Professional Production/ Video/Photography Editing PC Build

[Theajsmith]

Budget (including currency): $3500

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Adobe, Any high end professional editor and gaming

 

This is the current build I was looking at buying for my professional career for video and photography editing.

 

Any tweaks in price or product that could be recommended. I'm not sure if I may be overpaying in some areas or if I should be spending more. Let me know. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CL28rD

[Theajsmith]

To add onto this. I was thinking about a 3080 instead of 3070. Not sure which version though. Please let me know. 

[brob]

A few part alternatives that don't affect performance. Plus an RTX 3080. Which sugests a higher capacity PSU.

 

The case has three stock fans and shouldn't need any additional ones.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ Best Buy) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($114.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ GameStop) 
Storage: Corsair MP600 Core 4 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($549.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 12GB LHR 12 GB VENTUS 3X PLUS OC Video Card  ($949.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact TG Dark Tint ATX Mid Tower Case  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($176.94 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2717.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-17 23:24 EDT-0400

[Theajsmith]

15 minutes ago, brob said:

A few part alternatives that don't affect performance. Plus an RTX 3080. Which sugests a higher capacity PSU.

 

The case has three stock fans and shouldn't need any additional ones.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($327.99 @ Best Buy) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($114.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ GameStop) 
Storage: Corsair MP600 Core 4 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($549.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 12GB LHR 12 GB VENTUS 3X PLUS OC Video Card  ($949.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact TG Dark Tint ATX Mid Tower Case  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($176.94 @ Newegg) 
Total: $2717.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-04-17 23:24 EDT-0400

Looking at this video and I may be wrong.. but wouldn't I want a different GPU? Appreciate the help. 

[NateAteTeen]

As a video editor and photographer using Adobe programs, I would recommend buying the higher priced Sabrent SSD as I assume you would be using that drive to store your raw video/photos that you are editing from. Aside from being faster, the Sabrent drive I linked is TLC rather than the QLC one you had in your build list. You can probably save a buck by buying a PCIe Gen 3 drive for your boot without much noticeable performance loss. Depending upon the resolution of the files you are editing and seems to be within your budget, then I would recommend 64GB of RAM (I put it in 3600MHz which is slightly faster). I've a 3070, but I think a 3080 would be better if you are editing higher resolution/raw video since it has more VRAM. I didn't put a recommendation on the GPU, but you'll probably want a higher wattage one if you are going for a 3080. Or just want one for a future upgrade (as the PSU will probably out last all your other parts).

 

For the case, you might consider the Corsair 5000D which has an extra USB port on the front. Or perhaps a Phanteks P500A/P600s (also has more 3.5" hard drive space if you plan on having hard drives for your past projects).

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XyYNcb

[brob]

7 hours ago, Theajsmith said:

Looking at this video and I may be wrong.. but wouldn't I want a different GPU? Appreciate the help. 

 

Do you have specific concerns?

 

Presumably the system will run with stock settings and except for renders is not going to approach 90% utilization for any significant amount of time.

 

 

 

[Deadpool2onBlu-Ray]

14 hours ago, Theajsmith said:

Budget (including currency): $3500

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Adobe, Any high end professional editor and gaming

 

This is the current build I was looking at buying for my professional career for video and photography editing.

 

Any tweaks in price or product that could be recommended. I'm not sure if I may be overpaying in some areas or if I should be spending more. Let me know. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CL28rD

I would get several 2tb drives instead of one 4tb one to save money