VIDEO editing rig // Small, Powerful, On a Budget

[Z3R0_]

Dear Tech Connoisseurs,

Can you please help me build a video editing rig?

I need a small computer that can fit into a backpack, yet that's powerful enough for 1080p video editing on Linux.

I have already made a quick build and if you could please critique/perfect it, I'd much appreciate. Here are my thoughts for some of the parts:

CPU: The key player. I went with the best possible one within my budget;
STORAGE: I chose the best possible SSD for the system, a budget SSD for the scratch disk, and a budget internal hard drive for everything else;
GPU: Still very unsure. I might actually build this without the GPU first and then add one if necessary. Or I might simply settle for a Gigabyte GV-N960IXOC-2GD and call it a day.

What do you think? Are there any bottlenecks in this build? Should I go for better RAM?

Here's the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B85I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Transcend SSD370 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($57.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: RAIJINTEK Metis (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra M 650W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $818.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-19 02:11 EST-0500

THANK YOU!

 

[N3rdR4ge]

very small case featured in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjDJNwAANwA

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($74.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($150.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $902.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-19 23:19 EST-0500

ram should be fine. went a little over your budget to make room for overclocking which will help improve on your needs. the 850 pro provides no noticable performance over the evo. the pro just has a longer rated lifespan and warranty. the evo comes with 5yr. the bx200 is reliable, affordable, has twice the storage, and is overall a good ssd for less than $10 more than the transcend drive.

 

[Z3R0_]

Thanks for the input N3rdR4ge!

I'll definitely follow your advice regarding the PRO vs EVO.

Any tips on what to do about the GPU?

Have a beautiful day!

 

[N3rdR4ge]

sorry i missed that. I revised my previous post with a better power supply that will support a nice gpu. i'd say hold off till you have some money for a nice gpu like r9 390 or gtx 970 and up.

 

[Z3R0_]

sorry i missed that. I revised my previous post with a better power supply that will support a nice gpu. i'd say hold off till you have some money for a nice gpu like r9 390 or gtx 970 and up.

Thanks again!

Those G.Skill memories you picked are DDR3-2400 and (if I'm not mistaken), the 4790K supports a maximum of 1600. Correct?

 

[N3rdR4ge]

the ram is overclockable and it's as easy as a setting in your bios. might be tough to fit that hdd with a gpu in the build, so i edited my original build again with a single 500gb ssd. you can add another later but 500 should be plenty for a while.

 

[logainofhades]

I went a bit different route. You said you wanted small.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($162.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($154.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $959.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 00:25 EST-0500