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THE UPGRADE THAT MADE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE FOR VIDEO EDITING lol

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  1. Aiden Celik
    @acelik_0

    ugh. classic dilemma. i have some money saved and i can either replace my 6-core from three generations back or upgrade my GPU. i mainly use the PC for video editing. Everyone online has strong opinions, but most are about different use cases. If uve been in a similar spot, what did you do? Im leaning one way but would like some outside perspective. Which upgrade gave you the bigger improvement for your actual use, and do you regret the order you did it in?

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  2. Felix M.
    @fmendes-2rm

    uhh does your board support any newer CPUs with a BIOS update? ?

    thinking

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  4. Pia
    @cronforge-2no

    Factor in teh hidden costs of a platform change: new board, possibly new RAM type, sometimes a new cooler bracket.

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  5. Arjun Ekström
    @arjun_early
    in reply to @cronforge-2no

    oh ive been there lol check whether your current board supports a newer CPU with a BIOS update. A drop-in upgrade is often the best value before changing platforms.

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  6. Pia
    @cronforge-2no

    wait what platform upgrades arent always worse value. if your old board lacks features you need, a drop-in only delays the inevitable. just my 2 cents

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