Video Editing Build <$1000

[WaleedSaleh]

After much deliberation, I've decided to build my own desktop instead of buying laptop seeing how I wouldn't have been able to find the horse power needed to pull off the job while staying within budget.

I am far from technically versed within the various computer components and how CPUs/GPUs might stack up against others with actual usage, not just on paper or benchmarks.

I need to put something together that can smoothly render and edit high res footage through adobe's suit. While staying under a $1000.

What should I consider as internals?

[Megazero]

After much deliberation, I've decided to build my own desktop instead of buying laptop seeing how I wouldn't have been able to find the horse power needed to pull off the job while staying within budget.

I am far from technically versed within the various computer components and how CPUs/GPUs might stack up against others with actual usage, not just on paper or benchmarks.

I need to put something together that can smoothly render and edit high res footage through adobe's suit. While staying under a $1000.

What should I consider as internals?

 

If this is a work oriented PC, I'd say skip some money on the GPU and focus more on CPU? So something like this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.75 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1034.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 15:47 EDT-0400

Ofc, if your workload is not that heavy and you want to focus more on gaming, switch the CPU to an i5 4690k, and the GPU to a 970.

[Vek1313]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CLBY7P

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CLBY7P/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($314.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.00 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $974.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 15:47 EDT-0400

The Xeon is a locked i7 and lower clock speed but it will perform better than an i5 in video editing. The 550w for future SLI.

[Vek1313]

Sorry internet was crapping out so it double posted.

[Fulgrim]

Slight bit over budget, but meh. Note - i'd only go for a cheap Xeon, if you require the instructions it offers. Otherwise, the FX 8350 will beat it in video editing.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.29 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($289.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1100.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 15:49 EDT-0400

[Fulgrim]

-snip- 

 

Double post ftl.

[WaleedSaleh]

Slight bit over budget, but meh. Note - i'd only go for a cheap Xeon, if you require the instructions it offers. Otherwise, the FX 8350 will beat it in video editing.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.29 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1100.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 15:49 EDT-0400

Will this configuration also beat the first suggestion- one with the i7 ? If yes, how much of a performance difference are we talking about?

Also will the fans/cooling method you opted for be quiet?

[Fulgrim]

Will this configuration also beat the first suggestion- one with the i7 ? If yes, how much of a performance difference are we talking about?

Also will the fans/cooling method you opted for be quiet?

The i7 build he linked has a weaker GPU, and only a 1TB storage drive. That i7 is comparable to the FX 8350, in multithreaded tasks such as video rendering. I'd get the 8350 + more powerful GPU if you only plan to use the rig for rendering. 

If however you wish to do a fair bit of gaming, i'd say get the 4790k, as it'll hammer the 8350 in most games. But for a raw rendering machine, the 8350 leaves a bit more cash for a better graphics card.

[hypnodog]

I don't really know too much when it comes to making workstations, so this is the best I could do.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370E 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($172.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($127.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($539.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1146.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 16:21 EDT-0400

[Fulgrim]

I don't really know too much when it comes to making workstations, so this is the best I could do.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370E 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($172.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($127.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.75 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($539.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($99.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1146.58

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 16:21 EDT-0400

Overpriced GPU, not even at least a bronze rated PSU, and no SSD? Son, i am dissapoint.

[hypnodog]

Overpriced GPU, not even at least a bronze rated PSU, and no SSD? Son, i am dissapoint.

srry m8 i did the best i could m8 pls forgive lol in all seriousness, I wanted to put the best gaming GPU in there since I couldn't decide which workstation card I should put. I had to skimp on the PSU because budget, same with the lack of an SSD. I'll redo it.

[Fulgrim]

srry m8 i did the best i could m8 pls forgive lol in all seriousness, I wanted to put the best gaming GPU in there since I couldn't decide which workstation card I should put. I had to skimp on the PSU because budget, same with the lack of an SSD. I'll redo it and edit this, though.

It's all down to balancing the budget mate. And the extra cost of that GPU does not outweigh the cost of it.

[Megazero]

The i7 build he linked has a weaker GPU, and only a 1TB storage drive. That i7 is comparable to the FX 8350, in multithreaded tasks such as video rendering. I'd get the 8350 + more powerful GPU if you only plan to use the rig for rendering. 

If however you wish to do a fair bit of gaming, i'd say get the 4790k, as it'll hammer the 8350 in most games. But for a raw rendering machine, the 8350 leaves a bit more cash for a better graphics card.

The FX 8350 will bottleneck the 970 pretty hard... so it's not worth getting a 970 if you are going with a 8350.

As for pure performance, the i7 will beat the 8350 in pretty much any case you throw at it, since it have hyperthreading which technically make it an 8 thread CPU as well. 

There's another argument that if you want some better rendering than an i5, and still cheap, go with a Xeon CPU. It's correct, since it cheaper mostly because it is not OCable and dont have iGPU. But IMO, I think having an iGPU is worth the extra money in alot of cases, especially if something happen to your GPU and you need some quick checking.

 

[Fulgrim]

The FX 8350 will bottleneck the 970 pretty hard... so it's not worth getting a 970 if you are going with a 8350.

As for pure performance, the i7 will beat the 8350 in pretty much any case you throw at it, since it have hyperthreading which technically make it an 8 thread CPU as well. 

There's another argument that if you want some better rendering than an i5, and still cheap, go with a Xeon CPU. It's correct, since it cheaper mostly because it is not OCable and dont have iGPU. But IMO, I think having an iGPU is worth the extra money in alot of cases, especially if something happen to your GPU and you need some quick checking.

 

The FX8350 will not be a bottleneck in rendering. Older games, yes. But not rendering.

