HD Video Editing System

oly_r

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My brother does all the family videos and editing. He has been working on an older computer and needs to update/upgrade. I've been away from building for a while and never built for video editing when i did. I know there are lot of options out there so i would appreciate your help. He has software already so needs to stick with Windows, so even if a MAC would be better it isn't an option. I've seen a lot of builds from years ago so needed updated recommendations.

He is looking to keep cost under $2k. The building won't be a problem but if there is a good pre-built (with warranty) feel free to recommend it.

I'm figuring an I7 and had thought a good graphics card would be important but have read a lot of people saying it isn't unless you go with the $2k+ cards. One person had suggested the 1tb Samsung 850 EVO SSD.
 
For a purely video editing system, this will do just fine:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($163.79 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($98.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($106.52 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB STRIX Video Card ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $897.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 07:52 EDT-0400

But with some gaming...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($98.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($105.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1654.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 07:55 EDT-0400



 

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