PC build for video editing

CSBLUE · 16 Jan 2021 at 16:00

Hi,

Im looking for a new PC to primarily edit movies. Only HD rather than 4k. Plan to use Cyberlink Power Director.

I currently have an Intel i5 2.67GHz CPU, 8GB Ram with a ATI radeon hd 5450 graphics cards and performance when editing is awful - it will fail to preview any edits before producing the movie.

I have a budget of £500. Should I be prioritising budget to the graphics card over everything else? Grateful for any advice and suggestions.

Many thanks

butter30 · 16 Jan 2021 at 16:47

For video editing prioritize CPU

bloodiedathame · 16 Jan 2021 at 16:50

It's very unlikely that power director will utilise a high threaded cpu. You'll need to research what the program is cable of first. No point buying an 8 core cpu if it only uses 2.

CSBLUE · 16 Jan 2021 at 17:28

Thanks both.
They recommend an Intel Corei5 or AMD Phenom II X4 and above - but dont mention speeds or cores. I note extra cores do not necessarily mean extra speed ie you could have an i7 with 8 cores and then an i5 with less cores but more GHz than the more expensive i7!? Difficult to know which are more important - GHz or cores

bloodiedathame · 16 Jan 2021 at 17:44

It's totally software dependant.

orbitalwalsh · 17 Jan 2021 at 08:53

Program uses multi threading so any current Intel / ryzen 6c/12t will be a big upgrade. Personally would so Resolve is a better program to use as its faster and uses any hardware you got better .

Out of stock but give you an idea . Onboard GPU to cut down costs of GPU unless you have one . Again resolve uses GPUs better

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i5-10400 2.90GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £158.99
1 x Gigabyte B460M-D3H (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £79.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21600C18 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £64.99

Total: £314.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)

adrichardson81 · 17 Jan 2021 at 13:56

According to a 2017 post, it'll use as many cores as you can throw at it. In 2021 money, that means 8 cores would be a smart choice. It also supports cuda (gpu acceleration), so you'll want to check how much of a difference that makes to see where the money is best spent.

pc-guy · 17 Jan 2021 at 23:56

8c cpu will likely to bust your budget. Even 3700x is around £280-£300. Earlier zen cpu like 2700x is probably not worth it as you are loosing a fair bit of performance.

intel 8c parts 10th gen is just not great value either.

stick with the 10400 CPU and the board previous specced and add to it a GTX 1650 or 1660 GPU for graphic acceleration. That should be within you £500 budget.

if you shop around rather than rely on OCUK you should be able to afford 32GB of ram with CPU motherboard and GPU for under £500.

orbitalwalsh · 18 Jan 2021 at 09:39

CSBLUE said:
Hi,

Im looking for a new PC to primarily edit movies. Only HD rather than 4k. Plan to use Cyberlink Power Director.

I currently have an Intel i5 2.67GHz CPU, 8GB Ram with a ATI radeon hd 5450 graphics cards and performance when editing is awful - it will fail to preview any edits before producing the movie.

I have a budget of £500. Should I be prioritising budget to the graphics card over everything else? Grateful for any advice and suggestions.

Many thanks

pc-guy said:
8c cpu will likely to bust your budget. Even 3700x is around £280-£300. Earlier zen cpu like 2700x is probably not worth it as you are loosing a fair bit of performance.

intel 8c parts 10th gen is just not great value either.

stick with the 10400 CPU and the board previous specced and add to it a GTX 1650 or 1660 GPU for graphic acceleration. That should be within you £500 budget.

if you shop around rather than rely on OCUK you should be able to afford 32GB of ram with CPU motherboard and GPU for under £500.

i7 8 core 16 threads can be done

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i7-10700 2.9GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £314.99
1 x Gigabyte B460M-D3H (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £79.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21600C18 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £64.99
1 x Alpenfohn Brocken ECO Advanced CPU Cooler - 120 mm= £29.99

Total: £500.46 (includes shipping: £10.50)

mentioned in another thread US slashed prcing of 10850k 10 cores to $400 , which under perfect conditions would have been £310.... but never going to happen for so many reasons currently.

*mobo and ram out of stock but is a good hint for what would work

pc-guy · 18 Jan 2021 at 11:07

orbitalwalsh said:
i7 8 core 16 threads can be done

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i7-10700 2.9GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - Retail= £314.99

1 x Gigabyte B460M-D3H (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £79.99

1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21600C18 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £64.99

1 x Alpenfohn Brocken ECO Advanced CPU Cooler - 120 mm= £29.99

Total: £500.46 (includes shipping: £10.50)

mentioned in another thread US slashed prcing of 10850k 10 cores to $400 , which under perfect conditions would have been £310.... but never going to happen for so many reasons currently.

*mobo and ram out of stock but is a good hint for what would work

with you original spec, he can have a GTX GPU which will be better for him as video editing has a lot of effects that can be accelerated by CUDA. though i dont know details about that particular software

orbitalwalsh · 18 Jan 2021 at 11:36

pc-guy said:
with you original spec, he can have a GTX GPU which will be better for him as video editing has a lot of effects that can be accelerated by CUDA. though i dont know details about that particular software

davinci resolve is so much better, free as well but lacks features of paid version. that would use hardware/gpu so much better.

seems most using Cyberlink running CPU acceleration

CSBLUE · 18 Jan 2021 at 18:38

many thanks for your time and suggestions - it's much appreciated.
I hadn't heard of Resolve so will certainly look into it if it makes better use of hardware performance.

The GTX 1650 or 1660 GPU looks a good investment, I guess I just then need a CPU with as many cores as I can afford.

Will have a shop around. Not sure I'm confident building anything from scratch so if you're aware of anything pre-built that may fit the bill, please share. Thanks again.

bloodiedathame · 18 Jan 2021 at 18:41

What codec footage are you going to be editing?

CSBLUE · 18 Jan 2021 at 20:33

They are AVCHD files

CSBLUE · 18 Jan 2021 at 20:33

bloodiedathame said:
What codec footage are you going to be editing?

They are AVCHD files

orbitalwalsh · 19 Jan 2021 at 08:23

CSBLUE said:
many thanks for your time and suggestions - it's much appreciated.
I hadn't heard of Resolve so will certainly look into it if it makes better use of hardware performance.

The GTX 1650 or 1660 GPU looks a good investment, I guess I just then need a CPU with as many cores as I can afford.

Will have a shop around. Not sure I'm confident building anything from scratch so if you're aware of anything pre-built that may fit the bill, please share. Thanks again.

best build yourself, if going Pure gaming- you'd be forced to buying pre-built due to GPU stock issues

pc-guy · 19 Jan 2021 at 08:50

Build yourself. Watch a few YouTube videos if you have never done a build or put a component into a PC before.

It is not rocket science.

if something doesn’t go right after the build and you can’t fix it then you can always take it to your local PC shop for a bit of diagnostics and pay them some money do the troubles and it will still work out cheaper and better than pre-builds