anyone went from i3 to i7 for video and photo?

[FilmIndustryGuy]

I started off with the i3 and it works well for Lightroom and FCPX but once I started piling of audio tracks in a 4k project adn i did notice some stutters. I also noticed adjustments in Lightroom fully using CPU but not the 630. WHen I plugged in the Blackmagic eGPU all of a sudden sliding adjustments used the eGPU 100% so this left me confused. Due to seing how effective these programs are using CPU im thinking of changing my stance on media use and going with i7.

Anyone see a huge performance jumb upgrading? its not a must but im questioning workflow in the near future when using something like Red code footage

 

[F-Train]

Anyone see a huge performance jumb upgrading? its not a must but im questioning workflow in the near future when using something like Red code footage

Adobe has support pages that specifically address how its applications use a GPU.

If “Red code footage” is a typo for Red camera footage, it seems to me that using an i7 is the obvious thing to do.

 

[ixxx69]

I started off with the i3 and it works well for Lightroom and FCPX but once I started piling of audio tracks in a 4k project adn i did notice some stutters. I also noticed adjustments in Lightroom fully using CPU but not the 630. WHen I plugged in the Blackmagic eGPU all of a sudden sliding adjustments used the eGPU 100% so this left me confused. Due to seing how effective these programs are using CPU im thinking of changing my stance on media use and going with i7.

Anyone see a huge performance jumb upgrading? its not a must but im questioning workflow in the near future when using something like Red code footage

Agree with @F-Train, and especially if you're doing a lot of FCPX and/or 4K footage, the i7 is absolutely recommended.

(btw, not saying i7 will "fix" whatever stutters you've seen - that could be related to any number of things including the CPU, RAM, GPU, or occasional system hiccups... but i7 should benefit your usage).

 

[F-Train]

I suppose an i3 could work if you used proxies throughout, but it sure doesn’t sound ideal. I’d want at least the i5, which I have owned and which will work for most 4K purposes, although I haven’t tried it with multi-camera editing.

When you export, and if you are using Compressor, the new 64-bit version is wickedly fast, but performance/speed is very much tied to processor power.

If I was editing RAW 4K footage, I wouldn’t think twice about getting the i7.

 

[dia3olik]

I’d want at least the i5, which I have owned and which will work for most 4K purposes, although I haven’t tried it with multi-camera editing.

Did you find the i7 noisier than the i5 during constant medium/high load (Resolve with 4K HEVC and RED R3Ds)?

 

[F-Train]

Did you find the i7 noisier than the i5 during constant medium/high load (Resolve with 4K HEVC and RED R3Ds)?

I don’t keep my ear 2” from the computer and I certainly didn’t try to do some kind of comparitive noise test between two computers owned at different times.

I don’t spend time trying to listen to the external video card either

 

[dia3olik]

I don’t keep my ear 2” from the computer and I certainly didn’t try to do some kind of comparitive noise test between two computers owned at different times.

I don’t spend time trying to listen to the external video card either

mmm...ok...thanks anyway ;-)

 

[F-Train]

mmm...ok...thanks anyway ;-)

Sorry, I live in New York, not an anechoic chamber

I just can't relate to this stuff about noise and "coil whine".

 

[dia3olik]

Sorry, I live in New York, not an anechoic chamber

I just can't relate to this stuff about noise and "coil whine".

ha ha ok! BTW do you have coil whine with the asus and the vega 56 when under load right?