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Hi!
I am getting more and more into video editing and I would appreciate your advice, as I am trying to decide between buying latest iMac 2017 with i7 4.2Gz + Radeon Pro 580 or building a Hackintosh also with i7 4.2Gz but GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.
Since I primarily work in Premiere and After Effects, currently editing mostly for youtube h.264 and 1080p/1440p, with this configuration, say exactly same project, this iMac vs PC:
Mainly, I want to feel VERY! comfortable when working in Premiere/AF (no lag) and I am ok to wait for export. I realise that building a Hackintosh will give me better options for parts, better selection and it'll be cheaper. But I am also concerned about installing, stability, ease of updates, etc as I would rather spend my time working/editing than tinkering around.
My Hackintosh parts: (please advice if anything is not compatible / there are better options)
Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (with a plan to update to i7-6950X down the road)
Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Asus - MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (or some GIGABYTE Motherboard)
Corsair - Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Samsung - 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Samsung - 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Samsung - 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G Video Card
Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair - 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
LG - 27UD88-W 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor
Thank you.
I am getting more and more into video editing and I would appreciate your advice, as I am trying to decide between buying latest iMac 2017 with i7 4.2Gz + Radeon Pro 580 or building a Hackintosh also with i7 4.2Gz but GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.
Since I primarily work in Premiere and After Effects, currently editing mostly for youtube h.264 and 1080p/1440p, with this configuration, say exactly same project, this iMac vs PC:
- which one will be faster working in timeline w/o pre-rendering footage (moving around, scrubbing, adding effects, etc) How significant will be this difference?
- which one will be faster exporting for youtube 1080p/1440p. How faster would it be?
Mainly, I want to feel VERY! comfortable when working in Premiere/AF (no lag) and I am ok to wait for export. I realise that building a Hackintosh will give me better options for parts, better selection and it'll be cheaper. But I am also concerned about installing, stability, ease of updates, etc as I would rather spend my time working/editing than tinkering around.
My Hackintosh parts: (please advice if anything is not compatible / there are better options)
Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (with a plan to update to i7-6950X down the road)
Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Asus - MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (or some GIGABYTE Motherboard)
Corsair - Vengeance LED 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Samsung - 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Samsung - 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Samsung - 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G Video Card
Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair - 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
LG - 27UD88-W 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor
Thank you.