Office/Light Video Editing

be better off with a quadro. fx 4core. and this ssd . case and ps  

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Ahfu
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Ahfu/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Ahfu/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.78 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY Quadro 400 512MB Video Card ($90.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $478.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-29 11:14 EST-0500)

Base Total: $508.73
Mail-in Rebates: -$30.00
Total: $478.73

Thanks for the response! Would it make sense to select this mobo:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

That way I can have usb 3.0 and Sata III

yeah for 10$ more its worth it.  

This is the system I ended up going with:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AiVU
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AiVU/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AiVU/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 975 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($82.18 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB Video Card ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $452.11
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-29 14:36 EST-0500)

The actual total after rebates is around $402. I got the memory for free as a combo on Newegg. I think the system will work out well.

One last noob question: will I need a cpu cooler for this setup?

yes because that cpu doesnt come with a retail heatsink.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AjMj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AjMj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AjMj/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 975 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($82.18 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB Video Card ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $462.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-29 16:03 EST-0500)

Base Total: $504.92
Mail-in Rebates: -$50.00
Shipping: $7.18
Total: $462.10

should do the trick.