New pc rig advice for video editing please

Coojeekitten

Coojeekitten

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I last rebuilt my pc in 2011 & it's getting a bit tired. Current spec is
Intel DP67BG, i7-2600, 16gb RAM, 512gb SSD, 2tb platter, Quadro P2000. I use it for work, mild game playing & photo editing (Lightroom/Photoshop). I'm now taking video & the spec is a bit poor for 4k editing (H.265 codec) on Premier Pro. Jumpy even on 1/8 editing once I get more that 1 clip going.

To save hassle of a new build, I looked into getting an HP workstation, but they only seem to support 1x M2 SSD - not enough for Premier Pro. So, it's a new build. (I'm a bit disappointed with the Quadro.)

I'm a bit out of touch with the latest kit. I don't think I need water cooled, but I'd like big quiet fans. Need optical out sound. Full/mid tower is fine & I already have an Eizo ColorEdge monitor. I don't need wifi. I'd like boot SSD, project SSD, scratch SSD & platter storage. Budget about £4k.

Here's the spec I'm thinking of:
Asus Prime X299 Delux II (because of the 3x M2 slots)
Intel i9-10920X 12-core
64gb Corsair Vengence DDR4
Asus RTX-2080 8gb
1tb o/s SSD Samsung?
512gb project M2 SSD Samsung?
256gb scratch M2 SSD Samsung?
6tb platter storage
Seasonic 1000W Prime Ultra Platinum
Lian-Li case



Any advice please?

(edited to add codec)
 
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Thanks Grimley, I had to look at up! I'm not really an AMD sort of bear, but perhaps you mean it will trigger a drop in i9x prices?

Talking about i9x, has Overclockers stopped selling it?
 
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I'm not really an AMD sort of bear, but perhaps you mean it will trigger a drop in i9x prices?
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What difference does the manufacturer of the CPU make? Unless you have specific workload cases where one CPU supports extensions that the other does not, then it make no difference at all.

As you said you are out of touch, th 9920X is being replaced by the 10920X which has an MSRP of $689 so £670 or thereabouts. However the change from the 9920X is minor, mainly a price cut (as you had hoped) but compatibility should remain with the X299 boards with a BIOS upgrade.

I'd strongly suggest doing some research into the alternate options from AMD, as the 3900X is cheaper again and faster for most things, not to mention you don't need an HEDT platform for it. The downsides being you lose some PCI-E lanes, but gain in actual bandwidth as they are PCI-E 4.0, and only have dual channel RAM as opposed to quad.

Either platform with do the job well, you just need to expand on your requirements a little. :)
 
I've just spent the last hour looking into this. I also had to look up HEDT! I think I'll stick with Intel, they have been reliable for me. The high multiple cores of the 3rd Gen Threadripper are unlikely to be used by Premier Pro - 16 cores seem to be the max that Premier can currently address. Of all video formats, Red seems to be the only one that really works really well with AMD, the rest are either equal or Intel has the edge. I'll be using H.264, H.265 & in future ProRes. Also my future software may be After Effects & Threadripper doesn't like this much.
 
I'd get the X299 system and the fastest CPU you can afford then. FYI the 3900X I mentioned isn't HEDT it is AM4.
 
Thank you.

Here's where I'm up to at the moment. Overkill on the Seasonic, but it seems a good price, the Gold would be fine. Processor NLA. Need fans. 3 cases as I'm not sure which one.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £3,038.38 (includes shipping: £33.54)​
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You need 4 stick of RAM not two, or you'll only be running in dual channel not quad.

My brain hurts just looking at the SSD and HDD choices.
 
Thanks for the RAM tip. I'll tweak that.

I've also removed the SATA SSD. I had read an old 2017 post somewhere that suggested that SATA SSD was better for the O/S as it is more compatible? :/

I found this on the ASUS website. Does this mean that when using an i9x that only one single M2 is possible?

Intel® X299 Chipset :
1 x M.2 x4 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA mode & X4 PCIE mode)*3
1 x M.2 x4 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
8 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)*1
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports
Intel® Core™ X-series Processors (6-core above) :
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise supports
 
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I found this on the ASUS website. Does this mean that when using an i9x that only one single M2 is possible?
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Nope the board will support up to 3x NVMe (PCI-E) based SSD's all running at 4x PCI-E 3.0 speeds with the 10920X, two in the horizontal slots you can see with the large silver heatsinks, and one in the vertical mounting slot near the RAM.
 
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