The speed at which a video is rendered is dependant not just on the computer, but on the content of the timeline.

The more 'Stuff' you have done in the timeline, the longer it takes to render a project.

Sure a super fast computer will render video quicker than a slower computer. But what is on the timeline has more to do with how long it takes to render a project.

HD video takes time, the more edits done the longer it takes.

A two hour Bluray disk takes more than two hours to create.
I did one yesterday, it took a half day.

I started the burning of a MPEG 2 Bluray folder (Movie was 1 HR 35 Minutes) before lunch time, went to lunch, when I got back home, it was not yet done.

By the way my disk drive failed burning the disk. I cleaned the lens, and did the disk burn with a new bluray disk. Successful the second time!

Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

Quote: I just bought a new computer with the expectation that it would reduce the time required to process HD video footage (AVC H.264 which will be burned to blu ray). Unfortunately I don’t see a huge difference between the two computers. What component should I change/add to my new system to improve the rendering speed?

HP Desktop (Old System)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 (P) 2.8 GHz (95W)
6 GB PC3-10600 MB/sec (message as PC3-8500) 240 pin, DDR3
1 TB SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) 5400rpm hard drive
Microsoft Windows 8 Home(64-bit)

Dell XPS 8500 Desktop (New System)
Processor: Intel Core 3rd Gen i7-3770 Processor
12 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz
2 TB 3.5-Inch 7200 RPM Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 1GB GDDR5
Microsoft Windows 8 Home(64-bit)

Thanks,
Robert

I agree with everything said Carl312.

But these two options between PC that you showed

The second option is better even by the video card that makes a difference in rendering video.
AMD-FX 8350 / 8GB DDR3
SSD SUV400S37240G / 2-HD WD 1TB
AMD Radeon R9 270 / AOC M2470SWD
Windows 7-64 / PD16 Ultimate

Thanks for the responses. I'm just editing basketball and football games and don't use any transitions. Will replacing the video card with one of those $200 gaming cards make a difference in the rendering time? I just want to change the one component (besides the processor) that will make the most difference.

Robert

Quote: Thanks for the responses. I'm just editing basketball and football games and don't use any transitions. Will replacing the video card with one of those $200 gaming cards make a difference in the rendering time? I just want to change the one component (besides the processor) that will make the most difference.

Robert

There are some Video cards that are faster.
Video cards provide the Hardware in Hardware Acceleration. The Video Driver provides the software for Hardware Acceleration.

A large number of benchmarks:
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

You can spend thousands of dollars to squeeze out another second or two.
Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.