Recommendations for a Video Editing WS

[LasleyMediaKentucky]

Hi guys, 

 

I am upgrading my current video workstation to one that can handle raw 1080p video. Here was my old setup:

 

Case: Sentey Eagle Plus

PSU: Sentey MBP 850W Modular 80Plus Bronze

Motherboard: MSI G41-Z87 PCMATE LGA 1150 DDR3 2400

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K

CPU cooler: Stock

Memory: 16GB PNY XLR8 DDR3 1600

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 

SSD: Kingston SSDNOW V310 120GB

HDD: 2X Seagate Barracuda 500GB RAID 1

 

It needs to be under $1500... 

 

Help Appreciated!

~Cam

[Aytex]

change to a i7 4790k and if your just video editing get a firepro gfx card

[runit3]

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What editing software are you using? and does it utilize the GTX 960 for CUDA (most software programs don't recognize the 960 as CUDA capable unless you have done some tweaking)?

 

In any case, keeping your GPU, SSD/HDD's, and PSU the same:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($96.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($258.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Value 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($321.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1077.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-08 10:36 EDT-0400

 

If you plan on starting a completely fresh system:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($96.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($161.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.78 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($303.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)

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

Total: $1388.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-08 10:39 EDT-0400

 

*note* 2x8GB is so that you can expand to 4x8GB in the future, you're very unlikely to need 32GB for 1080p videos, but in case you expand your horizons, you have that option.

[LasleyMediaKentucky]

change to a i7 4790k and if your just video editing get a firepro gfx card

I am using Adobe Premiere and AfterEffects so the AMD cards won't help much... 

[runit3]

I am using Adobe Premiere and AfterEffects so the AMD cards won't help much...

The new system (with 970) will have native Mercury engine (premiere in-editing GPU accel) support. I do believe there is a tweak to get the 960 and lower supported, but I'm unsure of how well it works.

Just FYI the X99 builds are complete overkill for 1080. If you wanted to really reduce the cost sell the i5 and 960 to move to 4790K and 970. I just assumed with a $1500 budget that the i5/960 would move to a gaming box and you needed a more work oriented PC.