Building a pc for premiere

Report · Apr 02, 2023

Hello everyone, I'm trying to build a pc and I'm kinda on budget, I need it mostly to run Photoshop, InDesign and premier.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the last one is the one with the highest demands, so I thought on building one just good enough for it.

Here is what I found on Amazon:

CPU Intel i3 https://amzn.eu/d/1o9K5ys

GPU GeForce GTX 1050 Ti https://amzn.eu/d/b4stvzx

motherboard Intel H510 https://amzn.eu/d/hnB2a11

Power supply https://amzn.eu/d/9MJDMek

RAM https://amzn.eu/d/bvbSYWU

CASE https://amzn.eu/d/2hc4Fea

So here is the question, what con i downgrade? Is there a site where I can find something cheaper?

I think the GPU is kinda overkill but I can't find anything cheaper on Amazon, also I think the heavy lifting in premier is done by the GPU am I right? So with such an expensive GPU is it enough a pentium/celereon?

Thanks everyone for the help, Sorry for such a long post😅

Report · Apr 02, 2023

Yes, Premiere Pro can have higher demands than Photoshop. If you intend to work with 4K video, requirements would even be higher. Below are the minimum system requirements:
https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/system-requirements.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/au/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html

Report · Apr 02, 2023

And here's a good article from Adobe on best laptops for video editing covering storage, memory (RAM), processor (CPU), Graphics card (GPU).

https://www.adobe.com/au/creativecloud/video/discover/best-laptop-video-editing.html

Report · Apr 02, 2023

Thanks for the reply but that's not really useful😅 this article is kinda generic but I need practical advices on what can I purchase.

Suff like "the minimum requirement only ask for a 6th generation CPU, would it work fine with just a 7th generation celereon?"

Report · Apr 02, 2023

Unfortunately, you cannot get a system that runs Premiere Pro at all well in your total budget. This is because Premiere Pro relies heavily on the CPU, and also utilizes the GPU for many rendering tasks. What's more, the GTX 1050 Ti that's in your planned build is woefully inadequate nowadays; in fact, it does not perform appreciably better than a newer integrated on-CPU graphics processor to justify the still-exorbitant price for it in your region. Those facts alone put you between a rock and a hard place because you either get too weak of a CPU to do much if any content creation or you get a system that has an appropriate CPU but a GPU that's so weak that the CPU performance becomes heavily bottlenecked by the overly weak GPU.

Worst of all, Intel has placed driver support for the integrated graphics of all 10th-Gen and earlier CPUs into legacy status, meaning there will be no more fixes ever outside of critical security patches.

And starting with the current year's major version of Premiere Pro, Adobe has begun to warn users in the System Compatibility Report that such older graphics hardware would no longer be supported in an upcoming release, and that they should update to a newer graphics card in order to continue using Premiere Pro at all. And that 1050 Ti is now over six years old, and who knows how long mainstream support will continue for such old hardware.

Report · Apr 02, 2023

Thanks a lot for all the info, if I were to buy a laptop how much do you think I should spend?

And how much should I spend on components?

Report · Apr 02, 2023

Laptop ideas https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/best-laptops-for-video-editing

I build my own, and spent about $2,000

What I have (home built Jan 2021) - My computer has zero problems
I wanted a 'bigger' nvidia card, but prices were crazy so had to compromise

Windows 11 Pro 64bit version 22H2

Intel i9 https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i9-10900k-core-i9-10th-gen/p/N82E16819118122
Motherboard https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Prime-Z490-P/dp/B07ZT3F95V/
64Gig Ram https://www.amazon.com/TEAMGROUP-3200MHz-PC4-25600-Unbuffered-Computer/dp/B086X2FYW9/
GTX 1650 https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GeForce-128-Bit-Graphics-G165D6AIC1/dp/B08GL81369/
Studio driver version 511.09 Download/Install 01-18-2022 (see below)
motherboard automatically turned integrated Intel video off when installed GTX
TEAMGROUP 512Gig SSD for Windows and programs and usual MS Office Documents files
500Gig SSD Temporary work files and output when creating new video files
1T SSD Video and sound files from camera and other sources
Tower Case https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Gaming-Computer-THOR-V2-W/dp/B005XUAAP2
CPU Cooler https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-ACFRE00052A-Freezer-Pressure-Optimised-Technology/dp/B07LGSDQC2
DVD Writer https://www.amazon.com/Lite-Internal-Drive-Optical-IHAS124-14/dp/B00ERJXTE4/
850watt https://www.newegg.com/cooler-master-mwe-gold-850-v2-mpe-8501-afaag-us-850w/p/N82E16817171180
January 2021 total with tax and shipping was $2,103 (cost IS now higher!)
ALSO some of these components MAY be replaced by newer models

Report · Apr 02, 2023

Oh, and I forgot to mention that the build that you listed above will not work at all no matter what because the RAM is completely incompatible with your chosen motherboard. You cannot use DDR3 RAM on a DDR4 motherboard - period - because the pinout is completely different between the two. Plus, DDR3 modules will not even physically fit the DDR4 sockets on the motherboard!

Moreover, the power supply that you chose is extremely abysmal because good 600W units cost far more than 25 Euros. That "600W" unit barely qualifies as a 250W unit as far as output quality is concerned. That's way too weak for modern, high-power-draw PC builds. And even if the specs on the label were to be believed, it could only handle 396W total on the +12V rail - which clearly indicates that the PSU is an old-design unit that's relatively heavy on the lesser-voltage (+3.3V and +5V) rails - not good enough with any newer PC that uses primarily the +12V rails.