I want to upgrade my pc for better Premiere Pro and After Effects workflow

[MarkusStromberger]

Budget (including currency):  up to 1,200 Euro

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Valorant, Minecraft

 

My current build:

- Ryzen 7 5800X

- MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI

- VENGEANCE® LPX 2x32GB (3200MHz)

- MSI 3070 GAMING X TRIO

- Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Main SSD)

- Crucial MX500 2 TB

- Toshiba 2TB HDD

- STRAIGHT POWER 11 850W

- NZXZ H510 Elite

 

I'm thinking of upgrading my PC to handle my work stuff better and do a little gaming on the side (Valorant and Minecraft). I spend most of my time in Premiere Pro and Photoshop, but I really want to start working with After Effects aswell. My projects usually stick to 1080p, but sometimes I work with 4k footage. 

I'm not sure where to spend my cash for upgrades. Should I beef up my CPU, motherboard, and RAM to improve overall performance? Or should I invest into a better GPU like a 4070Ti or even a 4080 Super? Oh, and in case it helps with the decision-making, my main display is the Odyssey OLED G8. (3440x1440p)

[SpookyCitrus]

GPU would be more beneficial with your current specs. 

 

Get a 4070Ti Super. Should fit within your budget. Or a 4080 Super, if there are options that fit in your budget. 

[jaslion]

What is maxing out? Doubt tis the gpu

[MarkusStromberger]

17 minutes ago, jaslion said:

What is maxing out? Doubt tis the gpu

It really varies depending on the project. I just took a peek at some of my recent timelines while keeping an eye on Task Manager. It seems like certain segments, especially those involving After Effects Dynamic Link Files or Third-Party Plugins, tend to push my GPU to its limits. However, there are also instances where my CPU hits 100% during playback (I used Full Resolution for the test). My RAM usage never exceeds 30 GB while running Premiere Pro, even with the maximum allowed RAM set to 36 GB in the settings.

[brob]

49 minutes ago, MarkusKrainer said:

Budget (including currency):  up to 1,200 Euro

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Valorant, Minecraft

 

My current build:

- Ryzen 7 5800X

- MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI

- VENGEANCE® LPX 2x32GB (3200MHz)

- MSI 3070 GAMING X TRIO

- Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Main SSD)

- Crucial MX500 2 TB

- Toshiba 2TB HDD

- STRAIGHT POWER 11 850W

- NZXZ H510 Elite

 

I'm thinking of upgrading my PC to handle my work stuff better and do a little gaming on the side (Valorant and Minecraft). I spend most of my time in Premiere Pro and Photoshop, but I really want to start working with After Effects aswell. My projects usually stick to 1080p, but sometimes I work with 4k footage. 

I'm not sure where to spend my cash for upgrades. Should I beef up my CPU, motherboard, and RAM to improve overall performance? Or should I invest into a better GPU like a 4070Ti or even a 4080 Super? Oh, and in case it helps with the decision-making, my main display is the Odyssey OLED G8. (3440x1440p)

 

If you haven't already seen it, https://www.pugetsystems.com/solutions/video-editing-workstations/adobe-after-effects/hardware-recommendations/ offers some insight on CPU and GPU use in After Effects.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700 2.1 GHz 20-Core Processor (€418.70 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€120.42 @ Galaxus) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€234.00 @ Galaxus) 

Video Card: PNY VERTO GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Video Card (€479.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Total: €1252.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-22 22:50 CET+0100

[Linuswasright]

1 hour ago, brob said:

 

If you haven't already seen it, https://www.pugetsystems.com/solutions/video-editing-workstations/adobe-after-effects/hardware-recommendations/ offers some insight on CPU and GPU use in After Effects.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700 2.1 GHz 20-Core Processor (€418.70 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (€120.42 @ Galaxus) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (€234.00 @ Galaxus) 

Video Card: PNY VERTO GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Video Card (€479.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Total: €1252.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-22 22:50 CET+0100

Little bit more. If you stay with 4060ti then they save money
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZR6Fh3

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4 GHz 20-Core Processor  (€425.94 @ Galaxus) 
Motherboard: ASRock H610M-HDV/M.2+ D5 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (€88.45 @ Galaxus) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  (€227.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: KFA2 1-Click OC 2X GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  (€546.99 @ notebooksbilliger.de) 
Total: €1289.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-22 23:54 CET+0100

 

with 4060ti
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/nrXGMV

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4 GHz 20-Core Processor  (€425.94 @ Galaxus) 
Motherboard: ASRock B760M PG Lightning Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (€116.89 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  (€227.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Video Card  (€398.70 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €1169.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-22 23:56 CET+0100

[brob]

8 minutes ago, Linuswasright said:

Little bit more. If you stay with 4060ti then they save money
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZR6Fh3

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4 GHz 20-Core Processor  (€425.94 @ Galaxus) 
Motherboard: ASRock H610M-HDV/M.2+ D5 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (€88.45 @ Galaxus) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  (€227.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: KFA2 1-Click OC 2X GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  (€546.99 @ notebooksbilliger.de) 
Total: €1289.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-22 23:54 CET+0100

 

with 4060ti
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/nrXGMV

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4 GHz 20-Core Processor  (€425.94 @ Galaxus) 
Motherboard: ASRock B760M PG Lightning Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (€116.89 @ Mindfactory) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  (€227.90 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Video Card  (€398.70 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €1169.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-22 23:56 CET+0100

 

I chose the GPU for its VRAM to allow for better multi-frame rendering in After Effects.

[Linuswasright]

3 minutes ago, brob said:

 

I chose the GPU for its VRAM to allow for better multi-frame rendering in After Effects.

The 4060ti only had like 8gb of veam
 

4070 would be way better

[brob]

Just now, Linuswasright said:

The 4060ti only had like 8gb of veam
 

4070 would be way better

 

Not the model I suggested:

 

Video Card: PNY VERTO GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Video Card (€479.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

[Linuswasright]

10 minutes ago, brob said:

 

Not the model I suggested:

 

Video Card: PNY VERTO GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Video Card (€479.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

I’m illiterate you’re right
 

the 4070 would still be stronger tho, no? Even though it has less vram it’s processing is decently stronger

[brob]

11 minutes ago, Linuswasright said:

I’m illiterate you’re right
 

the 4070 would still be stronger tho, no? Even though it has less vram it’s processing is decently stronger

 

In Photoshop there is very little difference. In Premiere Pro slightly bigger difference, but not much. So it really comes down to how much of a benefit would be realized in After Effects with more VRAM. 

 

Budget probably decides.

[Linuswasright]

6 minutes ago, brob said:

 

In Photoshop there is very little difference. In Premiere Pro slightly bigger difference, but not much. So it really comes down to how much of a benefit would be realized in After Effects with more VRAM. 

 

Budget probably decides.

IMO if he does anything else, 4070 going to be better and more flexible.

 

both are good options