Video Editing - Hobbyist Gaming Rig

anandsap123 · Jul 6, 2014

Check out my build and tell me what you think.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/anandsap123/saved/9frYcf

MxPhenom 216 · Jul 6, 2014

If you are serious about Video editting you might benefit from a LGA2011 build with a X79 board and a 4930k.

erocker · Jul 6, 2014

MxPhenom 216 said:
If you are serious about Video editting you might benefit from a LGA2011 build with a X79 board and a 4930k.

Why? I don't see a need for it.

May want to get a larger HDD. Raw video takes up a lot of room.

anandsap123 · Jul 6, 2014

I only recently started archiving everything so all my footage on my current computer is just under 500GB.

droopyRO · Jul 6, 2014

You dont need a powerfull graphics card, unless the programs you use to edit or encode the clips use CUDA or the AMD equivalent. Also i would get 3 HDD and put them in a RAID 5 array, you get more speed when you export clips and safety if one of those HDDs fails.

Jetster · Jul 6, 2014

The one thing Nvidia does better than AMD is GPU encoding. Ive tried both. Its not a big advantage but still its is there. Also once you get to the GTX760 the curve levels off to go to 770 or 780 as far as transcoding. Also Huge SSDs are very nice working with video

anandsap123 · Jul 6, 2014

In the latest Adobe CC, OpenCl is seconds away from CUDA. SECONDS! I will not pay for the overpriced green monster for SECONDS! You are right about a large SSD being nice. I will add one sometime down the road. I think I think my next upgrade will be RAM, then storage (HDD RAIDS and SSD), and then GPU (Crossfire or new single card).

T-Bob · Jul 6, 2014

droopyRO said:
You dont need a powerfull graphics card, unless the programs you use to edit or encode the clips use CUDA or the AMD equivalent. Also i would get 3 HDD and put them in a RAID 5 array, you get more speed when you export clips and safety if one of those HDDs fails.

I agree with the raid5 array for redundancy. If you decide to with raid I would recommend a hardware raid card. Also if you use any Adobe products then you do want a gpu. As all of there modern software uses OpenCL. I hope this helps.

El_Mayo · Jul 6, 2014

I'm in the exact same boat as you so any advice you get is good for me too

Is it good to have a very big SSD to use as a scratch disk when editing, to hold cache clips and such? or a small one just to hold the OS and the editing software

Jetster · Jul 6, 2014

anandsap123 said:
In the latest Adobe CC, OpenCl is seconds away from CUDA. SECONDS! I will not pay for the overpriced green monster for SECONDS! You are right about a large SSD being nice. I will add one sometime down the road. I think I think my next upgrade will be RAM, then storage (HDD RAIDS and SSD), and then GPU (Crossfire or new single card).

GTX 780 $480 +
AMD R9 290X $520 +

Who's overpriced?

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-290X-vs-GeForce-GTX-780

anandsap123 · Jul 6, 2014

But do I have an r9 290X in my build?? With an r9 290 you get 4GB of VRAM STANDARD (Nvidia GPU's cost more for more VRAM) and GTX 780 comparable performance at the same price of a GTX 770 4GB!!!!!

T-Bob · Jul 6, 2014

Personally, if $ isn't a concern, I'd recommend a large SSD for Windows and programs/games. A small high rpm HDD for a scratch disk. Then a 3 drive RAID 5 array on a hardware raid card.
I know that this can be very expensive, as I have a similar storage setup.

System Name	Phantom - Video Editing with some Gaming on the side
Processor	Intel i7-4790k
Motherboard	Gigabye Z97X Gaming 3
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	G.Skill Sniper Series 16 GB (2x8 GB) DDR3-1866
Video Card(s)	XFX Black Edition Double D R9 290
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 250GB & Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
Case	NZXT Phantom Full Tower (Red)
Power Supply	EVGA G2 850W
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	Ryzen Reflection
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G \| 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Phantom - Video Editing with some Gaming on the side
Processor	Intel i7-4790k
Motherboard	Gigabye Z97X Gaming 3
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	G.Skill Sniper Series 16 GB (2x8 GB) DDR3-1866
Video Card(s)	XFX Black Edition Double D R9 290
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 250GB & Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
Case	NZXT Phantom Full Tower (Red)
Power Supply	EVGA G2 850W
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	Juliette // HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard	Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

Video Editing - Hobbyist Gaming Rig

anandsap123

MxPhenom 216

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anandsap123

droopyRO

Jetster

anandsap123

T-Bob

El_Mayo

Jetster

anandsap123

T-Bob

System Name	Daily Driver / Mobile Gamer
Processor	R7-2700x / R7-3700x
Motherboard	ASRock Taichi x470 / ASRock x370 Gaming ITX
Cooling	EK monoblock - dual 360 rads / NH-U9S
Memory	G.Skill 16GB 3466c14 / Crucial 32GB 3733c16
Video Card(s)	TITAN / GTX 1070ti
Storage	WD BLACK 500GB SSD / 1TB M.2, 1TB 850 EVO
Display(s)	LG 27EA83R / TeamViewer
Case	Dimastech Easy V3 / DA-2
Audio Device(s)	HT E-Claro -> Yamaha Receiver - Polk CS1, 2x Polk OWM3 or DT-990 Pro
Power Supply	SeaSonic X-850 / SSR-650SGX
Mouse	Mionix NAOS 7000
Keyboard	Drevo GRAMR tkl
Software	Linux & Win10 Pro

System Name	N/A
Processor	i7-4790K
Motherboard	Asus Z97-A
Cooling	Thermalright True Power 140
Memory	2 x 8GB GeIL Potenza 2400Mhz
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 970 Gaming
Storage	2TB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	24" Samsung 1080p LED Monitor
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro
Power Supply	Corsair TX650W
Mouse	Logitech MX518
Keyboard	Corsair K70 (Brown MX)
Software	Windows 8.1