Budget video editing build

famas

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Hey all, it's been around 7 years since I last built a pc and I've been totally out of the loop since then.
It's an old Ryzen 5 1600, GTX 1080, 16gb ram.

I don't game much these days but recently have been trying a bit of video editing in the free version of Resolve, only trouble is my pc is seriously struggling to cope (think it's developed a memory issue which also isn't helping)

I'm due an upgrade, but as I'm only doing this for fun, I don't want to spend a lot, though If I get into it more I may get the full version of resolve or premiere pro.
Budget around £700-800 for a full system minus monitor and windows, micro atx, atx format.

I need to start doing research, but is it possible to get a system geared towards video editing at this price point with some 1080p gaming on the side (no AAA titles), and how much of an improvement will it be over my current system?


If so can anyone help with an initial spec.

Thanks.
 
famas said:
is it possible to get a system geared towards video editing at this price point with some 1080p gaming on the side (no AAA titles), and how much of an improvement will it be over my current system?
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Your 1080 is already good enough for most games, it is just the very newest that it can struggle. Resolve free version uses the CPU primarily, is that right?

The easiest upgrade would be to get a 5600 (or higher, if multiple cores are used, e.g. 5700X/5800X) for your current motherboard and if the GPU is used maybe something like a 4070 non-Super (which is over twice as fast at gaming).
 
If you wanted to keep things cheap I looked back and you've got the Asrock AB350 which does apparently support Ryzen 5000 series with the latest BIOS. So you've got an easy upgrade to a 5700X/5800X, stick in 32GB of RAM and you'll be pretty much done for under £200.

Are you sticking with ITX if you're doing a full overhaul?
 
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NLE's always eat RAM, so do try to cram as much in there as you can get away with.

Video editing requires a lot of fast storage, so do budget for it. What kind of fast storage is another matter!
 
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Resolve uses the GPU but limited to just one GPU in the free version
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With this in mind, how would my 1080 compare to a newer card?
As a bench mark, what current card is comparable (if any) and what card is significantly better ( within budget)

I would prefer a new build, as I'll pass this one on to my daughter, but a side grade maybe an option for the time being if my budget is limiting things.
Like I say, I think the current memory has developed a problem and as it's all in an itx case, CPU cooler size maybe an issue.

If I was going for a new build I'd go with an ATX format.

Cheers
 
famas said:
With this in mind, how would my 1080 compare to a newer card?
As a bench mark, what current card is comparable (if any) and what card is significantly better ( within budget)

I would prefer a new build, as I'll pass this one on to my daughter, but a side grade maybe an option for the time being if my budget is limiting things.
Like I say, I think the current memory has developed a problem and as it's all in an itx case, CPU cooler size maybe an issue.

If I was going for a new build I'd go with an ATX format.

Cheers
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Go read this

www.pugetsystems.com

Hardware Recommendations

Our workstations for DaVinci Resolve are tested and optimized to give you the best performance and reliability. View our hardware recommendations.
www.pugetsystems.com www.pugetsystems.com

A new GPU and a PSU upgrade and you should be fine. I'd still add a better CPU because that Ryzen 1600 is probably going to hold back anything and everything else.

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What GPU (video card) is best for DaVinci Resolve?
DaVinci Resolve benefits greatly from using a GPU and currently the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the best card you can get for Resolve – performing about on par with two GPUs from the previous generation. If you are on a bit more of a budget, the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER and 4080 SUPER also give terrific performance – or if you want to spend more and maximize performance, you could opt for two of the 4090s for even faster results in most areas of Resolve (though keep in mind that Fusion performance can degrade with multiple GPUs).
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I don't like the fact that the 4070 Super comes with 12gigs of VRAM - that's easily swamped by games and applications these days.
 
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I know that the AMD 7900 XTX isn't the fastest for Resolve but it does come with 24gigs of VRAM which in technical terms is known as a lot and yes, it's more expensive than the 4070 ti Super which has 16gigs of VRAM but it will allow the system to encode videos at higher res, it'll just take longer.

