I need a PC for Video Editing with minimal rendering time in Adobe Premier

[Newb_dont_judge]

Approximate Purchase Date:
This month or next one

Budget Range:
$2000-3500

System Usage from Most to Least Important:
4k Playback video editing using adobe premier - Streaming and capture center for main pc

Parts Not Required:
OS, monitor, anything other than the main tower..

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
Anything

Country:
USA

Parts Preferences:
Intel, Nvidea

Overclocking:
If available/needed, no preference as long it meets my requirements

SLI or Crossfire:
If needed, no preference as long it meets my requirements

Monitor Resolution:
4k and 1440p

Additional Comments:
Need minimal rendering time for videos, I will be also using this as a capture and streaming pc for main rig

 

[KenZen2B]

I put together a few stories here for you info and hopefully provide you with information you need to decide what type of system you will need.

If you want to be in it for the long haul, read the stories at these links after which you will then understand what it takes to Video Edit.

General info: https://youtu.be/WbsyglPqK6o

High end systems, there are other systems which cost even more than this one.
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/General-Tech/Editing-Works...

Mid priced system.
http://toptengamer.hubpages.com/hub/Build-Photo-Editing...

Low priced system.
http://www.slrlounge.com/built-custom-photovideo-editin...

 

[g-unit1111]

Here's what I would suggest for your uses:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($554.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Professional EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($269.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($203.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($174.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($116.91 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($654.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($103.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $2385.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-05 01:50 EDT-0400

X99 and 32GB of RAM will ensure no system downtime for rendering high resolution videos, and the 980TI will allow for output to high resolution monitors.

 

[passionfly1]

I would strongly recommend that you not buy the 5930k but the 5920 variant that has less PCI lanes and is cheaper. If you use one video card the extra lanes the 5930 give you will be wasted and you will waste the $200 extra dollars your spending for nothing. If you plan to use 2 video cards by all means get the 5930. The current price for the 5920K (K = overclockable) is $384.00 on Amazon (US)/$339 for a refurb version on Amazon Warehouse deals. If you get any 4-core CPU like a 6700K or 7700K you can enable the onboard HD graphics function of Intel's Quicksync and use that to render instead of the CPU or the video card.

In my real-world experience my 4-core 6700K gives me a faster render time in Video Vegas of 2 1/2 hour long videos much much faster then the using the CPU only setting for Video Vegas. Magix Video Studio (formerly known as a Video Vegas) version 14.0 has a preference for what you want to use to render with. Once you choose the Intel Quicksync in the software's options you can actually see the difference in speed. I strongly doubt that even a 6 or 8 core-CPU is as fast as this Intel Quicksync is on all the 4-core CPU's. The 7700K (4-core socket 1151) sells for $339 atm and the 5920K (6-core socket 2011) sells for $384 so the price is very close.

I would get the 7700K because games have a serious diminishing return on more then 4 core CPU's. In other words games do not take full advantage of all 6 cores like they should BUT having any 4-core CPU gives you the option to enable Intel Quicksync which is a BEAST for rendering or using software like Handbrake to re-render to even smaller file sizes without any noticeable depreciation of video quality. Handbrake also can use Intel's Quicksync but I have yet to figure out how to enable it. If you use Adobe Premiere or Video Vegas you are fool if you do not enable the Intel Quicksync and use it imo. My render times went from 2-3 hours to around 45mins to 1 hour using Intel Quicksync for 2+ hour long videos. And I use a lot of FX in my videos that tend to slow the renders down a bit too. THANK YOU INTEL!

I overclocked my CPU to 4635Mhz, I would STRONGLY recommend 16Gb of memory and you will not need anything faster then 3,000mhz for the memory I can assure you. My memory is maxed for my CPU and its running at 2937mhz peak under the harshest of renders. My memory is specced to top out at 3733mhz and it has NEVER even come close to reaching that. The sweet spot is around 2600mhz to 3100mhz for the memory speed. if you buy faster its wasting money. Don't buy into the marketing hype. Your memory speed will be determined at how fast you overclock your CPU so a 7700k should peak out at 3200mhz and the rest would be wasted.

I also have to add one more thing about Intel Quicksync. You can surf the web or do other things WHILE you are rendering on the same computer because the GPU portion of the CPU is doing the brunt of the work and not the entire CPU!!! This is HUGE if your renders are over 1 hour and you want to at least watch a Youtube video or surf the net while your render progresses. Do not discount this amazing ability to actually use your computer while your renders become 3-4x faster!!! A 6 or 8-core CPU will use all the cores and it may be faster but can you use the computer ALSO while your rendering? This is an AMAZING advantage the 4-cores with Quicksync have over 6 or 8 cores without it. If your computer is a secondary one that sits in a corner and chugs away at rendering get the 6-core, if this will be your primary computer and you want to do something else while your rendering get the 4-cores and enable Quicksync in the BIOS and install the software from Intel so your apps can detect it. You will not be sorry with the latter.