What is the best CPU for video editing?

[Holy_snacks]

I have a budget for around 600 USD. What can I get for that? Thank You in advance

 

[Supahos]

$600 for the cpu or the entire computer? What all do you need for the $600? Monitor?keyboard, mouse, os?

 

[Holy_snacks]

$600 for the cpu or the entire computer? What all do you need for the $600? Monitor?keyboard, mouse, os?

Just the cpu

 

[Supahos]

What your full budget? It's as much about the rest of the system especially the GPU as it is the CPU. I'd guess an overclocked 1700x with 32gb of Memory is going to be my answer but if you throw a $2500+ overall budget that won't be the answer

 

[Holy_snacks]

What your full budget? It's as much about the rest of the system especially the GPU as it is the CPU. I'd guess an overclocked 1700x with 32gb of Memory is going to be my answer but if you throw a $2500+ overall budget that won't be the answer

My overall budget is 2.2k, I was planning to stick my old GTX 960 instead of buying a new one.

 

[Supahos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($347.49 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($149.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($238.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card ($683.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - PRIME Titanium 650W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($148.89 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2026.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-13 19:42 EDT-0400

If you don't need a monitor/keyboard/mouse then this would be an absolute monster. Would be much better than even a $1500 6950x with your 960

 

[Lucky_SLS]

the new 16 core AMD thread ripper will fit in that budget with ur old 960 if its just video editing. that will be a monster of a setup for ur tasks.

 

[Supahos]

A thread ripper with a 960 would get spanked by the above build in most cases the gpu does a lot more work than the CPU a good cpu is required to feed it but the thread ripper could be pretty cool just no idea of the cost of the subsystem around it.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

video editing is cpu dependent mostly. cuda cores just accelerate it. gpu doesnt play a major part in rendering. so a 16 thread vs 32 thread? no brainer. i am also guessing a $900 for cpu max and $250 for mobo.

 

[Holy_snacks]

video editing is cpu dependent mostly. cuda cores just accelerate it. gpu doesnt play a major part in rendering. so a 16 thread vs 32 thread? no brainer. i am also guessing a $900 for cpu max and $250 for mobo.

Thanks for the response! Do you know when it's going to come out?

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ now thats a bit confusing cuz alienware will launch its threadripper https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/amd-ryzen-threadripper-release-date-alienware by late july and amd says its open to public at a much later date. https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/matthew-wilson/source-amd-to-launch-threadripper-in-august/