4K Video Editing Beast/Photo Editing Build Help

[Snapshotsamurai]

Budget & Location

I have budget of around $5000+ including monitor and I'm located in western Canada

Goals

4K Video Editing, Photo editing (Both in Adobe) I want it Fast & Furious 

Monitors

I'm looking at the Asus Proart, BenQ. Something bright and accurate.

Additional Info

Thinking AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and 64GB Ram. The rest I could use some help.

 

 

Thanks!

[JHY]

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$685.75 @ shopRBC
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$109.99 @ Newegg Canada
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$234.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$499.00 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Western Digital SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$269.00 @ Canada Computers
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$109.99 @ Canada Computers
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB VENTUS OC Video Card	$689.99 @ Amazon Canada
Case	Phanteks ECLIPSE P600S ATX Mid Tower Case	$179.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply	Corsair HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$174.99 @ Corsair
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit	$145.00 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan	ARCTIC P14 PWM PST (5-pack) 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fans	$42.33 @ Amazon Canada
Monitor	LG 27UK650-W 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor	$604.43 @ Vuugo
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$3745.45
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-27 02:24 EDT-0400

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/by-usage/photo-editing-graphic-design

I recommend to choose one of the monitors from the links. 

If you can wait for 2 months 3950x can be an option for you. You can choose something like rx550 if you don't play games or render with gpu. 

[Snapshotsamurai]

Awesome! Great looking build and great advice. Thanks!

[Guest]

Have a look through this article as it might give you some helpful info on what cpu/gpu etc to choose for the video editing side.

 

https://www.cgdirector.com/best-computer-for-video-editing/

[brob]

If you haven't already read it, I'd suggest a careful perusal of https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Premiere-Pro-CPU-Roundup-AMD-Ryzen-3-AMD-Threadripper-2-Intel-9th-Gen-Intel-X-series-1535/ and https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CPU-Roundup-AMD-Ryzen-3-AMD-Threadripper-2-Intel-9th-Gen-Intel-X-series-1529/. While the differences are not huge, there can be a significant difference between the 3900X and i9-9900K depending on the content and work being done.

 

If you are considering an i9-9900K system

Spoiler

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($634.00 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($214.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($424.00 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 2.048 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($259.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 2.048 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($259.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 4 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($852.75 @ shopRBC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card  ($1465.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($195.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME Ultra Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($184.99 @ Vuugo) 
Monitor: LG 43UD79-B 42.5" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor  ($712.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $5314.20
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-27 20:46 EDT-0400

A 3900X system would differ in cpu and motherboard. The Asus Prime X570-Pro would be a good choice. An less expensive alternative would be the Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus. On this platform one might also consider upgrading the NVMe storage to PCIe 4.0 M.2 drives. That would be a costly upgrade and I doubt it is worth the additional cost.

[Guest]

@brob

 

You are going to want a better board for that 9900K, especially if doing cpu intensive tasks. The VRM on the Asus Prime is terrible. 

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/GPdxFT/gigabyte-z390-aorus-elite-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z390-aorus-elite

[brob]

On 9/28/2019 at 7:25 AM, lee32uk said:

@brob

 

You are going to want a better board for that 9900K, especially if doing cpu intensive tasks. The VRM on the Asus Prime is terrible. 

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/GPdxFT/gigabyte-z390-aorus-elite-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z390-aorus-elite

 

The VRM on the Asus Prime are not "terrible". If one intends on serious overclocking, it would be far from my first choice. But for a workstation board where reliability is far more important the motherboard is a reasonably good choice.

[Guest]

16 minutes ago, brob said:

 

The VRM on the Asus Prime are not "terrible". If one intends on serious overclocking, it would be far from my first choice. But for a workstation board where reliability is far more important the motherboard is a reasonably good choice.

He is doing Video and Photo editing therefore he will be putting a load on the cpu. The Z390-A isn't worth the money when you can get the Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite for an extra $10, and not have to worry about the cpu thermal throttling.

[Snapshotsamurai]

Ok can I get some eyes on this please? @brob @lee32uk @PCNoobie

 

PCPartPicker Part List:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$685.75 @ shopRBC
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$134.99 @ Memory Express
Thermal Compound	ARCTIC MX4 4 g Thermal Paste	$13.92 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570 ACE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$474.99 @ Amazon Canada
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$708.36 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace
Storage	Samsung 970 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$399.99 @ Memory Express
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda Pro 8 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$364.50 @ Vuugo
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	$1029.00 @ Canada Computers
Case	NZXT H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.99 @ Amazon Canada
Power Supply	Corsair HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$174.99 @ Corsair
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit	$130.00 @ Amazon Canada
Wireless Network Adapter	Asus PCE-AC68 PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter	$108.99 @ Powertop
Case Fan	ARCTIC P14 PWM PST (5-pack) 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fans	$42.29 @ Amazon Canada
Monitor	LG 32UD99-W 31.5" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor	$1238.88 @ Vuugo
Keyboard	Logitech CRAFT Wireless Standard Keyboard	$198.25 @ Amazon Canada
Mouse	Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse	$159.99 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$5964.88
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-04 01:33 EDT-0400

 

 

 

[brob]

Please, we don't need the screens of pictures. A pcpartpicker list is quite sufficient.

[Guest]

Same performance but cheaper.

 

I removed the extra wifi card, unless you need it for something else ?

 

Much cheaper Ram. Not as nice as the Neo if you like RGB, but half the price.

