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Shane Copland

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Ok, so I am a comedian (aka not a computer person) who filmed a pilot on a Connon T2i. I now need to edit said pilot, but have an old slow computer that's probably not capable of running Adobe Premiere or even a newer version of Power Director.

Among my assets are:

- A computer - Intel Pentium 4 , 2.8 Ghz, 2GB of Ram, 32-bit system with a Radeon 7000 series graphics card.

- A $300 budget.

What do I do computer people? I'm open to all options provided they are within my capabilitites and no animals are harmed.

 
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Best build that can fit in your budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($21.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $374.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-06 18:45 EDT-0400)
 
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Shane Copland

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After fees and tax this will be way over my budget. What if I was to buy a PC on Craigslist then upgrade the graphics card. Would that be enough?



 
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Don't worry this is the final price :). Also buying a pc on craigslist usually isn't worth it.
 
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Shane Copland

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No it isn't, and it includes mail in rebates, etc... Maybe I'll get a $200 computer from Best Buy and upgrade the video card... or just use what I have and run an older version of the video editing software.

Thanks for trying!
 
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Well honestly pretty much everyone here uses mail in rebates because they save you a lot of money. Just saying ig you buy a $200 one from bestbuy you can make one with performance 2x better, and it uses quality parts instead of having everything made from China.
 
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Wait a second... isn't video editing highly CPU dependent?

If so wouldn't something like a used phenom ii x6 or an fx6300 be way better? If so, I recommend ghettofabbing a PC together with a cheap AM3+ microATX motherboard and fx6300 by reusing your current case since it's either ATX or micro ATX. Then buy a used HDD on ebay for $20 and only buy 4 GB of RAM if you are running 32 bit XP.

I think that might be a better overall way for you to go although I'll defer to the video editors for confirmation.
 
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