Need some advice for video/photo editing system.

todd.dixon · Sep 2, 2018

I'm looking to upgrade my PC for the first time in a couple of years, and due to a number of circumstances, I have to strike while the iron is hot (e.g. now). I can't wait for X months (e.g. until Nvidia comes out with the 2080 RTX , or Intel releases Whiskey Lake or Amber Lake.)

My primary focus is video editing with Blackmagic Davinci Resolve and photo editing with Adobe CC (Lightroom/Photoshop).

Right now I'm targeting the following, as a "sweet spot" with performance vs. cost.

Asus Prime X299-Deluxe
Intel i9-&7940X CPU
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Graphics Card
32 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 3200Mhz RAM

Given Resolve is primarily dependent on the GPU and Lightroom is primarily dependent on the CPU & RAM, are the above specs reasonably sufficient to try and meet both requirements?

Any other suggestions/comments?

Thanks.

sajt007 · Sep 2, 2018

I have been doing research for something similar except with Premiere and After Effects and went with this build:

MSI gaming pro carbon B450
AMD Ryzen 7 2700x
32 GB G.Skill RAM @ 3000MHz
Nvidia Geforce 970 (card from my previous pc)
EVGA 650 Watt PSU
Corsair M.2 500GB SATA SSD
Samsung SATA 500 GB SSD

From my research, the ryzen is better for multi-core processing, but the i9 is definitely more powerful and can make up for that. Since you are using Davinci the graphics card is important so you def want that 1080.

I would double check your motherboard and see how fast the RAM can output. My RAM is 3000 MHz but my motherboard can only go up to 2400 MHz which I didn't know until after I put everything together.

But otherwise, that is a build that can tackle pretty much anything. Would also make a great gaming PC that won't need an upgrade anytime soon. I do think the CPU is a bit overkill but that is just my not yet professional opinion.

Lucky_SLS · Sep 3, 2018

My suggestion :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor ($716.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - X399 Taichi ATX TR4 Motherboard ($293.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2933 Memory ($290.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: HP - EX920 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES.3 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.09 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES.3 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.09 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AMP Edition Video Card ($599.99 @ B&H)
Case: Lian-Li - LANCOOL ONE ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME Ultra Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.86 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($124.79 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair - ML140 Pro LED 97.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($25.51 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair - ML140 Pro LED 97.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($25.51 @ OutletPC)
Other: Enermax LIQTECH TR4 280mm AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Exclusive for AMD Threadripper Processor with 100% Str4 HIS Coverage, 500W+ TDP and Patented Shunt Channel Technology, ELC-LTTR280-TBP ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2784.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-03 13:50 EDT-0400

todd.dixon · Sep 4, 2018

sajt007 :

I have been doing research for something similar except with Premiere and After Effects and went with this build:

MSI gaming pro carbon B450
AMD Ryzen 7 2700x
32 GB G.Skill RAM @ 3000MHz
Nvidia Geforce 970 (card from my previous pc)
EVGA 650 Watt PSU
Corsair M.2 500GB SATA SSD
Samsung SATA 500 GB SSD

From my research, the ryzen is better for multi-core processing, but the i9 is definitely more powerful and can make up for that. Since you are using Davinci the graphics card is important so you def want that 1080.

I would double check your motherboard and see how fast the RAM can output. My RAM is 3000 MHz but my motherboard can only go up to 2400 MHz which I didn't know until after I put everything together.

But otherwise, that is a build that can tackle pretty much anything. Would also make a great gaming PC that won't need an upgrade anytime soon. I do think the CPU is a bit overkill but that is just my not yet professional opinion.

Thanks. The motherboard supports up to 4133 (OCd). I opted for 3200.

I also decided to go for the 7980XE, 64 GB RAM and a 1TB Samsung 970 Pro SSD.

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