Spec question

Tussin33

Newbie Joined: May 04, 2016 22:34 Messages: 4 Offline

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May 05, 2016 00:35

Just bought Powerdirector 14 and love it so far. Really looking to get into HD Videoediting. More specifically Capture Carding Xb1 gameplay and making game Reviews. I bought a brand new laptop specifically for video Editing. I have 2TB Hard drive, 16 GB ram, a dual core i7-6500U 2.5 & 2.59 GHZ that I thought was a quad core sadly. GPU is a Geforce 940M. The processor simply is not powerful enough to use Powerdirector 14 and that's very obvious to me. Powerdirector alone take up 95% of my CPU even playing a video with effects on it and the whole system is just bogged down.

Here's the good thing and here's where my question comes in. I have 80 days to return it and I found a laptop for the same price but I have a little bit of a trade off.

I can get a Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ (2.6 GHz, up to 3.5 GHz, 6 MB cache, 4 cores) which would obviously be an upgrade.

BUT, I would be trading my Geforce 940M for an integraded Intel® HD Graphics 530. I need to know if The HD Graphics 530 would work fluently with HD video editing on powerdirector 14 or if I would be trading in my current problem for a new problem? I'm okay with not PC gaming This laptop is for video editing and website building.

What do you think folks?

BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

May 05, 2016 07:49

Hi there Tussin33,
welcome to the Forum of volunteers.
http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=3284&gid2=2802&compare=intel-hd-graphics-530-mobile-vs-geforce-940m-2gb
This link will help you, and hopefully the REAL experts will chime in to do a thoughtful analysis. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
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BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

May 05, 2016 09:22

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-6700HQ-vs-Intel-Core-i7-6500U/m34954vsm36930 HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
https://www.facebook.com/BarryAFTT

tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

May 05, 2016 12:26

cpu speed is the most important factor.

kmjk333

Member Joined: Feb 16, 2016 02:23 Messages: 93 Offline

May 05, 2016 16:18

If the focus is "game play"? Why not a desktop?

YOu have a 940M video card. And this came up in the thread you should read:
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/48283.page

1-have you enabled your 940M on your laptop and not use the integrated video?
2-have you enabled your 940M with PD14 and checked off the hardware selections in both preference and "produce' to fully use this 940M?

With Barry's link, in terms of resolution, the 940M beats the integrated video
http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=3284&gid2=2802&compare=intel-hd-graphics-530-mobile-vs-geforce-940m-2gb

If you enable the 940M in PD14, it puts the workload on your video card and not so much your processor. I would bet your 95% CPU usage would go way down. CPU usage may tell me PD14 is using only the integrated video and not your 940M

It terms of high end hardware, a top notch video card will make PD14 run smooth and take pressure off the CPU for gaming. 16GB RAM is right on.

I would like to know if you have done everything to make your 940m work with PD14 before you switch laptops.

Quote: cpu speed is the most important factor.

With high end hardware for both GPU and CPU, GPU does the workload with proper settings as it pertains to game video. I think high end video card works well with PD14. Second highest consideration would be the CPU. Just my thoughts

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Tussin33

Newbie Joined: May 04, 2016 22:34 Messages: 4 Offline

May 06, 2016 17:30

Followed the GPU steps and now my program won't even launch. I even Reinstalled PD14 and it won't launch so I have a new problem on my hand to conquer. The Reason I don't use my desktop is because I would have to get up and go over to it every single time I recorded and stopped recording. ( If the plug even reached) with a laptop I can sit in my recliner and do everything from there.

Tussin33

Newbie Joined: May 04, 2016 22:34 Messages: 4 Offline

May 06, 2016 17:31

Followed the GPU steps and now my program won't even launch. I even Reinstalled PD14 and it won't launch so I have a new problem on my hand to conquer. The Reason I don't use my desktop is because I would have to get up and go over to it every single time I recorded and stopped recording. ( If the plug even reached) with a laptop I can sit in my recliner and do everything from there.

kmjk333

Member Joined: Feb 16, 2016 02:23 Messages: 93 Offline

May 06, 2016 18:48

"Followed the GPU steps"
And what steps did you do?

SoNic67

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 27, 2014 14:14 Messages: 1308 Offline

May 07, 2016 06:21

Buying a laptop for gaming and video editing is always a waste of money and results in sub-par performance (in relation to money spend).

Why people insist on doing that, I will never know.

Tussin33

Newbie Joined: May 04, 2016 22:34 Messages: 4 Offline

May 07, 2016 06:41

Quote: Buying a laptop for gaming and video editing is always a waste of money and results in sub-par performance (in relation to money spend).

Why people insist on doing that, I will never know.

If you simply read before commenting you would understand.

Why people insist on not doing this, i will never know.

I followed steps that i found via google that lead me to this forum. Had me rename some .exes and download some other files

SoNic67

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 27, 2014 14:14 Messages: 1308 Offline

May 07, 2016 12:32

I do read, maybe you should go back and do that too. You said:
"I bought a brand new laptop specifically for video Editing."

That's the part of what I commented - a laptop is a waste of money for video editing. I don't see what else is to understand beside a poor choice of the tool in relation to the task.

But... keep buying laptops, that's how you learn fastest, with your pocket.

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