1st Build / Ready to Go!

[mannimal]

Hey All,

A friend referred me to this site as a great resource for building my 1st pc. Excited to be part of this informative community.

Heading into my 1st build, replacing a 7 year old Dell XPS 420...yeah, it's time.

- Usage: Big reason for upgrading is I want to start to do some casual editing of some video footage (GoPro & SLR). Along with the editing, build will be used for everyday activities like web browsing, office, etc..

- Budget: $1000 - $1200 (doesnt include new monitor)

- All parts coming from US

- no brand preference, more concerned about quality

- I have a DVD burner in my current machine that I plan on putting in this new build

- Overclocking: No for now, I need to read up on that some more

- Screen Resolution: TBD, may pick up a new monitor.

- When building: next few weeks

- Software: going to get windows 8.1 through an edu discount. also need reco's on video editing software. I use corel video studio now, open to checking out other options though....not looking to spend $$ on adobe premier though, so maybe Sony Vegas series as option.


Here's my build:

I am not 100% tied to any of these parts. Open to suggestions on CPU and moving up to i7.

Appreciate any insight / support and look forward to continuing the conversation.

 

[Burpo]

Sony Movie Studio 13 Platinum is a good value..
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Movie-Stu.../dp/B00HRQB216

 

[MongGrel]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2192841

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2192841&page=38

 

[mfenn]

Here's my build:

I am not 100% tied to any of these parts. Open to suggestions on CPU and moving up to i7.

Appreciate any insight / support and look forward to continuing the conversation.

Your parts list looks OK, but I have a few comments:

- You'll quickly fill a 256GB up if you plan to do video work. You should pick up a 3TB HDD ($110) for bulk storage.
- You technically don't need a GPU at all for video editing machine. If you do want to do some gaming on the side, that R9 270 is very expensive. The combo deal with the memory isn't that great either. You can pick up an R9 270X 2GB for $180 AR and 8GB of DDR3 1600 for $72 AP. That puts you right about the same price but with a faster GPU.

 

[mannimal]

thanks all for the feedback! great insight. sorry if there was an issue w/ my parts link.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ghdV23

i updated based on mcfenn's feedback, which brought down the price...which is always appreciated.

would an i7 upgrade be worth it here? I'm looking for something that's going to last me a few years.

 

[mvbighead]

Using Burpo's suggestion, I would recommend something like the following:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fGTZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fGTZL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($138.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 760 2GB Enthusiast Edition Video Card ($196.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $925.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-25 21:17 EDT-0400

This would put the Cuda cores to work for video processing. You could probably scale back a LOT here, but this comes in well under budget and gives you plenty of SSD space for quick storage, as well as mass storage for video accumulation. And, the CPU board combo leave you open for overclocking in the future. I would not insist on an i7, but I am not a big believer in HyperThreading. 4 fast cores is plenty, IMO. Add to that 16GB of RAM, and you shouldn't have any speed issues that I can think of with regard to video editing.

 

[mfenn]

Using Burpo's suggestion, I would recommend something like the following:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fGTZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3fGTZL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($138.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 760 2GB Enthusiast Edition Video Card ($196.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $925.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-25 21:17 EDT-0400

This would put the Cuda cores to work for video processing. You could probably scale back a LOT here, but this comes in well under budget and gives you plenty of SSD space for quick storage, as well as mass storage for video accumulation. And, the CPU board combo leave you open for overclocking in the future. I would not insist on an i7, but I am not a big believer in HyperThreading. 4 fast cores is plenty, IMO. Add to that 16GB of RAM, and you shouldn't have any speed issues that I can think of with regard to video editing.

This is quite nice! Excellent find on that GTX 760.