Build for video editing
4K (or higher) footage, colour grading in DaVinci Resolve, noise reduction and effects-heavy timelines.
Budget
Goal: Smooth 4K editing
$1,912
- Renders about 1.6× as fast as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 32 GB of memory: enough for most 4K timelines
- 16 GB video memory: enough for 4K grading and noise reduction
- Processor
- 14C/20T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 2 TB
- Peak power
- ~393 W
- ProcessorCore i5-14600K$354 at PC Case Gear (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardMSI PRO B760M-A WiFi$219 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryKingston Fury Beast 32GB (2×16) DDR5-6000$374 at Mwave (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardSapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB Pulse$534 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageKingston NV3 2TB$184 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerDeepCool AK400$44 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyMSI MAG A650BN$79 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
Mid-range
Best valueGoal: Fast 4K grading
$3,006
- Renders about 2.3× as fast as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 64 GB of memory: plenty for 4K timelines
- 16 GB video memory: enough for 4K grading and noise reduction
- Processor
- 20C/20T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 64 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 6 TB (2 drives)
- Peak power
- ~530 W
- ProcessorCore Ultra 7 265K$499 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardGigabyte B860M Aorus Elite WiFi6E$259 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryCorsair Vengeance 64GB (2×32) DDR5-6000$689 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardPowerColor Radeon RX 9070 16GB Reaper$869 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageKingston NV3 2TB$184 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageSeagate Barracuda 4TB$134 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerThermalright Frozen Notte 280$124 at Mwave (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyCorsair RM750e (2023)$124 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
High-end
Goal: Heavy grades, 6K/8K and RAW
$3,926
- Renders about 2.6× as fast as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 64 GB of memory: plenty for 4K timelines
- 16 GB video memory: enough for 4K grading and noise reduction
- Processor
- 16C/32T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 64 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 6 TB (2 drives)
- Peak power
- ~590 W
- ProcessorRyzen 9 9950X$819 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi$199 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryCorsair Vengeance 64GB (2×32) DDR5-6000$689 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardMSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB Ventus 3X OC$1,304 at Scorptec (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageWD Black SN850X 2TB$249 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageSeagate Barracuda 4TB$134 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerNoctua NH-D15 G2$219 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyCorsair RM850x (2024)$189 at PC Case Gear (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
What matters
- A graphics card with 16 GB of video memory: DaVinci Resolve leans on it for grading and noise reduction.
- 64 GB of memory for 4K and above.
- Lots of processor cores for exports.
What to skip
- RGB and showy cases: put the money into the graphics card and memory.
- A 4K gaming-class processor: editing scales with cores, not gaming speed.
Good to know
- Use a fast drive for the project and cache, and a big hard drive for finished projects.
- DaVinci Resolve Studio uses NVIDIA, AMD and Intel cards, but NVIDIA has the broadest plug-in support.
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