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What is a reasonable video card to edit GoPro footage of my family vacations? I was filming in 4K but I immediately dropped it down to 2.7K because I knew playback and editing would be a problem and I'm fine with 2.7K quality. I can stream in VLC for the most part, but if I try to stream and edit in GoPro Quik or Adobe Premiere it is very laggy. I definitely shoot in 60fps sometimes or higher for slow motion, but not all that much.

One note, I don't game at all.

Here are the specs of my machine.
-Intel HD3000 Integrated graphics (Yes, guessing this is the bottleneck)
-Intel i7-2700K CPU
-SSD Hard Drive
-32GB RAM
-Antec Earthwatts 430 Watt Power Supply

Would something like this work?
GIGABYTE GeForce GT 1030 GV-N1030D5-2GL Low Profile 2G
Or is the GeForce 1050 with 4GB a safer bet?

Is there a video card I can buy to help stream video better and make it less choppy? Any cards in the sub $100 range work for me so I can do some editing? Or is it simply time to upgrade/rebuild the entire machine if I want to do video editing?
 
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The Miners are sucking up the 1060/1070 range which forces normal buyers to slide down to the 1050 range which of course drives their price up too.

Things may be a little worse now as bitcoin is doing a noise dive so people are bailing out and possibly using their profits to pick up even more cards.
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So in general use a video card will only help for outputting video

Now in cases like Adobe Premier or (I am assuming) the GoPro software, it can use what is called GPU Parellel processing where it allows the GPU to work with the CPU to process information.
NVIDIA does this what what they call CUDA cores, the more CUDA cores the card has, the more powerful the GPU is at this kind of work.
Streaming on the other hand is 100% cpu. Fortunately at least you have an i7 even if it is a good bit older.


So with all of this in mind, you will want the 1050 (get the 1050ti if you can find a good deal on it).
For your use CUDA cores is the largest factor, and VRAM is the second one. If your videos are bigger than 2GB you need bigger than a 2GB gpu.
 
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Thanks for the feedback. So with the 1050, do you think the 2GB would cut it? I'm guessing some of my videos may be 3-5 minutes long, so the card's ram has to match the video size/length? I would think Adobe Premier does some type of converting or downgrading for the editing process so it's not as resource intense. You've definitely sold me on the Nvidia reasoning so I'll be shopping for a 1050 or 1050ti. I saw some mentions that the GTX 970 is a better card over the 1050 TI, but that it just takes more power. Would that be a better option if I can find in the similar price range? Seems like i'm guying a GPU at the wrong time in the market with the prices being so inflated.



I tried to play back 4K last time and it was choppy but the Intel Graphics are really holding things back. I would shoot 4K if my computer could stream it and edit it ok.


Are video cards being slammed because so many people are using them to mine cryptocurrency? Pretty crazy the MSRP on the 1050 TI I read was $139, and they are selling for $200+ all day long, even used.


 
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The Miners are sucking up the 1060/1070 range which forces normal buyers to slide down to the 1050 range which of course drives their price up too.

Things may be a little worse now as bitcoin is doing a noise dive so people are bailing out and possibly using their profits to pick up even more cards.
 
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Any preference between these cards? There is about a $20 difference in these cards, all hovering around the $200 range. Any difference or reason to buy one over the other? The EVGA has a lot more reviews but across the board on all cards seems like a lot of happy customers.

Most are dual fan (EVGA is single fan) , some have more outputs, I'm flexible on this stuff. Is it truly just the difference in the MHz clock speeds, and the company supporting it? What's a good choice between these?

Any insight appreciated.

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Geforce-GDDR5-Graphic-GV-N105TOC-4GD/dp/B01M25X363
https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Windforce-128-bit-Graphic-GV-N105TWF2OC-4GD/dp/B01M6Y671T

https://www.amazon.com/Geforce-Gaming-Graphics-STRIX-GTX1050TI-4G-GAMING-Graphic/dp/B01N753HWS

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-04G-P4-6251-KR/dp/B01MEFABEL
 
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They're all the same. It's really just the aesthetics and the company behind them (warranty & customer service). The clock speed difference is usually so minor that you'll be hard pressed to really notice it.

Dual fans are generally considered better in terms of cooling. But my single fan 1070 doesn't seem to mind.
 
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Thanks for the insight. So the 1050 vs 1050ti is a big difference with 4GB vs 2GB? Does this make a big difference when it comes to video editing? I don't mind if rendering takes a little extra time. Only considering it because the price is less and the cards are more readily available. I may go with the 1050ti anyhow.
 
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Thanks for that info, forgot the CUDA cores are higher too that makes good sense. Looks like price wise the 1050 2GB is around $130 where the 1050 ti 4GB is around $170+.

I found a single fan Gigabyte 1050 ti 4GB for $170 shipped on NewEgg. Thanks again @why_wolf and everyone.
 
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