Desktop build for 8K video editing requesting feedback

[nickolaykondratyev]

I am planning to buy PC from cyberpowerpc modeled off of the build described in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PphEQqI1Nck for 8K video editing (VR). I am planning to use Adobe products for editing.

This is the build I have so far (it is around $4k right now). Any suggestions for modifications would be highly appreciated. My budget is flexible and I am ok spending more if it means less lag for video editing. The big question I have is whether its worth for me to go with 64GB of RAM (I choose the fastest clocked 32GB RAM)

CAS:Corsair Crystal Series 570X RGB ATX Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/front/Top & Both Side tempered glass [+10]
CPU:AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz [4.0GHz Turbo] Sixteen-Core 32MB L3 Cache 180W Processor
CS_FAN:3X 120mm Corsair SP Series, 120mm High Performance RGB LED CaseFans [+53]
EVGA_POWER:EVGA PowerLink Revolutionized Cable Management Adaptor [+10] (Single Adaptor)
FAN:NZXT Kraken X62 280mm RGB CPU Liquid Cooling System w/ Copper Cold Plate - Extreme Cooling Performance [+85] (2 x Standard 140MM Fans)
HD_M2SSD:512GB WD Black Series PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD - Seq R/W: Up to 2050/700 MB/s, Rnd R/W up to 170/130k (Single Drive)
HDD:8TB (8TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+169] (8TB x 2 (8TB Capacity) RAID 1 Data Mirror Security [+346]) IUSB:Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
KEYBOARD:CyberpowerPC Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard
MEMORY:32GB (8GBx4) DDR4/3200MHz Quad Channel Memory [+120] (Performance Memory by Major Brands)
MOTHERBOARD:GIGABYTE AORUS X399 Gaming 7 ATX w/ RGB, Digital LED Support, 802.11ac, USB 3.1, 5 PCIe x16, 8 SATA3, 3 M.2 SATA/PCIe
MOUSE:CyberpowerPC Standard 4000 DPI with Weight System Optical Gaming Mouse
NETWORK:Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
NOISEREDUCE1:Power Supply Gasket [+5]
NOISEREDUCE2:Anti-Vibration Fan Mounts [+9]
OS:Windows 10 Home (64-bit Edition)
OVERCLOCK:Pro OC (Performance Overclock 10% or more) [+19]
POWERSUPPLY:1,000 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
SLI_BRIDGE:None
SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO:EVGA GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti SC2 HYBRID GAMING iCX 11GB GDDR5X (Pascal)[VR Ready] [+168] (Single Card)
WNC:HIRO 802.11ac Dual Band PCI-E Wireless Adapter Network Card [+19]

 

[imsqam]

Okay, massive system time. Editing video at 8K is one of the most demanding things you can ask a desktop computer to do. The best of the best will be required.

To answer your first question about RAM, 128GB would be considered a minimum and 256+ is recommended. To get into a system with 256GB would require a C612 dual CPU mobo, I won't go there.
https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-Adobe-Premiere-Pro-143/Hardware-Recommendations

Went with the i9-7940X CPU, it outperforms the 1950 Threadripper.
https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Premiere-Pro-CC-2017-1-2-CPU-Performance-Core-i9-7940X-7960X-7980XE-1034/
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

Instead of two 8TB HDD's setup in a RAID 1 configuration I added four 4TB HDD's to be setup in a RAID 10 configuration. This will give you a level of data redundancy while also providing faster HDD speeds.
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-3091470/set-raid-windows.html

Very efficient platinum 1200W PSU, this will give you a quieter experience as you will not be running in the upper range while not being too big.

FYI, the chosen keyboard is programmable and can have macros assigned to each key.

Decent mid-level sound card, I think this is a good idea for video editing.

Last, I included an Intel Optane SSD for use as a scratch drive. These things are blazingly fast.
http://www.pcgamer.com/intel-optane-ssd-900p-280gb-review/
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-ssds,3891.html

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rssrJV
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rssrJV/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i9-7940X 3.1GHz 14-Core Processor ($1288.49 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($147.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - X299 Taichi ATX LGA2066 Motherboard ($292.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - NIGHT HAWK 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($380.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - NIGHT HAWK 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($380.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - NIGHT HAWK 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($380.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - NIGHT HAWK 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($380.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.88 @ Other World Computing)
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.88 @ Other World Computing)
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.88 @ Other World Computing)
Storage: Hitachi - Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.88 @ Other World Computing)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G Video Card ($1499.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Corsair - Carbide Clear 600C ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: FSP Group - 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro Full 32/64-bit ($189.00 @ B&H)
Sound Card: HT Omega - FENIX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($86.66 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter ($38.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE MX Silent Wired Gaming Keyboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($45.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Other: Optane SSD 900P 280GB AIC ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $6663.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-14 20:50 EST-0500

 

[ArchitSahu]

imsqam has some good points. I modified the build a bit:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zwdPyf
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zwdPyf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i9-7980XE 2.6GHz 18-Core Processor ($1974.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - X299 RAIDER ATX LGA2066 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 128GB (8 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($1499.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($120.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - IronWolf 12TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($429.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - IronWolf 12TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($429.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($336.17 @ PCM)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase H500P ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Corsair - K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer - Naga Chroma Wired Laser Mouse ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $5516.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-14 23:04 EST-0500


The processor should be good for now. Like imq said, 128GB for 8K is not a bad idea. SO that is here.

Unless you are gaming, you do not need a 1080Ti for the build, a 1060 should be good enough. 750W thus is good for this build.

8k takes up a lot of space, so 12TB is not a bad idea. The Cooler Master case is literally massive, and has plenty of room for storage. Not too mention the two MASSIVE fans it comes with.

There is not a sound card, but you can add it in. Also, the motherboard comes with a Wireless Adapted as well.

Keyboard is something I have used before, and the mouse has plenty of extra buttons that will serve as Macros for editing.

 

[imsqam]

ArchitSahu, I disagree with some of your choices. First, the 7940X is faster for Premiere than the more expensive 7980X. The faster core speed outweighs the additional cores. See the graph at the end of the article.
https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Premiere-Pro-CC-2017-1-2-CPU-Performance-Core-i9-7940X-7960X-7980XE-1034/

Next, the 1060 will not be nearly as effective as the 1080 Ti due to VRAM requirements, 6GB is not enough for 8K video editing. It is slow at 4K much less 8K. The 1080 Ti will also help with the use of GPU acceleration and hybrid rendering.
https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-Adobe-Premiere-Pro-143/Hardware-Recommendations
https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Premiere-Pro-CC-2017-GeForce-GTX-1080-Ti-11GB-Performance-912/
https://www.techspot.com/article/1270-premiere-pro-cpu-gpu-performance/page2.html

For storage you have removed the Optane scratch drive, this will slow storage calls down significantly. Fast storage is absolutely essential here, by going with two 12TB HDD's you have eliminated the advantages of the RAID 10 configuration as well. If you need 12TB then adding two more 4TB drives would be a better way to go. To do this you would have to change the case to one with more drive bays, this would be a good choice.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/r298TW/rosewill-b2-spirit-atx-full-tower-case-b2-spirit

Build with 6 HDD's
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3qxKPs