Best Desktop Tower Build for Video Editing and Moderate Gaming?

davo98

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I've been asking a lot of questions lately, so I'm sorry to anyone who's already seen my other questions. But I need an answer.

I'm a uni student, and a large part of my course requires me to be handling quite heavy video workloads. I've decided to build a PC (God help me) because I've heard it's the most cost-effective way to get a great performing computer for great value. Only thing is I have no idea where to start! I've seen some suggestions from that PCPartPicker website but none of the recommended builds I've seen are exactly what I want. Which is my fault because I've been unclear in my previous questions. So here's precisely what I'd like with my build:

- Handling potentially heavy amounts of video data (mostly 1080p, but potentially 4K video). I just want a smooth, uninterrupted editing experience with decent rendering times.
- The ability to do some moderate gaming. I'm not a heavy gamer, however I've recently found interest in playing Fortnite, so if the PC could handle that fairly smoothly that would also be great.
- I'm willing to spend roughly about $1300 AU (emphasis on the AU haha). If the build comes up less than that, awesome. If the build comes up as slightly more, I should be able to accommodate so long as it isn't too extravagant.
- I'd like the builds OS to run Windows 10 Home 64bit.
- Also will the desktop need a cooler? I've tried selecting certain ones but they're apparently not compatible with the motherboard?
- This is just for the Tower I'm talking about. I've already sorted out a Keyboard, mouse, monitor etc. :)

I would truly appreciate your best recommendation of build for my needs! :)
 
Solution
best I could do on such a tight budget
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill - Value 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($260.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($439.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: XFX - TS...
best I could do on such a tight budget
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill - Value 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($260.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($439.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: XFX - TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1274.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-23 15:31 AEDT+1100
 
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unspeakable

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The above build is closer to a gaming PC and uses overpriced parts. Now I don't use PC part picker so I'll just put down components and their prices.
Build 1
Windows 10-$100
Ryzen 7 1700-$250
Msi B350ProVHD(newegg) $70
To be honest, any PSU is fine but I reccomend a cooler Master or corsair one.-$50
G-Skill Value Pack-$260( the one above is good)
GTX 1060 (newegg) -$410
Storage above is the best value (space to price) but an SSD would be nice. A 256gb can be found for the same price (newegg)
And the Cooler Master, Masterbox 3.1-$40

This is a maximum of $1200 which if you multiply by 1.24 for Aussie currency is 1488, which is well above your budget.
If we get a Ryzen 5 1600 (6 core 12 thread) then it is around 1400 Australian currency.
If that is still too much then I reccomend the AMD build on this website.

https://turbofuture.com/computers/Under-1000-gaming-Computer
 
1. I posted in Australian Dollar, based on Australian Market.

2. Posting us based products and expecting a conversion of the money is going to work itself out isn't the solution
Australia is an Asian country and there fore do not have the same product line up that America has for a number of business reasons.
so you have to base your suggestion on a Australian based listing/store. sorry.
 

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I would assume that these mass produced parts are available in Australia for around the same price. Thanks though.
 
no worries just making you aware if you use part picker and let country to Australia you will be amazed what is American available not available in Australia and if they are usually at least 30-40% higher prices.

example the build you showed on main components see how expensive the parts they are. (CM Masterbox isn't available for cooler for example and the few parts below show pricing.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($404.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($55.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($108.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill - Value 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($260.00 @ Umart)
Storage: ADATA - SP900 M.2 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($137.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($479.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Deepcool - TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: XFX - TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1656.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-26 09:26 AEDT+1100