New PC for Luminar Neo and 4K video editing.

[Wayne Gee]

Hi
Looking to purchase a new PC for 4k video editing and Luminar Neo photo editing not interested in gaming at all. Could anyone advise if this quote build would be suitable don't want to go over top for a spec that's not required not sure which components are more important for the tasks I'm going to be using it for. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

 

[sck451]

I'm going to go for "no, not suitable".

Could you post it as in this link?

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Also, what's your budget? And what video editing software?

 

[Wayne Gee]

I'm not into heavy video editing just want to be able to edit my 4k footage from my dji drone I'm using powerdirector 365 doing nothing too heavy or extreme. Is the video card important not sure what components matter most. Budget no more than £1500

 

[sck451]

It's a bit hard to tell what we're comparing against because you're not posting your full proposed build or its price. I'd be looking at something not a million miles away but a bit adjusted. The one thing I'm not sure about is your software and the extent to which it uses the GPU. If it's just for encoding, a 3050 or even a 1650 may be sufficient. But if it can use the GPU in any other way, the 3060 will have a huge advantage.

And if you ever go for more "pro" editing software (Resolve or Premiere Pro, for example), you'd be using the graphics card a lot.

So here's what I'd tentatively propose. If the GPU is not used much, I'd suggest the 7900 (non-X, non-X3D) CPU to go with the 3050 instead of the 7700 and 3060. But otherwise I'd suggest keeping the same build.

Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Much superior case
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-5.3GHz/40MB CACHE/AM5) A slightly weaker CPU, but much cheaper
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6) Much better motherboard
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz (2 x 16GB) Much superior RAM
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP, LHR Superior graphics card
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 4700MB/sW) Fast boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 4125MB/sR, 3325MB/sW) Project drive
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE Bulk storage drive
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET More power supply capacity to allow for future upgrades
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
DeepCool AK400 Performance CPU Cooler ZERO DARK Sufficient for the 7700, marginal for the 7900X3D
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence Presuming you need WIndows
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,478.00 including VAT and Delivery
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[Wayne Gee]

Thankyou so much for your prompt reply and response it is much appreciated and I will certainly take your advice on board.