I did put it here explicit, because this hardwarequestion is only about making movies. Mods, feel free to move it to the hardwaresection.
What do you think? I get a completely new pc. Should I buy 2gig Ram or is 1gig enough? I thought the most important thing is a fast cpu. Well, I will have Dualcore with 2400Hz each core.
Thanks for your reply
TomS
I VERY MUCH recommend that you get 2 gigs - you will REALLY feel the difference...and RAM is quite cheap anyway.
Also, if you ever decide to get Win. Vista, the 2 gigs will probably be the minimum you will need.
Ok.
Thank you.
I just wanted be sure, that I really need this.
Now it's confirmed.
Thanks again.
When you are using Graphics or videos editing softwares..
the better you got Ram the faster it's will work...
Let's say in photoshop for example...
You have an option there to use 20%-95% from the Ram!
And you can do it in 3D Studio Max and Adobe Premiere and alot more softwares...
I have 2 gigs and it's working very good...
i suggest you 2 and more...
Another thing:
Get 2 modules of 1 Gb ram or even better 4 modules of 512 mb ram for the best performance (that way all the ram modules can store and access at once)
| LukeakaDanish wrote: |
Another thing:
Get 2 modules of 1 Gb ram or even better 4 modules of 512 mb ram for the best performance (that way all the ram modules can store and access at once) |
but isnt that should be when he got a motherboard that support duel channels?How much RAM should you get? As much as you can afford. Expecially if your computer is your entire multi-media workstation like mine is. I create graphics, edit video and sound and create animations on it, many times all at the same time. If you want to have a video editor AND photoshop, AND After Effects, AND an audio editing app open....you will want as much RAM as you can get. I'd say go for the 2 gigs.
I max'd out my first pc in the early 80's with like 64meg of ram.
People thought I was nuts, that no one could ever use that much memory.
| jwellsy wrote: |
I max'd out my first pc in the early 80's with like 64meg of ram.
People thought I was nuts, that no one could ever use that much memory. |
I somehow doubt you had 64 mb of ram in the early eighties - the 1 mb module was developed in 1984 - so you must have had at least 64 ram modules...
Thats makes no sence...You're right, time has certainly faded my brain memory.
I had pre-ordered an IBM ps2 model 50 with a 16mb memory expansion board. 1mb was standard and it was embedded in the motherboard.
But, the main point was that people have said almost forever
"oh, you'll never need that much memory".
For any kind of graphics editing
it's almost impossible to have too much memory.
| jwellsy wrote: |
You're right, time has certainly faded my brain memory.
I had pre-ordered an IBM ps2 model 50 with a 16mb memory expansion board. 1mb was standard and it was embedded in the motherboard.
But, the main point was that people have said almost forever
"oh, you'll never need that much memory".
For any kind of graphics editing
it's almost impossible to have too much memory. |
Ok 
And yea...your right...I think 16Gb ram would pwn - although RIGHT NOW there is no purpose for it... 
For DV 1 gig would work ok. For HDV 2 or more gigs is definately a plus. And for the bigger programs, like FCP and Premier Pro, 2 gigs comes in real handy when running multiple apps.
that is a no brainer. go for 2GB atleast. you gotta have atleast that much.
How much RAM you need really depends on the kind of work you do.
If you are doing a lot of compositing and will be using lots of layers, it pays to get as much RAM as possible - 16GB if you can. Of course a fast processor is the main thing, but RAM will definitely speed up the rendering.
If you are doing mostly simple cuts and dissolves, 2GB of RAM should be sufficient.
I'm using 2GB of RAM and I do mostly drama editing. So far, no problems at all.
Get as much ram as you can afford!!!!! - the more the better.
Ram is not everything in editing workstation, hard disk, CPU speed,
graphic card is also very important.
What major format you will working with?
DV, MP2, MP4, beta SP/Digital, HDV, DVC pro, HDcam/SR?
I want to work atleat woth MPG2 or even better. DivX or XviD would be fine, but only in the end. The Problem is, that most programs only can do everything with avi and this is huge filesizes...
CPU will be Intel Core Due 2.8gig
The Geafikcard is not the best, but I think it will work.
RAM is a huge part of having a fast set up, but it's by no means the end-all-be-all of having a fast computer, or even just fast for the applications you're using. Pretty much any application in the world of graphics and audio design (as well as video work) can be tailored to run like you need it to, with as small of a footprint on your resources as possible. Also, something that most people neglect but is equally if not more important is how you set up your harddrive(s).
Get the highest speed hard drives you can afford, and use one for your applications and operating system to be on, while the other(s) is used for your data storage.
More RAM / Video RAM Memory = More optimized woking & Response time of software / OS.
Though RAM and Good Video Cards are not that much cheaper, get and use it as per ur Need and Usage. But not for Boosting ur Personal senses that u have a top config...
Keep Smiling Don't forget the HD just for the video stuff. How much does it help over the 2 gig size? Is it worth the $$?
I've read that after you fill a HD over 1/2 full it starts to slow. How much can you fill a HD for digital video before it will not be usable for digital editing?
I've never heard that when you fill it over 1/2 way full it gets slow. It IS true that a HDD needs a little bit of "breathing room" but I don't think it's true that it slows down when it gets past the halfway point. But go with at least 7200RPM drives and you should be fine. They even have 10kRPM drives which are blazing fast. Nowadays it's easy to set up RAID configurations too so you can pull more speed out of cheaper drives.
I think my 50% number came from Tom's hardware, or Videomaker. I don't remember which resource. I do know that if you fill them over 80% it does slow them down. I am a file hoard and I have to clear them below that point to make sure that they will read and write well.
I have played with raid and found it to be a great way to get better performance from slower drives.
I personally use 2GB - even though I have a single core processor it copes very well.
