How Much Ram For Editing Video?

[AussieGuy92]

Ok so here is my system specs:

Intel Core I5 Quad Core @ 3.30ghz
64Bit Windows 7 Home.
ATI Radion HD 6450 1gb dedicated.
Ram 6GB DDR3. ( x2gb stick, and x1, 4gb stick)

so i know i need more ram for video editing but what should i upgrade to 8gb and add another 2gb in or max out to 16gb.

p.s i know a ssd hard drive would be good but can;t afford at the moment.

also if i posted in wrong section of forum mods, please move it to the correct.

any thoughts??

 

[jloc]

I can use Sony Vegas and After Effects at the same time on just 2GB of ram, if your PC has 4 RAM slots, just stick in the 1 4GB and the 2 1GB sticks. 6GB will be more than enough.

 

[AussieGuy92]

i might just put in another 2 stick and bump it up to 8gb of ram.

 

[jloc]

i might just put in another 2 stick and bump it up to 8gb of ram.

The more, the merrier. It will only make editing smoother

 

[AussieGuy92]

yes i know and figured that but would 16gb be overkill? for editing 720p HD gameplays for youtube?

 

[jloc]

yes i know and figured that but would 16gb be overkill? for editing 720p HD gameplays for youtube?

4GB is enough, 8GB is better but if you're planning to spend money on 16GB... there's better ways to spend your money. 8GB will be more than enough!

 

[mickey megabyte]

I can use Sony Vegas and After Effects at the same time on just 2GB of ram, if your PC has 4 RAM slots, just stick in the 1 4GB and the 2 1GB sticks. 6GB will be more than enough.

crikey - that is sub-optimal to say the least, you must get a lot of swap-file thrashing with that. windows itself has to take up a good chunk of that 2 gig, then you've got two big software packages - plus all the video data!

i would say the more ram the better! it is pretty cheap these days after all.

 

[TVeblen]

I'm with Mickey^

I've been researching this for a PC someone wants for video editing. High end video editing programs are one of the few pieces of software that can truly take advantage of multiple core processors and multi channel RAM. The more RAM the better. It's all about speed. So fill it up!

 

[Layback Bear]

It's simple to me. The price of Ram is reasonable. Max you computer out if you got the money. What Ram you don't use or need today can be use later when you do need it. The last batch of Ram I bought at the wrong time and paid top dollar because I didn't buy it at the right time. Time is right now IMHO.

 

[stevop7777]

Go with Max RAM

Have 16 GB RAM & with Adobe Production Premium CS5.5 can run Photoshop, After Effects, Premier Pro with no ill effects. Have deleted the "swap file" with no problem. This build has run flawlessly since constructed in August 2011. I am very pleased with the encoding speed. I say go with the max RAM since it is reasonably priced.

 

[cluberti]

If you're curious, start performance monitor (perfmon), add the Available MBytes memory counter, and watch what happens to your system's RAM (consumed, not consumed, etc) when you edit video. If it drops down under 1GB, you need more RAM. If not, you should be fine. Yes, this is a very basic performance test, but it's good enough for "should I add more RAM or not?" type questions.

I will say that the more RAM you give Windows 7, the more efficient superfetch becomes - so if you can afford 8 or 16GB of RAM, regardless of whether you need it for video editing, it is a worthwhile investment.

 

[bobkn]

Let me begin by admitting that I don't do video editing.

A question: do you have 64 bit editing software? I believe that 32 bit software can't use more than 2GB of RAM (3GB if it's large memory aware). That's true whether you're on a 32 or 64 bit version of Windows. If you want more, then you need a 64 bit application.

Also: I don't know how important it is for anything other than benchmarks, but I suggest using a memory configuration that maintains the dual channel path. That means installing RAM in same-sized pairs. (I'm slightly surprised that the 6GB config was how the Pavilion p6795a shipped from HP.) Mixing RAM from different makers is dicey, but you may be able to do it. It can be helpful to set the memory frequency, timings, and voltage manually (if your HP BIOS permits that).

 

[Zepher]

I was doing a test to show that all cores get used when rendering in Premiere CS5 and also noticed that almost all of my ram was in use.
This was just a 4 minute SD clip with a few effects on it as well.

 

[Nemix]

Go for a 8GB stick and add your existing 4GB stick for 12GB total. This should be just over 8GB (slowly becoming standard on x64 systems) and just under 16GB max overkill.

Make sure the newer 8GB stick is the same speed and timings as your existing 4GB (brand doesn't really matter). 12GB of ram should plenty for editing 720p videos and multitasking with other applications.

Don't not I repeat do NOT turn off/delete the pagefile/swap, let Windows manage the pagefile/swap size (leave it at default).

 

[AussieGuy92]

first off yes i do use a 64bit editing program cyberlink powerdirector 10 (64 bit version) and got it set to take advantage of the system it edits the video with ease i might just wait until i get the money and max out the ram to 16GBS i think. i can say that a quad core proccessor is sweet for editing!!

 

[AussieGuy92]

ok so i have settled on this:

Corsair 16GB (4 x 4GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 RAM - 9-9-9-24 (CMX16GX3M4A1600C9) | Techbuy Australia

could you tell me if it's the correct on for my model?

model info sheet:

HP Pavilion p6700 Desktop PC series -  HP Pavilion p6795a Desktop PC Product Specifications - c02681199 - HP Business Support Center

thanks.

 

[Dave76]

Let me begin by admitting that I don't do video editing.

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Also: I don't know how important it is for anything other than benchmarks, but I suggest using a memory configuration that maintains the dual channel path. That means installing RAM in same-sized pairs. (I'm slightly surprised that the 6GB config was how the Pavilion p6795a shipped from HP.) Mixing RAM from different makers is dicey, but you may be able to do it. It can be helpful to set the memory frequency, timings, and voltage manually (if your HP BIOS permits that).

Very good advice.

ok so i have settled on this:

Corsair 16GB (4 x 4GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 RAM - 9-9-9-24 (CMX16GX3M4A1600C9) | Techbuy Australia

could you tell me if it's the correct on for my model?

model info sheet:

HP Pavilion p6700 Desktop PC series*-* HP Pavilion p6795a Desktop PC Product Specifications - c02681199 - HP Business Support Center

thanks.

You will avoid possible RAM issues if you install the same size and brand, timings, frequencies, in your computer.
Be sure to get 1.5v RAM for your i5 CPU.

The Corsair 16GB (4 x 4GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 RAM - 9-9-9-24, 1.5v RAM kit will do nicely

 

[AussieGuy92]

thanks i think i am going to get this though i think it will work better:

G.Skill 16GB (4 x 4GB) PC3-10666 1333MHz DDR3 RAM - 9-9-9-24 (F3-10666CL9Q-16GBXL) | Techbuy Australia

it matches all the specs for the motherboard and computer.

 

[Dave76]

That will also work just fine.

But, I would go for the 1600MHz RAM, it will easily run at 1333MHz and you will have lots of headroom if you ever want to overclock your RAM or CPU.

 

[whs]

I think you will be wasting your money. You have plenty of RAM. When your editing program runs, look into Resource Monitor > Memory tab. You will probably find that that even your 6GBs are not fully used.

What you need most for fast video editing is a CPU with mucle and a program that uses all cores.