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May 16, 2019
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Advice on building a PC for photo + video editing

  • May 16, 2019
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Hi all. I just decided to build a new PC for photo + video editing, as well as music production, and would like your advice on parts.

I'm currently leaning towards an Intel i7 9700k over Amd's Ryzen 2700, mainly because I like Intel more (even though it is more expensive).

For the display, I'm waiting on a BenQ SW240 24" 1920x1200 photography monitor I just ordered on Amazon. I decided on it over a 27" Dell. I've heard the quality control of more affordable monitors like this is not the greatest, so I hope for the best as $500 is my budget.

What are your thoughts? Considering I plan to use this PC for a variety of tasks, including editing 1080p footage (no 4k) in Premiere Pro, do you think this is a good build / do you have any recommendations?

Thanks.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wjTbbX

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U9S 46.44 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.95 @ Amazon)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste  ($6.20 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI - MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($185.79 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($84.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($99.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 2 TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($80.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3 GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($179.89 @ OutletPC)

Case: Phanteks - P400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($87.23 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ B&H)

Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($99.39 @ OutletPC)

Keyboard: Logitech - G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.00 @ Amazon)

Display: BenQ SW240 - 24" 1920x1200 Monitor

Total: $1413.09

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Warren Heaton
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May 30, 2019

Match the specs of an iMac with as much RAM and SSD/Flash storage as you can afford and you're good to go!

Also, I'd highly recommend a higher resolution display.  1920x1200 is a really, really, really, really, really cramped workspace.

Peru Bob
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Community Expert
May 16, 2019

With 8 cores, you want at least 32 GB RAM.

Unless the 5400 RPM drive is a backup drive, change it to a 7200 RPM drive or another SSD.

What about the system drive?

Also, I would go for drives no smaller than 500 GB.

rocknroryAuthor
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May 16, 2019

Will 32gb really be a huge step up if I'm just using one application at a time?

I'll change it to a 7200rpm, good call.

Since the SSD is just going to hold the OS and a moderate amount of programs, 250gb should be fine, no?

Peru Bob
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Community Expert
May 16, 2019

rocknrory  wrote

Will 32gb really be a huge step up if I'm just using one application at a time?

The cpu may throttle back if not enough RAM is available for all cores.

Since the SSD is just going to hold the OS and a moderate amount of programs, 250gb should be fine, no?

With the increasing size of Windows Updates and Adobe applications, I'd go with 500 GB.