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This is what I would do...
 

  • E3 Xeon, because it has hyperthreading and comes in at a low price
  • 16GB of RAM are enough
  • H97
  • BitFenix Fury PSU, because it has those amazing cables
  • AMD R9 380 from XFX, because it is a beast of a card at its price point.
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $63.99) 
Thermal Compound: Thermaltake CL-O001-GROSGM-A 1.5g Thermal Paste  (Purchased For $8.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $71.66) 
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $14.99) 
Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $16.98) 
Total: $924.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Hello guys,

 

I'd like to upgrade my current rig which can be found on my signature below to the following PC Part Picker list

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/69LTQ7

 

I just wanted to know will I be okay with these upgrades to do some music video editing. My current rig just can't keep up. I was also wondering, if it would be okay to skimp out on the video card to upgrade the CPU further. I know everyone is going to recommend me to an Intel chip, but I'm an AMD guy, I love the red and black lol. I'll change if absolutely necessary, but looking to stick with a brand I love.

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You've linked a blank partlist.

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Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

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I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You've linked a blank partlist.

WTH lol. My bad.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/69LTQ7

AMD Ryzen 5 3600, ASUS B350-F Gaming, Trident Z RGB 3200MHz 16GB, PowerColor Red Devil 5600 XT, NZXT H500, 1x512GB Seagate Barracuda NVMe, 2x2TB Firecuda 7200RPM, 1x250GB Intel SSD (Cache), 1x4TB Seagate 7200RPM Ironwolf (Backup), 650w EVGA Bronze

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When you link a PPP list, it has an ID, your link is just a general URL.

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get a better gpu

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WTH lol. My bad.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/69LTQ7

Few things:

- 32GB of RAM is massive overkill IMO, even heavy editing will be fine with 16.

- You're sticking with AMD because "you love red and black" please explain? You can have a red and black Intel build. Hell, I have one.

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

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When you link a PPP list, it has an ID, your link is just a general URL.

Thanks I just went ahead and fixed the main post.

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Few things:

- 32GB of RAM is massive overkill IMO, even heavy editing will be fine with 16.

- You're sticking with AMD because "you love red and black" please explain? You can have a red and black Intel build. Hell, I have one.

Just always been an AMD guy. Like I said if it's a must change to get better results I'll do it. I think I've had an AMD rig for maybe the last 10 years, except one laptop I had was an I-3

AMD Ryzen 5 3600, ASUS B350-F Gaming, Trident Z RGB 3200MHz 16GB, PowerColor Red Devil 5600 XT, NZXT H500, 1x512GB Seagate Barracuda NVMe, 2x2TB Firecuda 7200RPM, 1x250GB Intel SSD (Cache), 1x4TB Seagate 7200RPM Ironwolf (Backup), 650w EVGA Bronze

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Just always been an AMD guy. Like I said if it's a must change to get better results I'll do it. I think I've had an AMD rig for maybe the last 10 years, except one laptop I had was an I-3

Hmm, difficult. AMD CPUs really are plain worse than Intel's at this stage in the game, but the extra cores could be useful for a budget-ish workstation.

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

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OK, I wont comment on your parts. But let me tell you a few recent surprising discoveries about video editing.  There are a few people on this forum who work with 4K video, and have some nice multi core workstations and Adobe Premiere Pro, though I am not sure which NLE you will use to edit videos nor what resolutions/frame rates you will be working with.

  • Adobe Premiere Pro maxes out efficiency at around 6 CPU cores.  Anything more than that the efficiency gain tends not to be worth the cost.
  • https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CC-Multi-Core-Performance-698/
  • A two-way SLI setup of something like a 780TI is sufficient to perform color grading of 4K footage, it even performs better than a Quadro card.
  • For the GPU, if you can afford it, get something better than a 780ti with more VRAM.  As I said, if you can justify the budget.

 

One topic discussion is here, another is a member's status update.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/493609-cs6-encoding-cpu-usage-only-45/

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/statuses/user/66060-dredgy/?status_id=115062

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This is what I would do...
 

  • E3 Xeon, because it has hyperthreading and comes in at a low price
  • 16GB of RAM are enough
  • H97
  • BitFenix Fury PSU, because it has those amazing cables
  • AMD R9 380 from XFX, because it is a beast of a card at its price point.
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $63.99) 
Thermal Compound: Thermaltake CL-O001-GROSGM-A 1.5g Thermal Paste  (Purchased For $8.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $71.66) 
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $14.99) 
Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $16.98) 
Total: $924.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I would recommend this is would be so much better for everything you want to do, plus 4 cores with hyper threading, and you would be in alot better place for gaming. Also even if you don't get this build get the powersupply for a strong cheap-ish powersupply. :D

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dLXQrH

 

Edit: Yes please consider an Intel chip over an AMD its just better in every-way, admitted a little more pricey though

CPU: Intel i7-4790k | Cooler: Corsair H110i GT | Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC  | Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE R9 280  | http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pszsdC

 

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I guess I gotta hop on that Intel. I keep hearing so many wonderful things, I guess it comes down to I'm cheap lol. But I know I can't be cheap with everything and this will be my money maker, so I guess I need to spend a few bones.

