I really need help with editing build.

[Ervis15]

Hey everyone,

I am video editor/animator. Im creating my own company and I really need help with building pc that could easily edit, render videos.

Im not a huge gamer, but i would like to play some of the upcomming games. 

 

I have a budget of around 3500 euros, 4000e max.

 

Thank you for help in advance

 

Edit: I need 2 monitors aswell. With good color display and atleast 144hz for about 600e.

[nextg3n]

for that kind of a buget id ask what linuses editors are running and get that conf or maybe improve it a little... sorry if this aint much help not real familiar with what editing requires

[Ervis15]

CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi)
GPU	ZOTAC GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER AMP Extreme
Case	NZXT H510 Elite
Ram	G.Skill Trident Z Neo (for AMD) 4x16gb,  3600MHz CL16
Psu	Corsair AX100
1. SSD M.2	Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus, 500GB
2. SSD M.2	Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus, 2TB
1. HDD	Seagate BarraCuda Pro 3.5'' 8TB
2. HDD	Seagate BarraCuda Pro 3.5'' 8TB
CPU cooler	NZXT Kraken X62 280mm

Ends up around 3820e where i live.

Im not a builder, but this is what i've got. Is it too much?

What should be changed?

[The_Prycer]

 

If you're doing 1080 or even 1440 video and only animating in flash or piecing traditional animation together you could squeak by with a 6 core, but given your price range I'm just going to go ahead and assume you're doing moderately heavy 3D animation and editing 1440 or even 4K footage and you'd like it to not suck.

 

On the CPU front, you're looking at either a 12 Core Ryzen or a 16 Core Threadripper. The Threadripper has a slightly lower core clock and is slightly cheaper, but is Threadripper so I'm going with it for my build because this is all theoretical at this point so why not?

 

Of course all those savings get thrown away when you've got to toss a 3rd party cooler on the TR4, but I've already committed to Threadripper because it's awesome.

 

Mobo is the X99 Taichi. I don't claim to be a Mobo expert, but this seems to have all the features we'd want from a TR4 board and solid reviews.

 

For storage we've got a 250GB boot drive and 2TB NVME drive for your current projects. I'm assuming you won't be using a NAS for data storage so I've also included 30TB of HDD storage that comes with a 5 year warranty and 2 years of data recovery. I realize the Ironwolf Series is usually what gets used for these, but their Skyhawk AI series also features the data recovery option and is cheaper. If that isn't a super huge issue for you, the EXOS HDDs from Seagate are also a fantastic option at a lower price point. 

 

Because reasons, I've decided to go with 64GB of ECC RAM. Yes it's only 2666 instead of the maximum 3600 speed the mobo can handle, but if you're doing professional things, having error correcting RAM is always a nice feature. I realize both Ryzen and Threadripper are all about the speedy RAM, so you could exchange this for faster non-ECC RAM if you're so inclined and save a bit of money.

 

For the GPU, its going to depend on your software. For just dropping a card in, I'm a big fan of the Radeon VII for the MASSIVE and speedy HMB2 memory it has, but if you're using the Adobe suite for editing then a GTX 2080 will be a better choice. I'm going with the Radeon VII for the below build just because I don't know what software you utilize and it's a touch cheaper, but this is a debatable point. 

 

1000W PSU because why the hell not? We're running a nearly 700W system and the 20% safety rule puts this thing at needing a 800+W unit, so a nice clean 1000W allows for a bit more wiggle room. Also I always go a touch overboard on PSUs, I can't help myself.

 

Case seems highly rated and has all the internal storage and cable management you'll need. I've gone with a full tower design because mid towers are a pain in the ass to work in, especially when you're building a fat system like this one. Savings could absolutely be had here.

 

I'm not a huge monitor nerd, but these come highly rated and seem to be what you want. Both feature HDMI and Display Port inputs and have a decent level of brightness, but don't come with built in speakers so you'll need a set of headphones or we can talk about some dank speaker set ups. Wasn't sure if you wanted a curved monitor setup or not so I went with a standard widescreen monitor with 1440p display. While I'm assuming you'll be VESA mounting your monitors, I could also be wrong there. There were some slightly cheaper monitors that did have built in speakers, but I'd never heard of or used an AOC or VIOTEK monitor before so I elected not to use them.

 

Total cost comes to 3,975.71 Euros which I know is about your max price point, granted I'm not super well versed in the mainland European markets so I could be off by a few units. Unless you live in Iceland, then we can talk about that market.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/v2xsYH

CPU: AMD Threadripper 1950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($419.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock X399 Taichi ATX TR4 Motherboard  ($314.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($98.90 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($98.90 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($98.90 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($98.90 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Skyhawk AI 10 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($269.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate Skyhawk AI 10 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($269.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate Skyhawk AI 10 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($269.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon VII 16 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card  ($707.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe TG ATX Full Tower Case  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell S2719DGF 27.0" 2560x1440 155 Hz Monitor  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $4338.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-30 10:41 EDT-0400

 

 

If I had to trim some fat off of this I'd probably start with either only having 10 or 20TB of HDD as I don't know what kind of file sizes you're exporting and maybe go with faster consumer RAM as opposed to ECC. You could probably get away with only having 1TB of NVME storage and maybe even only 1 M.2 drive, but I have a love of boot drives. You could probably use an 850W PSU instead of a great stonking 1000W unit, but I do always go a little larger than needed with my PSU recommendations. Obviously getting a cheaper case would be another area to save some money, but having bought a cheap ass case for my last build, I will say you often get what you pay for. 

 

[Zando_]

What software are you using? The Adobe Suite, especially Premier, benefit massively from Intel consumer chips (Intel CPUs with iGPUs can use QuickSync, giving them a good advantage over most other chips, even Intel's own HEDT chips AFAIK). If it's not something that uses QuickSync then AMD would probs be the better value. 

What country are you in? PCPartPicker may have yours as an option, or I can try and pick the closest one and hope the markets are similar (prices can wildly fluctuate between companies).