Switching from iMac

[Nevioni]

Hey folks, I know I should have posted before I bought but im impulsive. Im expecting this to be at least a step up from my current comp but hoping I did made a decent choice.

I felt its overdue time to switch from my old 27" iMac late 2013 to something a bit less outdated, and im switching to pc as I so over not being able to upgrade my hardware.

This comp will be used for a lot of Video Editing as Im a wedding videographer and moderate gaming as Im a Wedding Videographer in a global pandemic

GPU was chosen because of availablility

Most of my video editing will be done on my 4k tv so the monitor I chose is just to have one really. Hoping I havent screwed up much as Iv never built a pc before.

 

[Steveyg]

Yeah I would recommend cancelling the order and going again mate, the new 11 series CPU's from Intel are a bad choice, you can have a read about it below

AMD Vs Intel

So some of you aren't aware of the reasons why so many people are heading away from Intel to AMD, so thought it would be important to lay that out for people to refer back to. A lot of you will go to cpubenchmark or userbenchmark to find performance metrics for CPU's. These sites are complete...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

If you let us know the budget, monitor and uses we can help you spec something that will suit your needs

 

[Martinr36]

If you'd asked for advise before placing your order you'd have been advised against it due to it being intel, read this thread for more info

AMD Vs Intel

So some of you aren't aware of the reasons why so many people are heading away from Intel to AMD, so thought it would be important to lay that out for people to refer back to. A lot of you will go to cpubenchmark or userbenchmark to find performance metrics for CPU's. These sites are complete...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

 

[Martinr36]

Darn @Steveyg beat me to it

 

[Nevioni]

Right that's a bit disconcerting, how much of an issue is the intel cpu? Its always been my understanding that intel was the choice for video editing. Is it a case of its a bad chip or just not quite as good as Ryzen?

 

[Steveyg]

Right that's a bit disconcerting, how much of an issue is the intel cpu? Its always been my understanding that intel was the choice for video editing. Is it a case of its a bad chip or just not quite as good as Ryzen?

Have a read a the links mate they are not only not as good but they run hotter, use more power wont be able to support up and coming features like SAM (Smart Access Memory) which is going to be a thing.

It's essentially a dead platform at the minute so it's strongly advised that you go a different route around here

 

[Martinr36]

Right that's a bit disconcerting, how much of an issue is the intel cpu? Its always been my understanding that intel was the choice for video editing. Is it a case of its a bad chip or just not quite as good as Ryzen?

Read all the info in that thread, its all explained there, they recently released a new chip and its worse than the previous generation..............

 

[Steveyg]

Read all the info in that thread, its all explained there, they recently released a new chip and its worse than the previous generation..............

I'm quick on the draw today Martin

 

[Martinr36]

I'm quick on the draw today Martin

you had a new M.2 drive fitted rather than SSD......................

 

[Nevioni]

Ok so I gave them a call and made and had a chat with one of their specialists and we made a couple of changes.

Swapped the i7 for Ryzen 7 5800x
swapped 2060 for a Radeon RX 6700 xt
swapped 2tb ssd for 2tb m.2 ssd

 

[Martinr36]

Ok so I gave them a call and made and had a chat with one of their specialists and we made a couple of changes.

Swapped the i7 for Ryzen 7 5800x
swapped 2060 for a Radeon RX 6700 xt
swapped 2tb ssd for 2tb m.2 ssd

so what does the full build look like now

 

[Steveyg]

Can you post the whole build mate? Just swapping them out like that doesn't make a whole lot of sense, the R7 5800X is a great choice but I'd like to know what motherboard and cooling you paired with it?

Also just changing a SDD to an M2 doesn't make much sense as you're generally better splitting the storage into an OS drive and storage drive and having two as opposed to one

The 6700XT is a pretty massive step up from the 2060

I'd be concerned the whole build has been thrown out of balance, changes made for the right reasons but I fear you might have fired too quickly

 

[Martinr36]

yeah be good to know what motherboard its all on and with what PSU, and exactly what drive configuration, on the latter I'd normally spec a 1TB barracuda HDD for general storage
A 500GB 980 samsung M.2 for the system drive
A 1TB PCS M.2 for the games to go on

 

[Nevioni]

So completely different than my first attempt,

I dropped 32gb of Ram temporarily to keep cost down but will deff be putting that back fairly lively

 

[Steveyg]

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So completely different than my first attempt,

I dropped 32gb of Ram temporarily to keep cost down but will deff be putting that back fairly lively

If you have a look at this thread it'll show you how to post a configurable link, it makes it easier to make and see suggestions

How to Post Your Specification to the Forum - Check this Spec

When creating a forum post looking to discuss a PC spec there's a really simple way to post the spec in question here. IF YOU HAVEN'T ORDERED ONE YET AND ARE LOOKING FOR ADVICE ON A BUILD follow this step. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY ORDERED AND ARE ASKED FOR SPECS follow the next post. Click the...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

I'm not sure what your budget is but for something similar I'd be looking at this, I matched the GPU to the monitor in your selected build. That's a 1080p monitor but the 6700XT is a 1440P card, way overkill for that monitor

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
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 H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Webcam
Logitech® HD Webcam C920 - 1080p recording & 720p video calling
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 15 working days
Price: £1,865.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/NJMQ5ZWDJZ/

 

[Martinr36]

Nice build there by @Steveyg

If you have a look at this thread it'll show you how to post a configurable link, it makes it easier to make and see suggestions

How to Post Your Specification to the Forum - Check this Spec

When creating a forum post looking to discuss a PC spec there's a really simple way to post the spec in question here. IF YOU HAVEN'T ORDERED ONE YET AND ARE LOOKING FOR ADVICE ON A BUILD follow this step. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY ORDERED AND ARE ASKED FOR SPECS follow the next post. Click the...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

I'm not sure what your budget is but for something similar I'd be looking at this, I matched the GPU to the monitor in your selected build. That's a 1080p monitor but the 6700XT is a 1440P card, way overkill for that monitor

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
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 H115i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB 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)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Webcam
Logitech® HD Webcam C920 - 1080p recording & 720p video calling
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 15 working days
Price: £1,865.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/NJMQ5ZWDJZ/

I dropped 32gb of Ram temporarily to keep cost down but will deff be putting that back fairly lively

I doubt you'd need 64GB, I edit 4K video on my laptop with 16GB, admittedly I have got 32GB in the desktop