Budget Split On A Video Editing PC

[bernie1010]

Hey Guys,
For my Video Editing PC should I go all in with my either my CPU, and get cheap out on the GPU, vice versa? Or should I kind of find a balance in between. There will be little to almost no gaming on the PC

 

[Christopher Vinciguerra]

If you are just editing, or if you are editing and rendering, then get a better CPU than GPU, unless you plan on using GPU rendering on your video editing/compositing software.
If you're just editing, a PCI-e SSD would be more important for good scrubbing times with that fast transfer speed and low latency than a crazy fast GPU

 

[why_wolf]

Better to go for the stronger CPU to start as that is your foundation. You can always buy a stronger GPU later on and just slap it in with zero problems. Replacing the CPU with a better one is a much more involved process.