PC for Graphic Designing and Video Editing

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Hello,

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: I am looking to build a PC for designing. Applications used would be Adobe Creative Cloud, i.e., Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects. Major use would be image touchups and video editing.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: Max. 80,000 can extend up to 90,000

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Not really.

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

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: Planning to keep SSD as primary hard disk to increase speed. Data can be stored on 1 TB HDD

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: Planning to buy Benq BL2420-T since it is recommended for image touchups. 100% sRGB

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans: DVD Writer, Speakers, Keyboard and Mouse is not needed.

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Within this month (Jan 2019)

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: Have always used a Mac, this is my first Windows PC, so will take an assembler.

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: Mumbai, open to buying online as well as locally.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?

Is Intel or AMD processor recommended for graphics work?
Should I invest in more CPU power or GPU power for designing?

Thanks
Pratik

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As per some recent similar threads it seems intel setup is favoured for adobe products.Also it depends on the application & usage(which effect etc) as to whether the processor or gpu will be more beneficial.

Btw do read review here:
*www.amazon.com/BenQ-2560x1440-Widescreen-BL2420PT-DisplayPort/dp/B01LHYIATA

Also in this budget go for this NVMe ssd instead of sata/m2 ssd as it will help in your usage scenario.
Buy Online ADATA XPG SX8200 480GB PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD ASX8200NP-480GT-C In India

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whitestar_999 said:
As per some recent similar threads it seems intel setup is favoured for adobe products.Also it depends on the application & usage(which effect etc) as to whether the processor or gpu will be more beneficial.

Btw do read review here:
*www.amazon.com/BenQ-2560x1440-Widescreen-BL2420PT-DisplayPort/dp/B01LHYIATA

Also in this budget go for this NVMe ssd instead of sata/m2 ssd as it will help in your usage scenario.
Buy Online ADATA XPG SX8200 480GB PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD ASX8200NP-480GT-C In India

Thanks for your suggestions.
You think i5 would be enough or should I go for i7?

Regarding the monitor I have already used this model and liking it.

NVMe SSD are cheaper compared to SATA or M2 SSD? I don't mind going for NVMe.

Thanks again

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If going for intel then considering your budget go for i7 non-overclockable version.Still wait for others to comment as amd ryzen is definitely more value for money but because you specifically mentioned adobe usage I suggested intel.

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pratikb said:
NVMe SSD are cheaper compared to SATA or M2 SSD? I don't mind going for NVMe.

They are not cheaper but they are faster & for your usage scenario it should be noticeable improvement over ssd.

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Update(reduced price):
Buy Online | ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD ASX8200PNP-512GT-C | Price in India

AMD Gaming RIG (RTX2060)

Budget -113K

Processor -AMD Ryzen 5 2400G -13k
Motherboard -MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon -13k
Graphics Card -Zotac RTX 2060 6GB Mini -33k
RAM -Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000Mhz 16GB -11k
Power Supply -Antec Earthwatts Gold Pro 550w -6k
HDD -Seagate Barracuda SSHD 1TB -5k
SSD -ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 PRO PCIE GEN3X4 M.2 2280 -9k
Cabinet -Antec P8 ATX Cabinet -5k
Monitor -BenQ GW2280 22 inch LED IPS -8k
KB & Mouse -Cooler Master Masterkeys Lite L Combo -4k
UPS -APC 1.1 KVA -6k

Total -113k

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Intel® Core™ I5-8600 Desktop Processor-22,000
Asrock FATAL1TY B360 Gaming K4-9,100
Adata 8GB DDR4 RGB AX4U300038G16-SRS x 2(16GB) - 11,800
Adata XPG SX8200 240GB M.2-5,900
ANTEC EARTHWATTS GOLD PRO SERIES EA550G PRO 550W PLUS GOLD CERTIFIED MODULAR PSU-5,800
Cooler Master MasterCase H500-8,800
LG 24MP88HM -15,000
Zotac GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5 AMP-17,500

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1060 3gb is enough for 1080p editing but I think 4k editing needs 1060 6gb,check about this first if planning on 4k editing in future.

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whitestar_999 said:
Update(reduced price):
Buy Online | ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD ASX8200PNP-512GT-C | Price in India

This is M.2 can you also share for NVMe pls.

