4k Video Editing Spec - Thoughts?

[UKHoneyBeeMan]

Hi Everyone,

Considering an upgrade from my mac mini to be used as a 4k Video editing machine for YouTube videos. Will be using Adobe package for all work so wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts on the spec below. I'm told the Ryzen/Radeon combo is a good choice for the budget (£1500 +VAT)

Thanks in advance.

Stewart


Case
InWIN 703 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK/RED)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.0GHz/20MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VI HERO (DDR4, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 580 - HDMI, 3 x DP - DX® 12
1st Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 3.5" SSHD - UP TO 5X FASTER THAN HDD!
M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2800MB/R, 1100MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) Home DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
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BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
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Google Chrome™
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK520 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,797.00 including VAT and delivery

 

[Oussebon]

You could go for the X370 Prime mobo if you don't need such additional features as the Crosshair offers.

Also you could go for the R7 1700x since the 1800x involves paying £120 for a very, very slim difference.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/11170...review-a-deep-dive-on-1800x-1700x-and-1700/20

That would open the way for a GTX 1070 which is a lot more powerful than the RX 580. Even just the cheaper mobo would get you most of the way there.

The H60 isn't a particularly great cooler. The H80i V2 is a good bit better. You might consider getting a cooler with the PCS quiet fans.

 

[Frank100]

Hi,

I second the above advice. I'd also suggest switching the Firecuda or a standard hard disk because I don't think you'll get any benefit from it. The M.2 SATA can run your OS and programs and there would be enough space for the raw files you are processing to go on there and be processed on there. Once complete you can move them off to make space for the next job. Read/write speeds will be a factor when editing large files and the M.2 SATA is the fastest storage you can buy.

If you did want to consider upgrading to a more powerful GPU in the future you might want to go for the 550W, which would give you a little more expandability.

Frank100

 

[UKHoneyBeeMan]

4k Video Editing Spec - Comments please

Hi All,

My 2nd attempt at spec'ing a video editing machine. Came close to throwing in the towel and going for iMac but still working on it. I have 4Tb of external storage for files and intend using the internal storage for programs and rendering etc. only.
This is primarily to run Adobe Premier Pro.

Many thanks in advance.

Stewart

Case
COOLERMASTER SILENCIO 452 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Eight Core CPU (3.4GHz-3.8GHz/20MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME X370-PRO (DDR4, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB AMD RADEON™ RX 480 - HDMI, 3 x DP - DX® 12 ()
FREE DOOM with AMD RX 480 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
500GB Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1900 1,300Mbps/5GHz, 600Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
ASUS 28" Professional 4K PB287Q
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK520 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,835.00 including VAT and delivery

 

[UKHoneyBeeMan]

Hi,

I second the above advice. I'd also suggest switching the Firecuda or a standard hard disk because I don't think you'll get any benefit from it. The M.2 SATA can run your OS and programs and there would be enough space for the raw files you are processing to go on there and be processed on there. Once complete you can move them off to make space for the next job. Read/write speeds will be a factor when editing large files and the M.2 SATA is the fastest storage you can buy.

If you did want to consider upgrading to a more powerful GPU in the future you might want to go for the 550W, which would give you a little more expandability.

Frank100

Hi Frank,
thanks for the feedback, I've had another attempt at sepc'ing a machine, could you run your eye over it and give me your thoughts please.
Stewart

 

[Oussebon]

The core spec - CPU, mobo, RAM, GPU - all seem fine.

You might consider the H80i with the quiet fans, if you're going for a quiet-ish build. You might also consider the Fractal Define S case, which is better at cooling but is also aimed to being a quiet case. Its better cooling may help is succeed more in the quiet stakes too, since the components' fans will have to work less hard.

What will you be doing on your network - do you have a NAS of some kind? Does your router support the speeds offered by the wifi card? If the answers are no, then you could get a cheaper wifi card.