PC for video editing 1080 GoPro footage for Youtube

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Pablamos

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I'm looking to buy a pc for occasional video editing, like twice a week.

Mainly GoPro 1080 videos for Youtube.

I'm not using the pc for gaming.

I'm using Adobe Premiere Pro and my current pc keeps stalling.

I was advised to get at least a Nvidia 4070 graphics card.

Monitor is Eizo Coloredge CG2420 resolution 1920 x 1200

Max budge is £2500 unless there are good reasons for going higher.

I'd appreciate any advice or changes I should make to my inexpert selection below.

I'd particularly like to know if I've overegged anything and what can be downgraded given my specific usage.

thanks in advance

Case
CORSAIR 4000D RGB AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
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Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-14900F (Up to 5.8 GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard
GIGABYTE Z790 GAMING X AX (LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 4070 GDDR6 TWIN EDGE - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3200 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
4TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 5400RPM, 256MB CACHE
Memory Card Reader
USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CX SERIES™ CX-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 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)
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 Home 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
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Don't get the above or anything else with an Intel cpu, the 13 and 14 series chips are dead upon arrival

Intel 13th and 14th Gen confirmed defective

So there's been a lot of upset gathering steam on the inter webs with intermittent games crashes on Intel 13th and 14th gen. Workarounds range from underclocking to disabling ecores. BUT, there are a lot of people finding that simply disabling hyperthreading is a proper solution. The findings...
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk
 
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I'd personally be looking at a system like this. It depends a little on what you're doing. How long are the videos? If they're just a few minutes long, I'm not sure it's worth spending hundreds more to save 20% on a render. But if they're an hour long and it's for business purposes, it might well be. You could get a very adequate machine for c. £1700.

But at the full budget, this is what I'd do:

Case
CORSAIR 4000D RGB AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16 Core CPU (4.3GHz-5.7GHz/80MB CACHE/AM5) Far better CPU
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6) Last gen motherboard, but honestly the generational gains aren't huge
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) Should be enough for 1080p video editing
Graphics Card
16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER TRINITY BLACK EDITION - HDMI, 3 x DP A really, really strong graphics card. Arguably overkill, but superb.
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) Boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW) Project drive
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE Storage drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET More power supply capacity is wise and prudent
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX XT RGB High Performance CPU Cooler Far, far better cooling
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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 Home 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)
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NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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Google Chrome™
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 4 to 6 working days
Price: £2,509.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/wDNQdQeBXH/
 
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Martinr36 said:
Don't get the above or anything else with an Intel cpu, the 13 and 14 series chips are dead upon arrival

Intel 13th and 14th Gen confirmed defective

So there's been a lot of upset gathering steam on the inter webs with intermittent games crashes on Intel 13th and 14th gen. Workarounds range from underclocking to disabling ecores. BUT, there are a lot of people finding that simply disabling hyperthreading is a proper solution. The findings...
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk
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Martinr36 said:
Don't get the above or anything else with an Intel cpu, the 13 and 14 series chips are dead upon arrival

Intel 13th and 14th Gen confirmed defective

So there's been a lot of upset gathering steam on the inter webs with intermittent games crashes on Intel 13th and 14th gen. Workarounds range from underclocking to disabling ecores. BUT, there are a lot of people finding that simply disabling hyperthreading is a proper solution. The findings...
www.pcspecialist.co.uk www.pcspecialist.co.uk
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Fair enough, bin the Intel
 
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sck451 said:
I'd personally be looking at a system like this. It depends a little on what you're doing. How long are the videos? If they're just a few minutes long, I'm not sure it's worth spending hundreds more to save 20% on a render. But if they're an hour long and it's for business purposes, it might well be. You could get a very adequate machine for c. £1700.

But at the full budget, this is what I'd do:

Case
CORSAIR 4000D RGB AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16 Core CPU (4.3GHz-5.7GHz/80MB CACHE/AM5) Far better CPU
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6) Last gen motherboard, but honestly the generational gains aren't huge
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) Should be enough for 1080p video editing
Graphics Card
16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER TRINITY BLACK EDITION - HDMI, 3 x DP A really, really strong graphics card. Arguably overkill, but superb.
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) Boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW) Project drive
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE Storage drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET More power supply capacity is wise and prudent
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX XT RGB High Performance CPU Cooler Far, far better cooling
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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 Home 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
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FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
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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 4 to 6 working days
Price: £2,509.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/wDNQdQeBXH/
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The videos are no longer than 10 minutes and I'm not in a rush for rendering to finish. It's not for business.