7900 XTX is also great at gaming.

Someone else can suggest a PSU, I wouldn't know which one to pick

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £1,532.98 (includes delivery: £7.99)​
 

Is DaVinci Resolve faster with NVIDIA or AMD?​

Dollar-for-dollar, we have found that NVIDIA cards currently give better performance in Resolve. We have also found that NVIDIA cards tend to be slightly more reliable (both from a hardware and driver standpoint), which is why we typically use NVIDIA over AMD unless there is a clear benefit to using an AMD card.
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Based on Puget systems above comment, I'd suggest going with Nvidia and Minstadave is right to recommend a used 3090. That would be a great option.
 
I'm running a 3090 with a 5600x and 64gb RAM.

I'm a professional editor (longform for Netflix etc). I don't really plan on upgrading anytime soon. If I were to upgrade anything, it would be to a 5800x3D... Although I haven't felt the need to.

PSU wise, I have both of these and am very happy with them - though prefer the Corsair, if I had to choose.

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £293.98 (includes delivery: £3.99)​
 
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Thanks guys, loads of great info here. I need to sit down and look at things, like I say I'm so out of touch with it all now.

I need to look into whether an upgrade to my current rig is worth it, I'd also likely need a new case, PSU, memory, CPU, cooler and storage.

On another note, do sound cards have any benefit in video editing?
I have an old sound blaster z-se which wasn't compatible with my current motherboard and I noticed a considerable decrease in sound quality using onboard sound.

What are seasonic PSU's like that's days, they where always highly regarded by jonnyguru.
 
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famas said:
On another note, do sound cards have any benefit in video editing?
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No, not normally, although if you're finding the sound quality not good enough, then that's reason enough.

With the PSU, it's less about the brand these days and more about the specific model. There are some great Seasonic units (Seasonic Prime) and some truly awful ones (Seasonic EVO).
 
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famas said:
What are seasonic PSU's like that's days, they where always highly regarded by jonnyguru.
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The latest Focus ATX 3.x model (V4) was reviewed by hwbusters and the review wasn't stellar, but I think most of the issues identified are minor and I'd expect them to be fixable.

The Vertex is a decent PSU (Antec's HCG Pro is based on it, but usually cheaper), though not cheap. FYI: the Vertex is longer than standard, which can be an issue in SFF cases.
 
famas said:
With this in mind, how would my 1080 compare to a newer card?
As a bench mark, what current card is comparable (if any) and what card is significantly better ( within budget)
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The 3050 has the same amount of cuda cores and vram there's 6gb and 8 GB versions so as others have mentioned alternative 3090 would smash it but looks like ther £600 used.

Vram and cuda cores are the key, Nvidia GPU makes more sense for your needs.
 
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There is a lot of solid advice. I'd echo that brute-force CPU over tons of cores and as much RAM as you can manage to start. Go with an Nvidia GPU; they tend to have better support with video editing applications. Lastly, decent storage is essential, as you don't want playback of multiple streams of media to be bottlenecked by your disks.
 
Thanks for all the replies, I really appreciate it.

I'm still deciding what route to take, at the moment I'm leaning towards a new build, purely for easy, and I think I'd need to change a fair amount on my current rig. I can also utilise this as a second machine.

I may wait a few months and keep an eye out for a second hand RTX 3090 if it outperforms up to a 4070ti?

I could possibly bump the budget up to around £1200
If I could find a 3090 for a good price, this could leave around £800 for the rest of the build.
Or £1200 for an entirely new build, though looking at prices for high end gpu's that would take a big chunk of the funds.

Factoring in savings (black Friday, etc) from other site, what could this get me for a new build?
Which route would you advise?

Cheers.
 
I currently have a small NVMe m.2 drive for windows and a 1tb SSD for storage, so was thinking of similar, maybe upping capacity a bit or adding another SSD in the future, but also adding a much larger hdd for storage only, hence needing a bigger case.

So i'd use the SSD for working from in resolve and the hdd for backing up older files and storage.

Or is there another avenue to venture down now :)
 
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