I'm planning a PC build for roughly €2,200 before tax. My main workload will be DaVinci Resolve: about 80% 4K and 1080p video editing using H.265 and 10-bit 4:2:2 footage, with occasional ProRes and ProRes RAW from Sony cameras and an Atomos recorder. Heavy color grading and noise reduction are important, while advanced visual effects and Unreal Engine are longer-term goals rather than immediate requirements.
For gaming, I'm mainly interested in playing modern titles smoothly and occasionally streaming. I don't need maximum frame rates or ultra settings. I already own two SSDs—one 1TB and one 2TB—which I plan to use for the operating system and applications, footage, and cache files. Memory and storage prices seem unusually high, and I'm unsure whether the graphics card is fairly priced.
The proposed build includes a Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, ASUS TUF Gaming Z890-Plus WiFi motherboard, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB, 32GB of DDR5-6400 memory, an 850W power supply, a 360mm liquid cooler, and a 1TB NVMe SSD, for approximately €2,151 before tax. I already have the DaVinci Resolve Studio and Neat Video licenses. Does this look balanced for my editing workflow, or are there better-value alternatives without substantially increasing the price?
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For this footage, the CPU and GPU combination makes sense. HEVC 10-bit 4:2:2 is one of the formats where hardware support matters a lot: Intel Quick Sync and the RTX 50-series encoder/decoder support are useful, while older hardware may fall back to CPU decoding and make Resolve feel sluggish. Your planned processor should provide Quick Sync, and the RTX 5070 Ti should complement it well. Since noise reduction is a major part of your workflow, it’s also good that you already have the Studio and Neat Video licenses.
The listed prices appear higher than the amounts shown in the build links, so it may be worth checking whether a business discount or coupon is being applied. If the prices you listed are genuinely your final pre-tax costs, then the total is still within the stated budget; just make sure the comparison is consistent.
I’m using the prices I would actually pay as a business owner, excluding tax.
Consider replacing the listed 1TB SSD with a TLC-based model such as the SN7100. The price difference is small, but TLC generally offers better sustained write behavior and endurance than QLC, which is useful when moving large video files and writing cache data. Since you’re separating footage and cache across drives, avoiding a weaker QLC drive is worthwhile.
I hadn’t realized the NAND type made that much difference, so that’s exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. I’ll switch to the TLC-based option.
That was my understanding too—the Intel integrated media engine should help with Quick Sync, while the RTX 5070 Ti handles the GPU side. I already own both denoising licenses, so those don’t need to come out of the budget.