4k Editing Rig

[zhihao57]

Looking to build a PC for editing 4k Video footage.

I'm currently not sure regarding how much is the minimum budget needed to edit a 4k video footage.

Perhaps smth along the line of 2k-2.5k? would that be possible for editing?

I will also need a monitor.

Would def need alot of help in this sector, I build my own com for gaming, but i never build one for editing before. Not sure of the difference.

Thank you in advance!

 

[minuteez]

Linus got you covered. Really surprised me too. Was expecting super high end setup. lol

 

[SkyShroud]

Monitor will be the biggest cost factor for your budget
Are you looking for ultrawide?

For the other parts are quite simple.

CPU: Ryzen 5 or 7
CPU Heatsink: CM Hyper 212(x)
MB: Asrock B450M Pro 4 or MSI B450 Max Tomahawk
GPU: GTX 1650 (Can also get a 2nd hand 1070)
Ram: 2*8gb 3200mhz cl16 (buy from oversea)
PSU: Corsair RM650 (10 Years Warranty)
Nvme SSD (Main drive): Depends on budget after monitor
Storage HDD: Depends on budget after monitor
Casing: Personal preference

 

[xDragon]

Looking to build a PC for editing 4k Video footage.

I'm currently not sure regarding how much is the minimum budget needed to edit a 4k video footage.

Perhaps smth along the line of 2k-2.5k? would that be possible for editing?

I will also need a monitor.

Would def need alot of help in this sector, I build my own com for gaming, but i never build one for editing before. Not sure of the difference.

Thank you in advance!

What software are you using? Do you deal with h265 footage? Any particular flat profiles in particular? Do you care just about timeline performance or do you need to take into account render times as well?

Your question isn't so straightforward to answer, you need to provide a lot more information.

 

[benzene]

sorry to hijack...
i tried to do a time lapse on my PC (i5 gen 9 with 32gb ram) using photoshop.
Not sure why but it took forever to render.
I tried disable graphic card support on photoshop setting but the waiting time is still as bad. Is only a 15sec time lapse.

 

[Rashkae]

sorry to hijack...
i tried to do a time lapse on my PC (i5 gen 9 with 32gb ram) using photoshop.
Not sure why but it took forever to render.
I tried disable graphic card support on photoshop setting but the waiting time is still as bad. Is only a 15sec time lapse.

Please don't hijack threads.

 

[zhihao57]

What software are you using? Do you deal with h265 footage? Any particular flat profiles in particular? Do you care just about timeline performance or do you need to take into account render times as well?

Your question isn't so straightforward to answer, you need to provide a lot more information.

Thanks for the feedback, Premiere pro , using 4k footage directly from sony a7iii, sometime use slog2 footages if not no picture profile, more into timeline performance so that playback will be smooth instead of jaggered.

Monitor will be the biggest cost factor for your budget
Are you looking for ultrawide?

For the other parts are quite simple.

CPU: Ryzen 5 or 7
CPU Heatsink: CM Hyper 212(x)
MB: Asrock B450M Pro 4 or MSI B450 Max Tomahawk
GPU: GTX 1650 (Can also get a 2nd hand 1070)
Ram: 2*8gb 3200mhz cl16 (buy from oversea)
PSU: Corsair RM650 (10 Years Warranty)
Nvme SSD (Main drive): Depends on budget after monitor
Storage HDD: Depends on budget after monitor
Casing: Personal preference

Monitor wise, Prism X315($519) seems like a good budget 4k monitor?

If i were to go ultrawide, what cost am i expecting?

 

[SkyShroud]

Monitor wise, Prism X315($519) seems like a good budget 4k monitor?

If i were to go ultrawide, what cost am i expecting?

The ultrawide 4k price seems to either went up or out of stock, your budget won't be able to handle it.

I would recommend you to look at IPS 4k monitor. IPS has better colors which I assume will be a importance to video and photo editors.

You could download price guide and screen through all the available 4k monitors and then further narrow them down by ips type. I do recommend buying locally for the warranty.

The monitor price varies from sub 500 to thousand.