Video editing computer build help!

[Drakestears]

Hi, I need help building a computer for video editing. I'll be using Sony vegas pro to edit. Using full HD and 4k footage. I have some parts that i'd like to use and currently my goal is to upgrade/add parts just to get the system up and running and leave room for future upgrading to turn it into a 1200 to 1400 range professional level video editing computer. Based on my current budget and the parts I have, who knows, maybe we can get that done now. My budget is $600 CAD. I can increase my current budget to $800 if we can get the 1200+ all inclusive professional grade video editing computer.

I have some parts:

Storage: 1tb (WD green)
Memory: 2 x 4gb sticks(G skill RIP jaws)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 (I know this is too much power, i'll probably sell and downgrade in the future but keep it for now i guess)
CPU: AMD Sempron 145 Sargas Single-Core
Tower/PC case: Need recommendation. Looking to keep the price as low as possible on this.

I have an external hard drive so i'm not concerned about increasing the storage space right away. The mother board has 4 slots for ram. Would adding 2 more 4gb sticks have the same effect as 2 8gb sticks? Do the new sticks I purchase have to be the same kind?

Budget is 600 CAD(Is that too much or too little?). Please keep the product links from amazon.ca and newegg.ca. I had another thread in which I got recommendations but almost all of the parts weren't available in canada.

My guess is that urgently I need CPU, GPU, RAM upgrading and a PC case. How much does CPU come into play for video editing? Would the 600 CAD budget be what is normally spent on these items when building $1200 video editing PC or is it more than that?


Thanks for the help!!

 

[Wilhem991]

CPU is most important thing about video editing. If you planing to record games and edit them for youtube gpu is important too.

RAM: order the same as you have. (48$)

CPU: For video editing you need as much cores as you can get.
And that would be for your socket Fx-8350 (205$)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284&cm_re=fx_8350-_-19-113-284-_-Product

GPU: since you have a lot of W in power supply i would recommend you go with AMD
AMD FX 480 (340$): http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150774&cm_re=rx_480-_-14-150-774-_-Product

Some cooler for CPU (30$)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103182&cm_re=am3%2b_cooler-_-35-103-182-_-Product

CASE: Cool looking but not overpriced case. You just need look for enough space for Video card and CPU cooler. Something like this: (90$)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353110&cm_re=full_tower_case-_-11-353-110-_-Product

TOTAL: 623$

If you dont play Video games and will not edit them you do not need so strong GPU. you can go for RX 480 with 4gb
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202225&cm_re=rx_480-_-14-202-225-_-Product

Or even older but still great GTX 960 or AMD r9 380x or r9 380.
These all are still good GPUs and will serve you. Just might not be for latest AAA games if you are recording them for youtube in 1080p @60 fps


This is list of new prices. I recommend you go visit some "used goods" stores and look to find PC case for dirty cheap price. Just look for CPU cooler space, GPU space and would be good to have lot of slots for fans so you can make good airflow (AMD is heating much more than Intel and Nvidia) You can find CPU coolers used too pretty cheap. Even this AMD CPUs you can find up to 1 year old for cheap. Just have in mind that is always good to have warranty so do not look for too old components used.

Also do not worry so much on this "Higher temperatures with AMD" they are older and it is ok for them. They are still good stuff and will serve you

 

[GraySilencer]

Hi, I need help building a computer for video editing. I'll be using Sony vegas pro to edit. Using full HD and 4k footage. I have some parts that i'd like to use and currently my goal is to upgrade/add parts just to get the system up and running and leave room for future upgrading to turn it into a 1200 to 1400 range professional level video editing computer. Based on my current budget and the parts I have, who knows, maybe we can get that done now. My budget is $600 CAD. I can increase my current budget to $800 if we can get the 1200+ all inclusive professional grade video editing computer.

I have some parts:

Storage: 1tb (WD green)
Memory: 2 x 4gb sticks(G skill RIP jaws)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 (I know this is too much power, i'll probably sell and downgrade in the future but keep it for now i guess)
CPU: AMD Sempron 145 Sargas Single-Core
Tower/PC case: Need recommendation. Looking to keep the price as low as possible on this.

I have an external hard drive so i'm not concerned about increasing the storage space right away. The mother board has 4 slots for ram. Would adding 2 more 4gb sticks have the same effect as 2 8gb sticks? Do the new sticks I purchase have to be the same kind?

Budget is 600 CAD(Is that too much or too little?). Please keep the product links from amazon.ca and newegg.ca. I had another thread in which I got recommendations but almost all of the parts weren't available in canada.

My guess is that urgently I need CPU, GPU, RAM upgrading and a PC case. How much does CPU come into play for video editing? Would the 600 CAD budget be what is normally spent on these items when building $1200 video editing PC or is it more than that?


Thanks for the help!!

