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Ilzhu
Ilzhu
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April 23, 2018
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New build for video editing

  • April 23, 2018
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I have decided to build my own computer for video editing. I would produce about 3 videos a week, need to have it work relatively quickly, since I run my own business and don’t have time to babysit the rendering, or stop editing vids for hours at a time.

I use premier pro and after effects, usually work with multiple windows open, and import several files/project. I export mainly into mp4 formats, and upload to 3rd party sites. So, I don’t need to be able to edit/render/display more than 1080p.

Ive been reading a lot of the forum recommendations for minimum requirements, and put together the following parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DjFJbX

I’d love to get feedback, particularly on the video card, ram, cpu combination. This would be my first build.

Thanks!

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    Ilzhu
    IlzhuAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 24, 2018

    Further adjusted parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/snYJfH

    I did read in another forum post that Adobe isn’t testing all the gpu’s so hasnt certified them. In my current parts list I’ve included the gtx 1080. It has vram of 8gb which is supposed to be much more than enough.

    Any other issues?

    The HDD’s are for a RAID 10 configuration for storage/backup

    The SDD is for the OS and software

    Peru Bob
    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    April 24, 2018

    Perhaps RjL190365 or Bill Gehrke could chime in here.

    Bill Gehrke
    Bill Gehrke
    Inspiring
    May 4, 2018

    https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wTmt8Y

    This is the current list. I’m reading about SSD raid. Im on the fence, but I value all the knowledge you guys have, so I’ll keep reading.


    Why would you even consider SSD RAID?  By choosing the right SSD you can have all the speed you need.  If you want redundancy software RAID is questionable and hardware RAID is expensive.

    Ilzhu
    IlzhuAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 23, 2018

    https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Cqbt8Y

    I updated the video card.

    people keep telling me I should be using a 1080ti card. I don’t undersatand why I should, since that’s a card optimized for gaming. I’m doing video production. Shouldn’t I use a card optimized for that purpose? Is it deceptive advertising? Bandwidth doesn’t matter? Am I ignorant of some crucial factor involved in selecting a good video card?

    Peru Bob
    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    April 23, 2018

    I think a hex core, rather than a quad core, processor with hyperthreading would be better for Premiere Pro.

    Also, double the RAM.

    How do you plan to use those WD HDDs?  A large SSD might be better.

    What about a backup drive?

    Ilzhu
    IlzhuAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 23, 2018

    I was going to do a RAID Setup, for storage/backup. I will remove video I’m done with, so the storage doesn’t need to be huge.

    I plan on putting the OS and the Adobe programs on the SSD.

    I need more than 16gb of ram for 1080p —-> mp4?

    Thats cool if I need it, but I had read that over 16gb ram was for 4K video editing.

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