Need a decent video editing and 3D modelling PC for Rs 1.5L

1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans: Video Editing and rendering. Softwares: Maya, Corel, Adobe Premiere and After Effects are main. (No gaming btw).

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: Less than 1.5L.

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Need stable PC. So no.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: Win 10.

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 1 TB (2 TB if budget allows).

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans: Already have monitor.

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: Monitor, Input devices and UPS.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: ASAP. Probably within a week.

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Yes. Will self build.

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans: Delhi. Nehru Place is preferable. Should get all components in Nehru Place market at one place.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans: Need best graphic card in budget provided. Don't need fancy RGB. Look is secondary, functionality takes precedence, since the PC needs to be used in work environment.
Also I don't have any bias towards AMD or Intel. But I think Intel with Nvidia GPU provides best compatibility with Adobe softwares. (?)

Tagging the veterans to initiate discussion:
@Desmond David @bssunilreddy @whitestar_999

You've good enough budget. In this budget you can fit everything comfortably.

nac said:
You've good enough budget. In this budget you can fit everything comfortably.

Then lets save money and advice components keeping in mind that less money used the better.
So maybe under 1L.

W

i7 8700
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16gb corsair 3000MHz ram stick
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2tb seagate/wd
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How is the ambient temps going to be at the place where this pc is to be used.8700 can get very hot & stock cooler is not recommended at all unless you never plan to push 8700 beyond 50-60% processor load.

Well there should be AC installed since summers can get really hot here (as you might already know being in NCR).
So how about not using this processor which can get really hot? Can we downgrade it? Will it going to be bottle neck for a GPU of good caliber?
Also you didn't suggest any GFX?

Edit: There will be full AC. So a custom cooler is not required for i7 8700?

W

It depends on your usage,if you intend to primarily rely on gpu for rendering works then even a 8th gen i5 is enough for 1080Ti/2060 but if you intend to let processor do the heavy tasking then i7 8700 is better than i5. You will need an after market cooler in either case as intel stock coolers are just not good enough for 8th gen i5/i7 when used under heavy load conditions for long duration. Since gaming is not your usage so it depends on how much the rendering software can make use of gfx card that justify spending more on it compared to processor.

whitestar_999 said:
Since gaming is not your usage so it depends on how much the rendering software can make use of gfx card that justify spending more on it compared to processor.

That's exactly the purpose I created this thread for. I am not sure what GFX is required for the task, and how much should be spend on GFX/CPU combo.

W

But only those who actually use such software can give suggestion.Have you checked adobe forums for what is the usual recommended config nowadays for their latest software lineup?

I just check reddit for After Effects related build suggestions & found these(looks like to me that getting i7 8700+a card like 2060 should be enough for 4k rendering).
fastest possible PC for after effects? : AfterEffects
Best PC upgrades for speed in AE? : AfterEffects

So that means, a CPU is more important than getting fastest GFX. Keeping that in mind, I made following config (prices from Primeabgb, might change in Nehru Place):

CPU: Intel Core I7-8700K 3.70 GHz = Rs 41,500
Mobo: GIGABYTE B360 AORUS Gaming 3 WIFI Motherboard = Rs 11520
GFX: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OCV2 = Rs 24049
RAM: Corsair 8GB DDR4 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 3000MHz = Rs 4450 x 2 = Rs 8900
SSD: ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD = Rs 9400
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 2TB WD20EZRZ = Rs 4650
PSU: Corsair CX series CX650M 650W = Rs 6650 (increased this, since 550W seemed low).
Cabinet: Undecided (too many options). Need one that is large enough for future upgradation, spacious and probably modular too. Calculated Total assuming 10k for cabinet.
Total: Rs 1,06,669.

I can do probably following things in above config:
1. Downgrade CPU to 3.2 GHz (Intel Core I7-8700 3.20 GHz): Rs 30,250
2. Upgrade GPU to 1070 (ZOTAC GTX 1070 Mini 8GB): Rs 37454

Above change would also make the total around, Rs 1,18,824.

How does it look?

@Vyom

My view...

You may choose 7200rpm HDD

Corsair TX series

W

Get asus or zotac nvidia gfx card.
Change psu to TX650M from mdcomputers or vedantcomputers

If you are planning on getting k processor then get a good Z370 mobo:
Buy Gigabyte Z370 AORUS ULTRA GAMING at Lowest Price in India - mdcomputers.in
Buy Asrock FATAL1TY Z370 GAMING K6 at Best Price in India www.mdcomputers.in

Z370 mobo tier list:
*www.overclock.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=99753

Vyom said:
Then lets save money and advice components keeping in mind that less money used the better.
So maybe under 1L.

Prioritize in this order,
CPU
RAM
STORAGE
GPU
8700 is enough, more than 10k for K version isn't worth the premium.
For video editing, go for after market cooler.
As for MB, better pick an ATX board from H or Z series with plenty of SATA ports (beware of M.2 slots sharing lanes with SATA ports)
Isn't 1160TI better than 1070? If I remember right, the benchmark posted here by one of our digitian shows 1160TI > 1070 and it's cheaper than 1070.
Go for gold rated PSU and 550w is good enough. I hope you're not planning for multi GPU setup in future or OCing.

