CS5 running SLOW, Hardware issue?

[mikeysp]

Hello, I am operating Adobe CS5 production premiere. Initially, when a video clip had been modified in after effects, the playback feature would stutter slowly, so that we could not view the video in real time until rendered. Now, a year later, the footage plays back extremely slowly and stuttery without any modifications to the footage whatsoever.

Our PC:
Motherboard: MB GIGABYTE GA-770TA-UD3
OS: WIN HOME PREM 7 64-BIT
CPU: AMD|PH II X4 955BE 3.2G AM3
PSU: OCZ|OCZ550FTY 550W RT
MEM: 16GB - 4: 4GB DDR3-1333 PC3 10600
CASE: ANTEC|THREE HUNDRED ILLUSION R
VID: EVGA NVIDIA GeFORCE GT240 1GB DDR5

The only changes I have made:
I went from 4GB to 16 GB and I changed the previous video GT240 512MB for the 1GB version.

Do I need to make some changes?
I have never overclocked, but I hear of people doing that. Would that be a good solution?
Thank you for any help!

 

[PanicMaster85]

you probably should get an upgrade... but that is strange it could be that the file is currupt

 

[mikeysp]

Any ideas as to what I should do for an upgrade?

 

[Mr_____]

There's an indicator of how much of the video is stored in RAM, right? Does that fill up? And can you run videos on your hard drive fine outside of After Effects?

 

[PanicMaster85]

yeah good point... if you do end up upgrading(put a thread in cpu section) but think about getting a fx-8120... there 8 cores so good rendering but just be sure to ask around before you spend the money... also what kind of ram do you have?

Both types

 

[mikeysp]

I am able to run videos well on the pc after they are rendered and exported out of premiere and after effects.

The Ram I currently have is 2 sets of: "MEM 4Gx2|CRUCIAL CT2KIT51264BD1339" for a total of 16GB.

I have decided to build another PC with an i7 chip and a gtx 570 graphics card. Thanks for your advice.

 

[PanicMaster85]

no problem hope your new build goes well... yeah intel VERY fast but just SO expensive! but yeah if you make videos and edit for a living(or just for fun) dont cheap out cause rendering is a bitch to a computer and even tough I love amd intel beats them with speed(but not with price )

 

[mikeysp]

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