I need help!! Video editing PC

Masman33 · November 1, 2020

Budget (including currency): 2500/3500 CAN$

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Premiere, After effect

Other details Hello everyone this is my first build and my friend need a pc for video editing. He need also a mouse keyboard and a 4k monitor. I am not sure if I am in the good/wrong direction can you guys help me please?

A friend of his also sent him a list and I have no idea if his list is better than mine. Also, should I wait for the 5000 series to be released? Let me know your thoughts!

My list

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$419.75 @ Vuugo
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	$159.99 @ Canada Computers
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$139.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$79.95 @ Vuugo
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$69.99 @ Memory Express
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB KO GAMING Video Card	$439.99 @ Newegg Canada
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$134.18 @ Vuugo
Power Supply	Thermaltake Smart Pro RGB 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$124.99 @ PC-Canada
Wireless Network Adapter	TP-Link Archer T5E PCIe x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter	$46.52 @ Vuugo
Case Fan	ARCTIC F12 PST 53 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack	$55.99 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1671.34
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-01 16:08 EST-0500

His friend list

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$428.50 @ Vuugo
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$39.99 @ Newegg Canada
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$174.05 @ Vuugo
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$89.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$119.99 @ Amazon Canada
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$69.99 @ Memory Express
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Video Card	$449.99 @ Memory Express
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$79.05 @ Vuugo
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.75 @ Vuugo
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1581.30
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-01 16:12 EST-0500

Fasauceome · November 1, 2020

new Ryzen CPUs are releasing in 4 days, a Ryzen 7 5800X would probably be better than both of these options, or even a Ryzen 9 5900X. For 3500 canadian? it fits fine.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$599.99 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$244.99 @ Memory Express
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$189.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$79.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$69.99 @ Memory Express
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB Founders Edition Video Card
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$134.18 @ Vuugo
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$149.99 @ Amazon Canada
Case Fan	ARCTIC F12 PST 53 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack	$55.99 @ Amazon Canada
Monitor	Dell U3219Q 31.5" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor	$1138.63 @ Amazon Canada
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2663.74
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-01 16:25 EST-0500

You can get some faster memory and a faster SSD, as well as a motherboard with built in WiFi.

Egg-Roll · November 1, 2020

Does he really need a 4K monitor for his video editing? Or is there gaming involved too? For video editing only unless actually editing 4K (or plan too in the near future) it would be better imo to go with a dual monitor setup if he has no plans on going 4K the GPU waste in pixels can be used better elsewhere.

Also don't get the 2 TB Barracuda for video editing unless you hate your friend. It's SMR, get the pro at least which is CMR. Equally depending how frequent he uses the drive avoid the Barracuda lineup all together and get something a little more durable and built for the task like Fire or WDs black. Equally you could just go out and buy a WD External (Elements/My Book, and 8TB+) yank it out and put it in the system, basically a $400+ HDD with custom firmware that may or may not need a connector mod (easy to do). Seagate externals are just Barras.

Personally if they can wait, wait till the 5000 series, 3000's should then drop, tho you might find them already dropping on black friday or boxing day. Also if willing to buy used wait till all the crazy people trying to sell their 2080 Tis for retail prices sell them more in line of the 3070, a little more expensive but the 2080 Ti will be better, or just buy the 3070 when there's stock in a few weeks.