Intel Content Creation RIG (GTX 1660 6GB)
Budget -120.5K

Processor -Intel Core i7 8700K -39k
Motherboard -MSI MAG Z390 Tomahawk -15k
Graphics Card -Zotac GTX 1660 6GB Mini -21.5k
RAM -G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3200Mhz 16GB (8GBx2) -14.5k
SSD - ADATA XPG SX8200 512GB Gen3x4 M.2 SSD -9.2k
HDD -Seagate 2TB Firecuda HDD -8k
Power Supply -Corsair Vengeance 750M -7.7k
Cabinet -Antec DF500 RGB -4.6k
Case Fan -Antec Rainbow 120mm RGB LED fan -1k
Total -120.5K

All prices are taken from mdcomputers except for the SSD from primeabgb.com

^^ Thanks for the rig suggestion.
Keeping all points in mind, I have built following two options:

Configuration 1 : High End
CPU Intel Core I7-8700K 3.70 GHz - 41,500
Mobo Gigabyte Z370 AORUS ULTRA GAMING 2.0 - 17,600
GFX ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2060 AMP 6GB GDDR6 - 34,299
RAM Corsair 8GB DDR4 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 3000MHz x4 - 17,800
SSD ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD - 9,400
HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 2TB WD20EZRZ - 4,650
PSU Corsair CX series CX650M 650W - 6,650
Cabinet Antec DF500 RGB Dark Fleet Series Gaming Mid-Tower - 4,800
Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 - 2,899
Cabinet Fan Antec Rainbow 120 RGB - 900
Total 140,498

Configuration 2 : Mid End
CPU Intel Core I7-8700 3.20 GHz - 30,250
Mobo GIGABYTE B360 AORUS Gaming 3 WIFI - 11,520
GFX ZOTAC GAMING GeForce GTX 6GB 1660 - 21,499
RAM Corsair 8GB DDR4 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 3000MHz x2 - 8,900
SSD ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD - 9,400
HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 2TB WD20EZRZ - 4,650
PSU Corsair CX series CX650M 650W - 6,650
Cabinet Antec DF500 RGB Dark Fleet Series Gaming Mid-Tower - 4,800
Cooler None - 0
Cabinet Fan Antec Rainbow 120 RGB - 900
Total 98,569

Final thoughts please?

W

If not planning on overclocking then go for config 2.However do change psu to CX650(CX650M is bit inferior to CX650). Also change that cabinet because for such configs priority must be good temps which in turn means well ventilated cabinets.
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Vyom said:
CPU Intel Core I7-8700 3.20 GHz - 30,250
~~Mobo GIGABYTE B360 AORUS Gaming 3 WIFI - 11,520~~ | Buy Online | MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC Intel Z390 Motherboard | Price in India
GFX ZOTAC GAMING GeForce GTX 6GB 1660 - 21,499
RAM Corsair 8GB DDR4 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 3000MHz x2 - 8,900
SSD ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD - 9,400
HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 2TB WD20EZRZ - 4,650
PSU Corsair CX series CX650M 650W - 6,650
Cabinet Antec DF500 RGB Dark Fleet Series Gaming Mid-Tower - 4,800
~~Cooler None - 0~~ | Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 - 2,899 - Get dual fan version of this one
Cabinet Fan Antec Rainbow 120 RGB - 900

Final thoughts please?

These two I would change.

W

nac said:
These two I would change.

Any particular reason?This specific mobo received good reviews on tomshardware as well as reddit with good enough VRMs to handle an i7 8700.
Affordable 300-Series Boards Are Finally Here - Conclusion

whitestar_999 said:
Any particular reason?This specific mobo received good reviews on tomshardware as well as reddit with good enough VRMs to handle an i7 8700.
Affordable 300-Series Boards Are Finally Here - Conclusion

I find H or Z series board better for video editing than a B series board.
Price difference isn't much between B and H, why leave the extra features you can get from H. Since he has good enough budget for a good board, why not a Z series.
With those two changes, bottom number increases by ~9k

Configuration 2 : Mid End
CPU Intel Core I7-8700 3.20 GHz - 30,250
Mobo MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC Intel Z390 - 17,199
GFX ZOTAC GAMING GeForce GTX 6GB 1660 - 21,499
RAM Corsair 8GB DDR4 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 3000MHz x2 - 8,900
SSD ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD - 9,400
HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 2TB WD20EZRZ - 4,650
PSU Corsair CX series CX650M 650W - 6,650
Cabinet Antec DF500 RGB Dark Fleet Series Gaming Mid-Tower - 4,800
Cooler Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 - 2899
Cabinet Fan Antec Rainbow 120 RGB - 900
Total 1,07,147.

Alright then. Thanks for all the help. Suggested the rig to the friend. Will update if and when this rig becomes a reality.

