First PC build for video editing and some gaming PLEASE HELP :)

[JessMinnow]

Hi everyone! I am building my first PC that i'll be using for video editing and some gaming. This is what I've got so far, I'm just not sure if I have everything I need or not. Do I need anything else or cables etc? If someone could please help me and give me some advice or suggestions that would be greatly appreciated

I will be getting the operating system, mouse and keyboard later.

I'm also not sure if I need a mid tower or full tower. I'm only looking to spend between $100-$150 for the tower.

P.S. I live in Canada.

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($188.89 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.79 @ DirectCanada)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($7.46 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($149.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Kingston Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($163.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($209.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($25.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $937.02

 

[tiny voices]

Change the PSU. Antec, XFX, Seasonic is what you want.

A mid tower is plenty of space for this. NO need for a full tower at all.

No you do not need any extra cables.

Drop the thermal paste. the 212 EVO comes with a tube of it.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

In addition to what tiny voices said, you can switch to a Xeon based build for around the same price and better peformance, AM3+ platform is almost dead. And Xeon will yield you better performance than any FX.

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($284.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $353.98

 

[yahyaelgayar]

1000$ build and getting amd? Please go get the xeon or haswell E i7 and nividia gtx 980 that would be better

 

[TheMagicalWallaby]

I would get an i7 4790k and the ASUS Z97-A, but an 8350 overclocked will not be too far off from the i7 in video editing.

 

[Glennbloke]

I would recommend the i7 4790k for this build. I built my video editing rig around this chip and it flies. I did find however it ran rather hot, around 92c on stock cooler but got myself a Kraken x41 and even with oc to 4.5ghz temps never go above 70c and that's stressing with prime95.

 

[Macrae]

This would do you good, the i7 should edit great, and the 970 should game very well.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tsqQhM

 

[tiny voices]

This would do you good, the i7 should edit great, and the 970 should game very well.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tsqQhM

That CPU/mobo combo is 2 generations old and on a dead socket. Definitely not recommended.

Plus the PSU is very ow quality for this build.

 

[mdocod]

Jessminow,

If you want to stay on the AM3+ platform I would advise a few changes to help maximize the value you can extract from this platform.

1. Unless you need the extra PCIE lanes of the 990FX for multiple GPUs or RAID controllers, or want the 8+2 phase VRMs for extreme overclocking, the Asus 990X EVO may save you some money without any loss in performance or useful features.

2. Pick up some ECC UDIMMs and take advantage of the ECC memory supported by Asus on the AM3+ platform. If you don't do this, then you are leaving behind one of the key advantages of this platform over competing Intel options. (least expensive workstation boards that support ECC memory on the 1150 socket platform are ~$200).

3. Get an SSD in there for faster booting and application/game launching. (much faster!)

4. Use a Seasonic G series PSU.

5. I advise an nvidia GPU for best results while gaming on a piledriver CPU. Nvidia's implementation of the DX11 API is more threaded, and works better on PileDriver chips than AMD's own implementation of DX11. ironic eh?

6. If you're planning on overclocking, consider the FX-8320E.

 

[TheMagicalWallaby]

In addition to what tiny voices said, you can switch to a Xeon based build for around the same price and better peformance, AM3+ platform is almost dead. And Xeon will yield you better performance than any FX.

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($284.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $353.98

The FX-8350 overclocked is similar to the that Xeon

 

[MeteorsRaining]

FX 8 will certainly not perform as well. As Xeon has HTs (to compensate for FX's 8 logical cores) and more importantly better single core performance, which will definately edge the FX out.

 

[TheMagicalWallaby]

FX 8 will certainly not perform as well. As Xeon has HTs (to compensate for FX's 8 logical cores) and more importantly better single core performance, which will definately edge the FX out.

Yes I know the Xeon has hyper threading. When overclocked the 8350 is very close to that xeon. However if we were talking about an i7 (k edition), the 8350 would stand no chance when that is overclocked.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

A xeon is basically an i7 w/o OCability and integrated graphics. An i5 4460 can easily edge an OCed FX 8 out in single core performance. For Xeon, it's more like a child's play.

 

[TheMagicalWallaby]

A xeon is basically an i7 w/o OCability and integrated graphics. An i5 4460 can easily edge an OCed FX 8 out in single core performance. For Xeon, it's more like a child's play.

Xeon's are not made for overclocking. Anyways, this is according the research that I have done on the 8350 at 4.7GHz vs an i7 4770k (the xeon 1230v3 equivelant). Now if he needs the extra speed that the Xeon offers, then he should go for it. The $100 price difference is just not worth it to some people. They are in two different price points and one obviously is better than the other. Now one thing to keep in mind for him, is that he has a blah psu, and an ok cooler. If he changes that around for the ability to get to 4.7, he will be near the same price point as getting the xeon. So if he really wants to, he can spend the extra $100 and get a xeon which will be faster. If he wants to stick with the 8350, he won't have a bad editing machine as intel is not competitive for editing in the $150 CPU range.