Need a New Video Editing System, Under $1500

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Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: under $1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video Editing
Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) All

Do you need to buy OS: Yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg

Location: City, State/Region, Country - USA

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Asus Motherboard, Intel I7

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, need to run 3 monitors

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080,

Additional Comments: 3 HDs (one 256 SSD, 1 2TB for Data, 1 2TB for Backup), 3 digital monitor outputs

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: need a current high end video editing system
 
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Marcopolo123

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CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($112.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($168.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1607.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-24 18:58 EDT-0400)

over budget ...


good deal
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008MA9OWA/?tag=pcpapi-20
 
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mattius92

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CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($168.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.94 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1374.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
 
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casper1973

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Something to get you thinking.

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LE PLUS ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($135.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vector Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1472.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)


Over-clockable i7. Plenty of fast RAM. Fast and reliable SSD.
Graphics card has 2x DVI, 1x HDMI and 1x VGA. So you have 3 digital outputs and 1 analog. Also have the option to SLI as the motherboard supports it and the PSU has plenty to spare. Tbh you could drop that to a 650W PSU and still have more than enough.
 
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Marcopolo123

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CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.63 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($168.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($102.34 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.94 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1380.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-24 20:10 EDT-0400)

1530$ when everything bought form newegg
 
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As all builds posted so far are very similar I will try to summarize the common parts and why I think they have been chosen (at least why they were included in my build).

CPU - i7-3770k
4 cores, 8 threads. Fast, overclockable, not overly expensive. It's really the only sensible choice for this build.

GPU - GTX 650ti (boost or non-boost, depending on budget)
Good price, good performance, has the 3 digital outputs you require. There is no need to spend any more on a GPU for video editing as the benefits will be minimal.

SSD - Samsung 840 Pro or OCZ Vector
Two of the best commercial SSD's available right now. Fast and reliable.

Motherboard
The Z77 chipset allows you to over-clock, gives you 6GB SATA ports for the SSD and most now come with USB3 headers. Don't go for H77 or B75 if you want to overclock.

Power Supply
Stick to a good brand such as Corsair, Antec, XFX, Seasonic. You need about 450W to run this as standard, 500-550W to run a good overclock and 650W+ if you want to SLI and overclock.

RAM
12-16GB of DDR3-1600 or DDR3-1866. Look for sticks that have a CAS rating of 9 or lower. Only get 1866 if the price isn't too much more. The benefits are quite low over 1600.

Case is really a choice you have to make.


Hope that helps.
 
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I'm just getting into video editing. Why did you recommend 3 monitors? Thanks.
 
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