i5-6600K Upgrade for Video Editing

[CC268]

I've been doing some work on Premiere Pro lately and have decided to do some system upgrades to optimize my desktop for video editing (I originally built this desktop for gaming). I am doing a ton of storage upgrades.

 

I was originally planning on upgrading my i5-6600K (Skylake) to an i7-7700K (Kaby Lake), however some members on my other post indicated I might be better off upgrading my motherboard and processor to Ryzen. Let me make something clear - I am NOT planning on building a completely new desktop here. Whatever route I take it needs to be compatible with my current components (see my signature). 

 

All that said, I am open to suggestion on motherboards as well as a Ryzen CPU. I'd like to stick with ASUS and something that goes with my current color scheme. 

 

Current build: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/bcnnTW

 

Thanks.

 

 

[IronMidHeaven]

7700K is a cheaper upgrade than Ryzen.

[CC268]

1 minute ago, IronMidHeaven said:

7700K is a cheaper upgrade than Ryzen.

Yea those are my thoughts...

[reniat]

4 minutes ago, CC268 said:

Yea those are my thoughts...

it will be slightly cheaper, but you might still get a better value out of a ryzen upgrade since you are potentially going from 4/8 to 8/16 threads. It's more expensive from the fact you need a mobo, but the CPU is cheaper so it's not a full mobo's cost more expensive.

[CC268]

Just now, reniat said:

it will be slightly cheaper, but you might still get a better value out of a ryzen upgrade since you are potentially going from 4/8 to 8/16 threads. It's more expensive from the fact you need a mobo, but the CPU is cheaper so it's not a full mobo's cost more expensive.

 

Yea and I don't mind shelling out some extra cash if it is that big of a benefit. What would be your recommended motherboard (preferably ASUS) for under $200 and which CPU?

[Firewrath9]

5 minutes ago, reniat said:

it will be slightly cheaper, but you might still get a better value out of a ryzen upgrade since you are potentially going from 4/8 to 8/16 threads. It's more expensive from the fact you need a mobo, but the CPU is cheaper so it's not a full mobo's cost more expensive.

Ryzen isnt always faster for video editing.

a 7700K will be fine. Perhaps a used X99 also might suffice.

[CC268]

Just now, Firewrath9 said:

Ryzen isnt always faster for video editing.

a 7700K will be fine. Perhaps a used X99 also might suffice.

Thanks for the feedback. I think the i7-7700k will be the best combo of price and ease in terms of upgrading. I just really don't want to go down the road of a new MoBo 

[Firewrath9]

Just now, CC268 said:

Thanks for the feedback. I think the i7-7700k will be the best combo of price and ease in terms of upgrading. I just really don't want to go down the road of a new MoBo 

mabye look at used 7700k or 6700k. might save you some cash.

[CC268]

1 minute ago, Firewrath9 said:

mabye look at used 7700k or 6700k. might save you some cash.

Yea I will sell my i5-6600k too so it won't cost me all that much.

[Coachdude]

As others have recommended, I also recommend just swapping out the cpu with a used 6700K or i7 7700K. Keep in mind, that if you were to upgrade to Ryzen you would most likely have to reinstall your windows installation as well, whilst simply swapping out your current processor for either of the i7s stated above would at most require a bios update. The i7 7700K is about on par with a modern day i5 8600K, so should be plenty for most video editing projects and of course very good at gaming and anything else you'd be doing. Hyper threading makes a much bigger difference today than I think many would like to admit.