.2'' Screen 1600x900
Price: 799€
HP Envy 15-j011sp:
Intel i7 4700MQ 2.4 - 3.4GhZ
8GB RAM 1600mHz <<<---- I could buy 4GB extra
Nvidia GT 740M 2GB DDR3 384 Cuda Cores
1TB 5400RPM <---- I could buy 60GB SSD extra
15.6'' Screen 1920x1080
Price: 810€
So, as you saw, Two of these laptops have 740M Graphic card. Asus is parcially alluminun, but HP is totally alluminum.
Do you think these two are good for edit videos from my DSLR camera? As I said, I don't care how much time it takes to render movie. What is most important to me is editing smooth experience.
Thank you!

Antique_Angel said:
Hello there,
Basically I have DSLR Camera (Canon 600D) which I use to film in Full HD (1080P 50fps) for my movies (short plays and medium plays).
So, I am thinking to buy a laptop with main porpouse to edit my videos in Premiere CS6 and After Effects CS6 and I would like to ask you guys if you can help me choose one. Maximum I could spend is 1000€.
So, I don't care how much time my laptop will take to export movies, but what is most important to me is smooth editing ( fast pre-rendering). I know that pre-render / in software render uses Nvidia CUDA cores to acelerate the process.
I choosed these two laptops:
ASUS K750JB:
Intel i7 4700HQ 2.4 - 3.4GhZ
12GB RAM 1600mHz
Nvidia GT 740M 2GB DDR3 384 Cuda Cores <<< ---- can this one do the job done?
1TB 5400RPM <<<--- I am thinking on buying 60GB SSD extra for OS and Adobe Programs
17.2'' Screen 1600x900
Price: 799€
HP Envy 15-j011sp:
Intel i7 4700MQ 2.4 - 3.4GhZ
8GB RAM 1600mHz <<<---- I could buy 4GB extra
Nvidia GT 740M 2GB DDR3 384 Cuda Cores
1TB 5400RPM <---- I could buy 60GB SSD extra
15.6'' Screen 1920x1080
Price: 810€
So, as you saw, Two of these laptops have 740M Graphic card. Asus is parcially alluminun, but HP is totally alluminum.
Do you think these two are good for edit videos from my DSLR camera? As I said, I don't care how much time it takes to render movie. What is most important to me is editing smooth experience.
Thank you!
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From my experience definitely get the asus laptop with an ssd. (Much higher quality build)
You could also use an external screen like your tv as long it is 1920x1080. (The asus laptop is not 1080p)
If ^this is an issue then look for a model of asus that has an internal 1080p screen.
The Hp laptops I found to be extremely horribly cooled.
Also try to get an ssd with mlc nand so it asts longer.

Your Developing, Media or Gaming Machine...

Howdi Folks,
Something off topic but id like to discuss. We all love our Gaming, Media Or Developing but need decent machines to do it.
I would like to know what People have for their main PC etc
Mine is below;
Case CORSAIR GRAPHITE SERIES™ 600T WHITE MID-TOWER CASE
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache
ASUS® RAMPAGE IV EXTREME: INTEL X79, SOCKET 2011, R.O.G
32GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS QUAD-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P( 4 x 8GB KIT)
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 760 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready (Soon to be uplifted for a GTX Titan)
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 760 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready (Soon to be uplifted for a GTX Titan)
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
SAMSUNG EVO 840 250 Gb SSD
SANDISK EXTREME II 240 Gb SSD
15x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
CORSAIR 1200W PRO SERIES™ PLATINUM AX1200i DIGITAL MODULAR PSU
Corsair H100i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD
1Gbps NETWORK CARD
Razer® Ouroboros Gaming Mouse
Logitech KT820 Keyboard
47" LG Smart TV
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Oh by the way, I wont be getting 2 Titans xd

Sorry, I closed this because there is already a thread for discussing PC hardware: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1765837
Can you please repost there?
Thanks!

[Q] Help finding GPU for Acer X1700 and also cpu fan on full?

