New Build help please for Video editing and Podcast Video Capture

[Syphon]

Hi all - advice on the latest spec kit for this build would be appreciated, thanks.

• Budget: £1500 to £2000 (of course, if cheaper, won't complain!)
• Will be used for: Davinchi Resolve Video Editing, Audio Editing with Descript, 4K Video Capture from DSLR and Audio from Focusrite Scarlett - won't be gaming - needs to be quiet - I will be capturing using Elgato Camlink 4k via USB, but I want to make sure if necessary, I can use the 4K Pro with the motherboard
• I don't need monitor, keyboard or mouse and I've got a Windows License already
• I've already got the SSD: Crucial T500 2TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD with Heatsink. I have a Thunderbolt dock. If I can go graphics card free that would be a bonus for energy usage if an onboard CPU graphics option would suffice.

Many thanks

Scott

 

[mickyflinn]

Hi.


Davici resolve as far as I'm aware greatly benefits from GPU encoding using cuda and is much faster than CPU.

Intel CPU with there dedicated encoder mite be a good option but if time is money then a gpu should be on the list.


You could always buy a 14700k intel and see how it performs using the integrated solution then drop in a GPU if you want later.

Would suggest you look further into GPU encoding in the programmes you use.

Mite as well go 64 GB memory.

Ok added a 3060gpu but can be dropped if you want to try intel quicksyn encoder.

CPU cooler get the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 se for £30, it's the performance king.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-14700K (Raptor Lake-S) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-00800) = £399.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK64GX5M2B5600Z40) (SKU: MY-4DL-CS) = £179.99
• 1 x MSI MAG B760 Tomahawk WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37B-MS) = £199.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 ATX3.0 750W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08N-SS) = £119.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X OC 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-374-MS) = £278.98
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 216 Mid-tower PC case - Black (SKU: CA-7BG-LL) = £89.99

Total: £1,280.88 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[Syphon]

Thanks for your advice and time, really appreciated. Is this the latest generation of kit so should be pretty future-proof? I think I'll try the CPU on board graphics first as you suggest and see how I get on.

Is the cooler nice and quiet too? I've usually used Noctua coolers before.

Cheers

Scott

 

[Tetras]

so should be pretty future-proof?

Can you define what "future proof" means to you?

 

[Syphon]

Can you define what "future proof" means to you?

ha fair question, I just mean the latest generation of CPU / Memory etc so I'll get a good life out of it

 

[bloodiedathame]

As someone who uses both PC and Mac professionally for video work... get the best Mac you can afford.

I choose to use my M1 Max daily, over my 5800X, 128GB, 3080Ti machine.

 

[Syphon]

As someone who uses both PC and Mac professionally for video work... get the best Mac you can afford.

I choose to use my M1 Max daily, over my 5800X, 128GB, 3080Ti machine.

Thanks, I appreciate your recommendation. I have tried a few times with Macs and just can't grow to love the OS.

 

[Tetras]

ha fair question, I just mean the latest generation of CPU / Memory etc so I'll get a good life out of it

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this kind of editing is either: it works, it doesn't work and the secondary question is: "how long does it take?". So, I'd assume that if the PC stays capable of doing what you need, then it will last until you're fed up with how long it takes.

In regards to the CPU, the 14700K is one of the fastest consumer productivity / content creation CPUs you can buy (i.e. excluding threadripper and xeon PCs, which are outrageously expensive) and 64GB of RAM should be more than fine for now.

You can see how it performs in reviews like this.

The graphics: Intel's integrated graphics are very capable, but if their speed and responsiveness will be enough for your needs, I don't know. You could get anything from a £300 4060 to a £2K 4090, so it really depends on you. Puget and this YouTube channel have a lot of content creation articles, like this:

NVIDIA RTX 4070 and 4060 Ti (8GB) Content Creation Review

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 and 4060 Ti (8GB) are the most recent additions to NVIDIAs consumer family of GPUs on their Ada Lovelace Architecture. How do they compare for content creation against their previous generation counterparts?

www.pugetsystems.com

Is UHD770 iGPU enough for video editing? | Intel 12900k iGPU Performance in Premiere Pro

Checking out the video editing performance of Intel i9 12900k but without a dedicated GPU. Is the UHD770 iGPU enough for video editing?Sponsor Message: Spi...

www.youtube.com

I think the suggestion of starting off with the UHD 770 and seeing how it goes makes sense.

 

[Syphon]

Yes you're right about working or not and how long it takes. Thanks for sharing the articles and links, I'll take a look now.

 

[bloodiedathame]

Thanks, I appreciate your recommendation. I have tried a few times with Macs and just can't grow to love the OS.

Build a machine from OCUK based on the workstations recommended over at Puget Systems in that case.

 

[mickyflinn]

Thanks for your advice and time, really appreciated. Is this the latest generation of kit so should be pretty future-proof? I think I'll try the CPU on board graphics first as you suggest and see how I get on.

Is the cooler nice and quiet too? I've usually used Noctua coolers before.

Cheers

Scott

Your welcome


The Thermalright Phantom Spirit Cpu cooler is excellent but intel 14th gen run hot and as your not using a GPU then CPU is going to work hard.

Review with 13700k

Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 Review: Simply the Best

Raising the bar on performance, noise levels, and value.

www.tomshardware.com