In gaming the i5 would be best, bang for buck. But for rendering the cheaper FX 8350 will do just as good of a job as an i7. Also, the Xeon would only be worth it over the 8350 if OP NEEDS the special instructions it offers. Otherwise, the 8350 is better. Also, since the 8350 is cheaper than the i7, it leaves room for a better GPU.

Btw, a hyperthread is only worth about 60% of the performance of a true core. The FX8350 is pretty close to the i7 in rendering, but loses slightly to it. That price difference will allow OP a decent GPU to go with it.

[hypnodog]

Redid it with a 970. I also put in an SSHD and a 80+ Bronze PSU

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370E 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor  ($172.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($127.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Black2 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($128.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB AMP! Extreme Core Edition Video Card  ($379.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1072.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 17:12 EDT-0400

[Megazero]

The FX8350 will not be a bottleneck in rendering. Older games, yes. But not rendering.

In gaming the i5 would be best, bang for buck. But for rendering the cheaper FX 8350 will do just as good of a job as an i7. Also, the Xeon would only be worth it over the 8350 if OP NEEDS the special instructions it offers. Otherwise, the 8350 is better. Also, since the 8350 is cheaper than the i7, it leaves room for a better GPU.

Btw, a hyperthread is only worth about 60% of the performance of a true core. The FX8350 is pretty close to the i7 in rendering, but loses slightly to it. That price difference will allow OP a decent GPU to go with it.

I never said that it will bottleneck in rendering, but it will in gaming. So my point is that there's no point in getting a better GPU if you CPU is going to bottleneck it anyway. If you want to go with a 8350 to save money, then get a R9 280 as well since that's about the best the 8350 could do without bottleneck anything, and it will reduce the price alot, bring the whole build to around 800USD mark. 

 

[Fulgrim]

I never said that it will bottleneck in rendering, but it will in gaming. So my point is that there's no point in getting a better GPU if you CPU is going to bottleneck it anyway. If you want to go with a 8350 to save money, then get a R9 280 as well since that's about the best the 8350 could do without bottleneck anything, and it will reduce the price alot, bring the whole build to around 800USD mark. 

 

The FX8350 handles itself well enough to play pretty much any game tbh. The only reason it struggles with a game, is if it's poorly optimized and only uses 1 or 2 cores, and does so badly. Modern titles run just fine. Please stop with the fanboyism mate.

 

And in any case, OP said he's gonna use the rig for heavy rendering. It's not primarily a rig for gaming.

[Fulgrim]

-edit-

 

nvm

[Megazero]

The FX8350 handles itself well enough to play pretty much any game tbh. Please stop with the fanboyism mate.

 

And in any case, OP said he's gonna use the rig for heavy rendering. It's not primarily a rig for gaming.

 

I'm not fanboying over Intel side... dont call people "fanboy" just because you disagree with them.. if it's a 600-800USD budget build, I will go with FX 8350 anytime, even Xeon wouldnt be consider for me. But at this price point, i7 is much better

And because OP said he's going to use it for "heavy rendering, not primarily gaming", all the more reason to get an i7 4790k + R9 280 instead of FX 8350 + 970 isnt it. You said so yourself, the i7 perform better than the FX 8350.

And if there's any more doubt~

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-vs-AMD-FX-8350

 

[Fulgrim]

-snip-

Only slightly. And the extra vram + gpu horsepower will help him a fair bit tbh.

 

Also, cpuboss is awful. You're a mug if you rely on that site.

[Megazero]

Only slightly. And the extra vram + gpu horsepower will help him a fair bit tbh.

 

Also, cpuboss is awful. You're a mug if you rely on that site.

*Sigh*

3D rendering/multithread comparision http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/39(And dont even tell me that Anandtech is bad)

And just hand on 1 to 1 comparision between the 2 in every single cases: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=1260, please note the "Higher is better" or "Lower is better" mark on the left side before looking to the right~

[Fulgrim]

*Sigh*

3D rendering/multithread comparision http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/39(And dont even tell me that Anandtech is bad)

And just hand on 1 to 1 comparision between the 2 in every single cases: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=1260, please note the "Higher is better" or "Lower is better" mark on the left side before looking to the right~

The difference in rendering isn't as distant between the chips as you'd think. Btw, the 3770k used in these tests is only like ~15% worse off than a 4790k at stock. 

 

http://techreport.com/review/23750/amd-fx-8350-processor-reviewed/13

http://www.hardware.fr/articles/880-7/rendu-3d-mental-ray-v-ray.html

 

And if OP uses OpenCL rendering, an R9 290 will kick arse.

[Megazero]

The difference in rendering isn't as distant between the chips as you'd think. Btw, the 3770k used in these tests is only like ~15% worse off than a 4790k at stock. 

 

http://techreport.com/review/23750/amd-fx-8350-processor-reviewed/13

http://www.hardware.fr/articles/880-7/rendu-3d-mental-ray-v-ray.html

 

And if OP uses OpenCL rendering, an R9 290 will kick arse.

"The 3770k is 15% worse off than the 4790k at stock"

The 3770k already beat the shit out of 8350 there

I dont get your point.

Also I dont get your point at finding some comparision between 3770k with 8350 when we have the direct comparison between the 2 on anandtech...

[Fulgrim]

"The 3770k is 15% worse off than the 4790k at stock"

The 3770k already beat the shit out of 8350 there

I dont get your point.

Also I dont get your point at finding some comparision between 3770k with 8350 when we have the direct comparison between the 2 on anandtech...

It did not beat the shit out of it...

 

Also, the Anandtech benches don't state the GPU paired with it, or any of the rest of the test build.

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1014.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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