I highly recommend saving up more money before you do this build. With the M5A99FX board you are limiting the best CPU to a FX-8350 or FX-8370 which are already outdated. They won't do very well with 4K editing. Your hard drive and RAM are very slow. The 1333 RAM would slow down the FX-8350. You should sell all your parts, then make a new Intel build (Skylake Z170 or Broadwell-e X99 would be best)

 

[-HH-]

As a dull build with everything included (except audio) this build is what I have come up with.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus B150M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($95.88 @ shopRBC)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($95.55 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.94 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($114.98 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2246M-LED 22.0" 60Hz Monitor ($124.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($45.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1273.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-16 04:20 EDT-0400

 

[Drakestears]

CPU is most important thing about video editing. If you planing to record games and edit them for youtube gpu is important too.

RAM: order the same as you have. (48$)

CPU: For video editing you need as much cores as you can get.
And that would be for your socket Fx-8350 (205$)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284&cm_re=fx_8350-_-19-113-284-_-Product

GPU: since you have a lot of W in power supply i would recommend you go with AMD
AMD FX 480 (340$): http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150774&cm_re=rx_480-_-14-150-774-_-Product

Some cooler for CPU (30$)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103182&cm_re=am3%2b_cooler-_-35-103-182-_-Product

CASE: Cool looking but not overpriced case. You just need look for enough space for Video card and CPU cooler. Something like this: (90$)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353110&cm_re=full_tower_case-_-11-353-110-_-Product

TOTAL: 623$

If you dont play Video games and will not edit them you do not need so strong GPU. you can go for RX 480 with 4gb
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202225&cm_re=rx_480-_-14-202-225-_-Product

Or even older but still great GTX 960 or AMD r9 380x or r9 380.
These all are still good GPUs and will serve you. Just might not be for latest AAA games if you are recording them for youtube in 1080p @60 fps


This is list of new prices. I recommend you go visit some "used goods" stores and look to find PC case for dirty cheap price. Just look for CPU cooler space, GPU space and would be good to have lot of slots for fans so you can make good airflow (AMD is heating much more than Intel and Nvidia) You can find CPU coolers used too pretty cheap. Even this AMD CPUs you can find up to 1 year old for cheap. Just have in mind that is always good to have warranty so do not look for too old components used.

Also do not worry so much on this "Higher temperatures with AMD" they are older and it is ok for them. They are still good stuff and will serve you

Thanks a lot! That's very helpful! As far as the ram goes, just add 2 more 4gb sticks right?

 

[Drakestears]

Hi, I need help building a computer for video editing. I'll be using Sony vegas pro to edit. Using full HD and 4k footage. I have some parts that i'd like to use and currently my goal is to upgrade/add parts just to get the system up and running and leave room for future upgrading to turn it into a 1200 to 1400 range professional level video editing computer. Based on my current budget and the parts I have, who knows, maybe we can get that done now. My budget is $600 CAD. I can increase my current budget to $800 if we can get the 1200+ all inclusive professional grade video editing computer.

I have some parts:

Storage: 1tb (WD green)
Memory: 2 x 4gb sticks(G skill RIP jaws)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 (I know this is too much power, i'll probably sell and downgrade in the future but keep it for now i guess)
CPU: AMD Sempron 145 Sargas Single-Core
Tower/PC case: Need recommendation. Looking to keep the price as low as possible on this.

I have an external hard drive so i'm not concerned about increasing the storage space right away. The mother board has 4 slots for ram. Would adding 2 more 4gb sticks have the same effect as 2 8gb sticks? Do the new sticks I purchase have to be the same kind?

Budget is 600 CAD(Is that too much or too little?). Please keep the product links from amazon.ca and newegg.ca. I had another thread in which I got recommendations but almost all of the parts weren't available in canada.

My guess is that urgently I need CPU, GPU, RAM upgrading and a PC case. How much does CPU come into play for video editing? Would the 600 CAD budget be what is normally spent on these items when building $1200 video editing PC or is it more than that?


Thanks for the help!!

I highly recommend saving up more money before you do this build. With the M5A99FX board you are limiting the best CPU to a FX-8350 or FX-8370 which are already outdated. They won't do very well with 4K editing. Your hard drive and RAM are very slow. The 1333 RAM would slow down the FX-8350. You should sell all your parts, then make a new Intel build (Skylake Z170 or Broadwell-e X99 would be best)

Hmm, interesting. How much would a complete intel built with skylake or broadwell-e cost? Not including the monitor/keyboard/mouse.

 

[GraySilencer]

Hi, I need help building a computer for video editing. I'll be using Sony vegas pro to edit. Using full HD and 4k footage. I have some parts that i'd like to use and currently my goal is to upgrade/add parts just to get the system up and running and leave room for future upgrading to turn it into a 1200 to 1400 range professional level video editing computer. Based on my current budget and the parts I have, who knows, maybe we can get that done now. My budget is $600 CAD. I can increase my current budget to $800 if we can get the 1200+ all inclusive professional grade video editing computer.

