@johnebaker

Hi John.

I always start my Intel CPU searches with Intel ark. Then if needed Techpowerup and more recently the CPU-World site because that last site can also give data on related socket type motherboards and heat related problems. I also noticed the case temperature warning on the Intel ark site.

As I said earlier my own older processor would shut down during an export if I didn't 'rest' it until it cooled and it would just climb temperature wise if left alone after a while. I think I commented on that in my early topics on the forums. Most of my projects though were between 10 to 15 minutes long at HD resolutions at that time exporting to MP4 and using MEP 2018.

The other associated problem with CPU heat build up on older equipment was overheating of the South Bridge. I'll admit that may have caused the shutdowns rather than the processor but extreme operating temperatures over prolonged periods does nothing for the longevity of processors.

I never intended comments to get this far, it was just a casual comment on something that can go wrong on older equipment. Thermal paste breaks down, temperatures can rise due to clogged heat-sinks.

Even now I keep tabs on my processor as it can tell me when to have a clean out of the CPU heat-sink or re-seat my processor although heat paste has improved over the years, in the past it has dried out and cracked across the die. Replacing it saw a drop in temperatures.

Ray.

@johnebaker John,

I try to get the information from the horses mouth - in the case of Intel processors use the 'Intel Ark' - the i3-2120 details are here - scroll to the bottom to the 'Thermal Monitoring Technologies' line and click the i for more information.

That's where I got my quote from. 😉

@CubeAce Ray,

Even now I keep tabs on my processor as it can tell me when to have a clean out of the CPU heat-sink or re-seat my processor although heat paste has improved over the years, in the past it has dried out and cracked across the die. Replacing it saw a drop in temperatures.

Agree. That's what convinced me to move to a liquid cooler in the end. Dust in the fins! 😂

@AAProds

Hi Alwyn

That's what convinced me to move to a liquid cooler in the end. Dust in the fins! 😂

Do you mean water cooled - doesnt the radiator have fins? 😉

John EB

@johnebaker

John,

Do you mean water cooled - doesnt the radiator have fins?

It does! 😄 But much easier to get to, and the airflow is "through" instead on "onto". I always got the heebee geebees pulling my heatsink fan off to get to the fins on the stock cooler, and then I could never get right into the grooves unless I pulled it off the CPU. My box can't fit one of those whopping big heatsinks sitting on the CPU.

@AAProds @johnebaker

Hi Al.

I have an air compressor and airbrush I use for removing dust. Great for the motherboard as well.

I also have put in 3M cleaning pads for dish washing in front of my case fans. They make great dust catchers and wash out easily. I find using a push airflow method better than a pull one but that is because my tower case is so old and the position of the power supply benefits more from that arrangement.

Ray.

Hey Ray, Alwyn,

thanks for all your helpful info :-)

Right now my MEP (Movie Edit Pro) seems to work with the short videos, but the project of this summer kept crashing. Maybe because it was over 10 minutes long? Or it had so many more high resolution pictures to process? So for that project it seems i still need to find a solution.

Have a lovely day :-)

Kate

@kate-m

Hi Kate.

Do you mean the project is crashing during playback or during exporting?

Try running Task manager (Ctrl + Alt + Del) while you are running the program and see if anything is maxing out. CPU, ram, Disk use etc. If you have learnt to print screen and save an image to put up here of that then please do so.

If your project always crashes at the same point then look at the files where the project crashes. It could be the file is taxing the system too much or an effect that has been added is causing a problem.

Ray.

@kate-m

Hi

. . . . .  but the project of this summer kept crashing. Maybe because it was over 10 minutes long? Or it had so many more high resolution pictures to process? . . . .

Would this be the green screen project?

What effects have been applied to the objects on the timeline, in addition to the green scree if it is that project ?

John EB

Hey Ray, John, Alwyn,

thank you for your helpful advice :-) ! Yes, the project of the summer is my green screen project. As soon as i have my current project done, i will look at what i did in my green screen project and let you know.

My friend is looking into getting a graphics card that will work for my computer and for MEP. I have small factor form and am looking at getting a NVIDIA GTX 1650, but there are so many different ones. Do you by chance know which one is best?

Thanks for any tip :-)

Wishing you happy holidays :-D

Kate

@kate-m Hi, if you're on Windows 10, click Start - Windows Accessories - Snipping Tool, (right click & pin it to the taskbar for easy access) that will let you take a screen shot or a selected area & save it to a folder, then use the upload arrow button next to the smiley at the top when you write a comment,

@kate-m

Hi Kate.

If you need a short length video card then there is a small form factor nvidia 1650 Super by Gigabyte that I'm using. To be honest I could do with a card with even more power but it suffices for most things but is a bit slow when things get complicated.

Ray.

Hey Ray,

thank you :-)

My friend has another question, just in case you might know? Which one would be best with 75 W power, because 100 W is probably too much for us.

Thanks :-)

Kate

Hey Gid,

your instructions are really cool looking and easy to follow as a video. Thanks :-)

Kate

@kate-m

Hi Kate.

Whatever card you purchase, the chances are it will spike from time to time above its rated wattage. If you want a card powerful enough to run MEP smoothly with effects at 1080p then it is going to probably exceed 75 watts. If you are saying you are currently running on a low wattage power supply I suggest you up-rate it. Most pre-built machines are only supplied with a power supply with enough power to supply the components in the built machine. The card you suggested is less powerful and a slightly older generation card. While it will cope with editing at HD level I'm not sure how smoothly it will help play back projects once you start to add effects.

At launch there was only $10 difference between the price of the two cards but a reasonable difference in performance.The one you suggest may well be okay.

I am just hedging on the side of caution because once you get into effects and find out what you can do it is always seductive to find out what can be done next. It's kind of addictive that way.😀

Ray.

@kate-m Sometimes 'a picture is worth a thousand words' 👍😁

If you look at the bottom of the comments there's Signature, that shows peoples computer specs, you can fill yours in by clicking on your icon at the top, My profile, then fill in your signature, it will then show at the bottom of your comments & will help others help you 👍

Put what Magix program you're using,

CPU processor & Windows version is in System, right click on the Start button & choose System, fill in what I've highlighted yellow, don't share what i've coloured red,

For the GPU graphics card, right click on Start - Device Manager will show it,

Or right click on the Taskbar - open Task Manager - Processes

My friend has another question, just in case you might know? Which one would be best with 75 W power, because 100 W is probably too much for us.

Kate isn't talking about a 750w power supply verses a 1000w power supply, by any chance?

@kate-m

Hi Kate

What is the power pack rating in the small form PC?

@CubeAce, @AAProds

Ray, Alwyn - the small form factor PC's power packs I have seen are in the region of 2" x 3" x 6" in size of about 250 - 350 W.

John EB

@kate-m @johnebaker

Hi John.

I can find that sized power supply up to 500w but perhaps not worth upgrading to.

My point is even if there is an upgrade to a new graphics card the system may not be stable if the power supply is pushed further when altering a prebuilt machine.

I worry sometimes about people trying to upgrade older systems with newer components.

Ray.

Hey Ray, John, Alwyn,

i'll have to talk to my friend about all of it and then get back to you soon :-)

Kate

Hey Ray, John, Alwyn,

my power supply only has 200W. My friend found a graphics card that will fit at maximum in my computer: a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 DDR6 Low Profile. Is that enough to edit with MEP?

Kate