Thanks!! Been saying to myself for the past few years that the only reason I still have a desktop (my TV has been my monitor for years now), was due to my love of video editing (and videogames to a smaller extent). If it's in my budget, I would love to not have to lug around my PC every time I move anymore.
**BTW, do you know about PCpartspicker.com? It's a great site for building your own rigs.
(This post was last modified: 2018-01-04, 04:33 PM by Tylerdurden389.)
Laptops are only going to get more and more powerful from here on out. I'll be taking regular looks at Laptop Magazine to see if the laptop companies can come up with anything better than what I picked out for the first quarter of the year. And seeing that 1080p will continue to have a sizable customer base in the years to come despite the rise of Ultra HD, I will continue to consider 1080p editing performance as a base requirement for the "budget" category for a long time.
I know, right? Personally, I swear by my Lenovo when doing heavy-duty stuff like editing and game design. Its 1060 may not be much, but it does have a Kaby Lake i7 processor that's a lot more powerful than that on my old Sony laptop.
Generally, a strong CPU and a good ventilation setup of some sort is primary for video editing while GPU is secondary (Though some applications can make use of CPU & GPU processing combined, those aren't common and may strain both moreso than just one since the GPU also acts as the display). I would set on getting a highly rated machine (depending on budget) with a good processor and whatever decent level card will work. But if your going to be gaming with top tier titles at high settings, then a dedicated unit would be ideal. Another option is using PC parts picker to build your own with a list of parts, but in most cases the overall budget depending on what components you get and any extras you add on will end up being in about the same price range as a dedicated gaming PC, so it's up to you.
Which benchmarks should I use in making future picks? (The GPU is a concern because of Resolve, and AFAICT the CPU is the key component of other editing apps.)
Look up reviews and find the best overall one that has the features you need and if it's compatible with your mobo.