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I guess I gotta hop on that Intel. I keep hearing so many wonderful things, I guess it comes down to I'm cheap lol. But I know I can't be cheap with everything and this will be my money maker, so I guess I need to spend a few bones.

Yeah you will get so much more performance plus a longer usable lifetime :D

CPU: Intel i7-4790k | Cooler: Corsair H110i GT | Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC  | Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE R9 280  | http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pszsdC

 

http://adamredfern.co.uk

http://rewinded.co.uk 

http://yewtreeservices.co.uk/

http://asiat.co.uk/

http://ssstelecom.co.uk

http://hndrx.co.uk/

http://wisemove4u.com/

 

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Okay, I'm going to go ahead and grab a 6-core. Right now I'm only editing in 1080p, but I know for sure I'm upgrading my camera equipment next year so I may be doing 2-4K. 

AMD Ryzen 5 3600, ASUS B350-F Gaming, Trident Z RGB 3200MHz 16GB, PowerColor Red Devil 5600 XT, NZXT H500, 1x512GB Seagate Barracuda NVMe, 2x2TB Firecuda 7200RPM, 1x250GB Intel SSD (Cache), 1x4TB Seagate 7200RPM Ironwolf (Backup), 650w EVGA Bronze

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This is what I would do...

 

  • E3 Xeon, because it has hyperthreading and comes in at a low price
  • 16GB of RAM are enough
  • H97
  • BitFenix Fury PSU, because it has those amazing cables
  • AMD R9 380 from XFX, because it is a beast of a card at its price point.
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $63.99) 
Thermal Compound: Thermaltake CL-O001-GROSGM-A 1.5g Thermal Paste  (Purchased For $8.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H24 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $71.66) 
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $14.99) 
Keyboard: Logitech MK120 Wired Slim Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $16.98) 
Total: $924.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-02 13:44 EST-0500

 

How about the Xeon E5-2603 V3?

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Okay, I'm going to go ahead and grab a 6-core. Right now I'm only editing in 1080p, but I know for sure I'm upgrading my camera equipment next year so I may be doing 2-4K. 

 

Read the links first, before deciding anything.  But a 6 core/12 thread Intel CPU will last you a few years.  If you can already put 32GB of memory into your budget get it.  A SSD, at least for the OS, would be nice to have.  And get a good GPU with at least 4-6GB of VRAM, the VRAM will help.

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How about the Xeon E5-2603 V3?

 

NO, don't get that CPU.  Even a quad core CPU with a faster clock speed will outperform that Xeon when it comes to video editing.

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How about the Xeon E5-2603 V3?

If it fits into your budget, why not?

I don't know how its clockspeed is going to effect performance. You'll need a 2011-3 motherboard and DDR4 RAM to use it.

Maybe use a cheaper graphics card instead then.

 

 

 

 

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If it fits into your budget, why not?

I don't know how its clockspeed is going to effect performance. You'll need a 2011-3 motherboard and DDR4 RAM to use it.

Maybe use a cheaper graphics card instead then.

 

The quad core Xeon you listed in your PPP list will out perform the 6 core Xeon the OP is considering.

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Okay so I came up with a new parts list, tell me what you think?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6rbgGX

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Okay so I came up with a new parts list, tell me what you think?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6rbgGX

 

Should be more than sufficient to handle 1080p video editing.

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The quad core Xeon you listed in your PPP list will out perform the 6 core Xeon the OP is considering.

Yeah I thought so, but I wasn't sure. Thanks for the info.

Okay so I came up with a new parts list, tell me what you think?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6rbgGX

You don't need a Z97 board for a locked CPU.

You will not have any upgrade options for your RAM, because you will populate all four slots at once.

Corsair CX PSUs are not made to handle intensive tasks. Read more about it here: http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx

 

 

 

 

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Yeah I thought so, but I wasn't sure. Thanks for the info.

You don't need a Z97 board for a locked CPU.

You will not have any upgrade options for your RAM, because you will populate all four slots at once.

Corsair CX PSUs are not made to handle intensive tasks. Read more about it here: http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx

If I needed to upgrade I  wouldn't mind swapping out for the 32GB 4x4 kit. 

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Which power supplies would you recommend?

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