More RAM make a tiny or large difference in editing?

Osakaness · Post by **Osakaness** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:08 pm

sagarajack wrote:Intel sux, AMD ownage. If any of u tried AMD FX or 64 socket 939, man u can tell any intel except the Extremeedition can compete with this monster.

Invalid.

gangstaj8 · Post by **gangstaj8** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:23 am

Just curious, how much video memory do you have?

madbunny · Post by **madbunny** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:21 am

Zero: Heheh... I'd forgotten about that one!

Anyway, I was under the impression that most video editing was more hard drive intensive than ram intensive. Obviously your mileage will vary depending on the program in question.

If you have an older computer, you're in luck, since older ram is cheap. Get some off Ebay or something. Worst case scenario is you make a ramdisk and use that for your preview files.

DinaDani · Post by **DinaDani** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:32 am

Have been using P4 for some time, and 4 months ago I switched to AMD 64+. Now I had a total upgrade, so I really can't compare both systems.

What I do know is that i went from 256 mbram when using premiere, and photoshop only if needed (my ram didn't handle both programs at the same time well) to 1024 mbram, which made a huge improvement. Now I run Premiere pro and Photoshop CS2 at the same time, with no hassle at all. I'd recommend getting a total upgrade while you're at it.

My setup, for references sake: AMD 3200+, 1024 PC400 (Mushkin), a DFI motherboard.

Zatoichi00 · Post by **Zatoichi00** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:54 pm

Agreed on the total upgrade, and yes ram can make a huge difference. We're starting to come to a time where 2 gigs will soon be the standard.

Bauzi · Post by **Bauzi** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:53 am

Castor Troy wrote:AMD Athlon XP 1.5 ghz sadly...

I might probably do the whole RAM+Motherboard+processor upgrade which will cost me quite a bit...

From Bauzi:
Stop that nonsens!
It´s true, that RAM does a lot for editing, but well not that much as you think!

I take as example my PC and an older one of my partner Mac:

My PC:
3,42 Ghz
1 GB RAM
Example: Blasts every video... I work with 640x480 XviD files and my videostudio can work a tone of things, before it is overloaded...
A RAM about 2 GB maybe increases the power, but 3 GB would waste money!

Mac´s PC:
2,6 Ghz
256 RAM
Example: Well can also work with 640x480 files, but not at the same speed. The important difference between the two systems work quality are the RAM. The last one would need 1.0 GB RAM to be as good as the first... 2 GB RAM maybe makes a scence...

Your PC is not the best, because of the prozessor... The best RAM for you would be 1 GB and not 3 or 2! It would only waste money...
Well that´s my view of things... but please don´t do it!

burntresistor · Post by **burntresistor** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:15 pm

I get adobe premiere pro slow down issues. when im editing in real time before the rendering more I do longer the render takes.
I have a amd3700 939 socket and 1gb of ram with a diamond max 10

how much ram would make a difference or should I just focus on cooling my cpu for overclocking

the Black Monarch · Post by **the Black Monarch** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:41 am

If your current amount of RAM gets completely filled up during editing, more RAM is a good thing. Otherwise, it's money down the shitter.