Is this fair, or expensive for the specs?

[tanjackson]

Budget (including currency): USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Video editing

 

1,499.99$ + Taxes = $1650

 

 

 

[BentleyOwen123]

hmmm, it's actually not a bad deal for being a prebuilt, building yourself you can get a little bit more but not bad

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GKdR34

CPU: Intel Core i9-14900KF 3.2 GHz 24-Core Processor  ($511.78 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($33.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z790 Lightning WiFi ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($86.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($117.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus DUAL Advanced GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Video Card  ($449.99 @ ASUS) 
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P5 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1530.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-05-15 00:50 EDT-0400

[Shimejii]

Its not bad PRICE wise if you were to build a comparable system, just not something id recommend since they generally use the cheapest Motherboard, PSU and cooler they can.

[DeerDK]

People can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a 4060 a bit underpowered for a 1500$+tax build? Or are we mostly talking the sum of the components? 

[brob]

42 minutes ago, tanjackson said:

Budget (including currency): USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Video editing

 

1,499.99$ + Taxes = $1650

 

 

 

 

What video editing software are you using and what type of output is being produced.

[tanjackson]

5 minutes ago, brob said:

 

What video editing software are you using and what type of output is being produced.

Topaz video enhance. Restore old video footages. 

[Shimejii]

30 minutes ago, DeerDK said:

People can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a 4060 a bit underpowered for a 1500$+tax build? Or are we mostly talking the sum of the components? 

Sum of components. 4060 for Video editing isnt too bad honestly, but with how much MORE a 4070 is, it doesnt exactly fit into the 1500$ budget with a 14900f. The prebuilt is more then likely going to thermal throttle hard, and with the cheap MOBO they will be using with it i dont expect longevity.

[DeerDK]

4 minutes ago, Shimejii said:

Sum of components. 4060 for Video editing isnt too bad honestly, but with how much MORE a 4070 is, it doesnt exactly fit into the 1500$ budget with a 14900f. The prebuilt is more then likely going to thermal throttle hard, and with the cheap MOBO they will be using with it i dont expect longevity.

Thats fair. I don't know a thing about video editing, so I was just curious based on what I had heard about different builds and balances between components and budget.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

12 minutes ago, DeerDK said:

People can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a 4060 a bit underpowered for a 1500$+tax build? Or are we mostly talking the sum of the components? 

110% correct id be expecting a 4070ti super at this budget not a dinky 4060, and no that isnt just abit underpowered that thing is so laughably underpowered that a 1000$ build based on a 4070 would be able to beat it

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/W7bMN6

7700x + 4070tis + 32gb 6000c32

 

better psu

better board

better ssd

better cooler

better faster rams

outright superior gpu

platform where you can drop a new cpu in without mobo or ram replacement

 

microcenter 7700x bundle for the mobo cpu and rams

 

pretty sure video editing is gpu heavy so a trash 4060 wont be able to keep up with the likes of a 4070ti super even with a thermal throttling 14900f, not to mention the cpu will be alot more power efficient than that i9 so less heat output and lower power bills

[DoctorNick]

2 hours ago, tanjackson said:

Budget (including currency): USD

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Video editing

 

1,499.99$ + Taxes = $1650

 

 

 

 

If it's more expensive than building your own, its expensive IMO. This is the case here in EU at least.

[brob]

5 hours ago, tanjackson said:

Topaz video enhance. Restore old video footages. 

 

Then you probably want as powerful a GPU as possible, the CPU is sort of irrelevant. I suspect an i5 or 7700X would be sufficient.

 

The articles are a bit dated, but still provide relevant data. https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/topaz-ai-cpu-gpu-performance-analysis/ and https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/topaz-ai-suite-nvidia-geforce-rtx-40-series-performance/.