Video Editing PC Build

Petrolhead · 12 Feb 2016 at 08:31

I have been asked to shoot video for a company I know.

I need to build a dedicated PC that's fast enough to handle the rendering etc.

The videos are shot in 1080p and the final format is also 1080p

I am using Adobe Premier Pro and After Effects C6.

My CPU choice would be I7 5820k as it seems best bang for buck

I am going to start with 32GB ram

128gb SSD for the OS, 250GB SSD for active projects and then a backup NAS raid 1

So questions

Have I picked the right CPU?
Will 32GB Ram be enough?
What Mobo should I buy?
What graphics card should I buy?
Should I raid the video hard drives?

Blackjack Davy · 12 Feb 2016 at 08:50

Not done anything professionally but from amateur experience:

your biggest problem will be hard drive space I'd question whether 4tb will be enough. A fast drive is also important. Ram sounds good, cpu is fine, GPU is almost irrelevent just so long as it can render HD video in hardware so a basic card will be sufficient.

Just my two penn'orth.

Paul11 · 12 Feb 2016 at 08:51

Woudlnt a card with CUDA be an advantage?

Blackjack Davy · 12 Feb 2016 at 08:59

Even the basic Geforce 210 has CUDA

Biz.Kid09 · 12 Feb 2016 at 09:22

Is this the first time you have done it or ?

Seems a bit OTT to go out and splash on a new system if this is the first time you have ever edited video.

What is the budget?

Petrolhead · 12 Feb 2016 at 10:44

Have done it before however my current rig is probably not up to the job (i7 2600, 16GB Ram) and would like a dedicated PC.

Althoght I dont have unlimed funds a sensible starting price would be around the £750 mark?

I have edited my origional post

Cyanide · 12 Feb 2016 at 11:01

cms239 said:
Have done it before however my current rig is probably not up to the job (i7 2600, 16GB Ram) and would like a dedicated PC.

Althoght I dont have unlimed funds a sensible starting price would be around the £750 mark?

I have edited my origional post

Use what you've got or increase your budget.

A proper, dedicated editing machine that's a noticeable step up from what you've got wants everything you've listed above, a half decent GPU, 4 hard drives and a good backup system.

Petrolhead · 12 Feb 2016 at 11:05

Yes just looking at OC products and I think £1500 is probably nearer the mark

Kei · 12 Feb 2016 at 12:01

Proper dedicated video editing workstations use twin socketed 6-12 core xeons and a mid range quadro gpu. (Usually HP Z820's) The more basic edit workstations run one 6 core xeon and a mid range quadro. (usually HP Z420's) These machines are handling full hour long programme editing in a professional environment with 1080i50 video at 120mbps.

Unless you are running lots of video layers and the video bit rate is north of 50mbps, your current rig should be more than up to the task.

Petrolhead · 12 Feb 2016 at 12:10

Thanks for that.

To be honest I also fancy a new PC and this is a good excuse

This is what I have in the basket

i7-5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K)
X99M-Gaming 5 Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (is this a good choice, I usually buy ASUS)
GeForce GTX 970 TURBO OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
QBX Mini-ITX Cube Chassis - Black
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
Samsung 120GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E120B/EU
Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)

I already have mechanical hard drives

Need a power supply and not sure what to buy

Have I missed anything?

FredFlint · 12 Feb 2016 at 17:08

Good PSU = EVGA Supernova GS 650W. Why get a 120GB SSD when the price difference between a 120 and a 250 is £12? Also the 250's are generally faster.

stulid · 12 Feb 2016 at 17:26

Does that mATX board fit the ITX case? I honestly havent looked to see if the case is ITX+mATX.

Petrolhead · 12 Feb 2016 at 18:10

Good point re SSD

I will need to chech the mobo case question

stulid · 12 Feb 2016 at 18:17

Does it have to be in a small case? will an ATX bundle and something like a fractal define S not do?

Petrolhead · 12 Feb 2016 at 18:22

Kind of fed up having tower pc and want something smaller

Petrolhead · 12 Feb 2016 at 18:23

stulid said:
Does that mATX board fit the ITX case? I honestly havent looked to see if the case is ITX+mATX.

The spec on the case states a Mini Board. What annoys me is you picked this up however the staff at Overclockers did not and just said my basket was fine

stulid · 12 Feb 2016 at 18:26

http://cougargaming.com/products/cases/qbx/

Thats the case correct?

Does say its ITX only.

Try Phanteks for a good mATX alternative.

Or the only ITX X99 I know of is - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asro...2011-ddr4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-142-ak.html - but to fit all that on a small board it doesnt have four dimm slots.

Petrolhead · 12 Feb 2016 at 18:36

stulid said:
http://cougargaming.com/products/cases/qbx/

Thats the case correct?

Does say its ITX only.

Try Phanteks for a good mATX alternative.

Or the only ITX X99 I know of is - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asro...2011-ddr4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-142-ak.html - but to fit all that on a small board it doesnt have four dimm slots.

Thanks

It is the case however I think I need to rethink that and look for a case that takes a micro ATX

Funny thing works

I always asumed micro would be smaller than mini

Petrolhead · 12 Feb 2016 at 19:10

Been looking at cases. The Phanteks mATX is a nice looking case but quite big

The Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 and Fractal Design Node 804 also looks a nice pieces of kit

Petrolhead · 13 Feb 2016 at 13:18