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bssunilreddy said:
AMD Gaming RIG (RTX2060)

Budget -113K

Processor -AMD Ryzen 5 2400G -13k
Motherboard -MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon -13k
Graphics Card -Zotac RTX 2060 6GB Mini -33k
RAM -Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000Mhz 16GB -11k
Power Supply -Antec Earthwatts Gold Pro 550w -6k
HDD -Seagate Barracuda SSHD 1TB -5k
SSD -ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 PRO PCIE GEN3X4 M.2 2280 -9k
Cabinet -Antec P8 ATX Cabinet -5k
Monitor -BenQ GW2280 22 inch LED IPS -8k
KB & Mouse -Cooler Master Masterkeys Lite L Combo -4k
UPS -APC 1.1 KVA -6k

Total -113k

Thanks for the detailed config.
Can you help me with the below modifications..

Intel Processor instead of AMD
NVMe based SSD instead of M.2 (or it would not be necessary, please suggest)
I ready have a Monitor, UPS, Keyboard and Mouse

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Minion said:
Intel® Core™ I5-8600 Desktop Processor-22,000
Asrock FATAL1TY B360 Gaming K4-9,100
Adata 8GB DDR4 RGB AX4U300038G16-SRS x 2(16GB) - 11,800
Adata XPG SX8200 240GB M.2-5,900
ANTEC EARTHWATTS GOLD PRO SERIES EA550G PRO 550W PLUS GOLD CERTIFIED MODULAR PSU-5,800
Cooler Master MasterCase H500-8,800
LG 24MP88HM -15,000
Zotac GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5 AMP-17,500

Thanks
How about i7?

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pratikb said:
This is M.2 can you also share for NVMe pls.

M2 can be either sata or NVMe(always expressed as pcie x2 or pcie x4),that link is for M2 NVMe.

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whitestar_999 said:
M2 can be either sata or NVMe(always expressed as pcie x2 or pcie x4),that link is for M2 NVMe.

I see, thanks a lot for the explanation!

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whitestar_999 said:
1060 3gb is enough for 1080p editing but I think 4k editing needs 1060 6gb,check about this first if planning on 4k editing in future.

Yes I plan to edit 4k videos. So you think 1060 with 6GB would be good for graphic and video editing work.

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pratikb said:
Yes I plan to edit 4k videos. So you think 1060 with 6GB would be good for graphic and video editing work.

I don't have experience with photo/video editing but I do use madvr renderer for upscaling of videos during playback & upscaling to 4k many times requires more than 3gb VRAM as per comments. I am assuming photo/video editing too should not be that different from a video renderer upscaling videos on the fly hence the suggestion for 1060 6gb(as there are only 2 options: 3gb or 6gb).

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pratikb said:
Thanks
How about i7?

replace i5 8600 with i7 8600

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pratikb said:
This is M.2 can you also share for NVMe pls.

This is NVMe SSD

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Buying an assembled PC would be good or going for Branded is recommended?
I see there is not much different is both, with Branded PC I am getting 3 years onsite warranty.

HP Pavilion Gaming 790-0026in

This I am getting for 1,10,000.

Please suggest

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pratikb said:
Buying an assembled PC would be good or going for Branded is recommended?
I see there is not much different is both, with Branded PC I am getting 3 years onsite warranty.

HP Pavilion Gaming 790-0026in

This I am getting for 1,10,000.

Please suggest

Don't mind me saying it but this is waste of money.Branded PC is only recommended for commercial buying in an organization(profit or non-profit) or when you are looking for some fancy All-in-One system. Leaving aside all other things just the mere fact that above pc comes with a "400W psu" is enough for me to discard it as an option.

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whitestar_999 said:
Don't mind me saying it but this is waste of money.Branded PC is only recommended for commercial buying in an organization(profit or non-profit) or when you are looking for some fancy All-in-One system. Leaving aside all other things just the mere fact that above pc comes with a "400W psu" is enough for me to discard it as an option.

Thanks for the feedback! I agree too now.

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My system integrator as suggested below

RAM 16gb
SSD 480gb ssd
HDD 4tb hdd
Monitor 24 ips full
Cabinet Coolermaster cabinet
SMPS 700watt coolermaster
Processor I7 8700
Motherboard Gigabyte Z370MD3H
GPU Zotac 1060 6gb
Price: 1Lakh

Please suggest if ok

Thanks

Ask him for the model name, rather than saying things generic. Pricing seems too low. Is this before tax?
Corsair Vengeance 2 x 8GB - 10k
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB - 8.5k
WD 7200rpm 2TB x 2 - 9.5k
Dell 24" Professional series IPS FHD - 14k
CM case - 5k
Avoid CM PSU. Go for gold rated PSU, should cost about 6k
i7 8700 - 30.5k
Go for ATX board. mATX would be too crowded - 15k
1060 6G - 22k
For video editing you would most probably need an after market cooler - 3k
Total is about 125k.

If you wanna save some money, you can save here,
Go 250GB version SSD
For now just buy 1TB/2TB, later you can add.
21.5" monitor
This will bring the total close to 110k.