I'm curious as to what the "adequate machine for £1700" looks like. I could probably then find a midway point between the high and the low.
 
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Well this goes cheaper on case, CPU, graphics card, storage (though only the hard drive), power supply and cooling. It doesn't quite hit £1700 but it's close and for amateur video editing it's really all you need.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.3GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 4070 SUPER VENTUS 2X OC - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 150 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)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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 Home 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
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FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
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NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
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 4 to 6 working days
Price: £1,761.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/FygTx6Fwcs/

I edit my videos, which sound similar to yours, on a machine that's similarly powerful (I have a weaker graphics card but a slightly stronger CPU) and honestly it's completely fine.
 
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sck451 said:
Well this goes cheaper on case, CPU, graphics card, storage (though only the hard drive), power supply and cooling. It doesn't quite hit £1700 but it's close and for amateur video editing it's really all you need.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.3GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
12GB MSI GEFORCE RTX 4070 SUPER VENTUS 2X OC - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 150 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)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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 Home 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
Google Chrome™
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 4 to 6 working days
Price: £1,761.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/FygTx6Fwcs/

I edit my videos, which sound similar to yours, on a machine that's similarly powerful (I have a weaker graphics card but a slightly stronger CPU) and honestly it's completely fine.
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Thanks, that's super useful. I'll have a think over the weekend.

I don't want to pay more than I have to but I am willing to pay what I need, if that makes sense.

So halfway between £1761 and £2509 is £2135.

What would be the upgrades from "adequate" to the mid-point?

I'm going to keep the 4TB HDD as a starter.
 
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Pablamos said:
I'm going to keep the 4TB HDD as a starter.
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I would 100% recommend paying the extra for the Ironwolf model that @sck451 recommended.

They are NAS certified drives which means they have far higher endurance than a standard drive. For video archiving, IMHO they're essential these days. I use the Western Digital Red Pro versions which are very similar in reliability, performance and noise. It's the massive 128mb cache that makes a world of difference to overall usability as well as the higher endurance. They're like a perfect bridge between professional desktop and enterprise grade drives.

They're exceptional drives, well worth it over a standard 7200rpm drive.
 
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There's an element where you could cut further. You could go down to a 7600 CPU, which would be perfectly adequate for video editing at a hobbyist level, and rendering is mostly done on the GPU now anyway. The £1760 is definitely not a cheeseparing build: it's a really strong machine.

You could, however, add four CPU cores with the 7900 CPU, upgrade to the 4070 Ti Super graphics card and the 4TB Ironwolf drive, and go back to the prettier case, and pretty much hit your mid-point budget with enough left over to buy a fancy coffee. (NB that you can't really push the CPU much further without spending a lot more on cooling: the 7700 and 7900 are very efficient and a simple air cooler is enough, especially as you won't be doing super-long tasks, but further upgrades would need an AIO.)

I'm honestly not sure this is worth it for you for your purposes, but it's certainly a terrific system! I wouldn't get it if my focus was on value for money, but there are other concerns in life!

Case
CORSAIR 4000D RGB AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12 Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.4GHz/76MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER TRINITY BLACK EDITION - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W CX SERIES™ CX-750 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 150 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)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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 Home 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
Google Chrome™
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 4 to 6 working days
Price: £2,131.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/eRXWQHEBSZ/
 
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SpyderTracks said:
I would 100% recommend paying the extra for the Ironwolf model that @sck451 recommended.

They are NAS certified drives which means they have far higher endurance than a standard drive. For video archiving, IMHO they're essential these days. I use the Western Digital Red Pro versions which are very similar in reliability, performance and noise. It's the massive 128mb cache that makes a world of difference to overall usability as well as the higher endurance. They're like a perfect bridge between professional desktop and enterprise grade drives.

They're exceptional drives, well worth it over a standard 7200rpm
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Thanks, that's a very useful tip.
 
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NB that I've just seen I made a mistake in my last build above: I'd actually go for the 750W RMe power supply, not the CX one. That adds £30ish to the price, because it's much, much higher quality.
 
