Spec for video editing PC - help needed!

andy_w

Member
Hi all

Am looking for some extra guidance regarding the below build, which I feel is slightly under what I will need (my full budget is £1.8K)

The main things that I will be using it for are music video editing (Premiere and AE) and general Photoshop stuff. I don't edit anything higher than 4K, so it doesn't need to handle anything above that at this stage. My main monitor is a Dell U2719D so is only 2K, but is ok for the time being.

If someone could have a look at the below and give some extra advice, that would be much appreciated, especially as I have probably missed out some things. Thanks in advance

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 2500MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NOT REQUIRED
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 21 to 23 working days
Price: £1,549.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/Yy!VFKbhvN/
 
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Bigfoot

Grand Master
I think you could benefit from a 5800x, which needs better cooling (I selected a bigger case to give you a bigger cooler). I have upgraded the PSU and storage (including a small SATA SSD as a scratch drive). This does come in a bit above your budget. I am sure there will be other options for you to consider from other regulars.

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
128GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NOT REQUIRED
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 21 to 23 working days
Price: £1,893.00 including VAT and Delivery

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

andy_w

Member
I think you could benefit from a 5800x, which needs better cooling (I selected a bigger case to give you a bigger cooler). I have upgraded the PSU and storage (including a small SATA SSD as a scratch drive). This does come in a bit above your budget. I am sure there will be other options for you to consider from other regulars.

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
128GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NOT REQUIRED
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 21 to 23 working days
Price: £1,893.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/ZJJAKYryhV/
Thanks very much for this. I've heard that that processor gets crazy hot, even with a decent cooling system. Has that been an issue that you've encountered?
 
Thanks very much for this. I've heard that that processor gets crazy hot, even with a decent cooling system. Has that been an issue that you've encountered?
I own a 5800x I undervolted it slightly ( was no hit to performance ) now it idles at 30c not seen it go above 81c I have the h115i cappellex cooler

In gaming it settles at around 60-70
 
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SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
Thanks very much for this. I've heard that that processor gets crazy hot, even with a decent cooling system. Has that been an issue that you've encountered?
It's a hot processor, but that doesn't cause issues, AIO can easily cope with that.

Even though it's hot, it's far cooler than anything Intel have to offer, so it's by no means the hottest processor out there, just in AMD's lineup.
 

andy_w

Member
I think you could benefit from a 5800x, which needs better cooling (I selected a bigger case to give you a bigger cooler). I have upgraded the PSU and storage (including a small SATA SSD as a scratch drive). This does come in a bit above your budget. I am sure there will be other options for you to consider from other regulars.

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING WIFI (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
128GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NOT REQUIRED
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 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 21 to 23 working days
Price: £1,893.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/ZJJAKYryhV/
@Bigfoot Sorry to ask about this again, but I was wondering if you could advise on a build that doesn't have all the RGB stuff on it, but is a bit more sleek? Thanks in advance
 

Bigfoot

Grand Master
@Bigfoot Sorry to ask about this again, but I was wondering if you could advise on a build that doesn't have all the RGB stuff on it, but is a bit more sleek? Thanks in advance
The RGB can always be turned off. There are others on here that know the cases better than me and could advise you better.
 

andy_w

Member
Hi. Am wondering if anyone could help with the build that @Bigfoot recommended as I got the below conflict when proceeding with the order:

We've checked your specification for compatibility. Please make amendments to your specification based on our advice below:

  • Unfortunately the Processor cooler that you have specified is not compatible with your chosen case. Please make an amendment to your CPU fan or case option.
 

Martinr36

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Hi. Am wondering if anyone could help with the build that @Bigfoot recommended as I got the below conflict when proceeding with the order:

We've checked your specification for compatibility. Please make amendments to your specification based on our advice below:

  • Unfortunately the Processor cooler that you have specified is not compatible with your chosen case. Please make an amendment to your CPU fan or case option.
You could change it to the Corsair H100i RGB PRO XT Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler, which doesn't come with the commander core or have as many lights as the capellix version which at the 120mm fan size is out of stock
 

Vajra

Silver Level Poster
Hi. Am wondering if anyone could help with the build that @Bigfoot recommended as I got the below conflict when proceeding with the order:

We've checked your specification for compatibility. Please make amendments to your specification based on our advice below:

  • Unfortunately the Processor cooler that you have specified is not compatible with your chosen case. Please make an amendment to your CPU fan or case option.

That's weird as I have ordered the same CPU with the same case and the same cooler as Bigfoot suggested, few weeks ago and I didn't get this message.
 
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Martinr36

MOST VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
That's weird as I have ordered same CPU with the same case and the same cooler as Bigfoot suggested and I didn't get this message.
Yeah something very strange going on, as it must have been compatible for @Bigfoot to have posted the spec, however I've tried and got the incompatible message
 

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Most likely they've found it's a problematic configuration for space etc and so to save hassle they are just labelling it as incompatible.
 

Vajra

Silver Level Poster
It's weird, I didn't get this message when I placed my order with these pieces 3 weeks ago. I've just spoken to customer service to clarify this and they said it should be fine if the order goes through but they will get in touch should there be any issues. I've tried to place a second order using exactly same components as the first time and I also received this message. I know I'm getting ahead of myself but what would be the best course of action here? Changing the cooler or changing the case? If so, which cooler/ which case? Apologies for going off topic
 
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