Better GPU or more Memory for Video Editing setup

[basildon]

Hello,

I build up my PC for HD Video Editing, not gaming at all. It's based on i5 7400 with 8GB ddr4 Crucial 2400 memory. I have an extra £80 to spend, therefore should I go for an extra 8GB Memory or some low profile GPU, like GeForce GT1030 2GB DDR5? What will make a bigger difference for video converting/editing software like Sony Vegas, Power Director etc...?

Thanks for your help

 

[CountMike]

More RAM !!!

 

[maxalge]

Hello,

I build up my PC for HD Video Editing, not gaming at all. It's based on i5 7400 with 8GB ddr4 Crucial 2400 memory. I have an extra £80 to spend, therefore should I go for an extra 8GB Memory or some low profile GPU, like GeForce GT1030 2GB DDR5? What will make a bigger difference for video converting/editing software like Sony Vegas, Power Director etc...?

Thanks for your help

more ram

better cpu

 

[Stash_74]

I'm running an intel Core i5-6600k overclocked to 4.10 GHz with 16GB of RAM. I can easily play 2.4k or 4k video, but the conversion rate is really slow when converting to different formats. I don't think more RAM is going to help as I'm only using about 5.7 GB of ram when converting files whereas the CPU is MAXed out. I am following the thread to find out the same answer. I'm thinking the GPU will assist the CPU with some of the processing? Let me know what you come up with.

 

[CountMike]

Much depends on SW used, if it's single threaded only higher frequency helps. Same goes for memory and disk usage. Some may make use of GPU when transcoding for instance but not all.