I'm looking to upgrade to Powerdirector 17 and build a new pc for 4K editing and want some advice on what to get. I currently have Powerdirector 11 an i7 3770K (not overclocked), 16GB DDR3 1333mhz RAM, Crucial M4 256GB SSD (OS & programs), Seagate Barracuda 1TB for source files and no dedicated video card. Obviously PD11 doesn't do 4k editing so I don't know what kind of a step up i need to take but i want something that will edit 4K at LEAST as well as an i7 3770K does 1080p. I'm guessing the Ryzen 5 3400G won't do that? I have been waiting for intel to bring out their new 10nm processors but after realising how long that might take i decided to wait and see what Ryzen 3rd gen perform like. I have never used a dedicated video card in the past but without integrated graphics it looks like i'll need one. I know people say a video card is important for video editing but as i understand it, only the cpu does the work during the editing part, (unless you add in effects or change the brightness/ colour settings which uses the video card) and then when you are ready to render/produce/export the edited work; - the video card does that part (that's why i didn't buy one). Correct me if i'm wrong but not having a video card shouldn't effect the editing process for trimming only??? I only really care about the actual editing part of the process, I don't care how long it takes to 'produce' the final video file. I find it frustrating that when searching/scanning/scrubbing through the video it takes so long to clearly display the video while trying to find parts to keep. Is this the CPU, RAM, Hard Drive, Video Card, or a combination that is slowing things down? What should i really be focussing on upgrading? Is there a limit to the benefit you can get from how fast your SSD is (for example the Samsung 970 Evo Plus or PCIe 4.0 SSD that have just come out?) I don't want to waste $ on a faster SSD if it takes just as long to scan through video during editing!
I am considering 2 possible systems that i've listed below and can afford to buy either but don't want to waste money if it won't have significant performance improvements.
System 1;
Ryzen 3600 $315 (Australian Dollars) or i5 9400 $289
Does the motherboard matter? If so what should i look for?
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB RAM $139 or Trident Z or ?
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB $199 (Windows and Programs)
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $112 or Crucial MX500 250GB $59 (Source Files)
Video Card ? Radeon RX 570 4GB $179
System 2;
Ryzen 3700x $519 /3800x $629 /3900x $789 /i7 9700K $589 /9900K $769
X570 Series Motherboard or Z390
RAM 16GB or 32GB
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB $309 or new PCIe 4.0 SSD (Windows and Programs)
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 250GB $115 or new PCIe 4.0 SSD (Source Files)
Video Card ? RX 570 $179 /GTX 1660 $349 /RX5700 $609 /GTX2070 Super $939
Considering i don't care about how long it takes to render/produce/export the final file, what would really help me with the editing process part? Any advice or information you can give me would be much appreciated!