I have some parts:

Storage: 1tb (WD green)
Memory: 2 x 4gb sticks(G skill RIP jaws)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 (I know this is too much power, i'll probably sell and downgrade in the future but keep it for now i guess)
CPU: AMD Sempron 145 Sargas Single-Core
Tower/PC case: Need recommendation. Looking to keep the price as low as possible on this.

I have an external hard drive so i'm not concerned about increasing the storage space right away. The mother board has 4 slots for ram. Would adding 2 more 4gb sticks have the same effect as 2 8gb sticks? Do the new sticks I purchase have to be the same kind?

Budget is 600 CAD(Is that too much or too little?). Please keep the product links from amazon.ca and newegg.ca. I had another thread in which I got recommendations but almost all of the parts weren't available in canada.

My guess is that urgently I need CPU, GPU, RAM upgrading and a PC case. How much does CPU come into play for video editing? Would the 600 CAD budget be what is normally spent on these items when building $1200 video editing PC or is it more than that?


Thanks for the help!!

I highly recommend saving up more money before you do this build. With the M5A99FX board you are limiting the best CPU to a FX-8350 or FX-8370 which are already outdated. They won't do very well with 4K editing. Your hard drive and RAM are very slow. The 1333 RAM would slow down the FX-8350. You should sell all your parts, then make a new Intel build (Skylake Z170 or Broadwell-e X99 would be best)

Hmm, interesting. How much would a complete intel built with skylake or broadwell-e cost? Not including the monitor/keyboard/mouse.

This Skylake build would run circles around the AMD build even fully upgraded. Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($433.94 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($90.99 @ PC Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($354.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1387.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-16 17:47 EDT-0400

 

[Drakestears]

Hi, I need help building a computer for video editing. I'll be using Sony vegas pro to edit. Using full HD and 4k footage. I have some parts that i'd like to use and currently my goal is to upgrade/add parts just to get the system up and running and leave room for future upgrading to turn it into a 1200 to 1400 range professional level video editing computer. Based on my current budget and the parts I have, who knows, maybe we can get that done now. My budget is $600 CAD. I can increase my current budget to $800 if we can get the 1200+ all inclusive professional grade video editing computer.

I have some parts:

Storage: 1tb (WD green)
Memory: 2 x 4gb sticks(G skill RIP jaws)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 (I know this is too much power, i'll probably sell and downgrade in the future but keep it for now i guess)
CPU: AMD Sempron 145 Sargas Single-Core
Tower/PC case: Need recommendation. Looking to keep the price as low as possible on this.

I have an external hard drive so i'm not concerned about increasing the storage space right away. The mother board has 4 slots for ram. Would adding 2 more 4gb sticks have the same effect as 2 8gb sticks? Do the new sticks I purchase have to be the same kind?

Budget is 600 CAD(Is that too much or too little?). Please keep the product links from amazon.ca and newegg.ca. I had another thread in which I got recommendations but almost all of the parts weren't available in canada.

My guess is that urgently I need CPU, GPU, RAM upgrading and a PC case. How much does CPU come into play for video editing? Would the 600 CAD budget be what is normally spent on these items when building $1200 video editing PC or is it more than that?


Thanks for the help!!

I highly recommend saving up more money before you do this build. With the M5A99FX board you are limiting the best CPU to a FX-8350 or FX-8370 which are already outdated. They won't do very well with 4K editing. Your hard drive and RAM are very slow. The 1333 RAM would slow down the FX-8350. You should sell all your parts, then make a new Intel build (Skylake Z170 or Broadwell-e X99 would be best)

Hmm, interesting. How much would a complete intel built with skylake or broadwell-e cost? Not including the monitor/keyboard/mouse.

This Skylake build would run circles around the AMD build even fully upgraded. Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($433.94 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($90.99 @ PC Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($354.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1387.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-16 17:47 EDT-0400

Sweet! Thanks so much!

 

[Technologify]

Here's something you might want to consider:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2630-v4-ES-2-1GHz-LGA2011-3-10C-Compatible-with-X99-i7-5820K-5960X-/162198523678
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MISSING-I-O-SHIELD-ASRock-X99-Extreme6-LGA-2011-v3-SATA-6Gb-s-USB-3-0-ATX-/112129303467

 

[Drakestears]

Here's something you might want to consider:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-E5-2630-v4-ES-2-1GHz-LGA2011-3-10C-Compatible-with-X99-i7-5820K-5960X-/162198523678
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MISSING-I-O-SHIELD-ASRock-X99-Extreme6-LGA-2011-v3-SATA-6Gb-s-USB-3-0-ATX-/112129303467

Thanks, i'll look into it once i'm ready to build it.