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family_vacation
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what would be a better amount of ram for a new computer?
4gigs or 6gigs

The processor would be a AMD Phenom X4 9750 and I don't have the option of picking another one. I would be editing in HD with Sony Vegas 7.  Videos are shot with my HV30 if that matters.

Would it be worth the extra 2 gigs of ram on the computer? I'm not super serious about editing, but would the extra memory make a noticeable and important difference?
Aug 3 2009 2:14AM
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grown-ninja
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i have 2 and its supper choppy i can only upgrade to three i hope that will make it some what better not sure though?
Aug 3 2009 9:20AM
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Galin
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RAM is one of the most important things for editing. I currently only have 4, and i can get everything done and render times are pretty decent, but if you can go for 6 without breaking the bank then i say go for it.
Aug 3 2009 9:43AM
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Jwenz
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like galin said...if its not much extras, sure go for it. i have 4 and edit p2 footage completely fine. i mean shouldn't be an issue for you. 6 is better than 4 though
Aug 3 2009 11:30AM
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family_vacation
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Would 6 gigs be worth an extra 75 bucks?
Aug 3 2009 3:13PM
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eheath
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I only have 3gb for my dvcprohd footage, 60p is choppy when played in quicktime RARELY. You'll be fine with 4gb.
Aug 3 2009 3:14PM
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BigJew
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Definitely go for it. DDR2 is cheap and if you're actually editing in HD you'll want it when you're rendering stuff.
Aug 3 2009 3:15PM
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toominator
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what OS are you running? xp will run 3gb, vista 32bit 4gb, vista64bit and win7 only limited by the motherboard I think.

there's not point running 6gb ram if it's not being used
Aug 11 2009 7:24PM
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Jordan
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4gigs in mine sir.

smooth as a can be.
Aug 11 2009 7:28PM
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stickerman
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would like to bump this thread. i have a bunch of questions for upgrading my computer. basically my footage is choppy when i film at 720 60fps. but when i edit with footage from my friends sony fx7, it is RARELY choppy. my computer specs are

1GB RAM
Inel Graphics media accelerator 950
pentium dual core processor E2160 (each core runs at 1.8ghz)

oviously i need to upgrade my ram, but is that all? Can anybody reccomend me some good parts for my computer? is anything else needed for me to have non choppy footage and good rendering times (it takes for about a 4 minute video 4 and a half hours to render)

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Dec 30 2010 8:05PM
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stickerman
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oh and my computer is a windows vista 32 bit and edit with Sony vegas 9.0 pro
Dec 30 2010 8:07PM
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teleTay
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i have 4gb of ddr3 memory and dont have any issues
Dec 31 2010 1:11AM
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