Video editing PC build under 800

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fishbowlbob

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Jul 26, 2016
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Howdy! I'm in a bit of a pickle.
I need to build a PC for video editing and some gaming. My budget is around 800 dollars, I would like to keep it under if possible. Would it be possible to build a PC that would be able to handle 1080p video editing in programs such as Premiere, along with color grading in Davinci Resolve in this price range? I also game, but would be willing to sacrifice graphics if necessary for the budget. I have been struggling between deciding on the CPU, if somebody could help me out I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Jake
 
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Hey Jake,

Gotcha covered. I use a website called "pcpartpicker" where PC builders can find all the parts they need at the cheapest prices from popular retailers. I looked at your requirements and this system i've configured should get the job done and save you a bit of money too!
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/jzdFGf

I threw in an optical drive because I thought that might be important in your field of work, but you can remove it as well. Also, there is no operating system included with this bundle, but one of your friends or colleagues should have access to Windows 7 or something like that.

Best of luck!
- Luke
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lutherl

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Nov 6, 2015
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Hey Jake,

Gotcha covered. I use a website called "pcpartpicker" where PC builders can find all the parts they need at the cheapest prices from popular retailers. I looked at your requirements and this system i've configured should get the job done and save you a bit of money too!
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/jzdFGf

I threw in an optical drive because I thought that might be important in your field of work, but you can remove it as well. Also, there is no operating system included with this bundle, but one of your friends or colleagues should have access to Windows 7 or something like that.

Best of luck!
- Luke
 
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fishbowlbob

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Jul 26, 2016
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Thanks! So you think that the i5 would be sufficient? I was wondering if I was going to have to use an i7.
Thanks again!
 
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Trafalgar747

Trafalgar747

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Nov 7, 2015
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($65.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($91.66 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($148.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $795.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-28 00:46 EDT-0400
 
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lutherl

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Oh yeah, this is the top of the line i5 and is built for extreme editing and gaming, hence the "K" at the end of the name. i7's are made for several (dozens) of projects at once and imo is complete overkill. This build is in the sweet spot. Affordable and powerful
 
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Karsten75

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I think Trafalgar's build is lightly better in that it will multi-task well and video-editing relies on that during the rendering process. Also comes with an SSD. Putting some work files on the SSD has the potential to speed up the process significantly.
 
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