Hi!
I use a Thinkpad X1 carbon gen9 i7 with integrated intel video chip as my daily driver. Unfortunately I've been limited for extra-work activities such as video editing (was thinking of DaVinci Resolve) due to the lack of proper GPU, or flight simulator lagging (have to set to lowest possible video setting to get ok smoothness).
I'm on a budget and was wondering what reasonable hardware you would recommend for such a task? I do have external monitors so it can be anything for that matter, as long as it doesn't cost too much.
Thank you for your recommendations.
Fred
Frederic Muller composed on 2025-01-26 13:15 (UTC+0700):
I use a Thinkpad X1 carbon gen9 i7 with integrated intel video chip as my daily driver. Unfortunately I've been limited for extra-work activities such as video editing (was thinking of DaVinci Resolve) due to the lack of proper GPU, or flight simulator lagging (have to set to lowest possible video setting to get ok smoothness).
I'm on a budget and was wondering what reasonable hardware you would recommend for such a task? I do have external monitors so it can be anything for that matter, as long as it doesn't cost too much.
A discrete GPU card with Intel GPU chip can be had for around $139 in the USA. That isn't any help for laptop users, but you may be able to find an off-lease desktop computer with new and powerful enough discrete GPU for a lot less than a newer laptop that is little better than what you have now. Or, a 5-8 year old desktop with iGPU sporting an empty PCIe slot into which you can put an appropriate discrete GPU.
On 26/01/2025 13:49, Felix Miata wrote:
Frederic Muller composed on 2025-01-26 13:15 (UTC+0700):
I use a Thinkpad X1 carbon gen9 i7 with integrated intel video chip as my daily driver. Unfortunately I've been limited for extra-work activities such as video editing (was thinking of DaVinci Resolve) due to the lack of proper GPU, or flight simulator lagging (have to set to lowest possible video setting to get ok smoothness). I'm on a budget and was wondering what reasonable hardware you would recommend for such a task? I do have external monitors so it can be anything for that matter, as long as it doesn't cost too much.
A discrete GPU card with Intel GPU chip can be had for around $139 in the USA. That isn't any help for laptop users, but you may be able to find an off-lease desktop computer with new and powerful enough discrete GPU for a lot less than a newer laptop that is little better than what you have now. Or, a 5-8 year old desktop with iGPU sporting an empty PCIe slot into which you can put an appropriate discrete GPU.
I'm ok with a non-laptop as I'll do video editing solely at home on my desk. Let me look into that direction then.
Thank you very much.
Fred
On Sun, 2025-01-26 at 14:40 +0700, Frederic Muller wrote:
I'm ok with a non-laptop as I'll do video editing solely at home on my desk. Let me look into that direction then.
You're probably better with a desktop for storage reasons, too. Video editing uses up a lot of storage space, that's much easier to increase with internal drives. The interface to external drives is usually a severe bandwidth restriction.
On 28/01/2025 08:19, Tim via users wrote:
On Sun, 2025-01-26 at 14:40 +0700, Frederic Muller wrote:
I'm ok with a non-laptop as I'll do video editing solely at home on my desk. Let me look into that direction then.
You're probably better with a desktop for storage reasons, too. Video editing uses up a lot of storage space, that's much easier to increase with internal drives. The interface to external drives is usually a severe bandwidth restriction.
Yes I was thinking the same. I looked at mini-pc but they are in the U$700+ which is over my budget. I'll check in the second hand market as Felix suggested, and I already have spare monitors, keyboard and mouse.
Thank you.
Fred
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