EOFY Productivity PC Build (budget $3500-$4000)

Ethan Bargain-Hunt on 20/06/2022 - 15:09

Hey,

I know nothing about PC's and building them but finally have saved some $$ that I think would be enough for me to finally get/build a great pc.

Could anyone recommend a productivity oriented PC build in my price range (video and sound editing first, slight gaming second) that's inclusive of either an ultra wide IPS monitor (30inch+) or 2 individual ones.

If there are any pre-built PC's on like scorptec or centre com that anyone recommends for my purposes, I'm happy to have a look as I've never built a pc before.

Thanks.

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Comments

  • randomusername2017 on 20/06/2022 - 15:17
    +3

    Username doesn't check out…

    What software packages are you planning on using.. will help narrow down a myriad of options ?

    • Ethan Bargain-Hunt on 20/06/2022 - 15:21

      You're right about the username in this instance (sadly).

      And mainly the Adobe suite as that's what I'm most familiar with. I'm not like a high end editor or anything like that, but I've never spent even close to this budget for a PC, so figure I might as well get something that'll last (rendering on my 4 year old gaming laptop has become soul sucking).

    • JoeBogan on 20/06/2022 - 15:27
      +2

      His brothers username is Mike-Hunt

      • Ethan Bargain-Hunt on 20/06/2022 - 15:32
        +1

        That's actually my cousins username, my brothers is Richard-Hunt

  • AndyC1 on 20/06/2022 - 15:30
    +1

    I am not a video editing user, but I would break your requirements into the following areas and do some research on each area to make sure you get what you want:
    1) The monitors needs to good for video editing to ensure the colors are correct.
    2) The main storage will need to SSD and the fastest most available in OZ is the Samsung 980 Pro MVME. You will also need long term storage, so you will need some spinning HDD and you will know how big you need.
    3) 64GB DRAM and the fastest you can get for the CPU/Motherboard that is not way over the top in price.
    4) CPU/Motherboard - At the moment it looks like Intel is ahead of AMD. See Toms hardware guide for which CPU suites you usage.
    5) GPU - Costs have dropped and for video editing the faster the better as Adobe offloads trans coding to the GPU if the GPU is good.

    Once you have the 5 areas worked out you can then come back and ask where do you buy the PC from.

    • Ethan Bargain-Hunt on 20/06/2022 - 15:33

      Thanks mate, yeah I'm not all that pc savvy, but will try and find what you've pointed out. Back to reddit it is!

  • raisinberry777 on 20/06/2022 - 15:39
    +1

    What's your video editing workflow? While AMD cards are more value friendly gaming-wise at the moment, Nvidia has some video specific features (eg NVEnc) that you may find useful if they're in your workflow.

    • Ethan Bargain-Hunt on 20/06/2022 - 15:50

      I don't have any strict workflow so to speak, I dabble in video editing but don't shoot footage. So it's more VO and clips/images that I add and move using key frames and what have you. So it'll usually involve recording audio in audition (and touching it up there), then playing around with images/videos during the rough cut in premiere pro (syncing it up and the sorts) and then any final tweaks before exporting.

      It's not my profession more a side hobby/hustle so my budget might be a bit overkill for my needs, but I've never had anything extravagant and would rather get something for the long run (thinking 3+ years)

  • Italkdigital on 20/06/2022 - 17:02

    I've been building PC's for over 30 years (not really that difficult like legos probably the software side could be the hardest) so wondering are going to have the pleasure of building it yourself? AMD or Intel you have in mind? And stepping into the latest more expensive DDR5 stuff?

    • Ethan Bargain-Hunt on 20/06/2022 - 17:41

      I'm not too sure on whether I'll build it yet, but I might know someone who will if I can't.

      In terms of the other points, I'm not too fazed on AMD or Intel, but would ideally like the better CPU'S from either (10 cores+). I think I would be looking to include DDR5 if I can squeeze it into my budget

  • astarman on 20/06/2022 - 17:11

    What is your current set up and specs

    And what do you find wrong with it?
    Is video editing jsut a hobby or full time job?

    Imo 3.5k to 4k is quite a lot of money

    • AndyC1 on 20/06/2022 - 17:18

      OP has some of these in the initial post and then more in subsequent posts above.

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