This video is sponsored by Intel.
If you know me or have followed my content for some time, you know that I’m super picky
about my editing platforms.
The NLE software I edit with is of key importance, and the hardware and expected performance
while editing affect my motivation, patience, and the overall end result.
That’s why my main rig holds an Intel Core i7-6900K, 32GB of RAM, a GTX 1080, and many
SSDs.
But lately, I’ve been editing on a laptop - the EVGA SC15 with an Intel Core i7-7700HQ
- and I’ve honestly not noticed a difference in performance.
It’s been great - let’s take a look.
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I’m a badly-sunburned EposVox, here to make tech easier and more fun - today finally admitting
that it is possible for me to do my production work on the go.
I explained during my unboxing of the EVGA SC15 that this laptop is packed with specs
- a quad core, 8 thread Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor, 16 gigabytes of DDR4 memory, a
GTX 1060, Thunderbolt 3, and a 1080 IPS 120hz GSync IPS display.
While these specs are amazing for gaming, they’re also great for editing and production,
too.
This thing handled multitasking across Premiere and After Effects with no problem, and actually
handles editing quite well.
Even with sluggish, H264 compressed footage, timeline performance is great and I ran into
no issues with stuttering or slowdown.
I pulled up the task manager view to watch all 8 threads going to town on the footage.
The hyperthreaded CPU and included Nvidia GPU allow me to handle footage and effects
in realtime with minimal slowdown - but that screen!
IPS is glorious for video accuracy in editing, and 120hz feels so responsive for desktop
work like this.
Admittedly, 1080p is quite the downgrade from my multiple 4K monitor editing setup I normally
use, so I had to develop a new workspace to adapt to the smaller screen real estate, but
it worked out.
Plus, I just picked up a new professional production monitor and thanks to the multitude
of display outputs on the SC15, I was able to hook up and run my new monitor with this
laptop, giving me not only the main screen for panels and such, but then a full 4096
by 2160 for my main editing timeline.
Now THAT was a fun edit.
The M.2 NVMe boot SSD also gets used for temporary storage and cache in my video editor, which
helps speed up playback and editing significantly, and once I get proper accessories for it - that
Thunderbolt 3 port will allow me to use very fast external storage for production on the
go.
In fact, I made a full sit-stand setup based around this laptop’s Thunderbolt 3 port
- if you haven’t seen that video already..
Link in the description and so on, you know the drill.
Surprisingly, the laptop didn’t get super loud during editing like it does with gaming.
I guess the beefier cooling works on the GPU and video production only utilizes the GPU
minimally, so I had a pleasant and not jet-engine-like sound experience, too.
The only point at which I really noticed that this machine was running slower than my main
desktop rig was during rendering.
While all 8 threads went to work and tore through footage more quickly than most machines
I have, it was still a little slower than my desktop - but that’s to be expected.
I’m seriously impressed with how well this performed and I’m much more likely to take
my work on the go to local shops, libraries, or parts now that I have something to produce
on.
So yes, my hardened “Desktop master race” stance has crumbled down a little bit.
I can pretty confidently say the EVGA SC-15 provides desktop-class performance and connectivity
in a relatively small form factor, which is not a claim I’ve ever expected to hold up.
That’s it from me.
If you wanna see the video I edited during..
This video..
Click the link in the description or the card icon.
Otherwise, thanks to Intel for Sponsoring this video and sending this beast of a machine
out.
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