Budget video editing build

[famas]

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]

Resolve uses the GPU but limited to just one GPU in the free version

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]

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.

 

[famas]

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.

 

[famas]

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

 

[famas]

I'd usually suggest an AM5 build, but since it is productivity-oriented I went with the 12700K instead:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-12700K 3.60GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-69Z-IN) = £194.99
• 1 x MSI PRO B760-P DDR4 II (LGA 1700) DDR4 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-MSI-03380) = £109.99
• 1 x Team Group 8Pack Edition 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Ki (SKU: MEM-8PK-02586) = £59.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Ventus 2X OC 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-MSI-01573) = £539.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Star Wars: Outlaws Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-03030) = £0.00
• 1 x Team Group MP33 PRO 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-02682) = £99.94
• 1 x Antec C3 ARGB Midi Tower - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-02727) = £80.00
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming 750W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-061-AS) = £79.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 36 120m Black CPU Cooler - 2x 120mm (SKU: COO-ARC-02420) = £22.99

Total: £1,199.87 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

That's amazing, thanks Tetras, this gives me a good place to start.

Just for comparison, what would an AMD build look like?

How does the 4070 SUPER compare to the 3090?

I noticed this spec uses DDR4 memory, how much performance increase would a DDR5 spec have, and would it push the budget way over?

 

[famas]

Great, sounds like a good idea.

If you want to make use of mezzanine workflows (proxy workflows) then that 1tb won’t go far, but is a good start. I’m a big fan of Windows Storage Spaces for working drives, which you could use to add another drive to the 1tb in the future.

Looks like I need to research a few more things

 

[famas]

That's great, thanks for the detailed replay @AyeAyeAhoy! I followed most of it

Think I'll certainly stick with Nvidia and Intel, I've always had Nvidia GPU, but this will be my first Intel build.

I'm going to spend some time looking at parts and specs to see what I can cram into budget going off of @Tetras spec.

I'll post here again when I'm ready to go to triple check it's all compatible.
Big thanks to all who took the time to post with advice, it's much appreciated.

Also, if anyone can shed any light on my current ram issue, feel free

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/boot-issue-faulty-memory.18994511/#post-37447578