I got the above desktop and it didn't have the original nvidia 7100 graphics card in it so I need a replacement. I'm looking at these two:
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6450 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102933
MSI R5450-MD1GD3H/LP Radeon HD 5450 1GB 64-Bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127557
EVGA GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5 64bit DVI/HDMI/VGA Low Profile Graphics Card 02G-P3-3733-KR
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L5GZG5C...lid=15NU2V2FLJ4TD&coliid=I13UZFD4LD1AJ9&psc=1
I'm having trouble finding a graphics card that fits the tiny case and is still in stock. My budget is cheap around $50, just need it for light gaming of ooollldd games like CSS and Mount&Blade and I will probably just use it as a media center for the TV so it needs to be able to run 10gig BluRay rips to my 1080p TV.
My dad has the same desktop and the stock GPU works for all the aforementioned but I need guidance.
[OTHER QUESTION] Also when I boot the computer, the CPU fan runs at full speed as soon as it boots. Is this an issue with the motherboard or is it because the thermal paste is nill? I would think it's the thermal paste but it's not it reacting to overheating because it goes full blast as soon as I turn it on. Is it worth saving? I have already changed the fan options in BIOS and have tried speedfan software to no avail.
EXTRA INFO:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: (ASAP) BUDGET RANGE: (USD $1-75) After Rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Mild gaming with CSS, L4D2, Source games, AoE; streaming movies to TV; general usage
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: 220W power supply
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: small case will need low profile/small
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Any COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe?
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1900x1200, 1080p 42" lg tv
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Better than stock, running Windows 8

Advice: MXQ PRO 4K VS scishion v99 Hero?

Hero buying advice needed: MXQ PRO 4K VS Scishion V99? New to android boxes, I'm from London and it seems like there are some boxes which aren't available on UK sites for some reason, so was hoping this is the right place to get advice on the boxes I am looking at.
I am looking to stream content in 1080p (I'm happy with the resolution so don't plan on buying a new tv just yet) and started off looking at cheap £15 boxes on ebay which have 1GB of RAM thinking it would be good enough to stream 1080p. But since I am looking for the best value per £ I decided to look at boxes around the £45 mark:
- £46 SCISHION V99 - hero 64Bit Octa Core Android 5.1 (BT4.0 Dual WiFi) 4GB RAM+32GB TV Box EU, Octa Core,1.5GHz CPU RK3368, GPU PowerVR G6110, Processor ARM Cortex A53
- £45 H96 MAX - H2 TV Box RK3328 Android 7.1 (2.4G + 5G Wi-Fi BT 4.0 4K) 4G RAM+32GB UK PLUG, Quad Core CPU Cortex A53, GPU Mali-450, Processor RK3328.
- £46 MXR PRO 4K 4GB RAM + 32G 64Bit Android 7.1 Quad-core RK3328 2.0GHz Bluetooth Quad-core RK3328 64-bit Cortex A53 and Mali-450 GPU.
- I was also considering: £23 M8S PRO W Android 7.1 Smart TV Box Amlogic S-905W 2GB+16GB Mali-450 4K WIFI OTA, max up to 2.0Ghz, but the price has been varying a bit. I would still consider it if it is better value though (and if it came back down in price a bit) due to it being up to 2.0Ghz? Is 2GB RAM enough to smoothly play 1080p?
1) Should I go for the SCISHION V99 due to the octa core to futureproof? From what I've read no apps take advantage of octa core. Would it help with streaming 1080p? Or should I go for the MXR pro because the seller seems to be saying it is up to 2.0 GHz (although when I googled the chip it said 1.5 GHz?) Help needed with pros and cons, as well as discussion on the GPU/CPU power comparisons?
2) The V99 only has Android 5.1, does that mean eventually all apps will stop being compatible, making the box obsolete? Is there no way whatsoever to upgrade to latest android?
3) I am looking to use as a back up as a mini PC, would I be able to plug in a normal PC USB keyboard and mouse or am I restricted to wireless?
4) If that is the case, I was looking at this and again need advice if it these type of products work well: Black Wireless Keyboard 2.4G Touchpad Handheld Keyboard for PC Android TV UK | eBay
5) These type of small Chinese manufacturers are said to not release updates to firmware (as opposed to amazon fire, chromecast etc) but what does this mean practically speaking? How is this different to being able to update the android version for example?

What are your PC specs?

What are your PC specs? Lets see what you all got.
These are mine:
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.20 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Coppermine 800, 768 MB of SDRAM, Voodoo 55500, Intel chipset, 98 SE.
That's the one tower that works 100%. As you see, it's a legacy PC. I use it for turn of the century gaming.
My most commonly used laptop has a Tyler core TL-68, 8GB DDR2, ATi Radeon Xpress 200, and a 512GB M4 SSD. It's down right now because the Radeon is fried. I have the replacement but have not installed it yet.

shadow460 said:
Coppermine 800, 768 MB of SDRAM, Voodoo 55500, Intel chipset, 98 SE.
That's the one tower that works 100%. As you see, it's a legacy PC. I use it for turn of the century gaming.
My most commonly used laptop has a Tyler core TL-68, 8GB DDR2, ATi Radeon Xpress 200, and a 512GB M4 SSD. It's down right now because the Radeon is fried. I have the replacement but have not installed it yet.
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I need to get myself a new SSD, mines from like 2014. Nice man!