Want to build a video editing machine for Premiere Pro CC

[Tushar Pandey]

I will only be using this machine for Premiere pro CC.I would like you guys to have a look at the specs I have chosen,give your suggestions:

i5 4th gen 4670K 3.4 Ghz LGA 1150 (Keeping in mind the benchmark tests found on this site for CC)

Ram Corsair 16 GB Corsair DDR3 @ 1333Mhz. Either 4GB x 4 or 4GB x 2 + 8GB X 1.I already have 8 GB of ram so I am stuck with 1333Mhz.Will this really matter? is 1600mhz better for video editing ?

Motherboard has to be in MSI as I had bad experiences with Asus and Intel original.I am confused about the chipset though..Has to be Z series right??

HDD - 2TB x 1 @ 7200rpm Seagate
1TB x 1 @ 7200rpm Seagate I already have the HDDs from the last machine.

Graphics Card - Within 12k INR.No choice in particular though I had good experience with Sapphire AMD 6670 AND R7 250. I hear AMD is no good for video editing?is it true?
Prefrences- Saphire for AMD
Zotac for Nvidia

Please recomend me a PSU.What shoud be the wattage? Also, need some guidance for buying a UPS.Have this one as of now:

http://www.snapdeal.com/product/zebronics-power-ups-u111/653520?utm_source=earth_feed&utm_campaign=21_56&utm_medium=101239537

psst- Do I need a cooling option if I am not running this machine in an air conditioned room?

As for the OS is Microsoft Windows 8 / 8.1 SL OEM 64 bit ok ?

I am also looking to buy a Full HD monitor under 12K INR.

Thanks a lot in advance !!

 

[kenrivers]

This may a good place to start: https://forums.adobe.com/message/6129769

You may want to consider an SSD for the OS and programs and use the HDD(s) as a scratch drive.

http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/3/944388

 

[Karsten75]

For video editing, I would recommend the much more capable Xeon E3- 1231 V3.

Here is a partial build. THe PSU is the minimum quality I'd recommend. Still good, not the best.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($247.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $557.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-24 13:15 EDT-0400

 

[Tushar Pandey]

I have heard so much about SSDs.How do they help?

 

[Karsten75]

SSDs are really fast and thus reduce the delay introduced by traditional hard disk drives. It works very well on booting your system, an SSD system can boot fully in maybe 15 seconds.

On workloads that has a lot of hard drive activity, the improvement is similar.

 

[Tushar Pandey]

Sorry but I am a real noob at SSDs.So could you tell me why are SSDs not used for scratch disks.?

 

[Karsten75]

well.. there is no reason why they can't be used for scratch disks. In fact, I built a computer for a guy wanting a high-end rendering machine and we put in a 250GB SSD as a scratch disk. He is very, very happy with the performance.

Most ordinary users do not suffer or notice I/O performance delays in their day-to-day tasks. SO they notice the delay in boot up and the SSD is great there. If you really do a lot of I/O intensive work, then the SSD is best used somewhere else.

 

[kenrivers]

Sorry but I am a real noob at SSDs.So could you tell me why are SSDs not used for scratch disks.?

One of the main reasons is cost. You get much more space for less money with an HDD for the scratch disk. I can tell you from personal experience that Premiere CC and other Adobe products will load much faster from an SSD than an HDD.

You might find this an informative read:
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/pdf/adobe_performance_wp_tcm_245_1531381.pdf