PC for adobe applications

[Barnabei]

Hi all. My wife and I are looking to upgrade our PC to get better performance out of our Adobe applications. Specifically we use Lightroom, Premiere, and Premiere Rush regularly.  We are thinking desktop to save money but could be talked into a laptop. Does anyone have recommendations?  Looking for the best value. I’m mostly working with 1080p/60 fps video. 

[mahyar]

budget? 

can you wait for zen 3?

[GhostRoadieBL]

what kind of budget are you looking for? 

will you be storing files on the computer and needing extra harddrive space?

what do you currently have for parts? integrating previous computer hardware will allow a better set of necessary components within a budget if we can reuse PSU, harddrives, case etc

[Barnabei]

48 minutes ago, mahyar said:

budget? 

can you wait for zen 3?

Let’s say <$2k

 

 could wait. Do you think it would be worth it?  Better processor for the money?

[Barnabei]

1 hour ago, GhostRoadieBL said:

what kind of budget are you looking for? 

will you be storing files on the computer and needing extra harddrive space?

what do you currently have for parts? integrating previous computer hardware will allow a better set of necessary components within a budget if we can reuse PSU, harddrives, case etc

<$2k. Will likely need extras storage. Don’t really have anything as far as parts go

[mahyar]

1 hour ago, Barnabei said:

Let’s say <$2k

 

 could wait. Do you think it would be worth it?  Better processor for the money?

well we have to see ho the lunch will happen

so i will make a list with current compnents

[GhostRoadieBL]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$239.00 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Pure Rock 2 Black CPU Cooler	$44.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$94.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$59.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$299.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card	$339.99 @ B&H
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$39.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$114.99 @ Corsair
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$108.78 @ Other World Computing
Case Fan	be quiet! Pure Wings 2 87 CFM 120 mm Fan	$19.13 @ Amazon
Case Fan	be quiet! Pure Wings 2 87 CFM 120 mm Fan	$19.13 @ Amazon
Monitor	Asus ProArt Display PA278QV 27.0" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor	$294.99 @ Amazon
External Storage	Seagate Expansion 8 TB External Hard Drive	$124.99 @ Adorama
UPS	CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD UPS	$144.94 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1955.80
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$1945.80
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-10-12 14:19 EDT-0400

 

you don't really need to wait for the 5000 series AMD processors, for the price (saves you 250$) the 3000 series is perfect for 1080p video editing

 

- 3600XT will be more than enough to export quickly and clocks up really well when cooled properly

- 2TB nvme ssd will fly through your timeline scrubbing and gives plenty of space to keep large file sets on the fastest storage

- the RTX2060 is a little overkill but is the first step into dedicated AI cores for futureproofing the system when more of those features show up in premier pro and davinci resolve

- smaller case to free up some deskspace or floorspace and has magnetic dust filters so you can easily clean them off

- added a pair of extra fans to have as intake/exhaust for the case. they run silent even at full blast so you won't notice the system is running (great for audio proofing) 

- 1440p proArt display lets you have the timeline and a full resolution preview window up at the same time, it's also colour accurate

- external HDD to backup everything, 8TB should be plenty to keep raw footage or just edited clips

- since you said you were starting from scratch a UPS is worth the investment. Provides power to the system for a few minutes so you can save and shut down instead of just having the system suddenly power off while you are in the middle of an edit.