Is HD video editing CPU or GPU dependent?

Gamer126 August 24, 2011 at 21:01:29

Mostly CPU but some software does have GPU accelerated rendering.

Thanks for replying! What if I were to get a Phenom II 1075T (6 cores) with a mid-range card like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ... ?

kuwese August 24, 2011 at 22:00:35

How about phenom II x4 955 be and oc to 4ghz? or $ 55 v-card if u aren't a gamer (hd 5570) and sandy bridge core i5? Phenom II x6 aren't faster. We can not fight new wars with old weapons, let he who desires peace prepare for war - PROPHET.

^^^Thanks for replying! The reason I went with AMD was because it was very cost-effective... at least for me. As to your suggestion about the x4 processor, I'm going to look into it. Thanks!

kuwese August 25, 2011 at 01:57:11

Core i5 2500k + hd 5570 = $275 (outperform x6 in video editing) phenom II x6 1075t + gts 450 = $260 (outperform i5 2500k in games). We can not fight new wars with old weapons, let he who desires peace prepare for war - PROPHET.

Fingers August 25, 2011 at 05:23:43

Also make sure you have enough memory. For video editing W7 64bit and 8GB or more RAM would help also. You have to be a little bit crazy to keep you from going insane.

jefro August 25, 2011 at 13:09:46

Most good applications use the gpu if it is supported. More cores doesn't mean faster, it just means a program that has the ability to use all cores might be faster but clock speed is still very important. A core i7 would have been a good start for a video editor. 1/3 of highway deaths are caused by drunks. The rest are by people who can't drive any better than a drunk.