 

Corsair MP510 gives you nearly twice the capacity over the 970 Pro for less money. Not sure if you need 2 x 1.92TB or not. Maybe use one as a scratch disk ?

 

Seagate Enterprise 10TB HDD seems better value over the 8TB Barracuda Pro. I am sure @seagate_surfer can advise what HDD would be best for Video editing though in terms of endurance.

 

Solid motherboard and cheaper 2080 Super which has 4 years warranty when registered.

 

Dark Rock Pro 4 is pretty much on par with the D15 for less cash.

 

The NZXT H500 doesn't have the best airflow. The Cooler Master H500 on the other hand does.

 

Swapped the psu to the HXi as it has multi rail/single rail config.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($685.75 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($478.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($348.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Corsair MP510 1.92 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($371.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Corsair MP510 1.92 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($371.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Enterprise Capacity 10 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($345.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($959.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($214.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($130.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: LG 32UD99-W 31.5" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor  ($1238.88 @ Vuugo) 
Keyboard: Logitech CRAFT Wireless Standard Keyboard  ($197.96 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse  ($159.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $5755.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-04 07:52 EDT-0400

[seagate_surfer]

7 hours ago, lee32uk said:

Seagate Enterprise 10TB HDD seems better value over the 8TB Barracuda Pro. I am sure @seagate_surfer can advise what HDD would be best for Video editing though in terms of endurance.

Storage: Seagate Enterprise Capacity 10 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($345.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 

Oh man, that drive is an easy decision! Go for it, its performance it's outstanding. The other options are optimized more for like video racks where they use systems that are not Windows, security systems or streaming and recording systems, but he is gonns do video editions, I am sure this drive will deliver. 

[Snapshotsamurai]

On 10/4/2019 at 5:02 AM, lee32uk said:

Same performance but cheaper.

 

I removed the extra wifi card, unless you need it for something else ?

 

Much cheaper Ram. Not as nice as the Neo if you like RGB, but half the price.

 

Corsair MP510 gives you nearly twice the capacity over the 970 Pro for less money. Not sure if you need 2 x 1.92TB or not. Maybe use one as a scratch disk ?

 

Seagate Enterprise 10TB HDD seems better value over the 8TB Barracuda Pro. I am sure @seagate_surfer can advise what HDD would be best for Video editing though in terms of endurance.

 

Solid motherboard and cheaper 2080 Super which has 4 years warranty when registered.

 

Dark Rock Pro 4 is pretty much on par with the D15 for less cash.

 

The NZXT H500 doesn't have the best airflow. The Cooler Master H500 on the other hand does.

 

Swapped the psu to the HXi as it has multi rail/single rail config.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($685.75 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($478.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($348.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Corsair MP510 1.92 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($371.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Corsair MP510 1.92 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($371.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Enterprise Capacity 10 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($345.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card  ($959.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($214.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($130.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: LG 32UD99-W 31.5" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor  ($1238.88 @ Vuugo) 
Keyboard: Logitech CRAFT Wireless Standard Keyboard  ($197.96 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Optical Mouse  ($159.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $5755.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-04 07:52 EDT-0400

THoughts on the Memory? That Ripjaws doesn't say AMD on the G.Skill site. I can spend a couple hundred more for an approved memory. Thoughts @lee32uk ? ALso thanks for the wisdom!

[Guest]

9 hours ago, Snapshotsamurai said:

THoughts on the Memory? That Ripjaws doesn't say AMD on the G.Skill site. I can spend a couple hundred more for an approved memory. Thoughts @lee32uk ? ALso thanks for the wisdom!

They should work fine. Not all Ram appears on the QVL list anyway as there are just too many kits to test. 

[Snapshotsamurai]

6 hours ago, lee32uk said:

They should work fine. Not all Ram appears on the QVL list anyway as there are just too many kits to test. 

Thank you very much for the assistance. Time to place some orders!

[brob]

Gamersnexus has a piece on Ryzen 3000 memory. While the data is interesting, I found the comments in the introduction concerning QVL and motherboard BIOS settings quite illuminating.

[Snapshotsamurai]

Thanks again for all the help! I have all the components and will build next week! Stoked.

[seagate_surfer]

Cool! Post pictures when ready! 

[Snapshotsamurai]

Hit my first road block with the Dark Rock Pro 4 blocking the rear memory slot. Popped off the fan but still not fit. Going to take off the cooler and insert Ram first as it looks like it MAY fit but it will be tight. Really tight. Will I need to reapply Thermal paste when remounting the cooler if it works?

 

If it doesn't fit I guess I'll need a new cooler? Didn't show any compatibility issues in the PCPartPicker

[brob]

You'll want to clean off the old thermal compound and apply new if you remove the cooler. You might try a dry fit before reapplying compound. If it is still too tight, you could try rotating the cooler 180 degrees. (You'll want to reverse the interior fan if you do.)

 

 

[Guest]

8 hours ago, Snapshotsamurai said:

Hit my first road block with the Dark Rock Pro 4 blocking the rear memory slot. Popped off the fan but still not fit. Going to take off the cooler and insert Ram first as it looks like it MAY fit but it will be tight. Really tight. Will I need to reapply Thermal paste when remounting the cooler if it works?

 

If it doesn't fit I guess I'll need a new cooler? Didn't show any compatibility issues in the PCPartPicker

You should be able to move the front fan up a couple of mm. Is this the G.Skill Ripjaws V Ram ? If so it should fit under the cooler body as that should allow for 46.8mm and the Ripjaws is 42mm. The front fan allows for 40mm in it's default position, so if you adjust it up a touch it should go under.