New System Approval/Advice for Adobe Premiere & After Effects
New System Approval/Advice for Adobe Premiere & After Effects
Hi there,
Here’s a system I developed to swap out our old PC, mainly used for editing with Adobe Premiere and After Effects. It doesn’t need gaming features. Any feedback or advice would be very much appreciated.
Estimated purchase time: this week or next
Budget range: around 2500 Swiss Francs (about 2900 US$) – shipping is free within Switzerland
How the system is used from most to least important:
Film editing with Adobe Premiere & After Effects
Monitor inquiry:
No
Operating System: No – compatible with Windows 10 and soon Windows 11
Preferred parts sources:
www.digitec.ch
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Preferred component choices:
Intel CPU, MSI or Gigabyte motherboard, Corsair or Seasonic power supply
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor resolution:
1920x1080 or 1920x1200
Additional notes:
Prefer air cooling over water cooling
Most importantly, why are you upgrading?
Current setup is nearly ten years old and often has trouble handling large files in Adobe Premiere/After Effects.
The system uses a Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX board
CPU: Intel Core i9-13900K
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB
SSD: 2 x Samsung 990 Pro (M2)
GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12G
PSU: Seasonic Focus GX-1000
CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Chromax
Case: Fractal Define 7 Black Solid
Thank you and best wishes,
Littlelupo
Hi Geofelt,
Thank you for your response.
The i9-14900K CPU would likely be available at a similar price. But I didn’t choose it because the Gigabyte website claims compatibility with the Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX. The supplier in Switzerland mentioned otherwise. I also tried contacting Gigabyte support, but couldn’t get through and wasn’t able to use their ticketing system. So I went with the 13900 just to be safe.
However, since you’re running a i9-14900K on a Z690, it probably works fine.
Best regards,
Littlelupo
You can opt for DDR4 and cut costs while still having space to move up to a 4070ti super with 16GB of VRAM for your projects. Improvements in Adobe Photoshop (DDR4-3200 C15 vs. DDR5-6400 C36) and Adobe Premiere (DDR4-3600 C16 vs. DDR5-5600 C36) showed gains under 1% and 3%, respectively. My recommended PC build: https://www.ldlc.com/s/ZC9ZPJ Intel Core i7-14700K (3.4 GHz / 5.6 GHz) CHF 446.95 DeepCool AK620 Black CHF 72.50 Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 CHF 245.95 Kingston FURY Beast 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR4 3200MHz CL16 CHF 163.95 2 x Crucial T500 2TB CHF 339.90 Cooler Master Elite 500 ODD Black CHF 52.50 MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 CHF 123.95 2 x Arctic P12 PWM PST Black CHF 14.50 PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VERTO OCCHF 726.95 TOTAL: CHF 2'187.15
The issue might stem from the fact that 14th generation support requires BIOS level F9, which was included in all motherboards released after September 2023. If your supplier only offers outdated inventory, the motherboard supports Qflash functionality enabling BIOS updates even without a CPU installed.