[Realityntatt]

Hi Guys,

My Computer Fried and I am on a very special request.

I only have $500 bucks to assemble a video rig.

I have:

Monitor
Mouse
Keyboard
Software

I need,

Processor,
Hard hard drive,
case (optional)
Video Card
Motherboard
Memory Ram
Power Supply

My budget is 500 but if you see that with 600 or 700 you can get something that is MUCH better I can extend to that too.

Thank you so much for your help guys.

I Live in California

 

[MerkageTurk]

AMD APU seems good too?
or 8350 seems very cheap and still fast with 8 cores. Future will also bring more multi threading support, therefore win - win situation

SSD 128 samsung Pro, EVO, 840 or seagate 7200.14 or WD Blue or BLACK or RED for nas

Case you decide lol maybe corsair 200r or 300r

gtx 760? or hd 7870, 7950

Ram not sure anything that is 8gb or higher with low cas and high memory

PSU from Corsair, EVGA, CM, ENERMAX budget psu

e.g. eVGA SuperNOVA NEX650 with 10 year warranty

the above are based on GBP UNITED KINGDOM

 

[Zer0CoolX]

What software do you edit with? Is this strictly for video editing and no gaming?

Assuming your not gaming here are some builds.

Intel build, no optical drive. DVD for $20 bux and bd for well under 100. 4770k for another $100 will give you hyperthreading but may not help much over a 4670k. Using built in graphics assuming your not gaming.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xGhU
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xGhU/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xGhU/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Antec VSK-4000 ATX Mid Tower Case ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $494.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-29 15:11 EDT-0400)

AMD. Includes BD burner, can save money taking that off if you dont need it. A little over $500.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xGnz
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xGnz/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xGnz/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec VSK-4000 ATX Mid Tower Case ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $525.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-29 15:16 EDT-0400)

 

[PolyMorphist]

At that price point, your options are very limited. For now, just focus on spending most of the budget on CPU horsepower, and spend less money on unnessasary components. Maybe go with an AMD APU. That way, you won't have to buy a GPU because obviously APUs have built in graphics.

 

[Zer0CoolX]

Sorry built the amd build at work...realized it has no graphics. Ill revise later

 

[splinterize]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xWTh

CPU: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad680kwohlbox AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($149.97 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-fm2a75iae53 MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-psd38g1600kh Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001 Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-sg05wlite Silverstone SG05W-LITE Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss300sfd SeaSonic 300W 80 PLUS Certified SFX12V Power Supply ($47.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $455.91

I'd get something like this. Gotta love the mITX form factor. Video editing is a light workload. There's really no need to go overkill if you dont want to game at all.

 

[Zer0CoolX]

Quote:

Originally Posted by splinterize

Video editing is a light workload.

I wouldn't say that, video editing for the vast majority is a CPU intensive ordeal, especially when it comes to encoding the video or re-encoding it to another format. Like anything else it depends on the level we are talking about. Windows Movie maker and your short cell phone clips are going to require alot less resources then Premier Pro and Raw HD footage.

Some software can make use of the GPU to help speed up encoding but as i understand it there is usually a quality tradeoff when using something like CUDA, quick sync, and whatever AMD's tech is called.

Most encoding software is very well threaded (like handbrake) and will not only do well with a faster core, but will benefit from more cores too. Editing software tends to be less well threaded but that doesnt mean extra cores wont help, just that faster cores are more important.

Video editing for the most part is not reliant on a good gpu, but a powerful cpu and a good platform.

 

[Realityntatt]

Hi All,

Thank you so much for your reply!!!!

This are the options that we have to choose:

Again this is for Photoshop cs6/Premiere cs6 and After Effects. I have to make the decision tonight about which one to purchase. Which one you guys recommend? or any changes to this ones.

Thank you in advance!!!

A) AMD

Gigabyte ga-990fxa $117.64
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055QYKQO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2VU5XNU0II1PH
FX-8350 $ 199.99
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009O7YUF6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
corsair builder cx430 $39
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0092ML1SC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
SG 1tb 7200 $ 67.94
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T3GRNW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

corsair 16gb $128.99
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory-CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10/dp/B006EWUO22/ref=pd_sim_pc_5

B) Intel

I5-4670k 3.5 229.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CO8TBOW/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2T8PBSB24F5GD&coliid=I38XVYV695B7WM
MSI ATX 1333 LGA 1150 $115.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D12OBDG/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2T8PBSB24F5GD&coliid=I30C6STC13WTD0
corsair builder cx430 $39
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0092ML1SC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
SG 1tb 7200 $ 67.94
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T3GRNW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Corsair 16gb $128.99
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory-CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10/dp/B006EWUO22/ref=pd_sim_pc_5