New Video Editing Build

dkbazzz · Dec 5, 2017

I ordered the following from Newegg during the black Friday sales. I got the green check with the compatibility check on pcpartpicker so I hope everything will work. Was researching the manual on Asrock today and my neither Plextor M.2 or the Samsung drive were listed. I haven't opened them yet. Should I hope for the best or send them back and buy ones that are listed? I thought I would install the operating system on the M.2 and use the Samsung for the work drive. The Seagate drives are going to be raid 1 storage.

[PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zM24KZ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zM24KZ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sxDzK8/intel-core-i7-8700k-37ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i78700k) | $404.99 @ B&H
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CrDzK8/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060025ww) | $109.89 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock - Z370 Taichi ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KbNypg/asrock-z370-taichi-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z370-taichi) | $218.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pGqbt6/corsair-memory-cmk32gx4m2b3000c15) | $389.99 @ Best Buy
**Storage** | [Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RbvZxr/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e1t0bam) | $284.00 @ B&H
**Storage** | [Seagate - BarraCuda 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jD3H99/seagate-barracuda-4tb-35-5400rpm-internal-hard-drive-st4000dm004) | $99.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate - BarraCuda 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jD3H99/seagate-barracuda-4tb-35-5400rpm-internal-hard-drive-st4000dm004) | $99.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Dual Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Kh38TW/asus-geforce-gtx-1060-3gb-dual-video-card-dual-gtx1060-o3g) | $226.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [be quiet! - Pure Base 600 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PNTrxr/be-quiet-pure-base-600-atx-mid-tower-case-bg021) | $89.90 @ Newegg Marketplace
**Power Supply** | [Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9q38TW/corsair-power-supply-cp9020092na) | $109.99 @ Amazon
**Optical Drive** | [Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2v9KHx/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.29 @ OutletPC
**Operating System** | [Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MfH48d/microsoft-os-fqc08930) | $138.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Other** | [Plextor M8Se(G) M.2 2280 512GB PCIe Gen 3 x4 with NVMe Express TLC](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TBPKHx/plextor-m8seg-m2-2280-512gb-pcie-gen-3-x4-with-nvme-express-tlc) | $230.99 @ Newegg
**Other**| SIIG 3 Ports FireWire 800 PCIe Card Model NN-FN0012-S1| Purchased For $63.00
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$2483.98**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2017-12-05 17:37 EST-0500 |

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zM24KZ

Thanks for taking the time to read and respond,

vapour · Dec 5, 2017

Nah, your M2 SSD is fine, those qvl list is always limited...

lauris3722 · Dec 5, 2017

Are you sure you need that powerful CPU? Most video editors and processors/plugins are able to use GPU rendering. When I render something in After Effects, my CPU usage on 4790k stays at 40-60%, meanwhile GPU (GTX 980) is close to 100%.

dkbazzz · Dec 6, 2017

Thanks for you input Vapour, we will try it out when my stepson gets home for Christmas .

Lauris372, not sure I will take advantage of what I am building, but thought I may get a longer life span by using a newer cpu. Thanks for your response.

vapour · Dec 6, 2017

Make sure you update bios before installing windows.

vapour · Dec 6, 2017

Your choice is very good, any suggestion to buy older gen atm is not reasonable.

ygli · Jan 9, 2018

I'm looking at putting together something quite similar to this for video editing and have two specific questions. (For context: I'm a total newbie at PC building etc. but am competent at researching things I'm looking into).

1. I currently use 850 EVO SSDs and am seriously considering moving up to the 960 series. Samsung rates the 960 series at having write speeds about 6X the write-speeds of the 850s (3K-3.5K MB/s vs 500-540 MB/s). Rendering videos in Premiere Pro is a big productivity bottleneck for me and if upgrading to the 960 SSDs for the increased write speeds will significantly shorten video rendering time I would seriously consider the investment. So the question is, with a solid system like the one in this post, how much of a real-world difference can I expect in terms of video rendering time when using an SSD with 3.2K MB/s write speed vs an SSD with a 540 MB/s write speed? Will the actual render time be vut down by 5/6?

2. Regarding the GPU, I am having a hard time looking into options because most GPU rankings seem to focus on gaming performance and from what I understand video editing/rendering and gaming have different GPU requirements so this question is a little less well-informed for which I apologize. Wwould the Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Dual Video Card definitely be the way to go for video editing?
Is there something else that is less costly but close in performance, or something that would outperform this for video editing without being too costly?

Thank you all for your time and insight!

vapour · Jan 9, 2018

ygli :

I'm looking at putting together something quite similar to this for video editing and have two specific questions. (For context: I'm a total newbie at PC building etc. but am competent at researching things I'm looking into).

1. I currently use 850 EVO SSDs and am seriously considering moving up to the 960 series. Samsung rates the 960 series at having write speeds about 6X the write-speeds of the 850s (3K-3.5K MB/s vs 500-540 MB/s). Rendering videos in Premiere Pro is a big productivity bottleneck for me and if upgrading to the 960 SSDs for the increased write speeds will significantly shorten video rendering time I would seriously consider the investment. So the question is, with a solid system like the one in this post, how much of a real-world difference can I expect in terms of video rendering time when using an SSD with 3.2K MB/s write speed vs an SSD with a 540 MB/s write speed? Will the actual render time be vut down by 5/6?

2. Regarding the GPU, I am having a hard time looking into options because most GPU rankings seem to focus on gaming performance and from what I understand video editing/rendering and gaming have different GPU requirements so this question is a little less well-informed for which I apologize. Wwould the Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Dual Video Card definitely be the way to go for video editing?
Is there something else that is less costly but close in performance, or something that would outperform this for video editing without being too costly?

Thank you all for your time and insight!

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