Recommendations for a slow editing PC

Jarrod-Fegley wrote on 12/22/2024, 7:22 PM

I have a dinosaur over here lol. It's a i7 930 2.80ghz with 24gb RAM and I have OCZ Vertex 2 SSD's for Render files and operating system/programs.

I have older HD cell phone video that plays fine in Vegas but this new S24 phone, the PC just chokes on the video, it's bad. I create proxies but that also takes a long time and I have to create a proxy for each individual file. Also Vegas is just slow over all. Is there something I can do to lessen the load of the video? Below are the specs of each video, old and new.

OLD video

General
Name: 20230722_185542.mp4
Folder: D:\Baron Eulogy\Phone video Baron
Type: ISO Base
Size: 56.32 MB (57,675,597 bytes)
Created: Monday, May 27, 2024, 12:22:47 PM
Modified: Saturday, July 22, 2023, 5:56:10 PM
Accessed: Sunday, December 22, 2024, 8:20:13 PM
Attributes: Archive

Media information
Stream format: MPEG-4
Video stream #1
    Video format: AVC
    Resolution: 1920 x 1080 px
    Aspect ratio: 16:9
    Color depth: 8 bit
    Frame rate: 30.000 fps
    Scan type: Progressive
    Bit rate: 16936427 bps
Audio stream #1
    Audio format: AAC
    Sampling rate: 48000 Hz
    Channels: 2 channels
    Bit rate mode: Constant
    Bit rate: 256000 bps

Streams
Video: 00:00:26.860, 29.970 fps progressive, 1920x1080x32, AVC
Audio: 00:00:26.624, 48000 Hz, 16 Bits, Stereo, AAC

New video

General
Name: VID_20241213_140015.mp4
Folder: F:\RoyalCanine2024\Hohem_Joy
Type: ISO Base
Size: 59.16 MB (60,580,050 bytes)
Created: Saturday, December 14, 2024, 5:38:12 PM
Modified: Friday, December 13, 2024, 2:00:25 PM
Accessed: Sunday, December 22, 2024, 8:05:05 PM
Attributes: Archive

Media information
Stream format: MPEG-4
Video stream #1
    Video format: AVC
    Resolution: 3840 x 2160 px
    Aspect ratio: 16:9
    Color depth: 8 bit
    Frame rate: 58.872 fps
    Scan type: Progressive
    Bit rate: 49597457 bps
Audio stream #1
    Audio format: AAC
    Sampling rate: 44100 Hz
    Channels: 2 channels
    Bit rate mode: Constant
    Bit rate: 100000 bps

Streams
Video: 00:00:09.760, 59.940 fps progressive, 3840x2160x32, AVC
Audio: 00:00:09.776, 44100 Hz, 16 Bits, Stereo, AAC

Comments

RogerS wrote on 12/22/2024, 9:44 PM

Do you have a GPU?

If not, get one that works with this age of system and which meets the minimum specs for the version of VEGAS you are using. If the best GPU you can get is below the recommended specs I'd just put up with proxy files and save up for a better computer. Your CPU is 14 years old. Anything from the last 5 years would give you a much better experience!

3POINT wrote on 12/22/2024, 11:57 PM

@Jarrod-Fegley you can record with S24 also in FHD30 instead of UHD60, which is the same as you did with your older cell phone. Make also sure you record in AVC and not HEVC, which is S24 default. Your PC is just not able to edit 4k videos.

Erik-Miller wrote on 1/5/2025, 7:51 PM

Depending on your hardware skills, with a fresh application of thermal paste you should be able to clock that CPU up to 4GHz, motherboard BIOS permitting. I admire and endorse efforts to keep older systems viable. I do it myself.

But you can get a refurbished Dell 17-7700 complete system on Amazon for $200, and a really good used nVidia GPU on eBay for under $50. If you go down lower in spec, the prices drop accordingly, but IMO, that's a sweet spot for price, performance, and projected longevity.

Considering that your current system has been chugging along for over a dozen years, it may be time to put it out to pasture as a file/media server. You've gotten your money's worth from it several times over.

The joy you get the first time you boot the new one up and start your $30 Humble Bundle Vegas Pro v21 and see that it all runs orders of magnitude faster will be worth it. What price do you put on the hours you wait for the current system to perform your tasks?

Jarrod-Fegley wrote on 1/5/2025, 10:30 PM

Depending on your hardware skills, with a fresh application of thermal paste you should be able to clock that CPU up to 4GHz, motherboard BIOS permitting. I admire and endorse efforts to keep older systems viable. I do it myself.

But you can get a refurbished Dell 17-7700 complete system on Amazon for $200, and a really good used nVidia GPU on eBay for under $50. If you go down lower in spec, the prices drop accordingly, but IMO, that's a sweet spot for price, performance, and projected longevity.

Considering that your current system has been chugging along for over a dozen years, it may be time to put it out to pasture as a file/media server. You've gotten your money's worth from it several times over.

The joy you get the first time you boot the new one up and start your $30 Humble Bundle Vegas Pro v21 and see that it all runs orders of magnitude faster will be worth it. What price do you put on the hours you wait for the current system to perform your tasks?

Oh for sure this thing has to get replaced.