video editing and gaming pc

[gofalcons1]

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. Video editing/web design/Photoshop/gaming

2. What YOUR budget is. $1200

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. USA

4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US... N/A

5. IF YOU have a brand preference. No preference just want the best.

6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are. Currently have all peripherals

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds. Not sure gaming will be secondary

8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using? Currently using Samsung 2494sw

9. WHEN do you plan to build it? June 2013

X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software? NO

Below is my current system

x4 955 BE (rev.c2) 3.7
msi 790fx-gd70
(2X) MSI R6870 Twin Frozr II Crossfire
G skill ddr3 8gb
Crucial c300 SSD
Samsung F1 1TB
WD Black 1TB (backup in safe)
Prolimatech Megashadow
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Samsung 2494sw

 

[lehtv]

Some additional questions
- do you live near a Microcenter?
- what size is the C300?
- you can reuse your HDD's, only buy more if you need additional space
- I assume you also have an optical drive?
- your Prolimatech Megashadow should have LGA1156 installation brackets; if you still have these, you should be able to reuse the cooler as well since LGA1155 and the new LGA1150 motherboards use the same mounting holes as LGA1156 boards

 

[gofalcons1]

Some additional questions
- do you live near a Microcenter?
- what size is the C300?
- you can reuse your HDD's, only buy more if you need additional space
- I assume you also have an optical drive?
- your Prolimatech Megashadow should have LGA1156 installation brackets; if you still have these, you should be able to reuse the cooler as well since LGA1155 and the new LGA1150 motherboards use the same mounting holes as LGA1156 boards

Yes I live near Micro center
64 gb c300
yes i have a optical drive
Yes I still have the brackets

 

[Essence_of_War]

Can that RAM be re-used? I saw that it's DDR3...

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Can that RAM be re-used? I saw that it's DDR3...

Yes the RAM can be reused

 

[cbk]

I know this is only an $800 build, but I think you can upgrade some parts to make it better.

Duncan33303's $800 Editing Build:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiml6FxkWHo

For example, you can change the 650 Ti Boost to a higher end card like the 770, adding a lot of money to the build, making it about $1000. If you upgrade a few things here and there, I think you will get a very well performing $1200 build.

 

[mfenn]

Given that you live near an MC, here's what I would do:

i7 4770K + ASRock Z77 Pro3 combo $355 @ MC
Crucial DDR3 1600 8GB x2 $98
7950 3GB $280 AR - because you say that gaming is secondary
Corsair Neutron 256GB $200
Reuse HDD $0
Reuse ODD (if you have one) $0
Rosewill HIVE 650W $60 AR
Fractal Design R4 $100
Total: $1093 AR

 

[lehtv]

Great build.

But you don't need 650W. I would lower the wattage and increase the efficiency: Seasonic G550 $80. Also 2 more years of warranty and arguably better quality (Seasonic > Sirtec in general).

Also you can optionally reuse your 2x4GB of G.Skill and add another 2x4GB of RAM with the same specs, preferably the exact same kit you bought earlier. That'd save you a few dozen $

 

[AprilMay]

Question: how essential is a video card for video editing aside from decoding HD? Or is the answer software dependent?

 

[Cerb]

Question: how essential is a video card for video editing aside from decoding HD? Or is the answer software dependent?

Software-dependent, though most most software can benefit from low-end cards. However, some really low-end cards, like the GT 610, or HD 6450, can be slower than some integrated GPUs (AMD's A-series chips can make sense for budget users, because of this, if getting an Intel CPU would also mean having to buy a $60+ video card). The Geforce GT 640 and GTX 650, and Radeon HD 6770 and 7750, are good ones to get so as not to worry about a GPU bottleneck, but also not pay a ton for (the 650 or 7750 would also be good enough for strategy and MMO games, with a ~1080P monitor).

The HD 7950 recommended to the OP is very much for gaming.

P.S. Just saw the other thread...

 

[monstercameron]

Y out only need to change e things, CPU, mobo and ram.
The fx 8350 $179 www.amazon.com/AMD-FX-8350-Eight-Cor...ywords=fx+8350

16gb ddr3 anywhere and a 970/990 am3+ board.

 

[mfenn]

Y out only need to change e things, CPU, mobo and ram.
The fx 8350 $179 www.amazon.com/AMD-FX-8350-Eight-Cor...ywords=fx+8350

16gb ddr3 anywhere and a 970/990 am3+ board.

For video editing and encoding? I think not.

 

[mfenn]

Great build.

But you don't need 650W. I would lower the wattage and increase the efficiency: Seasonic G550 $80. Also 2 more years of warranty and arguably better quality (Seasonic > Sirtec in general).

Also you can optionally reuse your 2x4GB of G.Skill and add another 2x4GB of RAM with the same specs, preferably the exact same kit you bought earlier. That'd save you a few dozen $

Great points!

 

[gofalcons1]

Thanks for the help I might bump up the video card and get a quieter cooling system.