6700K Struggles with Premiere Pro - Should I upgrade

[Inf3cted_Worm]

Hi guys,

 

So, I kinda think my system may be aging a bit now as far as being able to do what I used to do, either that or Adobe is just like "Yo, you should spend more money on hardware". Basically when I'm editing through 4K footage specifically I get the horrible choppy laggy bs and it makes it damn near impossible to work with. I have tried making proxy files, I've tried dropping the monitor window resolution to 1/4 in premiere. In theory those both should have worked but they didn't. When I check the CPU usage, it's sitting around 85-95% during it's chop chop, temps are still under 50 at least, thanks EK... I mean I could try push a bit more OC out of it but right now I think an upgrade may be more viable.

 

I edit a lot of footage, that's kind of a newer development from when I initially built this system but I do find it really enjoyable making videos. As far as gaming goes I have no issues, but I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on a potential upgrade path I haven't considered yet.

 

Current System:

i7 6700K

32gb DDR4 3200MHz

1080ti

WD Black 1TB NVMe

2x 512 Samsung Evo's

Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (Not the best board)

And full custom loop

 

I'm open to either team, AMD or Intel. Budget wise... It's whatever I can hide from my wife. I mean Threadripper 2 is off the table, I could maybe swing a 1920X but that means a whole new CPU block and the cost may blow out from there. I don't care too much about my gaming experience, I just wanna edit easily

 

Actually I did recently just get a big ol 32" 1440p 144hz display... Reckon that's just put it over the top? Doubtful, I mean it is still a 1080ti... I dunno. Please send love and help.

[Nocte]

If you had low speed RAM I would have gone the Intel route to save money, but given that you have 3200MHz RAM this is what I would do if you OC a bit (prices are in NZD as you are from there):

Budget option:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	$445.00 @ 1stWave Technologies
Motherboard	ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$178.00 @ Paradigm PCs
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$623.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-20 13:13 NZDT+1300

Mid:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	$445.00 @ 1stWave Technologies
Motherboard	Gigabyte - B450 AORUS PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$239.95 @ Computer Lounge
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$684.95
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-20 13:14 NZDT+1300

 

Best (without overspending):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor	$445.00 @ 1stWave Technologies
Motherboard	Asus - ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard	$353.00 @ 1stWave Technologies
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$798.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-20 13:15 NZDT+1300

EDIT: You could consider getting a Ryzen 5 2600 and then upgrading to Ryzen 3000 which is expected to have more than 8 cores (other than being on 7nm and better IPC). But up to you.

[Turtle Rig]

31 minutes ago, Inf3cted_Worm said:

Hi guys,

 

So, I kinda think my system may be aging a bit now as far as being able to do what I used to do, either that or Adobe is just like "Yo, you should spend more money on hardware". Basically when I'm editing through 4K footage specifically I get the horrible choppy laggy bs and it makes it damn near impossible to work with. I have tried making proxy files, I've tried dropping the monitor window resolution to 1/4 in premiere. In theory those both should have worked but they didn't. When I check the CPU usage, it's sitting around 85-95% during it's chop chop, temps are still under 50 at least, thanks EK... I mean I could try push a bit more OC out of it but right now I think an upgrade may be more viable.

 

I edit a lot of footage, that's kind of a newer development from when I initially built this system but I do find it really enjoyable making videos. As far as gaming goes I have no issues, but I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on a potential upgrade path I haven't considered yet.

 

Current System:

i7 6700K

32gb DDR4 3200MHz

1080ti

WD Black 1TB NVMe

2x 512 Samsung Evo's

Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (Not the best board)

And full custom loop

 

I'm open to either team, AMD or Intel. Budget wise... It's whatever I can hide from my wife. I mean Threadripper 2 is off the table, I could maybe swing a 1920X but that means a whole new CPU block and the cost may blow out from there. I don't care too much about my gaming experience, I just wanna edit easily

 

Actually I did recently just get a big ol 32" 1440p 144hz display... Reckon that's just put it over the top? Doubtful, I mean it is still a 1080ti... I dunno. Please send love and help.

What is your budget my friend ?  If you really want a work horse CPU then grab the 9990XE with 18 cores.  As far as GPU for Adobe apps, your 1080Ti is more then enough.  Also if I may ask what is your current overclock on that chip ?  You really need to give her a big OC if you want massive performance gain.