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pratikb said:
My system integrator as suggested below

RAM 16gb
SSD 480gb ssd
HDD 4tb hdd
Monitor 24 ips full
Cabinet Coolermaster cabinet
SMPS 700watt coolermaster
Processor I7 8700
Motherboard Gigabyte Z370MD3H
GPU Zotac 1060 6gb
Price: 1Lakh

Please suggest if ok

Thanks

Be very careful before finalizing(confirm here first) & giving money to integrator person as he will look only for his own profit not your benefit.

Only buy samsung 860 evo ssd(250gb or 480gb) from onlyssd.com(best ssd selling site in India).You can also go for adata nvme sx8200 which is even faster than 860 evo for almost the same price.
Buy Online SAMSUNG 860 EVO 2.5″ 500GB SATA SSD MZ-76E500BW In India
Buy Online ADATA XPG 512GB SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD ASX8200PNP-512GT-C In India

Only buy corsair/kingston hyperx/adata 3000mhz(or higher) ram.

Get this psu:
POWER SUPPLY CORSAIR TX-M SERIES™ TX650M -650 WATT 80 PLUS® GOLD CERTIFIED

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nac said:
Ask him for the model name, rather than saying things generic. Pricing seems too low. Is this before tax?
Corsair Vengeance 2 x 8GB - 10k
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB - 8.5k
WD 7200rpm 2TB x 2 - 9.5k
Dell 24" Professional series IPS FHD - 14k
CM case - 5k
Avoid CM PSU. Go for gold rated PSU, should cost about 6k
i7 8700 - 30.5k
Go for ATX board. mATX would be too crowded - 15k
1060 6G - 22k
For video editing you would most probably need an after market cooler - 3k
Total is about 125k.

If you wanna save some money, you can save here,
Go 250GB version SSD
For now just buy 1TB/2TB, later you can add.
21.5" monitor
This will bring the total close to 110k.

Thanks.
Below is the updated specs

Corsair 3000MHz 16gb RAM
Kingston SSD 480GB
Seagate Sata 3.5 4TB HDD
LG 24mp88 24" IPS monitor
Circle CC821 Prime (5 fans) Cabinet
Coolermaster 750 watts 80+ Gold
i7 8700
Zotac 1060 6gb GPU Blower Black Box 2 years warranty
Please suggest Motherboard
Gigabyte Z370MD3H
Asus Prime z730p atx board
Gigabyte Z370 HD3 Full ATX
Z370 Aurus Ultra Gaming Gigabyte

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If you really want to spend extra on a Z370 mobo(which is not really needed because it is used for overclocking "k" version processor) then get this:
Buy Asrock Z370 EXTREME4 at Lowest Price India - Mdcomputers.in

You can also save money by getting a B360 mobo:
Buy msi b360-a pro at Lowest Price India - Mdcomputers.in

Get this ssd:
*www.onlyssd.com/product/adata-xpg-256gb-sx8200-pro-pcie-gen3x4-m-2-2280-ssd-asx8200pnp-256gt-c/
OR
*www.onlyssd.com/product/adata-xpg-sx8200-480gb-pcie-gen3x4-m-2-2280-ssd-asx8200np-480gt-c/
OR
*www.onlyssd.com/product/adata-xpg-512gb-sx8200-pro-pcie-gen3x4-m-2-2280-ssd-asx8200pnp-512gt-c/

Get this psu:
*mdcomputers.in/corsair-tx650m-80-plus-gold-semi-modular-cp-9020132-uk.html

Get this graphics card:
*mdcomputers.in/zotac-gtx-1060-amp-6gb-gddr5x-zt-p10620c-10m.html

And don't buy circle/zenronics/iball/intex cabinets,at least get corsair carbide 100R(3k on amazon).

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whitestar_999 said:
If you really want to spend extra on a Z370 mobo(which is not really needed because it is used for overclocking "k" version processor) then get this:
Buy Asrock Z370 EXTREME4 at Lowest Price India - Mdcomputers.in

You can also save money by getting a B360 mobo:
Buy msi b360-a pro at Lowest Price India - Mdcomputers.in

Get this ssd:
Buy Online ADATA XPG 256GB SX8200 Pro PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD ASX8200PNP-256GT-C In India
OR
Buy Online ADATA XPG SX8200 480GB PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD ASX8200NP-480GT-C In India
OR
*www.onlyssd.com/product/adata-xpg-512gb-sx8200-pro-pcie-gen3x4-m-2-2280-ssd-asx8200pnp-512gt-c/

Get this psu:
*mdcomputers.in/corsair-tx650m-80-plus-gold-semi-modular-cp-9020132-uk.html

Get this graphics card:
*mdcomputers.in/zotac-gtx-1060-amp-6gb-gddr5x-zt-p10620c-10m.html

And don't buy circle/zenronics/iball/intex cabinets,at least get corsair carbide 100R(3k on amazon).

