Need Recommendations on $1000-1400 Video/Photo Editing Rig

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Hey all, thanks for your time and input here.

My side business involves photo and videography with heavy usages in Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere & After Effects CC. I'm looking for the best bang for my buck in building a system that can first of all handle 4K video and then multitasking photo edits without too much issue. Speedy render would be great, but I'm most concerned with workflow right now.

I'm looking at Ryzen for the cost savings and encouraging benchmarks, but I've been surprised to see it doesn't show on any of TH's front-page builds here. On GPU, I'm riding out the price hikes with a cheaper version I hope to update down the road.

Here is what I've worked up so far. You'll see it includes a $330 4K monitor and some peripherals, so the real budget for the system alone is closer to $1000. However, I'd like input on my choices with those items too.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LnGzcc
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LnGzcc/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC Edition Video Card ($144.80 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman - ZM-Z9 NEO BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.88 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($15.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - Archer T4U USB 3.0 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($26.50 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($329.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1368.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-13 02:18 EDT-0400
 
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Looks like a great build for your needs! The only issue is the monitor, which uses a TN panel. This will mean worse colour accuracy and viewing angles, among other things. A good explanation for monitor panel types can be found here , but in essense, for anything other than gaming, IPS is the best choice (I would go so far as to say it is more important than 4K/1440p). Also the Cryorig H7 is generally a better choice than the Hyper 212.
 
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Can be greatly improved, PSU and case are poor choices, as is the monitor.
The NEX units are terrible.
The stock cooler is very beefy, no need.
You also need high frequency RAM with Ryzen.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K4000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($15.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: LG - 27UD58-B 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1398.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-13 03:00 EDT-0400
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.61 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($284.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN781ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC - U2879VF 28.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($329.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1404.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-13 04:08 EDT-0400
 
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Honestly not too much difference in performance between the boards,

I use 16GB when editing video/pictures at 4k, seems to work fine.

Network card yeah I give you that it's not great. - But it's cheap and does the job
 
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I took another look and realised about the power supply. Honestly I would recommend a higher tier power supply for a build of this expense - something like an EVGA SuperNova G2 or G3. It doesn't cost that much more however will last for years. As a side note you do not need more than 550 or 650W unless doing SLI/Crossfire.
 
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Thanks Chugalug & -HH- for taking the time to put some builds together. Just a couple things for you Chugalug:

- Will 450w be enough of a PSU if I upgrade the GPU down the road to GTX 1080 or Vega?
- Would I benefit from considering two GPUs down the road, or that useless in my application?
- I like your case choice a lot better. I'm a bit of an LED nerd and would like to play with the possibilities.
- What's the benefit of the SSD you spec'd?

I should have mentioned my build was mostly influenced by Max Yuryev's sub-$1k build on 4kshooters.com/youtube. And I do have some interest in OC'ing the 1700 to 3.9ghz. I may use it from time to time for light gaming, but it's not a primary purpose.

Thanks!



 
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Would additional cooling be necessary if I OC the Ryzen 1700?
Also, is any extra cooling needed on that case or should it be sufficient?

I think I'm about ready to pull the trigger on your recommendations. Thank you!
 
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I may be an idiot for asking this, Chugalug_, but I've been putting together the build you outlined and ended up with a cable that has a very small 4-5pin jst type end to an LED strip connector, but I can't find where it would connect. I think it came with the mobo, but I'm not finding anywhere it can connect. I planned on adding a cheap LED strip using power from molex, but would love to be able to control it a different way if possible. The AX370 K has LED connections on board, but mine doesn't appear to have any.
 
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