Looking for a $2000 max build for editing

GMiller · Feb 14, 2014

Hey everyone,

I need a build for a $2000 PC for editing in Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop etc. I will need everything

Approximate Purchase Date: Middle of this year

Budget Range: $2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video editing

Are you buying a monitor: Yes - 27 inch preferable

Do you need to buy OS: Win 7 Pro OEM

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon/Newegg but others are fine if reputable

Location: Central Florida

Parts Preferences: Nvidia and Intel. I need Nvidia cards to use the Cuda cores for GPU acceleration in the Adobe suite

Hard Drives: 3 - 1 ssd for OS and programs. 1 hdd for storage. 1 hdd for scratch. 2 tb for the storage and 1 tb for the scratch. Or 2 tb for both if price permits.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 or more

Additional Comments: No crazy looking cases. This will be at my job, so it needs to not look like it came out of Fast and Furious. Plain black metal with good ventilation.

filippi · Feb 14, 2014

This is my suggestion:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($142.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($100.00 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($100.00 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($370.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.50 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($132.95 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($549.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1977.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-14 11:13 EST-0500)

GMPoisoN · Feb 14, 2014

+1 for the above solution. I would only change a few things. One being the power supply. Spending the extra cash for a higher wattage Power Supply will come in handy down the road. You could also slightly downgrade the monitor and go with a higher quality motherboard with more included features. Other than that looks great!

GMiller · Feb 14, 2014

Awesome! Thanks for your suggestions!

GMPoisoN, what would you suggest for those changes?

shortstuff_mt · Feb 14, 2014

Here's my build suggestion.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek GAIA SD1283 56.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($158.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.40 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($132.95 @ B&H)
Monitor: Samsung S27B350H 27.0" Monitor ($335.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1947.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-14 11:16 EST-0500)

You're actually probably better off pricing the components a little closer to the time of actual purchase. New components are always around the corner and prices change on a nearly daily basis, so what I recommend now will change considerably by the middle of the year.

filippi · Feb 14, 2014

imho Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 is great for no_SLI & no-oced builds.

Because you will not use dual GPU i dont think you will ever need more than that XFX 650W.

I edited my suggestion for better RAM.

GMiller · Feb 14, 2014

True enough.

Is there gonna be a noticeable difference between the i7 and the Xeon? The 4gb 770 vs the 2gb 770?

Also, are these monitors comparable to 27in iMac monitors in quality? Better? Worse?

filippi · Feb 14, 2014

Intel Xeon E3-1230 = no-oced i7-4770K.

4gb 770 is for very high resolution kinda future-prof build.

Asus PB278Q is a 27" PLS panel 1440p display. Check out:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236294

shortstuff_mt · Feb 14, 2014

The i7 + Z87 chipset leaves the option open to overclock. It also has a slightly higher clock speed (200MHz). The 4GB GTX 770 is really only recommended for high resolution gaming. I don't think you'll notice any difference at all for your intended use.

I only put the HX750 PSU in my build because it's a great deal right now. There's no harm in going slightly bigger than needed for the PSU.

GMiller · Feb 14, 2014

So the 4gb wouldn't all be put to use in After Effects if i was using the GPU acceleration with a big 3d vid or something similar?

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