New Computer for Video /Photo editing (Page 3): 4 thumbs down but not an answer to the question is it? Premiere Pro does all it's processing in RAM, it's not dependent on hard drive...

Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

4 thumbs down but not an answer to the question is it? Premiere Pro does all it's processing in RAM, it's not dependent on hard drive read/write speeds. Other programs' performance are affected by the speed of the hard drive. I don't believe Premiere Pro is one of them.

TheShoe wrote:

All digital computers do their processing in RAM.

Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada

Haydon wrote:

It's a great build but the GPU seems sculptured as a gaming machine. I'd shop for a decent CPU cooler. Intel's i7-8700 runs warm. The above poster suggested the K model and if you go that route I wouldn't use a Hyper 212 unless you run at stock settings. A little pricier but well worth it would be the Noctua NH-D15S. Just check for compatibility on their website first. It dwarfs the 212.

For graphics work, a gaming type machine is what you are looking for...

I'm running a 8700K (K designates unlocked) version processor, the motherboard will also accept the 9900K processor. I'm not into games... just a technojunkie, and wanted a fast machine.

I'm also using a NZXT Kraken X62 watercooled CPU cooler. The core temperatures are running 25C to 27C using RealTemp 3.7 (a free program).

My experience with Noctua has been excellent... My second last build used one of their fan cooled 'cubes'; it was roughly 6"x6"x6"... big cooler if you have 'case space' and for air cooled was as good as a liquid cooled. Just checked it was the NH-D15... great cooler.

Dik

richandtd Loc: Virginia

You should check out Puget Sytems. That’s where I ended up buying they have really great quality control and come with a 1 year parts and labor warranty and lifetime tech support. I paid extra for 3 year parts and labor. Anyway they build quality made in America computers and have custom built systems I really like mine.

Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada

Bobspez wrote:

4 thumbs down but not an answer to the question is it? Premiere Pro does all it's processing in RAM, it's not dependent on hard drive read/write speeds. Other programs' performance are affected by the speed of the hard drive. I don't believe Premiere Pro is one of them.

The speed gained is loading and unloading the program... some programs are written to also use surplus GPU RAM which is likely faster than the main RAM.

Dik

Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada

richandtd wrote:

You should check out Puget Sytems. That’s where I ended up buying they have really great quality control and come with a 1 year parts and labor warranty and lifetime tech support. I paid extra for 3 year parts and labor. Anyway they build quality made in America computers and have custom built systems I really like mine.

Thanks, I'll put it on my list... I generally shop a Memory Express (for nearly 15 years); they will match the lowest price + 10% of the difference. I check ShopBot, Amazon and PC Partspicker for current prices, and I now have another source.

I never get the extended warranty... my experience is that if it lasts a couple of weeks/months it will last for years... Other than my ASUS laptop, I've never had a system fail (it was nearly 10 years old). I tend to be my own labour and tech support dude. I also run stress tests on the CPU, GPU and RAM to burn them in (Prime75 will take the processor temperature from 30C to 70C in a split second). If the processor can keep it up for 15 minutes, it will likely outlive me.

This is useful information for photographers looking for a computer system, but, is getting away from photography a bit... maybe we should get back to photos.

Dik

Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

OK, but loading the program only takes a few seconds. Rendering a video and the effects is what takes the major portion of the time, can be minutes or hours. It seems the speed of hard drives and/or ssd drives is fairly insignificant with Premiere Pro, which is what the OP is using.

Dikdik wrote:

The speed gained is loading and unloading the program... some programs are written to also use surplus GPU RAM which is likely faster than the main RAM.

Dik

richandtd Loc: Virginia

Yea I normally don’t buy extended warranty either but for less than the cost of any one piece it’s all covered. Three SSD’s for a solid state 4 tb raid 5 the 2 th m2 drive C: and lets not forget the Quatro P4000 and the I9900k with 64 Gig ram. But I guess that’s just me being overly cautious and I’m ok with that. Do get windows 10 Pro. And enjoy your new system cause I love mine and with air cooling only very nice low temperatures. Oh I forgot about the custom in-house built extra supports for the video card and cooling radiator for the CPU.

Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada

richandtd wrote:

Oh I forgot about the custom in-house built extra supports for the video card and cooling radiator for the CPU.

and the system should run quietly.

Dik

richandtd Loc: Virginia

Extremely quietly

Opsafari Loc: Roodepoort South Africa

Your setup looks fine and both, Photoshop and Video Editing are power hungry software and I don't think you are that professional more a hobbyist so your setup is fine. I'm a pro video editor and need basically 4 super fast pcs to do my editing at work but at home, I do edit some travel and family videos and a mainly [photography and don't need all that super power but not on you list is SOUND! You need a good sound card (internal or external) and some damn good (near field speakers) speakers, not cheapies! A sound card that you can attached a microphone or cd player to it other than your current CD rom and knowledge to do proper sound editing. Many people forget about sound/audio but if you are going to do video editing get some good sound cards and speakers!

Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada

Opsafari wrote:

You need a good sound card (internal or external) and some damn good (near field speakers) speakers, not cheapies! A sound card that you can attached a microphone or cd player to it other than your current CD rom and knowledge to do proper sound editing. Many people forget about sound/audio but if you are going to do video editing get some good sound cards and speakers!

Only if you are doing a lot of audio work is a dedicated sound card worth it. For most sound and that includes quality CDs and DVDs, the Realtek 7.1 sound subsystem found on most motherboards is really quite good and is very likely sufficient. A good set of headphones or speakers works well with this. High end is better, but, not necessary for most work.

If you are looking at high end audio, nothing can beat a good sound card. Speed is normally required for the video or imaging parts of photography and a top quality video card is essential. I've put together a lot of fast 'high end' single processor systems with each one going to be my 'final build'... and have never found a need for a sound card, let alone a quality one other than for my first 8088...

Dik