Mid Range Build for entry video editing

[LoGaL]

Hello all,

 

I would like some help to select parts for my girlfriend's pc. On top of the usual activities, she also does sound editing and entry to "high entry" level video editing. The initial budget is on the order of 1000 euro. We are located in europe.

 

I am not experienced in video editing requirements, but I figured out that for entry level what you need is a reasonable processor, enough ram and some good drive on which  you can  write stuff fast enough.  A  beefy GPU is not required, it just accelerates the rendering of some effects. If this is right, I want to aim for a processor with integrated graphic card. Given the budget, probably at the moment intel is the better choice, even with those new AMD processors with integrated GPU.

 

As an initial guess, this is what I selected. If you see something terribly wrong or adjustments you think might be good, just suggest, the post here is for that. 

 

 

ATX

Component	Selection	Price in Euro
CPU	Intel i5 11400	180
Motherboard	Asus Prime B560 Plus	130
RAM	Corsair LPX 16 Gb 3200 Mhz	90
Storage 1  ( Operating System, Programs,  Writing)	Samsung 970 evo plus 500GB	85
Storage 2 (Actual Storing, stuff gets moved there after encoding)	Seagate Barracuda 2TB	60
CPU cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition	35
PSU	Corsair RMx 550W	80
Case	Fractal design Meshify C	80
WIFI-Bluetooth Adapter	Tp-Link Archer TX3000E	45
Windows	Windows	145
Screen + Mouse + God Knows What	TBD	Estimated 150
TOTAL		1080

 

 

Micro-ATX

Component	Selection	Price in Euro
CPU	Intel i5 11400	180
Motherboard	Asus Prime B560-M	125
RAM	Corsair LPX 16 Gb 3200 Mhz	90
Storage 1  ( Operating System, Programs,  Writing)	Samsung 970 evo plus 500GB	85
Storage 2 (Actual Storing, stuff gets moved there after encoding)	Seagate Barracuda 2TB	60
CPU cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition	35
PSU	Corsair RMx 550W	80
Case	Fractal Design define mini c	75
WIFI-Bluetooth Adapter	Tp-Link Archer TX3000E	45
Windows	Windows	145
Screen + Mouse + God Knows What	TBD	Estimated 150
TOTAL		1070

Some notes or questions:

• the 550W PSU is a bit overkill, but at one point we might add a thunderbolt card. Also, I can't find a good quality modular PSUs below 550W.
• Is the CPU reasonable?  Should I try to squeeze 2 additional cores ? We don't have to render Avengers End Game 2 in 16K. It's a side activity required in her musician career.
• Does anybody have an estimate of the RAM usage per core when rendering? For example, in CFD Simulations it's 2-4 Gb per core, but rendering is not CFD. I think 16 Gb is enough, but I want to make sure
• Cooler Choice? Seems budget but I saw good reviews. Will it keep cool enough even when boosting with 6 cores? That 65 watt TDP is a lie.
• Where would you cut price? Where would you spend more?
• She likes the micro-ATX one more, I don't see anything wrong with it, do you see some benefit in the ATX one?

If you have additional suggestions, they are welcome 

 

Lorenzo