Is there any reason not to use this B760 rig for non-4K video editing?
Is there any reason not to use this B760 rig for non-4K video editing?
For our Czech non-profit organization (home office), I need a new video editing PC to handle simple and short event or educational videos. Additionally, I want to process 10 years of video-camera and mobile phone footage into something more polished.
Our non-profit budget is quite tight; the z790 configuration I initially considered (Asus ProArt MB with RTX 4070 TI is well beyond our budget and also excessive for my requirements) led me to opt for a B760 build plan. I would appreciate any feedback or suggestions.
Caution: I don’t have a strong interest in gaming—definitely not fast, multiplayer, or real-time action.
Proposed build (not yet purchased)
Format: ATX (I already have a case and there’s enough space; the fans are loud)
MB: ASROCK B760 PRO RS
CPU: i514600K
GPU: Intel Arc B850 Limited Edition (within this price range, the only alternative is the nvidea 4060)
Ram: 32 GB DDR5
OS drive: a 250 GB OS SSD (my current Samsung 870 EVO SATA SSD)
Project/work drive: a 1 TB NVMe SSD
Cache drive: 500 GB or 1 TB NMVe SSD
Archive-backup drive: my old WD 4TB HDD
Case: if possible, my existing ATX Coolmaster Silencio 550 silent case with hot-swap HHD bay. PSU: 850W, or a better one if needed.
Cooler: I likely need a new cooler for the Intel i5.
Is this setup suitable for my needs?
Spending around $50 on something that offers a clear benefit (such as a better MB) is fine. But going over $100 for an i7 or higher graphics card, which doesn’t really add value in my daily workflow, isn’t worth it. Could someone who does professional editing or heavy 4K work recommend more expensive parts? Is this really necessary for my workload?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Please note that links to non-EU sites are helpful for comparing specs, but not for finding price offers.
I use various video editing tools. The demands on resources can be significant. Other programs are also in use or planned, possibly running concurrently. Most companies list hardware requirements as "basic," "suggested," and "ideal," but you should avoid the "basic" tier and aim for the highest quality within your budget.
Adobe CS6, Dreamweaver, Chief Architect, DaVinci Resolve free version. If I like it, I might buy it; I hate annual cloud subscriptions . Also an old ACDSee version as photo manager (I have over 100 000 digital images and tons of old analog stuff that has to be digitalizedand) and using Photoshop for other image work.
More or less always running together
- 4 PMail clients with auto-download and checking.
- Office 2003 (I still love it) AND office 365
- Firefox, Opera, or DuckDuck browser open with on average 15-40 tabs open. Now that I am looking for PC builds, 100 tabs open is no exception: I always open links in new tabs and often keep them open switching back and forwards.
- For EU projects and our non-profit work, we often do video conferencing including hosting the meeting. Often, I forget to close other programs or just do other things when the meeting gets boring
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Again, to stress, I definitely am not a professional and the video editing or photo work is not my main work. But I like doing it on an amateur level and want to go a bit further. I also hate slow or noisy PCs.
So after 12 years not investing in PCs and 7 years not in laptops (Apple Macbook Air running windows 10), I think its about time to get some new and better stuff for our non-profits. I more or less managed without doing heavy stuff or video editing, but its getting too slow even with light stuff (think going for a coffee while waiting).
I got some other replies also from colleagues, asking me why I do not go for the new Intel processors.
Did some checking here, and actually I could switch without too much price difference:
MB: ASRock Z890 PRO RS or the $35 cheaper MB: ASRock Z890 PRO-A
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
GPU: Intel Arc B850 Limited Edition.
That would be about $170 more expensive, but with the lower energy consumption I probably can use some of the old stuff like coolers and PSU for this moment.
I read that the new Core Ultra 5 is lagging in gaming (for a new CPU line compared to the i5 14600K) but supposedly better in productivity. Everything will be light-years better than I have now, and my gaming is anyway low stuff, so it might be worth considering. What do you think.
Related question: when will the cheaper B860 motherboards come to the shops; any details on that available already?