Best purchase for use with Adobe Premiere

[pauleni]

I've tried using Premiere with an older computer that only has an 1.81 Ghz processor speed. Of course, after having some difficulties I spoke to technical support which explained that the minimum required would be in excess of 2.0 Ghz. The question is, in purchasing a new computer for the purposes of running Adobe Premiere which is most important to consider, the type of processor or the speed? For example would you purchase a 2.5 GHz with an Intel Core i3-370M or a 1.73 GHz with an Intel Core i7-740QM. Should I consider AMD vs Intel? Are GHz readings more important than the Core readings? Please help, I'm OK with the program but need advice re: the computer.

[Steve Grisetti]

Hi, pauleni. Welcome to Muvipix! It's nice to have you join our community.

When it comes to computers, power is power. The number of processors is important (i7 are quad-core processors), as is the speed of these processors. Whether it's an Intel or an AMD processor is less important -- although Intel seems to have become the industry standard and a good, safe bet.

Our Moderator, Jack, posted a terrific article on what you can expect for the price in our Computers forum.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8015

And Muvipix co-founder Chuck listed his recommended power specs for video editing.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1640

Technology changes fast, though -- so what Chuck listed as top-of-the-line in his article would actually be a pretty good system for today's AVCHD and hi-def video editing.

[Peru]

Are you using Premiere Pro or Premiere Elements?

[Chuck Engels]

The post is in the Premiere Pro forum so I am assuming Premiere Pro

[Peru]

The post is in the Premiere Pro forum so I am assuming Premiere Pro

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