CPU Upgrade September 2021

[LupoLover]

Hi all

I do a little bit of video editing on a 6600k @ 4.6Ghz. Come September/October time I will be doing a lot more.

What motherboard and CPU combo do you think would be suitable around then? (I know Im in dream land and getting excited too early but any ideas?)

I also use the PC for gaming in the evenings. Although only on a 1080 with current insane GPU prices and I expect I will need a GPU upgrade at about the same time. Ive never been one for buy the best of the best but whats likely to be a good solid area £ to performance?

I currently use a Noctua D14, I presume if I go Ryzen and video editing I should go for a AIO water cooler as running CPU at 100% for hours!

I have 2x8GB 3600Mhz at the min which I think is fine to keep and see no need for 32Gb yet.

Thanks

Sheldon

 

[mickyflinn]

8 core cpu like the 5800x and a b550 motherboard should be doable for £500 .

12 cors 5900x is £100 more.

 

[ProStreet]

8 core cpu like the 5800x and a b550 motherboard should be doable for £500 .

12 cors 5900x is £100 more.

Yup I managed to get a 5800x and b550i Rog strix all in brand new for £410. Definitely doable.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

I don't see you list a budget but if you're doing serious video editing then Threadripper 3 should be out by then and should be compatible with existing sTRX4 motherboards,

 

[LupoLover]

Thanks guys.
I didnt list one Amiga but Im concerned about £ per perforamnce, so dont want to pay 200% more for a 10% increase in speed which currently you have with threaddrippers so Im leaning towards a B550 and a 5600

 

[KompuKare]

Have you any idea what your current bottleneck is, because storage, RAM or even the GPU if your program is GPU centric could also be an issue.
If you are mainly CPU limited, then going from 6600k to just a 5600X may not be justified.

Also, there are many ways to be CPU limited:
Single threaded bottleneck like a lot of older games.
Multi threaded bottleneck where the more cores the better
It's is even sure possible to have both bottlenescks if editing is single or lightly threaded but rendering is multi threaded.
Plus with video editing, your program might actually be one of few which can take advantage of AVX512. Rare, but might make Intel an option.

 

[alec]

Can't go wrong with Ryzen 5000. Whatever model your budget allows.
For video encoding, more cores is better. And Ryzen lineup price scales with number of cores.
D14 is definitely enough to cool them. Think AIO to squeeze some 10-15% more performance from 12 and 16 core models using PBO.

Upcoming Threadrippers will be monsters of performance, if price is not an issue.

 

[LupoLover]

Thanks all

Gaming I dont really have a bottle neck as Im a sad old git that plays thinks such as Anno series, Civilisation ..... But yes have a Fanatec racing simulator too.
Im CPU limited many hours a day doing video converts on handbrake, converting all my DVDs to my NAS amongest other things. Ive always used handbrake and CPU mode as GPU mode is even slower!

 

[EsaT]

Im CPU limited many hours a day doing video converts on handbrake, converting all my DVDs to my NAS amongest other things. Ive always used handbrake and CPU mode as GPU mode is even slower!

Only thing Intel can compete is insane power draw/heat output under all core load.
Performance isn't there compared to Ryzens.
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[LupoLover]

Thanks EsaT. Defo a Ryzen for me then. Might get a B550 and a 3600 and then get a 5900 in years time when they cheap.