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sck451 said:
There's an element where you could cut further. You could go down to a 7600 CPU, which would be perfectly adequate for video editing at a hobbyist level, and rendering is mostly done on the GPU now anyway. The £1760 is definitely not a cheeseparing build: it's a really strong machine.

You could, however, add four CPU cores with the 7900 CPU, upgrade to the 4070 Ti Super graphics card and the 4TB Ironwolf drive, and go back to the prettier case, and pretty much hit your mid-point budget with enough left over to buy a fancy coffee. (NB that you can't really push the CPU much further without spending a lot more on cooling: the 7700 and 7900 are very efficient and a simple air cooler is enough, especially as you won't be doing super-long tasks, but further upgrades would need an AIO.)

I'm honestly not sure this is worth it for you for your purposes, but it's certainly a terrific system! I wouldn't get it if my focus was on value for money, but there are other concerns in life!

Case
CORSAIR 4000D RGB AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12 Core CPU (4.0GHz-5.4GHz/76MB CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER TRINITY BLACK EDITION - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
4TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W CX SERIES™ CX-750 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 150 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)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe 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 Home 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
Google Chrome™
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 4 to 6 working days
Price: £2,131.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/eRXWQHEBSZ/
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Ok, so I'm sold on the Ironwolf HDD and an upgrade on the CPU. I'd rather upgrade than downgrade to be honest.

What I'm not convinced about is the graphics card. Why spend £290 more on a 16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 4070 Ti SUPER TRINITY than a 12GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 4070 GDDR6 TWIN EDGE?

Am I going to notice the difference?

There is also an option on extra fans for the case.

Front Fan Support - 3 x 120mm / 2 x 140mm (3 x 120mm AF120 Included)
Rear Fan Support - 1 x 120mm
Top Fan Support - 2 x 120mm / 2 x 140mm

So the case comes with 3 fans included, do I need extra fans or is this aethestics? Not that there is anything wrong with aethestics of course ha ha.
 
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Well, the 4070 Ti Super is a way more powerful graphics card. Ignore the similarity in name to the 4070: they don't have much to do with each other beyond coming from the same generation of Nvidia graphics cards. You will certainly get by with the 4070, though the GDDR6 variant you mention is not one I'd choose. It's probably OK for video editing, but I'd choose from the 4070 Super variants instead. You will notice the difference with some effects, with playback quality, and, perhaps, with rendering, depending on what you're actually doing with the footage.

Yes, the naming scheme is incredibly stupid and misleading!

You'll be fine with the fans already built in. This is not a terribly hot set of components: three 120mm fans (and PCS will probably include a rear fan too) will be plenty.
 
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It’s also the higher VRAM in the 4070 Super. Video editing benefits from as much as its given, that would make quite significant improvement for little extra spend.

The 4070 Super replaced the 4070, after about a year every generation they do a refresh which is where they optimise the current cards for better performance based on progress made in the manufacturing process in that time.
 
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SpyderTracks said:
It’s also the higher VRAM in the 4070 Super. Video editing benefits from as much as its given, that would make quite significant improvement for little extra spend.

The 4070 Super replaced the 4070, after about a year every generation they do a refresh which is where they optimise the current cards for better performance based on progress made in the manufacturing process in that time.
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It's also the GDDR6 version of the 4070, so a performance downgrade. Honestly it probably doesn't make a difference for video editing, because that's not generally bottlenecked by memory bandwidth, but it's still not the card I'd choose.

I'm not sure whether there would be an appreciable difference between the 4070 Ti Super and the 4070 Super's VRAM amounts, not for editing footage at 1080p, though ultimately it will depend on the complexity of the scenes and on the bitrate of the footage.
 
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sck451 said:
It's also the GDDR6 version of the 4070, so a performance downgrade. Honestly it probably doesn't make a difference for video editing, because that's not generally bottlenecked by memory bandwidth, but it's still not the card I'd choose.

I'm not sure whether there would be an appreciable difference between the 4070 Ti Super and the 4070 Super's VRAM amounts, not for editing footage at 1080p, though ultimately it will depend on the complexity of the scenes and on the bitrate of the footage.
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Apologies, I’d read it completely wrong as weighing up a 4070 standard vs 4070 Super, ignore me, not reading properly!
 
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Pablamos

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Thanks for the advice.

I'm going to have a think and order something on Monday

It's so good for people like me to have a forum like this!
 
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