I've been running hackintoshes since OS X Lion. My current system runs everything I need quite well except when it comes to simply playing or editing 4K video. I've been working with 4K video files in MP4 or MOV formats from a DJI Phantom quadcopter and I cannot get the video to play smoothly. 1080P plays and edits perfectly.
My system is comprised of the following components;
- Intel Core i7-960 (1dt gen i7)
- 24GB Ram
- ATI HD-5770 graphics card
- main SSD: Samsung EVO PRO 850 500GB
- media drive: Western Digital Black 1TB
4K video plays somewhat smoother but not perfect in VLC. OS X Preview and Quicktime are unusable. In order to edit in FCP X I need to create optimized media, essentially duplicating the files.
Do I need to upgrade my CPU, MB & memory in order to playback and edit these higher bandwidth files? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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