Looking for Home Edit Set Up

[CptRayner]

Hi all,

I am a professional videographer lucky enough to have never needed my own desktop, since I have always worked from an office machine. Given everything that is going on, I am looking for help and advice on purchasing a set up to use at home. I will be starting from scratch, so will need a monitor as well as a desktop.

I will primarily be using Premiere with light After effects usage. I currently use a 'Late 2013 Mac Pro' at work and it fulfills all my needs, however I have always wanted a PC so that is why I am here!

99% of the projects I work on are short form and 1920x1080, however something that can handle 4k would be grand. I'm also interested in being able to do some gaming (City Skylines, CIV, Rocket League) but it is definitely secondary - I much prefer a smooth casual experience to being concerned with frame rates and being competitive.

My budget is anywhere from 1,700 - 2,100 for everything.

Other notes that might help:
- I don't require a 4K monitor.
- When working with 4K footage I am comfortable using proxies and I never run other programs while rendering.
- I don't require masses of internal storage because I always use external SSD's etc.
- I am useless at retaining the what most PC Jargon means, so feel free to talk to me like I am a 5 year old.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Reading other people's posts I am impressed with your moderators attentiveness!

Cheers

James

 

[SpyderTracks]

That’s a very healthy budget! I just built a simulation PC for a friend who’d been using a Mac Pro for years and he was absolutely blown away by the additional power of the PC.

Give me a second and I’ll draw something up and put notes against the components.

 

[SpyderTracks]

This is going all out on a monster, have put notes by the components:

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 275Q QUIET CASE Quite a discrete case aesthetically, assumed flashing lights not your priority
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4) An absolute monster of a CPU both for gaming and video editing etc
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready! Cutting edge motherboard
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB) For your uses 32Gb is preferable, good high speed which is important with this CPU
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready! Very powerful card, suitable really for 1080p gaming, but for rocket league, may well support 1440p. Card can also be used to hardware accelerate video production.
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE Storage file for immediate video files
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W) Main SSD for OS and programs, fastest drive available which will help
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W) Secondary scratch drive / Cache drive
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET High quality PSU, basically helps with airflow in the case, stability of power delivery to the motherboard and CPU, plus runs quieter
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler Most powerful cooler required for this CPU
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING Cooler already comes with high quality paste pre applied
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0 Fast wifi card supporting modern standards
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE Windows 10 comes with AV built in which actually competes with the best paid products
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
ASUS VP28UQGL 28" 4K GAMING MONITOR Entry level 4k monitor simply because it fits in the budget, for gaming you'd need to lower resolution to 1440p or 1080p.
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) Only £5 and extends return to base to 1 year from 3 months
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days

Price: £2,066.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/CtV2aHRH7K/

 

[CptRayner]

This is going all out on a monster, have put notes by the components:

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 275Q QUIET CASE Quite a discrete case aesthetically, assumed flashing lights not your priority
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4) An absolute monster of a CPU both for gaming and video editing etc
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready! Cutting edge motherboard
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB) For your uses 32Gb is preferable, good high speed which is important with this CPU
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready! Very powerful card, suitable really for 1080p gaming, but for rocket league, may well support 1440p. Card can also be used to hardware accelerate video production.
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE Storage file for immediate video files
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W) Main SSD for OS and programs, fastest drive available which will help
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W) Secondary scratch drive / Cache drive
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET High quality PSU, basically helps with airflow in the case, stability of power delivery to the motherboard and CPU, plus runs quieter
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler Most powerful cooler required for this CPU
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING Cooler already comes with high quality paste pre applied
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0 Fast wifi card supporting modern standards
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE Windows 10 comes with AV built in which actually competes with the best paid products
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
ASUS VP28UQGL 28" 4K GAMING MONITOR Entry level 4k monitor simply because it fits in the budget, for gaming you'd need to lower resolution to 1440p or 1080p.
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) Only £5 and extends return to base to 1 year from 3 months
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days

Price: £2,066.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/CtV2aHRH7K/

Thank you so much for your time @SpyderTracks - That sounds just like what I am looking for.

I will likely order this tomorrow or Monday when I am more awake!

Appreciate your expertise, cheers

 

[SpyderTracks]

Thank you so much for your time @SpyderTracks - That sounds just like what I am looking for.

I will likely order this tomorrow or Monday when I am more awake!

Appreciate your expertise, cheers

Pleasure, it's a lovely build, will do you proud for a long time

 

[CptRayner]

@SpyderTracks Hey - Just wanted to let you know I received this machine early yesterday and it has been a dream so far.

Last night I played some Rocket and Civ 6, today I have been editing all day - Everything is buttery smooth, I love it.

Just wanted to say thanks again - Your work here is appreciated!

 

[SpyderTracks]

@SpyderTracks Hey - Just wanted to let you know I received this machine early yesterday and it has been a dream so far.

Last night I played some Rocket and Civ 6, today I have been editing all day - Everything is buttery smooth, I love it.

Just wanted to say thanks again - Your work here is appreciated!

Awesome!!!