Professional Production/Editing PC Build

[Theajsmith]

Budget (including currency): $3000

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Video Editing/Production/Photography

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Really want a solid build that can do both production work and handle gaming for free time. The help with a build would be solid. I know I'll need a lot of storage. Now do I need pcie gen 3 or 4? Please comment below and it'll be a huge help. 

[emosun]

2 minutes ago, Theajsmith said:

do I need pcie gen 3 or 4?

Pci-e generation would not be relevant to video editing as pci-e is a hardware feature set and not software. But it would be more relevant to what hardware you wanted to use.

What program do you edit in and is it compatible with gpu rendering

[Theajsmith]

8 minutes ago, emosun said:

Pci-e generation would not be relevant to video editing as pci-e is a hardware feature set and not software. But it would be more relevant to what hardware you wanted to use.

What program do you edit in and is it compatible with gpu rendering

Adobe forsure and want the capability game as well if possible. 

[brob]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ Best Buy) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($231.84 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ GameStop) 
Storage: ADATA XPG 8100 4 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card  ($819.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2424.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-16 16:54 EDT-0400

[Theajsmith]

6 minutes ago, brob said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ Best Buy) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($231.84 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ GameStop) 
Storage: ADATA XPG 8100 4 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($399.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card  ($819.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2424.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-16 16:54 EDT-0400

What is the point of the different storage. Just curious. I see the samsung and the adata xpg. 

[GhostRoadieBL]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2xBPXy

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z690 Extreme ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($359.99 @ Newegg)
OS Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
File Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q4 4 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card  ($799.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair HX Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($21.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($21.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($21.95 @ Amazon)

Total: $2962.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-16 16:42 EDT-0400

 

might seem weird going with a 3070ti vs a 3080 and 12700k vs 12900k in this budget but for Adobe Premier Pro (and most of the adobe suite) it's not a huge gap between 12900k and 12700k

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro-12th-Gen-Intel-Core-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5000-Series-2242/#12thGenvs11thGenPremiereProPerformance

 

3070ti vs 3080 is the same story, biggest upgrade would come from 8B to 12GB version of a 3080 (+$200) and that would effect exporting by a few % but not noticeably in use

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro---NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-3070-3080-3090-Performance-1951/

 

64GB of ram may be more than you need if you aren't getting into after effects (lighting and cloud effects eat ram for breakfast) or having more than one program open at once (ie exporting in premier and working on the thumbnail in photoshop)

 

Storage was easy, decent sized OS drive so everything fits and a second huge capacity gen4 drive for storing all the project files. I prefer the Q4 drive since it comes with that huge cooler to keep the drive controller cool during long import/exports

 

4000D is a nice size for expansion if you want to add some 3.5in archive drives or capture cards etc. 3x 140mm fans, 2 for the front and 1 for top at the back will keep the case in positive pressure reducing dust ingress,

 

10 minutes ago, brob said:

PCPartPicker Part List

nice! basically the same build

[Theajsmith]

3 minutes ago, GhostRoadieBL said:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2xBPXy

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z690 Extreme ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($359.99 @ Newegg)
OS Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
File Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q4 4 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card  ($799.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair HX Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($21.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($21.95 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($21.95 @ Amazon)

Total: $2962.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-16 16:42 EDT-0400

 

might seem weird going with a 3070ti vs a 3080 and 12700k vs 12900k in this budget but for Adobe Premier Pro (and most of the adobe suite) it's not a huge gap between 12900k and 12700k

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro-12th-Gen-Intel-Core-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5000-Series-2242/#12thGenvs11thGenPremiereProPerformance

 

3070ti vs 3080 is the same story, biggest upgrade would come from 8B to 12GB version of a 3080 (+$200) and that would effect exporting by a few % but not noticeably in use

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro---NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-3070-3080-3090-Performance-1951/

 

64GB of ram may be more than you need if you aren't getting into after effects (lighting and cloud effects eat ram for breakfast) or having more than one program open at once (ie exporting in premier and working on the thumbnail in photoshop)

 

Storage was easy, decent sized OS drive so everything fits and a second huge capacity gen4 drive for storing all the project files. I prefer the Q4 drive since it comes with that huge cooler to keep the drive controller cool during long import/exports

 

4000D is a nice size for expansion if you want to add some 3.5in archive drives or capture cards etc. 3x 140mm fans, 2 for the front and 1 for top at the back will keep the case in positive pressure reducing dust ingress,

 

Would it be worthy longterm to upgrade to a 3080 rather than the 3070ti... also this build will allow upgrades if new products come out? 

[GhostRoadieBL]

1 minute ago, Theajsmith said:

Would it be worthy longterm to upgrade to a 3080 rather than the 3070ti... also this build will allow upgrades if new products come out? 

longterm upgrade would have to be a 3090, the performance is so close between the 3070ti and 3080 they may as well be the same card.

 

future upgrades will depend on what you are planning to upgrade,

the motherboard and z690 chipset has;

1x PCIe 5.0 x16, 1x PCIe 4.0 x16, 1x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 so if gen5 cards come out the board is already supporting them

2x gen4 NVME slots (taken by the 2 drives from the build) and a gen3 NVME slot

 

the only "restriction" is 4 DDR4 slots (2 taken by the 2x32GB ram kit) so you'll be limited to DDR4 instead of DDR5 unless you swap motherboards. It's not worth it yet due to DDR5 prices but since 12th gen works on both, you could swap motherboard and ram and keep all the other parts in the system

 

realistically, the max upgrades you could do would be a 12900KS, 3090ti (or 4000 series GPU) and some more DDR4 ram to max out the 128GB chipset limitation.

 

[brob]

1 hour ago, Theajsmith said:

What is the point of the different storage. Just curious. I see the samsung and the adata xpg. 

 

Mostly cost. The 1TB for the system and apps is higher performance. The other drive is 4TB and not as fast, still much faster than SATA.