Video editing build. Need help picking Video card

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Building a pc for mainly video editing and having trouble with finding a budget graphics card for around $150 - $200. Total pc budget $800-$1000

Need at least 1 hdmi
2-4gb

Parts I've picked so far:
Mobo
ASUS Z170-A
https://m.newegg.com/Product/Index?itemNumber=N82E16813132566

Cpu
Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz
https://m.newegg.com/Product/Index?itemNumber=N82E16819117559
Ram

G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3400
https://m.newegg.com/Product/Index?itemNumber=N82E16820231916

Any help with video card or other parts is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
 
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Trafalgar747

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $198.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-13 18:36 EST-0500

I would recommend you spend a little more and get this as more VRAM will be important.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $234.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-13 18:37 EST-0500
 
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Yeah, after adding in the Power supply, heatsink and other components I and currently at $1000 without a graphics card. I might as well spend a little more and get something better. I can go ahead and build the pc without the graphics card and buy one when I get the extra cash.

 
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Couldn't figure out how to share my newegg wishlist. All parts are quickly added with the basic specs that I want
for my video editing rig
WD Black 2TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM
ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170
EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 220-G2-0650-Y1 80+ GOLD 650W
Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive
G.SKILL TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 340
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan (not set in stone)
 
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A video card is not that important for video editing. A video card is used for rendering 3-d graphics and effects. Honestly most integrated Graphics on the CPU is just barely enough. I am not saying not to get a graphics card, just saying that its not an integral part of a PC meant for video or photo editing. So I'd be reserved on how much I would spend when it concerns a video card for this type of build.
 
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How much video power do I need in order to not have my pre rendering playback while editting not lag. It is currently really hard to edit effects.
 
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Ouch, you got me by the thorn on that one haha. I have had some trouble with finding a graphics card for rendering and gaming since I do both. The vast majority of cards are made with the gamer in mind. A gamer does not mind if a frame or 5 is off, they can barely tell; but for editors, a frame or 5 off makes a big difference. For rendering specifically you want a card that has stable drivers depending on the programs you use. I don't know which graphics card is best for every one, but as an example i know that adobe utilizes Cuda cores making an Nvidia card the better choice and will run a little more stable yet sony vegas runs, surprisingly, less efficiently with gpu acceleration on, i honestly just turn mine off, and runs better with ATI/AMD.

Sorry I just realized I've been ranting a lot. Hopefully you can get even a little bit of info from that.

Some people will say that you should get a workstation card Ex: Quadro, from hear say data lol, people tell me that they are very activity specific, so do your research when getting one of those.

Alright, and now trying to answer your question as to how much "power" you need. it depends on what your working on is it HD, is it 4k, is it I-max?!
 
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Mostly HD. Maybe 4k in the future. I currently don't own a 4k camera.

But I do mainily use Sony Vegas and have always been an Nvidia fan.

 
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