Looking for advice - i9900k 3.6GHz for video editing?

[Hopemcr]

Hi,
I am looking to buy a PC for editing videos (at the moment max 4k footage) using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Affects.
This is what I have put together after looking at endless websites and reviews. My max budget £2.5k. Could you please let me know your thoughts? I want this to last for years to come.The one thing I was not sure at all is the power supply is that enough for this build?

Thank you so much

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 Eight Core Processor i9-9900K (3.6GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 860 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
ASUS PCE-AC88 AC3100 2100Mbps/5GHz, 1000Mbps/2.4GHz
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [MUP-00003]

 

[Scott]

Hoping that £3 isn't a deal breaker

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Price: £2,503.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/mKddxA!UBQ/

 

[Hopemcr]

Hoping that £3 isn't a deal breaker

Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Price: £2,503.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/mKddxA!UBQ/

Ha ha no £3 would not be a deal breaker but I am not sure if AMD is a good idea because Adobe CC seems to utilise Intel more. I did look at a few benchmark tests and Intel performs better. I noticed that you have selected 850W for the power supply. Would you say I should make that change on my initial build? Thank you Scott

 

[Scott]

Ha ha no £3 would not be a deal breaker but I am not sure if AMD is a good idea because Adobe CC seems to utilise Intel more. I did look at a few benchmark tests and Intel performs better. I noticed that you have selected 850W for the power supply. Would you say I should make that change on my initial build? Thank you Scott

Which benchmarks are you looking at? A 12 core, 24 thread AMD is going to demolish the 8 core 8 thread Intel at any sort of rendering or multi-core number crunching.

Intel is a very bad idea...... and look at my sig, filled with the bloody things haha. I'm not against any brand or anything like that, I've always been an Intel guy.... but they are done and dusted for at least a couple of years. Any Intel rig you buy now is likely to need a complete replacement to stay relevant in a year or 2... the AMD option will allow for multiple upgrade options/paths.

The 850W PSU is just a really excellent unit (The RXm). The 750w would be more than enough but it's, unfortunately, out of stock. No surprise as it's on every high end system I recommend haha.

If you're willing to consider the AMD I'm happy to go through any reservations you have if you can provide links to factual information (not forum he said/she said nonsense )

 

[CRMS]

Possibly in the wrong section - this is Website & Forum Feedback/Suggestions??

 

[Scott]

Possibly in the wrong section - this is Website & Forum Feedback/Suggestions??

Well spotted

 

[Hopemcr]

Oh no I am one of those people...sorry everyone. I got excited about buying a PC 😀

 

[Stephen M]

Definitely agree with Scott about AMD, not only are they much better but Intel have serious thermal issues and security problems and do not look like improving in the near future.

 

[Hopemcr]

Which benchmarks are you looking at? A 12 core, 24 thread AMD is going to demolish the 8 core 8 thread Intel at any sort of rendering or multi-core number crunching.

Intel is a very bad idea...... and look at my sig, filled with the bloody things haha. I'm not against any brand or anything like that, I've always been an Intel guy.... but they are done and dusted for at least a couple of years. Any Intel rig you buy now is likely to need a complete replacement to stay relevant in a year or 2... the AMD option will allow for multiple upgrade options/paths.

The 850W PSU is just a really excellent unit (The RXm). The 750w would be more than enough but it's, unfortunately, out of stock. No surprise as it's on every high end system I recommend haha.

If you're willing to consider the AMD I'm happy to go through any reservations you have if you can provide links to factual information (not forum he said/she said nonsense )

Hi Scott,
I had a quick look yesterday at it and you are right the AMD option is better for most of the applications I am looking to use apart from the After Affects. I have included some of the benchmarks I looked at.
I am thinking to go ahead with your recommended build but I am worried about the hydro CPU cooler. Are they really safe? Sorry for this question it's just that when I quickly look up online apparently there always is a risk of leak. By the way, I am super grateful for your help.

Thank you

 

[Scott]

Hi Scott,
I had a quick look yesterday at it and you are right the AMD option is better for most of the applications I am looking to use apart from the After Affects. I have included some of the benchmarks I looked at.
I am thinking to go ahead with your recommended build but I am worried about the hydro CPU cooler. Are they really safe? Sorry for this question it's just that when I quickly look up online apparently there always is a risk of leak. By the way, I am super grateful for your help.

Thank you

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I'm not sure what those benchmarks are or what they actually reflect but if you sat a 9900k next to a 3900X and rendered a 4k video, the 3900X would be significantly quicker.

With regards to the CPU cooler, I haven't recommended the Hydro. The Hydro models are REALLY old, of an old design and their quality control was sadly a little lacking. Thankfully Corsair learned from their mistakes quite early on and their quality control now is excellent.

You don't need to worry about it in all honesty. Any issues are so rare nowadays that you would need to be extremely unlucky. Faults are mostly out of the box so would be noticed straight away. There's no danger to your rig or anything like that as it's deionised water and coolant that's used.... it just causes an inconvenience more than anything. I had an old Corsair cooler in my last system for 8 or 9 years. I moved the cooler to my Fathers system and it's been going strong since. That's around 10 years from the one cooler.

I have the H115i RGB Platinum in my own rig. Highly recommend it, it's such a good cooler. It'll keep your boost clocks running really well and it's surprisingly quiet.