Question New or Upgrade? (See picture)

[phyle5]

This is my very old computer and I want t build a new one for video editing. Which existing component I can use and build a decent 4k editing Pc (NO gaming) ?
Is it too old to use any component other than the case and power supply?,, better to build from scratch?

What is a decent 4k editing build (NO gaming) with 1k+- budget?

 

[Nighthawk117]

Do you have full system specs including the case and power supply?

At face value though, given the age of the machine I would lean towards keeping this one together, perhaps as a secondary/backup machine, and then building a new one from scratch with modern components.

You say your budget is 1k, what country to you live in?

 

[rgd1101]

and what the case and brand and model of the psu?

 

[Eximo]

The difference between a gaming PC and a video editing workstation aren't that much.

High amounts of video memory allows you to scrub through video footage much more quickly, and many software tools allow compression and conversion using GPUs. But you also need a lot of CPU capability and memory bandwidth. All things gamers need.

If your PSU is as old as the CPU, time for a pre-emptive replacement anyway. Chassis are relatively cheap, and you get some new fans along with them, worth the minor cost. And it lets you keep the old system entirely intact.

12700KF is on a pretty decent sale right now, gets you 8 high speed cores and 4 efficiency cores.

RTX 3060 gets you 12GB of VRAM and a relatively fast GPU for CUDA based processing. Looks to be the cheapest way to get 12GB of VRAM at the moment, outside of an old K6000 Quadro.

Functional chassis and cooling.

Higher end PSU, because, cheap ones basically just don't exist anymore...

And a decently fast storage drive with DRAM cache. You probably want to add an external backup drive at some point.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor ($259.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($160.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman T6 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1081.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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