New build for photo/video editing

[Remis]

Hi,

Any possible changes or different build recommendations are highly appreciated.
System as title says will be mainly used for heavy load of Adobe Photoshop/Lightroom and Premiere.

Thank you!




Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB TEMPERED GLASS MID-TOWER ATX CASE - WHITE
Custom Liquid Cooling Kit
Liquid Series® RGB Mid Kit - Corsair Hydro X - White
Tubing
Clear Hardline PETG Tubing (Bent/Metallic Fittings)
Graphics Card Cooling
GPU Water Block - For One Graphics Card!
Coolant Colour
Mayhems X1 UV Purple
LED Lighting
3 x 50cm ARGB LED Strip
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-14900KS (Up to 6.2 GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI II (LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
192GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5200MHz (4 x 48GB)
Graphics Card
16GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 4080 SUPER OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
3 x Corsair AF120 RGB ELITE PWM Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
2 DAY INSURED DELIVERY BY CRATE TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Liquid Series® Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: €5,537.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/intel-liquid/sVGnCUmS8j/

 

[Remis]

After some consideration decided that custom liquid cooling is not necessary for me and video card was an overkill considering that it will be mostly used for photo editing and not video.
Once again any input would be highly appreciated.



Case
CORSAIR iCUE 4000X RGB TEMPERED GLASS MID-TOWER ATX CASE - WHITE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-14900KS (Up to 6.2 GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI II (LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
192GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5200MHz (4 x 48GB)
Graphics Card
16GB ASUS DUAL GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS ARGB GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT RGB High Performance CPU Cooler - WHITE
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
2 x 50cm ARGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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 Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Price: €3,780.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/intel-z790-ddr5-pc/PZ5Gm!yD6u/

 

[Rich1975]

I would add another SSD drive - one for operating system and another for projects.

 

[Remis]

I would add another SSD drive - one for operating system and another for projects.

Sorry didn't specify, have at least 15 hard drives 10 ssds at home already

Thanks for the input

 

[RichLan564]

Sorry didn't specify, have at least 15 hard drives 10 ssds at home already

Thanks for the input

I would await for some input from the more experience users on this build before going any further

There is no way you need 192GB RAM for Photoshop/Lightroom

You will want to go for a smaller boot drive with a 2TB secondary M.2 for working projects etc.

You don't need the Arctic extreme paste

You don't really need an ASUS card unless you want the brand name

You probably don't need Win11 professional unless you are joining a domain

Finally I'm almost 100% sure that you will be recommend to go AMD

 

[Remis]

I would await for some input from the more experience users on this build before going any further

There is no way you need 192GB RAM for Photoshop/Lightroom

You will want to go for a smaller boot drive with a 2TB secondary M.2 for working projects etc.

You don't need the Arctic extreme paste

You don't really need an ASUS card unless you want the brand name

You probably don't need Win11 professional unless you are joining a domain

Finally I'm almost 100% sure that you will be recommend to go AMD

Thank you for your input,

I was sure that memory would be flagged right away but trust me when I say that I actually need it .. It won't be utilised 100% all the time or ever, but 96GB on Mac M2 studio ultra is not always enough :/

Regarding boot drive, I have selected that one just because I need it, have another several 2tb 990s at home and have couple 1tb 980s M.2s to make them boot drives if needed but in general extra space is always welcome and at this stage trying to get rid of anything lower than 2tb. Some project passing 1tb capacity..

Arctic paste is only couple quid, can't hurt to add it?

Regarding Asus video card, opted for that one just because going with Asus motherboard and don't really want to go any lower, downgraded form 4080 super OC already.

Win 11 Pro isn't an issue, been using it on my other systems and don't want to walk into any unnecessary limitations.

And I guess Intel or AMD is my biggest concern, tbh I had all AMD setup based on Ryzen 9 7950x done first but checking other forums and benchmarks seems that i9 14900ks has a fair advantage over AMD chip.
This rig wont be used for gaming at all, so any advantages AMD has over Intel in that regard are useless to me.

Thanks again for recommendations and I hope somebody who has experience with similar builds or an expert on this work field could add something or recommend anything at all.

It's been a while since my last build so don't want any mistakes done.

Thank you!

 

[Martinr36]

Arctic paste is only couple quid, can't hurt to add it?

Yes it can, as the perfectly applied paste already on the cooler has to be removed before someone attempts to apply pasta by hand and get a perfect covering

 

[Remis]

Yes it can, as the perfectly applied paste already on the cooler has to be removed before someone attempts to apply pasta by hand and get a perfect covering

Gotcha, will remove that from the list.

Thank you

 

[SpyderTracks]

After some consideration decided that custom liquid cooling is not necessary for me and video card was an overkill considering that it will be mostly used for photo editing and not video.
Once again any input would be highly appreciated.



Case
CORSAIR iCUE 4000X RGB TEMPERED GLASS MID-TOWER ATX CASE - WHITE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-14900KS (Up to 6.2 GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI II (LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
192GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5200MHz (4 x 48GB)
Graphics Card
16GB ASUS DUAL GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS ARGB GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ - MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX XT RGB High Performance CPU Cooler - WHITE
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
2 x 50cm ARGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 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 Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Price: €3,780.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/intel-z790-ddr5-pc/PZ5Gm!yD6u/

Sorry late to this.

I agree with the GPU, it's worth having the premium Asus model, reason being is they use higher quality japanese transistors and caps which are far better longevity wise under sustained load scenarios. The cooling solutions are that little bit better on the Asus cards which for this use is a definite benefit also.

I agree, for your uses with Adobe, Intel is a better fit. BUT, actually with the thermal issues with the 14900k your original custom cooled build was far closer to the mark. Even on a 360mm Premium Radiator, the 14900k will thermal throttle, the 14900KS is entirely pointless as will never be able to reach the additional frequencies due to throttling. It really needs a 420mm AIO as a minimum, especially for the kind of loads you're going to be applying. I just wouldn't suggest the KS in any scenario, it's an absolute rip off, it offers nothing you can't achieve by basic overclocking on the 14900k, it is exactly the same silicon.

The only amendments I would suggest would be upping the PSU to the 1200W Shift model which is the new ATX 3 format PSU, far more efficient especially for GPU loads.

I would also remove Norton, even just having the trial installed is a huge pain to uninstall and will negatively affect performance. Windows Defender is far better anyway.

 

[Remis]

Sorry late to this.

I agree with the GPU, it's worth having the premium Asus model, reason being is they use higher quality japanese transistors and caps which are far better longevity wise under sustained load scenarios. The cooling solutions are that little bit better on the Asus cards which for this use is a definite benefit also.

I agree, for your uses with Adobe, Intel is a better fit. BUT, actually with the thermal issues with the 14900k your original custom cooled build was far closer to the mark. Even on a 360mm Premium Radiator, the 14900k will thermal throttle, the 14900KS is entirely pointless as will never be able to reach the additional frequencies due to throttling. It really needs a 420mm AIO as a minimum, especially for the kind of loads you're going to be applying. I just wouldn't suggest the KS in any scenario, it's an absolute rip off, it offers nothing you can't achieve by basic overclocking on the 14900k, it is exactly the same silicon.

The only amendments I would suggest would be upping the PSU to the 1200W Shift model which is the new ATX 3 format PSU, far more efficient especially for GPU loads.

I would also remove Norton, even just having the trial installed is a huge pain to uninstall and will negatively affect performance. Windows Defender is far better anyway.

Thank you very much