Nick773 :
I'm trying to build a cheaper desktop for video editing. I'm going to be using After Effects and Premiere, but won't be doing anything real heavy and professional...yet. I figure I can always upgrade in the future.
Here's what I got:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1m2cQ
Thanks!
For video editing, I would recommend you go with the X79 platform as it's just best suited for content creation. It is a big investment though, with the i7 3930K being amazing for content creation (its price is $569 and staying $569 for a while), as well as the extreme-edition cores (3960X and 3970X, $1000 a pop). i5s just don't cut it for content creation because they don't have hyper-threading, which can help accelerate rendering etc.
I also recommend getting 16GB+ of the fastest RAM you can buy (1866 or higher should be good). Faster and greater capacity RAM will increase video creation and Photoshopping exponentially.
Your GPU is a bit lackluster, and might not put out the kind of quality you're looking for in a video. You can either get a pro-level card (which I don't recommend as most of them are $3000+) or get something like a GTX 670/680 (AMD equivalent would be 7970/7950, I think) which'll punch out frames nicely. NVIDIA's CUDA cores will accelerate performance in supported applications (like Adobe Creative Suite shtuff), so I'd buy one of their GPUs.
I also advise you to get a lot of storage -- and when I mean a lot of storage, I mean get ~4TB or more. If you're doing lots of video work I would get a NAS later on, and have lots and lots of storage for my projects (like, more than 20TB worth).
I know you want to stick a budget, but I'm posting for your knowledge in the future. An i7 will do perfectly fine for video editing and content creation. I do advise you to pick out less gamer-centric parts. I know ASUS has workstation boards that fit your needs, not sure about other manufacturers.\
EDIT: If I was really dedicated and needed an gaming/editing system, this is what'd I'd buy. I figured PCPartPicker doesn't have water cooling supplies, so I left them out. I'd also buy a separate NAS system to store stuff on.
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CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Formula ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($333.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card ($999.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($319.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($299.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($279.45 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($279.45 @ Amazon)
Total: $3757.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-29 17:31 EDT-0400)
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