New Edit Workstation

[ZyxxyDM]

Hey y'all! I'm new to the forum, but a subscriber to the channel. I plan on upgrading/updating/replacing my older video editing workstation with something newer and faster. 

 

My previous machine:

i7-5930K CPU (6-core)

Asus X99 Deluxe mobo

GeForce GTX 980Ti GPU

64GB Crucial DDR4-2133 RAM

Crucial MX100 500GB SSD - System Drive

Crucial MX100 500GB SSD - Render/Cache Drive

4x Crucial MX100 500GB SSD's in a RAID 0 for video files. SSD's connected to a 3ware Internal 9750-4i SATA/SAS 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 w/ 512MB onboard memory Controller Card.

Corsair Air 540 ATX Case

NZXT 1000W Hale90 80+ PSU

Requirements for the new machine:
- edit multiple (at least 3) layers of 4K video on Adobe Premiere Pro CC with no dropped frames

- I only need to store current video files on a video drive. (Older projects are offloaded to a network Drobo drive)
- Reuse as many parts from older machine as possible! (Will definitely keep PSU, & case.

I'm looking at the following:
i9-9900K CPU

Gigabyte Z390 Designaire mobo

64GB RAM (What flavor???)
Samsung - 970 Evo 512 GB M.2-2280 NVMe SSD - System Drive
Samsung - 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVMe SSD - Render/Cache Drive

Video Drive (Help ???)

GPU (Help ???)

 

I'm looking for ideas before I solidify the project and start acquiring the components. Thanks!

Edited March 26, 2019 by ZyxxyDM
Hit enter too darn soon!

[ch3w2oy]

What's your budget? When do you plan to purchase? If you can get through until the end of the year I would wait to see what AMD has in store. They might be bringing 16 core CPUs to the mainstream.

[ZyxxyDM]

My budget is around $2000.00US. I plan on purchasing the components in about two months to have the new machine ready for June/July. That's the filmmaking season for me!

[Bearmann]

This may help:

 

https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CC-143/Hardware-Recommendations

[Sychic]

Maybe look into the TR1920X... It's $279.99 rn on Amazon

[TH3R34P3R]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Threadripper 2970WX 3 GHz 24-Core Processor	$1228.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler	NZXT - Kraken X72 Liquid CPU Cooler	$159.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - X399 Taichi ATX TR4 Motherboard	$299.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1688.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-26 11:20 EDT-0400

 reuse everything but CPU, mobo, and CPU cooler. 

[brob]

Ideally all the storage would be replaced by faster NVMe drives. As seen below, that would blow the budget. To meet budget one can eliminate the 2TB 970 Evo and use the RAID array in the current system (or use the drives in a motherboard based RAID array).

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($525.00 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Taichi ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($367.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 2 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($479.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card  ($489.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair - Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: NZXT - HALE 90 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $2492.93
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-26 14:51 EDT-0400

 

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[ZyxxyDM]

I was planning on M.2 NVMe drives to replace the system and render drives, so that's not a deal breaker. I was also planning on using the existing video drives, but later on swap that out for something else, like either a Thunderbolt3 external array/drive or another M.2 NVMe for the project files. Still researching that one in terms for cost vs. speed.

[ZyxxyDM]

OK, This is what I've decided to base the new machine upon. Note: I will be reusing the CPU cooler, case, and power supply of the older build. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($524.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS MASTER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($259.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($439.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($149.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($149.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($149.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Black Video Card  ($489.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2164.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-29 13:29 EDT-0400

 

I wanted to have the system drive, export/cache drive, and video drive all be separate fast NVMe SSD's for the speed when editing 4K footage. I don't do long form editing, so the 1TB video drive is good enough for most projects. I backup all projects to my network anyways, so space isn't an issue. What would any of you do differently?

 

[ZyxxyDM]

Change is everything and inevitable. Mobo changed to the MSI MEG Z390 Ace. Any reason not to do this?