Upgrading a desktop system for video editing

[videobruce]

My current system from 2016;

AMD FX8350 on a AM3+ chipset
MSI Nvidea GTX 1060 3GT
G.Skill Ripjaws X series F3-1600C9D 2x 8GB DDR3
Gigabyte GA-970A D3P MB
Seasonic G Series 80+ Gold 700w PS
Rosewell Challenger-U3 ATX Mid Tower Case
1 250GB SSD
2 4TB HD's
BD Burner
Front panel Hot-Swap 3.5" HDD tray
Win 7 Pro x64

Yes it's kinda old, but it works fine except for CPU/GPU tasks.
I plan on keeping the drives, case & PS. I will upgrade to Win 10 as much as I don't want to. (I'm not paranoid about so called security).

I'm looking for a AMD based system as I have had over the past 25 or so years. Absolutely NO Wintel for me! I also want to switch to a AMD based video card, Nvida has to much of a strangle hold on the industry in spite of they supposedly being 'better' cards.

My deliminator is the lack of video performance when editing and processing the edit.
This is for up to 1080p material mostly off the Internet (You-Tube for example), but NOT BD's and surely not 20GB files! This is 'mid-end' editing mostly using Movavi VideoEditorPlus v15. I also use VideoReDo Studio v6 and VideoReDo v511. I basically do NOT do 'Content Creation', just tweak & edit existing materiel for my own use (collection).

The current system takes 50% of the files length (.mp4) to process the edited material. IOW's a one hour recording takes 30 minutes to process then finished edit changes which I too long for me. Non of this is any 'hi-end' work by all means, I'm not looking for the fastest setup out there and I DO NOT GAME!!
I want a separate GPU.
I understand these NVMe PCIe SSD's are the fastest BUT, it is overkill since the other components are basically slower (depending on what they are). Isn't a SATA SSD is a wiser choice taking cost into consideration?

The biggest issue is AM4 vs AM5 MB's and the step up with CPU's and memory sticks. It's mostly a cost vs performance issue. My current system is basically maxed out (other than the video card) so it has to go.
Are the CPU & GPU close to being equal AFA processing speed? And AFA storage drives, are SATA SSD's vs NVMe PCIe drives fairly equal regarding speed?

I hope all of that makes some sense. Any questions, fire away.

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I have never used AMD only Intel so I am afraid I can't advise you on the CPU, GPU or the motherboard.
However I will try and suggest few things that I decided on when I built my latest computer.

1 - The case
As most cases these days don't have a bay for an internal BD, unless you buy a larger case which has it but it is too big in size and naturally more expensive.
What I did was I bought Fractal Design Define 7 Compact and bought a special cable from Amazon
Amphenol CS-SATDRIVEX2-001 Serial ATA SATA Drive Connector Extension Cable, 1 m, 3.3', Blue
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O077B24?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
and let it pass through the back and onto the internal BD (which is now external), but they are better than an actual external BD as you are aware.
The length 1m is just about the right size for me, but 1.5m if you can find it will be a little bit better.

2 - Cooling
I needed a really good cooling method so I used liquid cooling instead of the usual tower CPU coolers like Noctua.

3 - Power supply PSU I chose Corsair 1000W RM1000e because the GPU needs a lot of power and I didn't want to have a limitation on the PSU

4 - Main system memory M.2 1TB SSD

5 - Secondary SSD 2.5"

6 - O/S Windows 11 Pro

Hope this help and good luck building your new system.

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My old post regarding the Amphenol SATA cable
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/412555-External-Blu-Ray-Drive-for-a-New-PC-Case-wi...out-a-5-25-Bay

[oliverturner]

Hi there,

Great to see your detailed plan for upgrading that 2016 AMD rig! For 1080p editing with Movavi and VideoReDo, an AM5-based system with a Ryzen 7 9700X (8 cores, 16 threads, Zen 5) would be a solid choice for faster rendering—cutting that 50% processing time significantly. Pair it with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT for GPU-accelerated tasks; it’s got 20GB VRAM, great for video editing, and avoids Nvidia’s grip. For storage, SATA SSDs are fine cost-wise, but an NVMe PCIe (like a Samsung 990 Pro) is noticeably faster for project loading and exports without breaking the bank. Stick with 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM for headroom, especially if you’re tweaking web-downloaded media for collections. Have you considered a specific AM5 motherboard yet, like a B650 for future-proofing?

Excited to hear how your build comes together!

[lordsmurf]

AMD FX-8350 is a 2012 chip.

For editing SD, or slower at HD, I draw the line at i7-6700, the bleeding-edge Intel of 2015 (10 years ago). Anything older is not fit for editing, only using as a capture rigs.

For editing, I'd get something as new as possible. I'd use a modern Win11 for editing. Or current macOS (and I only edit HD/4K on Mac). Not because of the OS, but because the best software will require that OS (either already, or eventually).

There are plenty of post-2020 CPU/mobo combos that you can mount with your other pieces, and cobble together a new system.