Is going from 8gb to 16gb of ram really worth it? I'm just really skeptical on upgrading right now. However I was really skeptical about getting an ssd, but now I can't live without it, but I would like some feedback first.
Is going from 8gb to 16gb of ram really worth it for editing?
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I don't really know much about computers but i edit my videos on a macbook pro with 16gb of ram with a 500gb SSD, Its really fast, but i think go for an SSD, only if your computer is lagging out while you're editing then maybe upgrade, if not stick with 8gb of ram 
If you're just going to replace the ram, you might be able to hold on it. Graphic cards + SSD feels more of a concern for me.
16GB is more of a luxury than a necessity. It's not going to net you a great gaming boost unless all slots on your motherboard are sated.
I have 32GB, but I can't discern any difference between now and when I had 16GB. I think it'd more or less be a bragging right.
I have 32GB, but I can't discern any difference between now and when I had 16GB. I think it'd more or less be a bragging right.
I have an SSD already and My GPU is fine. I just want to cut down on queue time in adobe media encoder.
My PC Specs
My PC Specs
Ram wont change performance that much... unless you find that you are running short on ram... i have 16gb on my machine...
You can monitor your ram usage with you task manager and see if you are getting close to running out when editing. I think it may only be an issue if you are working on very large projects.
If your system used up all its ram it tends to freeze/crash programs. So if your not having that problem you are probably ok for now, but will probably need to upgrade eventually as time goes on...
Btw most editing programs speed is determined mostly by your cpu... with your case your cpu is close to as fast as you can get unless you switched to an intel.
You can monitor your ram usage with you task manager and see if you are getting close to running out when editing. I think it may only be an issue if you are working on very large projects.
If your system used up all its ram it tends to freeze/crash programs. So if your not having that problem you are probably ok for now, but will probably need to upgrade eventually as time goes on...
Btw most editing programs speed is determined mostly by your cpu... with your case your cpu is close to as fast as you can get unless you switched to an intel.
This is the correct answer when it comes to encoding. Unless you are encoding multiple videos/streams at once your not going to see a reduction in queue time. If you really want to see a reduction in queue time, you will want to get a Intel CPU and in turn an Intel motherboard. The competitor to the one in your system is the i7-4770K, but there are better models than this one that are faster.
I think that 16gb is really good for rendering purposes, but there is one thing you should keep in mind: the size of your single project folder, if your raw footage for a single video is less then 5-6gb(and you don't use heavy plugins) - ram upgrade is unnecessary.
It depends entirely on the resolution you are rendering / recording at. It you are at 1080p or below then it won't make any noticeable difference. If you are doing 2k / 4k then yes, it will help as those will require more memory use.
Otherwise the biggest boost would come from a CPU or GPU upgrade depending on if you use hardware acceleration or not.
Otherwise the biggest boost would come from a CPU or GPU upgrade depending on if you use hardware acceleration or not.
letter "K" means "thousand"(kilo) and 2K/4K/8K means that width of video(display) is 2000/4000/8000 pixels.
1080p means that the height is 1080 pixels.
so 2K is not 1080p.
it's like to compare "thin" with "tall"
i think you shoudnt just yet with youre specs you can do just fine without the extra 8gb