Raggit Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 So my friend wants a new desktop PC mainly for photo and video editing. He wants a 1tb SSD and 32 GB of RAM. Aside from that, I'm not sure what kind of specs are needed for photo and video editing. Any recommendations? His budget is between $1000-$1500 CAD. Please and Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Does he have any components already? It's a little difficult to find a lot of motherboards for the AMD offerings right now but their higher core/thread count should be a boon to video editing (thinking specifically of the 3900X if it can be managed with the budget). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggit Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 As far as I know, he doesn't have any components at all. He typically uses his laptop for computer related stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGLatinBoy Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 whats the budget and what have you looked at already here is something I pooped out should be good for photos and I guess you can play games on it, but i wouldn't. Unfortunately PSU prices are very high for what you're getting at the moment. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nK2DvW You can use this as a base to modify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Leaving some wiggle room in this build. First I will assume he already has some external hard drives to store his videos. Second unsure if he needs a monitor. Third, if you can find out exactly what software he will be using and if he knows which software, if any, can utilize GPU-acceleration. It might be wiser to invest more into GPU performance if it has CUDA acceleration, for example. Lastly, if he can hold off for a few more weeks AMD should be releasing the cheaper B550 motherboards, where he can save a few bucks. Intel might also be a consideration if he's going to focus on Photo editing more than video editing. But it will cost more, and right now the Ryzen 3600 and 3700X are the best bang for the buck productivity CPUs. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($413.45 @ Amazon Canada) Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard ($229.00 @ Canada Computers) Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg Canada) Storage: ADATA XPG SX8100 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB Phoenix OC Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg Canada) Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) Total: $1327.40Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-13 17:51 EDT-0400 And you can get a Windows 10 key on ebay for <$5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggit Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 56 minutes ago, HGLatinBoy said: whats the budget and what have you looked at already here is something I pooped out should be good for photos and I guess you can play games on it, but i wouldn't. Unfortunately PSU prices are very high for what you're getting at the moment. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nK2DvW You can use this as a base to modify. His budget is $1000-$1500 CAD, as mentioned in the first post. When switching to the Canadian PC part picker, unfortunately that goes up to over $2000. As for gaming, he's not a gamer so I doubt he'll be doing much if any gaming on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggit Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, cusideabelincoln said: Leaving some wiggle room in this build. First I will assume he already has some external hard drives to store his videos. Second unsure if he needs a monitor. Third, if you can find out exactly what software he will be using and if he knows which software, if any, can utilize GPU-acceleration. It might be wiser to invest more into GPU performance if it has CUDA acceleration, for example. Lastly, if he can hold off for a few more weeks AMD should be releasing the cheaper B550 motherboards, where he can save a few bucks. Intel might also be a consideration if he's going to focus on Photo editing more than video editing. But it will cost more, and right now the Ryzen 3600 and 3700X are the best bang for the buck productivity CPUs. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($413.45 @ Amazon Canada) Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard ($229.00 @ Canada Computers) Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg Canada) Storage: ADATA XPG SX8100 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB Phoenix OC Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg Canada) Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) Power Supply: SeaSonic S12III 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) Total: $1327.40Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-13 17:51 EDT-0400 And you can get a Windows 10 key on ebay for <$5. Ooh, thanks for this. I'll ask him about the software and if he's going to focus more on photo or video editing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Right now is also a crappy time to buy parts in general because supply is low, so retailers are either running out of stock or raising prices. Intel's newest processors, AMD motherboards, and power supplies have seen the biggest impact from what I can see. SSDs also went up a little bit than a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggit Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 He plans on using Photoshop for photo editing and Premier Pro for videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 AMD is competitive/on par with Intel in Adobe products, so the 3700x is probably the best option here as the 3900x would be hard to fit in the budget. Also it appears Adobe just recently updated Premier to offer GPU-accelerated encoding, so a decent video card makes sense for this as well as any of the GPU-accelerated effects being applied while working on a project. I'd like to recommend a 2060 or 2070, but again those will be pushing the budget. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($413.45 @ Amazon Canada) Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard ($229.00 @ Canada Computers) Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg Canada) Storage: ADATA XPG SX8100 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB GAMING AMP Video Card ($328.50 @ Vuugo) Case: Rosewill NAUTILUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada) Power Supply: EVGA 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) Total: $1424.91Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-14 00:36 EDT-0400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggit Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Thanks, I'll show him that as well, but apparently he plans on getting a new external drive and monitor as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Well, he could drop the video card down to a 1650, possibly, and not lose much performance. It's a bit hard to find enough testing on Adobe products to say for sure, but from what I did see is that anything more than an RTX 2060 shows diminishing returns, and when you start going slower than a 1050 Ti you lose a lot of performance. So a GTX 1660 should provide quite the punch, and I am unclear where the GTX 1650 would land on the performance curve (a curve, because Adobe GPU performance does not scale linearly with TFLOPs). The 1650 might be really close in performance to a 2060, or perhaps it splits the difference between a 2060 and 1050 Ti. Also it's unclear how Radeon video cards will stack up, as Adobe's just released the update to utilize the integrated video encoder/decoders built into AMD and Nvidia video cards. Historically Adobe does favor Nvidia GPUs and performs better under CUDA, as opposed to OpenCL that you have to use with Radeon graphics. But the latest update basically brought Quicksync levels of performance to discrete GPUs when encoding the project. Radeon video cards also typically give you more VRAM than similarly-priced Nvidia cards, which might be a consideration if he's working with ultra-high resolution videos. Here's a cheap option: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($259.99 @ Memory Express) Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($118.75 @ Vuugo) Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg Canada) Storage: ADATA XPG SX8100 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($199.00 @ Canada Computers) Case: Rosewill FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) Power Supply: Antec VP PLUS 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.75 @ Vuugo) Total: $1017.46Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-14 13:48 EDT-0400 A second-hand video would probably be the best way to bring the cost down lower. Another way would be to find a second-hand second-generation Ryzen CPU, like the 2600, 2600X, 2700, or 2700X. These CPUs were on fire-sale new before the pandemic struck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGLatinBoy Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 I suggest the Ryzen 3 the new one that just came out that can compete with the i7 7700k if you're dropping down CPU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggit Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 Thanks for all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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