Main > Everything Else

Time for a new computer, what should I be looking for?

<< < (3/5) > >>

leapinlew:

--- Quote from: boykster on February 13, 2007, 09:00:21 pm ---
--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on February 13, 2007, 05:43:43 pm ---I don't really think 2GB of RAM is necessary unless he plans on using Vista

--- End quote ---

If he starts using Pinnacle to do video stuff, 2gb is where I'd start.  Go 4gb if you plan on being serious about video stuff.

--- End quote ---

 :applaud: Especially using Pinnacle...

If you want quick easy stuff - I like using Sonic's software.

USSEnterprise:
I use Pinnacle 10.5xx with 1GB of RAM and it runs extremely smooth. Hell, my father runs it on 512 and a 2.6 Celeron and its still usable.

leapinlew:

--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on February 13, 2007, 09:54:23 pm ---I use Pinnacle 10.5xx with 1GB of RAM and it runs extremely smooth. Hell, my father runs it on 512 and a 2.6 Celeron and its still usable.

--- End quote ---

Yes, you can use it. But lets imagine he might want to do a other things on his computer at the same time.

The other thing to remember about Pinnacle is that you'll want a good video card. Something in the area of 128mb (even more if you start getting crazy)

Since your dealing with videos - you'll want to make sure your storage needs are met.

USSEnterprise:
Yeah, if video work is something you'll be doing, you probably need at least a 250GB Drive.

AtomSmasher:

--- Quote from: melarky on February 13, 2007, 02:12:33 pm ---We currently have a laptop (Pentium 4 2.0GHz), and we're always running out of "Virtual Memory" because the video card is crap (I think that is what is causing that error), and we weren't able to install a video editing suite on it either (just don't think it was up to the task, needs a better video card again).

--- End quote ---
Virtual memory has nothing to do with your video card, it has to do with your ram and your harddrive.  Basically, windows simulates ram on your harddrive so when your actual ram fills up, it loads the memory onto your harddrive which is extremely slow compared to real ram.

Theres a few things you should do.  First off, install more ram into your computer, you obviously don't have enough.  Since your running al lot of programs off of virtual memory, this should help a ton in speeding up your computer.  Second, assuming you have plenty of harddrive space, increase the amount of virtual memory windows can use. 

To do that, right click on "my computer" go to properties, click on the "advanced" tab, then inside the "performance" area click on the "settings" button.  Click on the "advanced" tab, then in the virtual memory section, click on "change."  Its probably set to "system managed size" but if you click on "custom size" you can set it larger then windows is setting it.  I would make the maximum at least 1024 and personally I always set the initial size to the same size as the maximum size because I don't want the virtual memory file to get fragmented and therefore even slower then it already is.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page

Go to full version