4K Video Editing Workstation

[Jon Jon]

Hey guys,

 

Please take a look at this build here and let me know what you think

 

This build is for one of my friends, and he will be focusing strictly on Newegg so he can do the no interest financing.

 

https://secure.newegg.com/Wishlist/SharedWishlistDetail?ID=o64Pcg8KPfk%3d&&cm_mmc=snc-email-_-sr-_-wishlist-o64Pcg8KPfk%3d-_-05/15/2018

 

I went the Ryzen 7 2700X + STRIX X470-F route strictly because I want him to be able to upgrade to Zen 3 in 2020 along with my own positive experience with the X370-F.

 

He will not be overclocking and I am open to an Intel build if the price is right.

 

He also needs a good 4K monitor for this, as he will be leveraging this for content creation.

The maximum budget is $1500~ USD.

 

EDIT: Oh, and I went the RGB route initially, because why not

 

Thank you!

[Electronics Wizardy]

What programs?

 

 

 

Id get a cheaper motherboard to get other things, like

 

Id go 1060 or another faster gpu.

 

Id get a 500gb or bigger ssd. Having your current projec ton a ssd is very nice. Sata will be fine here.

 

Id get a 4tb hdd(non black). bigger drives are faster, and more space is nice.

 

Id probably get a 27in 1440p screen with better colours. 24in is kinda small, and that isn't a great screen.

[Jon Jon]

5 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

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He will be using the Adobe Suite and Vegas.

 

As for your other suggestions, feel free to recommend some stuff for sure.

 

The graphics card I would like to keep under $200 since he won't be gaming. I'd rather focus on storage and monitor if we want to knock the motherboard down a peg.

 

EDIT: Also, he absolutely wants a 4K monitor. No budging on that one.

 

Thanks!

[Belzebuth]

Just to inform the OP

 

Adobe just released an update on premiere, and now the Intel hardware acceleration is way faster than Ryzen, even a i5 8600k perfom very fast ! So you should check that and ajust

[GrockleTD]

he wants a 4k monitor with strong photo editing capibilities... yet you don't wan't a better gpu?

[Electronics Wizardy]

6 minutes ago, Jon Jon said:

He will be using the Adobe Suite and Vegas.

 

As for your other suggestions, feel free to recommend some stuff for sure.

 

The graphics card I would like to keep under $200 since he won't be gaming. I'd rather focus on storage and monitor if we want to knock the motherboard down a peg.

 

EDIT: Also, he absolutely wants a 4K monitor. No budging on that one.

 

Thanks!

The gpu does a good amount in premiere, a 1060 would be a bit faster here.

 

What type of footage, and what type of exports?

 

That monitor isn't great, id really spend more there if you really need a 4k. You can edit 4k on a 1080p or 1440p monitor just fine.

 

4 minutes ago, Belzebuth said:

Just to inform the OP

 

Adobe just released an update on premiere, and now the Intel hardware acceleration is way faster than Ryzen, even a i5 8600k perfom very fast ! So you should check that and ajust

Just saying that uses quicksync, so this only works with h264 exports, normal editing won't be affected, and quality will be lower.

[Jon Jon]

Feel free to toss something up as a Newegg wish list or something :).

 

I am not dedicated to this build. My friend just needs a beast of a 4k content creation machine and has a $1500 budget.

 

How would a GTX 1050ti vs a 1060 differ in terms of editing performance? Is there that much of a jump in CUDA cores?

[MyName0602]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fKZ3yX

I designed one quickly using some of the stuff in your build. It doesn't have a 4K monitor but it's 2k and should be good enough.

[MyName0602]

1 minute ago, Jon Jon said:

Feel free to toss something up as a Newegg wish list or something :).

 

I am not dedicated to this build. My friend just needs a beast of a 4k content creation machine and has a $1500 budget.

 

How would a GTX 1050ti vs a 1060 differ in terms of editing performance? Is there that much of a jump in CUDA cores?

@Jon Jon

A GTX 1060 is practically double the 1050 Ti for at the most $50 more.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-3GB-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti/3646vs3649

The overall rating is not better but all the little ratings are make it wayyy better.

[DrMacintosh]

Adobe added Intel Quicksync support to Premiere, so now much like the Mac and FinalCut pro, Intel CPUs are much better at rendering video by a large margin. 

 

 

[MyName0602]

12 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

That monitor isn't great, id really spend more there if you really need a 4k. You can edit 4k on a 1080p or 1440p monitor just fine.

 

Just saying that uses quicksync, so this only works with h264 exports, normal editing won't be affected, and quality will be lower.

@DrMacintosh

[brob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($302.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B360M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($304.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($44.66 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master - R4-C2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($8.41 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus - PB287Q 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  ($353.83 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1660.79
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-15 16:44 EDT-0400

[Jon Jon]

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

 

We ended up going this route, base don further research and what he actually needed.

 

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 
  • Did more extensive research, and overall this CPU will be better as in most cases it does outpace the i7-8700K along with managing streaming as well at higher bitrates without stutter.
• RAM:G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600)
  • Newegg Reviews of people hitting 3200 no problem with 2700X and X470 boards
• Motherboard: ASRock X470 Master SLI/AC
  • X470 board with Wireless AC as he requires wireless and I'd rather have it on the board if possible. He will upgrade in 2020 with me to Zen 3, so I'd rather him on the x470 platform to be able to support it.
• Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 03G-P4-6162-KR, 3GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC)
  •  Happy medium since this was not much more expensive than GTX 1050 tis and based on extensive research, can even handle console quality 4K gaming if he really wanted to play around with it. this should be plenty to handle his preview renders in Adobe without issue. Funny enough, even with 3GB VRAM, it looks to even handle some light 4K 30fps gaming. Dead By Daylight, one of the big games we play, will run at 4K on this card at 30fps+, so it's playable and should be fun.
• Storage: Samsung 970 Pro 512GB NVME M.2
  • From my research, this is one of the fastest drives on the market and the Pro is rated for twice the amount of writes as the EVO with similar performance. He will only be putting current project data onto the drive as he's using it, so 512GB will be fine for now. We will eventually upgrade to a second M.2 as he needs more space, if he decides he needs it. He primarily stores any storage on an external, so we cut having a dedicated HDD for the faster speed here, especially as his timelines get more complicated, this will be a major help.
• PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 120-G1-0650-XR 80+ GOLD 650W Fully Modular
  • I stuck with this power supply because of the really good pricing and rebate associated. 80+ Gold rating is a big deal too, along with the 10 year warranty. He will be using this for work, so a beefed up highly certified power supply was the way to go. 650W should be plenty for this build, especially since we are not overclocking (why we went with the 2700X instead of the 2700 to begin with).
• Monitor: LG 32UD59-B - 32 inch 4K Monitor
  • $380 at our local Micro Center and he really liked it in store. We like the 30 day no questions asked return policy so we will test drive this for a bit. Reviews are all really good for this monitor and the massive size will be good for him for doing his work.
    • http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-32UD59-B-4k-uhd-led-monitor

He ended up going over budget for the monitor, but I think it's worth it.

 

I'll report back with some benchmarks and what not being done (or should that just go into Build Logs?)

 

Thanks for the help, as not posting here would have made me not second guess the build and do more research .