PC build for editing | davinci resolve

[zerocool22]

Hi guys,

So my pc is getting old around 5 years now. Playback rate is not that great in davinci resolve to the point I am losing too much time, still running an amd ryzen 1700x and gtx1080, SSD's and 32GB RAM. 
Not sure if there are any major breakthroughs that have sped up your editing workflow through your pc hardware lately.

Thinking about getting an i9 14900k and an rtx 4070. But open to any advice!

Thanks!

[zerocool22]

Oh I do have an m1 macbook lying around, but I never use it. I prefer windows. 
But if it works better, I might need to switch.

[eatstoomuchjam]

In my experience, if you're editing on a laptop - and especially if you want to do it while not plugged in, modern Macbooks are really hard to beat.  My M2 Max is good enough that I no longer see any reason that I'd keep a desktop computer around (I still have one for gaming and if selling it wouldn't be a big pain, I'd probably do that since I boot it up about once per month).

On the other hand, if you want the highest price to performance (and absolute highest performance) on a desktop computer, PC hardware is more powerful - and in many cases, you will be able to upgrade pieces instead of needing to upgrade the entire unit.

As far as your proposed spec, I think you'll be unbalanced in favor of a very high-end processor and a mid-range graphics card.  You might consider a somewhat lesser CPU, again knowing that upgrading in the future will be an option if needed.  Do you plan to overclock the CPU?  If not, there's not much benefit to a K vs non-K variant.

One other consideration might be whether you plan to use any of the "AI" features that are being added to Resolve.  If so, it might be worth considering one of the newer Intel Core Ultra chips (if the price difference isn't huge) since the main "benefit" of them over 14th generation is that they have a coprocessor for machine learning.  I have no idea if Resolve can even use it yet, but even if it doesn't yet, it's a safe bet that BMD will add support in the near future.

Anyway, that setup will be night and day faster than what you're using now.  You definitely won't be going wrong with it.