Want to build a video editing rig. Help.

Or upgrade my pc to a video editing rig.

Current specs are below. Id like to see what else is available in AM3+ socket type to avoid upgrading a motherboard but if its a better deal for the money to upgrade both Im willing to do that.

Upgrading what component will be most beneficial anyway? For some reason I figured it would be the cpu. Please let me know what you'd do.

Im having a hard time editing in Davinci Resolve even with some tweaks to make it run better.


CPU: AMD FX8350
GPU: Geforce 1050TI 4GB video RAM
RAM: DDR3 16gb
SSD: Samsung 850

What would you change to make the best out of this rig for video editing?

You don't specify exactly where your bottlenecks are.
Resolve does use the gpu to a greater degree than Premier Pro, so a faster GPU with up to six gigs of ram will help with Resolve where it wouldn't help with Premier Pro. Resolve will also put two video cards to greater use than Premier Pro, so if you get a better card, keep your old one in the system.

That is a pretty old CPU you have there. That was what...2012 tech? Somewhere around there I think. There have been a lot of improvements in CPU's, especially around video encoding/decoding, etc. It might be best to go with something new. Of course, at this point that is going to mean new motherboard, RAM, etc. as well.

Interesting article at https://www.richardlac​key.com …irements-a-reality-check/ might be a good guide in moving forward.

Quoting from the article

Yeah, the CPU is quite old. I recommend you buy a new CPU, AMD's Ryzen 5 3rd Gen is a good choice it has 4-6 Cores and 8-12 Threads, the best value for the money right now, and this also will require a new motherboard.If you should buy a motherboard, buy a motherboard that can't limit your computers upgrade capabilities so that if you plan to upgrade your computer further, you won't need to buy a new motherboard in the future. B350 or B450 and above motherboards will fit description.

if all you use is DR, faster GPU and switching to Linux might be a good way forward