Thanks I am not that technical to understand motherboard details

Wanted to know from the list which I have given, which is the best motherboard to select.

pratikb said:
Thanks.
Below is the updated specs

Corsair 3000MHz 16gb RAM
Kingston SSD 480GB
Seagate Sata 3.5 4TB HDD
LG 24mp88 24" IPS monitor
Circle CC821 Prime (5 fans) Cabinet
Coolermaster 750 watts 80+ Gold
i7 8700
Zotac 1060 6gb GPU Blower Black Box 2 years warranty
Please suggest Motherboard
Gigabyte Z370MD3H
Asus Prime z730p atx board
Gigabyte Z370 HD3 Full ATX
Z370 Aurus Ultra Gaming Gigabyte

Its better to go with
Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING or
MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK. (Both @ 14.5k)
Almost both are similarly priced and when compared with Asrock concerning its almost to nil RMA, both Asus & MSI RMA is dealt by Regenerisis.

I personally has very bad experience with Asrock MB RMA. Its not actually a motherboard issue but rather the MOSFETS heatsink broke off and when I requested them to replace only it, you know what they told me, To stick it using Glue. Stupid fellows.
I think they should be selling kites or ballons...

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bssunilreddy said:
Almost both are similarly priced and when compared with Asrock concerning its almost to nil RMA, both Asus & MSI RMA is dealt by Regenerisis.

I personally has very bad experience with Asrock MB RMA.

Have you checked reddit recently? 90% of RMA complaints are from MSI. Just because Regenerisis handles both Asus & MSI doesn't mean you will get same level of service for asus & msi products. You have one bad RMA experience of asrock years ago & you are asking people to avoid it for that reason in 2019.Do you even remember the RMA agency of asrock back then & the one handling asrock RMA now?

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pratikb said:
Thanks I am not that technical to understand motherboard details
Wanted to know from the list which I have given, which is the best motherboard to select.

How much is your budget for mobo? All the options you gave are not good value for money. Of course it is your money so your choice. Gigabyte Auros ultra gaming is the best mobo among those options but even if somebody gave me the money I would still not buy this mobo.

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pratikb said:
Thanks I am not that technical to understand motherboard details
Wanted to know from the list which I have given, which is the best motherboard to select.

Don't thinks too much what was recommended are all excellent components
Watch this for motherboard

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Corsair 3000MHz 16gb RAM
Kingston SSD 480GB
Seagate Sata 3.5 4TB HDD
Benq BL2420PT 2k Monitor
Corsair Spec 01 Cabinet
Coolermaster 750 watts 80+ Gold
i7 8700
Zotac 1060 6gb GPU Blower Black Box 2 years warranty
Gigabyte Z390UD
Liquid cooler 120mm corsair h45 hydro

When I went to book the final machine, he has suggested the above specs. Cabinet, Motherboard has changed and he added a liquid cooler.

Please suggest.

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pratikb said:
Corsair 3000MHz 16gb RAM
Kingston SSD 480GB
Seagate Sata 3.5 4TB HDD
Benq BL2420PT 2k Monitor
Corsair Spec 01 Cabinet
Coolermaster 750 watts 80+ Gold
i7 8700
Zotac 1060 6gb GPU Blower Black Box 2 years warranty
Gigabyte Z390UD
Liquid cooler 120mm corsair h45 hydro

When I went to book the final machine, he has suggested the above specs. Cabinet, Motherboard has changed and he added a liquid cooler.

Please suggest.

Cheaper & better than the gigabyte mobo you were suggested:
Buy Online Asrock Z370 Pro4 Intel Motherboard lowest price in india at www.theitdepot.com

I already suggested corsair TX650M psu which is much better than whatever coolermaster psu you were suggested.

That liquid cooler is totally unnecessary for a non-k intel processor.Use stock cooler first & if you feel the need to buy an aftermarket cpu cooler than only buy it.Water cpu coolers are mainly for overclocking.

I also suggested graphics card above,unless you are getting same card at lower price no need to buy it from your shopkeeper.Also zotac has 5 years warranty,you get extra 3 years warranty over the 2 years standard warranty by registering your zotac graphics card on zotac India website within 28 days of buying the card.

Don't take it otherwise but it seems like your assembler is trying to force you to buy unnecessary products for his own profit & you seem to be believing him.It is your money so your choice but if you have already decided to believe him then not much point asking for suggestions here.