I need help building a pc

dj_chino · Jan 17, 2018

Hi everyone,

Would like an Intel build, budget is around 3k, mostly for heavy video editing. What would you guys recommend? Please include links/prices if possible. Also, what video editing software would you recommend? And what is your take on the Corsair Crystal Series 570X RBG tower (is this a practical case)?

Thanks in advance.

vapour · Jan 17, 2018

IMO, this case is better than 570X:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($147.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($258.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($227.91 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba - 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 HYBRID GAMING Video Card ($910.00 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake - View 71 TG RGB ATX Full Tower Case ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.90 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2776.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-17 15:02 EST-0500

Small SSD is for OS, gaming and software caching
large NVME SSD is for material only
Premiere pro is popular choice.

logainofhades · Jan 17, 2018

Not sure a 1080ti is really needed here. Even this 1070 is probably overkill. You are going to get a bigger benefit from having more cores/threads, I believe.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-7900X 3.3GHz 10-Core Processor ($966.67 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Fractal Design - Celsius S36 87.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($118.29 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - X299 Extreme4 ATX LGA2066 Motherboard ($201.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($227.91 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba - X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($628.97 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($92.99 @ B&H)
Total: $3011.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-17 15:31 EST-0500

vapour · Jan 17, 2018

8700k can do pretty well and the extra cost to get x299 has limited upside. Agree with above, ideally I will get this threadripper for heavy video editing:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor ($899.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Enermax - LiqTech TR4 360 102.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($140.49 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - X399 Taichi ATX TR4 Motherboard ($333.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($466.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($227.91 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba - 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card ($339.89 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake - View 71 TG RGB ATX Full Tower Case ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.90 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2961.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-17 15:49 EST-0500

X399 is newer, runs cooler, more pci lanes and has better upgrade path

logainofhades · Jan 17, 2018

I would say threadripper too, but the OP stated Intel build.

Zerk2012 · Jan 17, 2018

https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397215,00.asp
Pick your editing program first this will determin if you need a expensive video card if it supports GPU acceleration to help rendering.
I would also ask the resolution of the video your editing 4K requires a lot of mussel 1080p a lot less also what the size files your editing also matters.
The other thing would be if your making money doing this where time matters more.
The case all comes down to the looks you like and how much noise you can stand while working.

dj_chino · Jan 17, 2018

Zerk2012 :

I'll be using Premiere Pro and After Effects CS6.
Was thinking of shooting in 1280x720, but would like it to support 4K in case I start shooting in that resolution.
Size files will obviously vary, but I want to stay around 50-100mb range.
The goal is to make money and yes, time, will definitely matter.
Would like minimal to no noise at all if possible.

Zerk2012 · Jan 18, 2018

Something I would consider the 250GB SSD is for a scratch drive only.
With this case it should be very quiet. You can add more storage as needed.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7820X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($568.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($87.95 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - X299 Extreme4 ATX LGA2066 Motherboard ($201.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($429.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($299.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($183.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY - Quadro P4000 8GB Video Card ($789.99 @ Dell)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Fractal Design - X2 GP-14 (Black) 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.38 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2886.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-18 10:43 EST-0500

logainofhades · Jan 18, 2018

I know you said Intel, but I am going to suggest Threadripper anyway. Less power/heat, and more cores and threads to work with.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor ($899.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Enermax - LiqTech TR4 360 102.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($140.49 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - X399 SLI PLUS ATX TR4 Motherboard ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($227.91 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba - X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW DT GAMING Video Card ($636.82 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.96 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $3004.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-18 10:58 EST-0500

If you would prefer a Quadro, which I am not entirely sure is necessary as Cuda core count, this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1920X 3.5GHz 12-Core Processor ($674.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Enermax - LiqTech TR4 360 102.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($140.49 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - X399 SLI PLUS ATX TR4 Motherboard ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($227.91 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba - X300 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY - Quadro P4000 8GB Video Card ($789.99 @ Dell)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.96 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2933.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-18 10:59 EST-0500

Zerk2012 · Jan 18, 2018

The bad thing about gaming cards is the prices are all jacked up or their not in stock.
Thst is a good price on the 1080 listed but not in stock anywhere.

logainofhades · Jan 18, 2018

The 1080 has far more cuda cores 2560 vs 1792. This one is in stock, but hard telling how long it will be that way. Still cheaper than a quadro also. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127943

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