Bang for Buck Video Editing

[GenerallyJake]

Budget (including currency): ~$2300 USD

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Video editing in Premiere and Davinci Resolve, After effects. 

Heres what I plan so far:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$429.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Thermal Compound	Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste	$6.35 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard	$299.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$259.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$199.98 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB VENTUS GP OC Video Card	$529.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT H710i ATX Mid Tower Case	$169.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$139.99 @ B&H
Custom	QIVYNSRY 3PACK SATA Cable III 3 Pack 90 Degree Straight to Right Angle 6Gbps HDD SDD SATA Data Cable with Locking Latch 18 Inch for SATA HDD, SSD, CD Driver, CD Writer, Red	$6.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2142.22
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-22 12:24 EDT-0400

 

I plan to use the GTX 1060 out of my old computer until the new 3000 series cards release. I'll still get a 2070 Super but I'm hoping for a price drop. 

I will be adding in a few hard drives and SSDs that have footage already on them. 

 

I have put months of thought into this build.

Looking for y'alls input, especially on the power supply. While I've done a ton of research, there is a ton that I don't know or understand. I want to confirm compatibility and that I will have everything I need.

 

Future upgrades:

NVME Scratch Disk

Raid HDD Storage

Another 64Gb of ram? (128 seems crazy though)

Monitors: 2 Benq 4k monitors and an older Samsung 1200x? monitor.

 

THANK YOU!

[Origami Cactus]

No need for that thermal paste, noctua one is already excellent.

As far for the case, i would get a non "i" nzxt case, unless you really like their broken software, or you really need the rgb. Also MSI ventus isn't exactly know for it's good cooling performance, or quietness.

 

As far for all the other parts, they are really good, and my complaints are more of a nitpicking, nothing groundbreaking.

 

And because everyone else will start spamming it aswell, wait for september and ryzen 4000 series, it will have a +20% better performance (allegedly).

[Oswin]

you can get more out of your money

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$709.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard	$219.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$229.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$194.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB BLACK GAMING Video Card	$480.66 @ Walmart
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$98.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Enermax Revolution D.F. 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan	ARCTIC 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan	$10.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	ARCTIC 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fan	$10.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2186.52
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-22 12:50 EDT-0400

though waiting for zen 3 is probably the better decision

[GenerallyJake]

1 minute ago, Origami Cactus said:

No need for that thermal paste, noctua one is already excellent.

As far for the case, i would get a non "i" nzxt case, unless you really like their broken software, or you really need the rgb. Also MSI ventus isn't exactly know for it's good cooling performance, or quietness.

 

As far for all the other parts, they are really good, and my complaints are more of a nitpicking, nothing groundbraking.

 

And because everyone else will start spamming it aswell, wait for september and ryzen 4000 series, it will have a +20% better performance (allegedly).

Didnt know about the thermal paste! Already watched Gamers Nexus video on crappy NZXT lighting thing. didnt update pcpartspicker. 

 

September seems so far away

[Origami Cactus]

Just now, GenerallyJake said:

Didnt know about the thermal paste! Already watched Gamers Nexus video on crappy NZXT lighting thing. didnt update pcpartspicker. 

 

September seems so far away

Yeah, depends on the person, for some september is around the corner, for some it isn't.

But i don't expect any major price cuts on the 3000 series after 4000 announcement, so no harm in buying earlier, if you are happy with the 3900x. 

[LIGISTX]

2 minutes ago, GenerallyJake said:

Didnt know about the thermal paste! Already watched Gamers Nexus video on crappy NZXT lighting thing. didnt update pcpartspicker. 

 

September seems so far away

September is a week away.... lol. I’d wait a month.

 

Also, why the extra sata cables? Lol. Your mobo will come with at least 4. Just trying to save you and the planet a few extra dollars and a little less wasted plastic

[Mateyyy]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	$709.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570 UNIFY ATX AM4 Motherboard	$299.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$229.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$194.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB DUAL EVO OC V2 Video Card	$409.99 @ B&H
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$98.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan	$24.90 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan	$24.90 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2223.67
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-22 12:55 EDT-0400

You could further save some money by going with a B550 motherboard if you plan on sticking to just one PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD.

Also, if you want a less bulky of a CPU cooler, you could go for an NH-U12A and stick some NF-F12 chromax.black fans on it if you're not a fan of the brown/tan colour scheme of the NF-A12x25 fans that come with it.

 

There's also new hardware coming soon, both in terms of CPUs and GPUs. If building the system now is not urgent, it might be worth waiting a little while longer.

[GenerallyJake]

1 minute ago, LIGISTX said:

September is a week away.... lol. I’d wait a month.

 

Also, why the extra sata cables? Lol. Your mobo will come with at least 4. Just trying to save you and the planet a few extra dollars and a little less wasted plastic

Cause they are red 

[GenerallyJake]

6 minutes ago, GenerallyJake said:

Cause they are red 

The computer will be quite prominent in my office and clients will see it. It needs to look very sleek and modern. The red scheme matches company brand.