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Palken

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Posted June 16, 2011 at 9:45AM

Hi I am quite new to computing but want to do some video editing using the 'Power Director' software.

Can anyone tell me what specification of desktop PC I should be looking for please.

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chub_tor

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Posted June 16, 2011 at 4:38PM

Requirements for running Power Director 9 Click Here

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Palken

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Posted June 16, 2011 at 5:17PM

Thanks for that Chubb

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Palken

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Posted June 16, 2011 at 5:47PM

Thxs for that Chub but I am confused.

When I look at Specs for PCs none seem the same as those specified by Power Director.

Would a PC with the following specification be ok -

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Processor Type: AMD X4 Chip Type: QUAD Core Processor Speed: 12000 Hard Drive Capacity: 1000 Memory (RAM): 8000 Graphics Processor: ATi Radeon DX10 Series Hard Drive: 1000GB Graphics Memory: 3GB HYPERMEMORY Primary Drive:
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I would also like to play online games like WOW and Starcraft

Sorry if I am being a pain.

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ICF

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Posted June 16, 2011 at 6:35PM

You can't go wrong if you look at PC's reviewed by PC Advisor.

How much have you got to spend?

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Palken

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Posted June 16, 2011 at 7:42PM

Hi ICF

Not that much I am on low income but I do want a good system.

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chub_tor

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Posted June 16, 2011 at 10:07PM

If your budget is restricted and using ICF's recommendation then even the cheapest of the PCA computer list would suit your needs Click Here although for faster video rendering I would upgrade the RAM to 8Gb and make sure that it comes with the 64bit version of Win7

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Palken

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Posted June 20, 2011 at 3:53PM

Thanks for that Chubb

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st-clares

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Posted June 21, 2011 at 4:30PM

I have used various versions of Power Director with no problems. My present PC is an HP Pavilion 2-3 years old. My previous XP PC was 12 years old and also was OK editing and burning discs. Any reasonably fast PC should be fine.

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woodchip

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Posted June 22, 2011 at 2:44PM

You do not need nothing that's very advanced. I use a Medion Desktop PC with a 2.3 ghz CPU only 1 Gig of Ram XP Home using Pinnacle Software this does it fine for my JVC Digital Camcorder

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woodchip

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Posted June 22, 2011 at 2:46PM

PS you can also use the Free Windows Movie Maker software that will most likely be on your PC and not as intimidating to start with

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