Reasonable Video Editing Rig

dkowalewski · March 8, 2016

I'm planning a build for my partner who does video editing and would like something that is reasonably powerful for Premiere Pro for around $2000 Canadian Roubles including a monitor. She's used to running Premiere on a Mac Pro (the silver one, not the new trash can one) and is is happy with how fast it renders. Would this build give a good video editing experience keeping in mind that it will not be used for gaming?

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/vtNMqs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/vtNMqs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($333.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($41.15 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-K ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($188.00 @ shopRBC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($85.93 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($205.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.50 @ shopRBC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($289.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($112.72 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: Asus PA248Q 24.1" Monitor ($419.99 @ NCIX)
Keyboard: Logitech MK320 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($35.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1911.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 11:50 EST-0500

Dr_Pleeper · March 8, 2016

This will do better at editing: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/PdWpqs

Xenift · March 8, 2016

2 minutes ago, Dr_Pleeper said:

This will do better at editing: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/PdWpqs

Unnecessarily expensive RAM but otherwise great build.

Spend the money on RAM on the GPU for a 970.

stealth80 · March 8, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($530.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($41.15 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($279.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($180.27 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($116.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.50 @ shopRBC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($289.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($112.72 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($189.50 @ Vuugo)
Keyboard: Logitech MK320 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($35.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1975.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 12:00 EST-0500

Xenift · March 8, 2016

2 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($530.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($41.15 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($279.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($180.27 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($116.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.50 @ shopRBC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($289.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($112.72 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($189.50 @ Vuugo)
Keyboard: Logitech MK320 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($35.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1975.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 12:00 EST-0500

^Solid if premier uses CPU more than GPU, otherwise, a 4790 with a 970 is going to provide faster renders. (Part which i am unsure about but good old researching can get you)

dkowalewski · March 8, 2016

How big of a difference would there be between the 960 and 970? I haven't been able to find any actual benchmarks for Premiere Pro.

stealth80 · March 8, 2016

Just now, Xenift said:

^Solid if premier uses CPU more than GPU, otherwise, a 4790 with a 970 is going to provide faster renders. (Part which i am unsure about but good old researching can get you)

I could probably fit a 970 in, give me a min lol

dkowalewski · March 8, 2016

That monitor is a key part of the build. She wants something calibrated so she can be confident the colours are accurate. Setting up a video in a gallery is a nightmare when the colours are all wrong.