Need help building or buying computer for $800

[el_matador23]

Hello ladies and gents. As you can see from the thread I need help building or buying a compuetr for $800. The reason I say building or buying is simply because I need a great deal of memory, and I wanted to know what would give me more bang for my buck. I am using this comp for video editing. This will in turn be uploaded onto youtube in regards for my company. Now, any suggestion on brand name or part prices would be a great help.

 

[prodigy]

RAM

I suppose that's a start... if RAM is your biggest concern find the fastest out there... This is DDR31600 @ 6-8-6-24

I don't do a ton of video editing, but I'm pretty sure if it fast for gaming, it'll do just as well with video editing.

 

[gefthebest]

Hi el_matador23,

You should google it One of the first links is pretty good: http://www.videoguys.com/Guide/E/Videoguys+System+recommendations+for+Video+Editing/0x4aebb06ba071d2b6a2cd784ce243a6c6.aspx

Basically:
- CPU with as many cores as possible (doesn't have to be super high frequency, just multiple cores)
- Graphics card that has lost of dedicated memory, 2GB or more, possible a NVIDIA Quadro (doesn't need to be super powerful, just alot of memory so there are some affordable Quadros).
- If you will be editing long video files get a bunch of large hard drives, 1 or 2TB in RAID0 so your loading times aren't too long, but that might start to cost if you get a decent RAID controller and all.

Hope that helps,

Google is your friend...

 

[mosox]

What apps do you use for your editing?

GIGABYTE GA-880GA-UD3H
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128444
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231402
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

$638.94

 

[el_matador23]

What apps do you use for your editing?

GIGABYTE GA-880GA-UD3H
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128444
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231402
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

$638.94

*The only thing I have used is Final Cut Express for Mac

 

[el_matador23]

Thanks brotha

 

[mosox]

Ok, you don't use CUDA or anything GPU accelerated.

 

[el_matador23]

Hi el_matador23,

You should google it One of the first links is pretty good: http://www.videoguys.com/Guide/E/Videoguys+System+recommendations+for+Video+Editing/0x4aebb06ba071d2b6a2cd784ce243a6c6.aspx

Basically:
- CPU with as many cores as possible (doesn't have to be super high frequency, just multiple cores)
- Graphics card that has lost of dedicated memory, 2GB or more, possible a NVIDIA Quadro (doesn't need to be super powerful, just alot of memory so there are some affordable Quadros).
- If you will be editing long video files get a bunch of large hard drives, 1 or 2TB in RAID0 so your loading times aren't too long, but that might start to cost if you get a decent RAID controller and all.

Hope that helps,

Google is your friend...

Helpful advice and website. Appreciate it.

 

[el_matador23]

Best answer selected by el_matador23.

 

[el_matador23]

Thanks mosox, just one more things. Where can I find a maual for puting this together?

 

[anacandor]

Google it, or look around the Tom's site. There are MANY guides out there that detail all the fine points of building.

 

[mosox]

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/274745-13-step-step-guide-building

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y8T8QAsDZs

 

[Mousemonkey]

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