Also, without knowing your system specs, it'll be difficult/impossible to say what you can do other than proxy to get better performance.

This is from the description- "With the DeckLink Mini Monitor 4K from Blackmagic Design you can play out 4K content to high-resolution monitors and recorders in real-time from your compatible edit system. "

CPU- Intel Core i7 3770S
RAM- 32 GB DDR3
GPU- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 super
motherboard- ASUS P8Z77-V LK

Thanks very much,

Randy

A third generation i7 just isn't going to do the trick, Randy. It's the weakest link in your system. Even the newer i5 runs circles around it.

Okay, not something I wanted to hear but that is very valuable info so thank you!

I "built" this thing 100 years ago and wasn't a computer whiz back then and feel even less competant now...can you tell me what you would replace at this point, do I need a new MB too or will this one handle a beefier CPU?

Thanks very much,

Randy

If you plan to keep your current "Overall" system, the highest processor you would be able to get would be the Intel i7-4790k (a.k.a. "Devil's Canyon"). While giving you some slight improvement, and I do mean slight, you still have the older generation of hardware, except the GTX 1660 Super.

The additional problem of wanting to "upgrade" to a "slightly" better CPU for that platform, is going to be cost. Just looked on Amazon for a quick search, and they "Only have 12 left!", at a price that for that old of a processor is too much.

Ideally, you would save up some money, and purchase a complete new system. Which one? I am not going to start some "FLAME WARS" about Intel/AMD/nVidia, which will happen based on previous replies and/or requests. But you would need to determine what you feel you can budget for, as we do not know what YOUR needs or especially EXPECTATIONS are. I've used combinations of all three: Intel/Intel, Intel/nVidia, Intel/AMD, AMD/AMD, AMD/nVidia. Most built by me for what I wanted and could afford, at the time, and keeping in mind which software I was using and the SPECIFICATIONS at that time for that version/build. To me, if it takes a little more time to wait for a render, at my age, just have another cup of coffee, do the laundry, wash dishes, take a walk, etc,; and by the time any of those (Tasks - Not "Honey-Do" as not married), the render is typically done or close to it.

If you're on a budget, you may want to try the 4th gen i7 first. You may be pleasantly surprised, +25% cpu benchmark is not trivial.

Hmm, I recently bought a $1K drone that shoots 4K 60 (Mavic Air 2) and have a 4K camcorder so I might as well invest in something that I won't have issues with for a while.

Like I say, It's been years since I was trying to keep up with this stuff so can you guys give me suggestions as to what motherboard/cpu combo you guys would go for with a budget of say $600 or so (I'm retired now and can't justify spending much more)?

I usually buy from B&H and was looking at these (doesn't have to be from B&H tho)...do you see anything you would recommend?

Thanks again,

Randy

If you want to keep things on a budget, skip intel and buy Ryzen CPUs instead. The Ryzen 7 3xxx series is a great series of chips. Pair that with 32GB RAM (buy 2x 16GB sticks), a decent motherboard that can support at least 64GB of RAM (you'll want 4 slots so you can add 4x 16GB sticks... you want to leave some room to upgrade later), and a Geforce RTX 2xxx series (or greater, the 3xxx series launches later this year), or AMD RX 580, VEGA, Ryzen VII (not recommended, they cost too much now), or RX 5xxx series cards will do well. If you get the new Geforce RTX 3xxx series cards later this year, keep in mind that they require a new type of connector from the power supply.

My Desktop has a Ryzen 7 1800x CPU I bought 3-4 years ago, a Ryzen VII GPU, and 64GB RAM (VEGAS never uses more than 32). I just bought a laptop with a Intel I9 9980HK CPU, a RTX 2060 GPU, and 32GB RAM, it doesn't perform any better in VEGAS than my desktop does.

By "on a budget," I meant keeping his motherboard for now, not replacing it. His current graphics are pretty good.

I was thinking that the motherboard/processor combo would be best for me since I can give my son what I have and it would be an upgrade for him...did you guys look at any of those in the link?

Why not use proxy files for difficult media?

I have had to resort to that but I would rather see the actual resolution as I'm working with landscape/nature stuff and there won't be a lot of cutting...just slow (hopefully) cinematic results to sync with my music.

No suggestions from that link y'all?

Thanks again,

Randy

With proxies you can always see the original full resolution when you switch the preview to best/full. Just put it back to preview when you need full speed playback for cutting and timing.

I think you are hard-pressed to put together a full system capable of 4K 60p editing from difficult DJI files for $600. Vegas itself struggles with these files- are others getting smooth playback? The link you sent requires you to also supply cooling, a power supply, DDR4 ram, etc., etc.

This should get you more or similar performance (close enough that it isn't worth paying the premium) to even the more expensive intel bundles I see in your link, for way cheaper, considering it also includes 32GB of RAM.

CPU: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SXMZLPJ?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

MOBO: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1426716-REG/asus_rog_strix_b450_f_gaming_republic_of_gamers_strix.html

RAM: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GTG2T7L?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

Here's a resource you can use to do quick price comparisons among the popular sites.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

With proxies you can always see the original full resolution when you switch the preview to best/full.

I didn't realize this...thanks I'll give it a shot!