My current PC has the Intel i7 4770-K processor with the ASUS H87M‑E motherboard with 16GB RAM and does not have an added graphics card. I do not game on my computer but I do quite a bit of video editing/encoding primarily using Handbrake. I have read in the CPU forums about how to safely overclock the i7 4770-K to 4.5GHz. The problem is my H87M‑E motherboard does not support overclocking and I would need to replace the motherboard and get a more robust CPU cooler to do this. So I am wondering what kind of performance/speed improvement I will experience and if it will justify swapping out the motherboard. I would appreciate advice on this and if it is worth it, the next question is what would be a good choice for a new motherboard and CPU cooler? Thanks in advance for your help.
Changing motherboard to overclock i7 4770k?
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I understand. Replacing the MB is simply the means to being able to OC the i7-4770K. From what I've read online, a faster CPU = faster encoding time. I heard the graphics card is not as important for this application as it is for gaming. I just want to know what I can do with my current build relatively inexpensive to improve video editing speed/performance and since I have a processor that is unlocked and meant to be overclocked I might as well take full advantage of its capabilities and from the reviews I've read, the Intel i7 4770-K is still considered a great processor. Perhaps somebody that is experienced with video editing performance will know.
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Yes you heard it right but OC doesn't bring performance as much as it's OCed. OC +10% brings only couple of % of real word performance increase but yes, it will help some. Just saying so you can balance cost and performance increase.
Ok. I believe my the Intel i7 4770-K is currently running at 3.9GHz as the BIOS has slightly OCed it. I read you can push the processor to 4.5-4.6GHz. Given my current build, is there anything I can do relatively cost effective to yield better video editing performance?
Speaking of drives, I left out my current setup. I have a Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB which has only the OS and all Programs installed and has only one partition. I also have a 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM which has all my media on and only has a single partition. I am mainly converting/encoding MKV files to MP4 files. The Seagate HDD has the raw files (MKV) I am encoding and is also the destination drive I am writing/saving the MP4 files. I have also read that creating separate partitions will improve performance but not sure the best way to go here.
Another thought is to encode my files to another SSD instead of the Seagate. The thought process is that saving and encoding to a SSD will yield less encoding time but more writing to a SSD shortens the life. Thoughts?
Another thought is to encode my files to another SSD instead of the Seagate. The thought process is that saving and encoding to a SSD will yield less encoding time but more writing to a SSD shortens the life. Thoughts?
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Well, I have an old and at that time cheapest 120GB Kingston v300 SSDnow drive and it has many terabytes thru it and is still in perfect condition. Also a Silicone Power 240GB with even more TB thru it, 3 years old and also perfect.
Yes of course, it will speed things up . I use HDDs only to store finished products and personal files. Stories about wearing them down are from first SSDs, nowadays they are just as robust as HDDs, only GB/$$ is a problem. In the mean time I lost a Hitachi 2TB HDD but no SSDs.
Yes of course, it will speed things up . I use HDDs only to store finished products and personal files. Stories about wearing them down are from first SSDs, nowadays they are just as robust as HDDs, only GB/$$ is a problem. In the mean time I lost a Hitachi 2TB HDD but no SSDs.
I just got off the phone to an Asus tech support person. By the way, I can't say enough great things about Asus support. In my opinion and experience, they are one of the last standing computer cos. where you can speak to someone intelligent who can speak perfectly good English, is very knowledgable and who will take as much time as necessary to resolve issues. I can always count on outstanding customer service.
That said, in my conversation with him, I would have to upgrade the following:
1.) ASUS Z97-A/USB 3.1 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard: $118 after $20 mail in rebate from Newegg
2.) Upgrading my 450W power supply to a 650W: $90
3.) Water cooled CPU cooler: ~$100
4.) Samsung 960 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive: $130
He mentioned that overclocking the CPU would give me roughly a 20-30% performance increase for roughly $300. I'm not sure how much more of an increase I can expect from the M.2 SSD but add $130 to that. At the end of the day, I don't think this is worth it cost wise. The average MKV file I am converting to MP4 is 15GB in size and I am compressing to a 3GB MP4 using high quality settings with the H.264 codec where the average file takes 2.5 hours to encode and if I use very high settings at 2-pass encoding, it will take between 5-6 hours. When I add several videos in the que to encode, it will take 1.5-2 days to complete. Unless my math with the numbers is off or I can expect a bigger performance increase, I think I'll stick with what I have. Are my numbers off here with amount of performance increase and estimated cost of some of the upgrades?
That said, in my conversation with him, I would have to upgrade the following:
1.) ASUS Z97-A/USB 3.1 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard: $118 after $20 mail in rebate from Newegg
2.) Upgrading my 450W power supply to a 650W: $90
3.) Water cooled CPU cooler: ~$100
4.) Samsung 960 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive: $130
He mentioned that overclocking the CPU would give me roughly a 20-30% performance increase for roughly $300. I'm not sure how much more of an increase I can expect from the M.2 SSD but add $130 to that. At the end of the day, I don't think this is worth it cost wise. The average MKV file I am converting to MP4 is 15GB in size and I am compressing to a 3GB MP4 using high quality settings with the H.264 codec where the average file takes 2.5 hours to encode and if I use very high settings at 2-pass encoding, it will take between 5-6 hours. When I add several videos in the que to encode, it will take 1.5-2 days to complete. Unless my math with the numbers is off or I can expect a bigger performance increase, I think I'll stick with what I have. Are my numbers off here with amount of performance increase and estimated cost of some of the upgrades?
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