Spec advice needed for video editing

AndyLGR

AndyLGR

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I use my pc to edit blu rays and dvds using software like Sony movie studio platinum and tmpgenc video mastering and also to run adobe audition to edit audio. My current pc is over 12 years old with an intel core quad 2.4ghz processor and only 2gb of RAM, so I’m long overdue an upgrade.

I’d been in touch online with a couple of the guys at overclockers and was pointed in the direction of the ryzen processors. So I’ve put together this spec using their PC configuration page on their website.

Processor:
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Quad Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) APU with RX Vega 11 Graphics - MPK

Memory:
Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit

Primary Drive:
Team Group TeamGroup 250GB Vulcan SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive

Secondary Drive:
Team Group TeamGroup 1TB Vulcan SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive

Optival Drive:
OcUK Value Blu-ray / DVDRW combi SATA - OEM

Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)

This comes with:

Kolink KLA-002 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Case
Power Supply: Kolink KL-400, 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

All of this comes to approx £700, I wasn't going to add another graphics card as this ryzen already has the onboard vega 11 graphics. Although I had been advised to think about upgrading the power to 500w and an ATX build, just in case I do add another graphics card at a later date as I would be limiting myself to a GTX 1660 using that case and power supply listed above.

Being new to this and never having a separate graphics card before that doesn’t mean a lot to me I wondered what would be the benefits of adding another one now and what would it add for me in the long run? I have no intention of using the pc for gaming.

So I ’m looking for some advice and thoughts on the package I selected above. Thanks.
 
Honestly....
First.. you're missing a motherboard from that list, won't go far without one of them.

Personally I'd get a ryzen cpu with at least 8 cores (no internal gpu) and use an external gpu (I'd pick nvidia due to tmpgenc having cuda support) but not sure what your overall budget is so other than saying that can't really give much more info.
 
lsg1r said:
Honestly....
First.. you're missing a motherboard from that list, won't go far without one of them.

Personally I'd get a ryzen cpu with at least 8 cores (no internal gpu) and use an external gpu (I'd pick nvidia due to tmpgenc having cuda support) but not sure what your overall budget is so other than saying that can't really give much more info.
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Thanks.

It comes with a gigabyte motherboard, I forgot to mention that. This is basic spec of it before the changes I made that I listed in the opening post:

AMD Ryzen Series CPU with Vega 8 Graphics, Gigabyte Motherboard, Up to 32GB DDR4 2400MHz, 240GB SSD, 80+ Bronze PSU, Optional WIFI, Optional DVDRW, Onboard Audio, VGA & DVI Ouput, AMD Approved Cooler

Forgive the daft questions, but what’s the benefit of having 8 cores and an egpu?

My budget is up to £1000.
 
AndyLGR said:
Forgive the daft questions, but what’s the benefit of having 8 cores and an egpu?
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In multithreaded applications (the ones you mention suggest they are) more cores basically means it does heavy cpu loads, such as encoding, faster. In very simple terms, an 8 core cpu would be twice as fast (minus a small overhead) as a 4 core at the same clock speed as long as the program supports using all the cores.

Egpu - basically you need a gpu to see stuff on the screen and ryzen cpu's with 8 cores don't come with a built in gpu like the one you mentioned. You can in some cases also get performance benefits from them too, nvidia has cuda for example and if the program supports it this can also speed up workloads. Look into tmpgenc and how it works with cuda for example.
 
You need better RAM than 2400MHz. Pick up a set of 3200MHz

also if you are on tight tight budget get the 1600AF or the 2600, 6 core 12 threads cheaper than 3400G. Downside is you need a GPU - definitely go with Nvidia for the CUDA acceleration. Go to MM for a second hand part that’s in your budget

Also why the small SSD? Why not a single 1TB?

dvd and blue ray drives - don’t buy new, buy used or b grade. Legacy products means you pay a premium for buying them new as they are not made that readily. I haven’t had a dvd writer in my computer since 2010
 
pc-guy said:
You need better RAM than 2400MHz. Pick up a set of 3200MHz

also if you are on tight tight budget get the 1600AF or the 2600, 6 core 12 threads cheaper than 3400G. Downside is you need a GPU - definitely go with Nvidia for the CUDA acceleration. Go to MM for a second hand part that’s in your budget

Also why the small SSD? Why not a single 1TB?

dvd and blue ray drives - don’t buy new, buy used or b grade. Legacy products means you pay a premium for buying them new as they are not made that readily. I haven’t had a dvd writer in my computer since 2010
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2 posts, so no MM access, I'd guess something like a 1070Ti could be picked up fairly reasonably second hand (the Bay @ ~£250ish) or possibly a 1660Ti new from here https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/graphics-cards/nvidia/geforce-gtx-1660-ti Also, I'd also go for 2 SSD, one for OS and another for programs and apps, after having a single SSD with everything on it fail on me a while back...
 
In the end I went with the following spec, all within budget with some compromises, but having used it for some of the tasks I was doing before on my old computer it practically flies through them. So I'm really happy with it. Thanks for all the suggestions.

Ryzen 5 3600 6 core CPU

Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit

Gigabyte AB350M-DS3H Motherboard

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Primary Drive - Team Group TeamGroup 250GB Vulcan SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive

Secondary Drive - Team Group TeamGroup 1TB Vulcan SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive

Optival Drive - OcUK Value Blu-ray / DVDRW combi SATA - OEM

Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)

Power Supply - Kolink 500W Bronze Power Suppl
 
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