RjL can fill you in on the other details. It is very useful to have at least two screens, perhaps an ultrawide for general UI work, and a second monitor for either spreading out additional windows or perhaps to have a 16:9 like a 1920x1080 or 3840x2160 for "transmit out" full-screen viewing of the output.
Personally, I've got an ultrawide for main UI, a 24" 1080 with an additional panel group I created over on that monitor with several premiere panels depending on the workspace I'm in, and a third UHD/3840x2160 for transmit out.
Depending on how serious you're going to be working, and of course how much moola you're willing to spend, other gear can be very useful.
- editing keyboards: some LOVE them, look around and ask ... like many, I use a small keyboard while editing (replacing my big one for typing) so that I've room for my mouse and my button-box alongside it.
- Button box: X-keys, a Razer Orbweaver Chroma, others ... you can set macros to so many options in Premiere to extend what you can do quickly.
- gaming mice: again, because of the better ergonomics (normally) and additional buttons plus the ability to set macros to the several extra buttons, these are heavily used by editors.
- control surfaces: depending on whether you want better and faster audio or color work, you may look at a Behringer audio panel or something for color work like the Tangent Wave2, Ripple ... or even high-end, like the full Tangent Elements panel I'm using. That is becoming more of a Swiss-army-knife do-all tool in Premiere, as they are working at even connecting with some of the Audio mixer controls via their Hub software.
When I'm working hard, my Razer Orbweaver Chroma button-box and the full Elements surface take over the lower-keyboard area of my desk, with the top of the desk housing left to right my Wacom pen-tab, a small wireless keyboard, and my mouse.
I'm heavily working through the Elements panel.
Neil
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