W

Buy Online Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI Intel Motherboard lowest price in india at www.theitdepot.com
MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC: MSI Takes On The Sub 200 Dollar Z390 Market - Bjorn3D.com

Better than MSI in all aspects if you really want to spend extra on mobo(which frankly speaking is unnecessary,you would be better off spending extra money on cpu cooler which will really help).

P.S.gigabyte & asus after sales support is also better than msi if you think it matters.

W

nac said:
I find H or Z series board better for video editing than a B series board.
Price difference isn't much between B and H, why leave the extra features you can get from H. Since he has good enough budget for a good board, why not a Z series.
With those two changes, bottom number increases by ~9k

What exact advantages/extra features are you talking about then which will specifically help in usages mentioned here? I am under the impression that for usages here all one need is a mobo with good VRMs & power design that can handle boost clocks of i7 8700 for long duration & a good cpu cooler to prevent thermal throttling while under such conditions. That gigabyte B360 mobo satisfies the 1st criterion & for 2nd criterion I already suggested spending money on a good cpu cooler.

^Yes. OP did mention if the budget is good enough for the usage then focus on cost cutting. Getting a Z390 with a non K series processor is waste of money on the motherboard. B360 suggested by whitestar does have lots of features unlike other B360 boards and has high quality VRMs. Also I would suggest getting a 2060 instead of 1660ti with that powerful CPU chip.

whitestar_999 said:
What exact advantages/extra features are you talking about then which will specifically help in usages mentioned here? I am under the impression that for usages here all one need is a mobo with good VRMs & power design that can handle boost clocks of i7 8700 for long duration & a good cpu cooler to prevent thermal throttling while under such conditions. That gigabyte B360 mobo satisfies the 1st criterion & for 2nd criterion I already suggested spending money on a good cpu cooler.

TheSloth said:
^Yes. OP did mention if the budget is good enough for the usage then focus on cost cutting. Getting a Z390 with a non K series processor is waste of money on the motherboard. B360 suggested by whitestar does have lots of features unlike other B360 boards and has high quality VRMs. Also I would suggest getting a 2060 instead of 1660ti with that powerful CPU chip.

More I/O lanes, more M.2 slots which I highly expect he could use it in future, more PCIe, better quality VRMs, RAID and not to mention he can run memory @ higher frequency. Even if he thinks 6k premium for the mentioned Z board he could still get a decent Z board for about 14k. The suggested B360 board cost over 11k. I don't know how much price difference you guys are seeing online. It's not much and more over he has good enough budget to get something better. It's not like he already overshot his budget with other components and the things he get for the premium is worth, I believe.

W

nac said:
More I/O lanes, more M.2 slots which I highly expect he could use it in future, more PCIe, better quality VRMs, RAID

Better quality VRMs not much use for i7 8700 as even B360 mobo I suggested has VRMs that can handle it(aka it doesn't matter practically if VRM on B360 runs at say 55C & VRM at Z370 runs at say 50C).
As for more lanes/m2 slots/pci slots,yes having more of them can be useful in future but that depends on person(e.g.there are many who won't even be able to use all pcie slots on their lower end mobos while there are some who runs dedicated cards for everything ranging from sound to lan).

As per Z370 mobo tier list on reddit:
*www.overclock.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=99753
This seems to be the best VFM option: Buy Asrock FATAL1TY Z370 GAMING K6 at Best Price in India www.mdcomputers.in
But @Vyom's friend seems to prefer getting mobo offline at nehru place(asrock mobos availability very poor,only low end ones available) & hence did not mention this option & other good options based on above tier list cost more so suggested B360 mobo.

M

Vyom said:
So that means, a CPU is more important than getting fastest GFX. Keeping that in mind, I made following config (prices from Primeabgb, might change in Nehru Place):

CPU: Intel Core I7-8700K 3.70 GHz = Rs 41,500
Mobo: GIGABYTE B360 AORUS Gaming 3 WIFI Motherboard = Rs 11520
GFX: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OCV2 = Rs 24049
RAM: Corsair 8GB DDR4 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 3000MHz = Rs 4450 x 2 = Rs 8900
SSD: ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD = Rs 9400
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 2TB WD20EZRZ = Rs 4650
PSU: Corsair CX series CX650M 650W = Rs 6650 (increased this, since 550W seemed low).
Cabinet: Undecided (too many options). Need one that is large enough for future upgradation, spacious and probably modular too. Calculated Total assuming 10k for cabinet.
Total: Rs 1,06,669.

I can do probably following things in above config:
1. Downgrade CPU to 3.2 GHz (Intel Core I7-8700 3.20 GHz): Rs 30,250
2. Upgrade GPU to 1070 (ZOTAC GTX 1070 Mini 8GB): Rs 37454

Above change would also make the total around, Rs 1,18,824.

How does it look?

Get a 256 GB SSD and with money saved opt for Zotac 2060
Are the NVIDIA RTX video cards good for video editing?

and opt for i7 8700 processor instead of 8700k and this will save you almost 11k

Why not 32 GB of RAM :huh?: