Editing buildhelp.

[TarriestPython]

Quick Question. My friend, who knows little about PC's wants me to help him build a video editing rig for about £750 ($1171.99) and i was wondering weather it would be better to go for a MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB and an i5-4460 3.2GHz for the Cuda Cores on the Graphics card or an i7-4770k with a cheaper graphics card without Cuda cores? he will be using adobe so the Cuda cores will be used.

p.s no over-clocking will be done is I don't have the experience or confidence to over-clock someone else's PC for them
I also am needing a monitor in that is at least 1080p and 60Hz

[KamiKatze]

If he's okay with AMD, I'd suggest a FX 8320 or 8350 with at least a GTX 760.

 

For editing he could even look at the 2nd hand market and get something with more cuda cores like a gtx 680.

[stconquest]

I just did this for fun, to see what a X99 build would look like:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£293.87 @ Ebuyer)

CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 650 Liquid CPU Cooler (£37.50 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£149.99 @ Ebuyer)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£178.81 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.00 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£143.39 @ Ebuyer)

Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£82.99 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1028.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-20 17:37 GMT+0000

More budget friendly solution:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£125.00 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 650 Liquid CPU Cooler (£37.50 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.54 @ Aria PC)

Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£115.49 @ CCL Computers)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.00 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£143.39 @ Ebuyer)

Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£82.99 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £710.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-20 17:42 GMT+0000

[Johannes_Lazor]

This is what i would build if i would render alot and have around that budget.

It is a AMD based black build that i would recommend overclocked, that should handle pretty much Anything throwed at it at a very good rate.

But he may be more intrested with getting a Intel based build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($169.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($127.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($339.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1185.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-20 12:55 EST-0500

[TarriestPython]

these suggestions are a great help guys but the builds you are suggesting aren't including the Monitor. This is what i have and if there any suggestions from this please let me Know

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£125.00 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£48.42 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£68.84 @ More Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  (£152.92 @ More Computers) 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.15 @ Aria PC) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SN-208DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£14.99 @ Novatech) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£71.60 @ Amazon UK) 

Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£131.09 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£7.54 @ CCL Computers) 

Keyboard: Dell KB212-B Wired Ergonomic Keyboard  (£13.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £779.47

 

p.s Probaly should have mentioned that he will be storing his videos on this aswell so would like the 2tb

[stconquest]

I added the monitor(has speakers), Windows 8.1, and a 2 TB HD.  The Coolermaster 212 EVO might not fit in the case, it was a really close fit, so I opted with a 92mm fan option that is rated at 27 dB at peak.  The RAM is CL9, the SSD is 500+ MB/s read and write.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£125.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-N30-TAA 50.8 CFM CPU Cooler  (£19.10 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£48.42 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£57.53 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£46.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£143.39 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£44.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£113.99 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£7.54 @ CCL Computers)
Keyboard: Dell KB212-B Wired Ergonomic Keyboard  (£13.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £773.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 20:22 GMT+0000

[TarriestPython]

Is the CPU Cooler necessary if there is a chance of compatability as the CPU comes with a cooler and case

[stconquest]

Is the CPU Cooler necessary if there is a chance of compatability as the CPU comes with a cooler and case

The truth?  It is not necessary.  It will just run cooler.  The motherboard is not an overclocking board, but can probably handle mild overclocks (10-15% or so).  There is a good difference in temperatures even when running the CPU at stock speeds.  The case comes with 4 fans already (1 intake in the front, 2 exhausts in the top, and one exhaust in the back), airflow should be fine.

 

The Enermax CPU cooler will fit, with room to spare.  The CM hyper 212 EVO was really tight, I am talking milimeters.  I did not want to take the chance with someone else's build.

[TarriestPython]

well i will probs remove it for an optical drive as he sees  keen on one and as i said a am not confident or experienced in over-clocking so i wont be doing that for him and he knows little about PC's thanks for all the help guys.

p.s one more thing is that SSD on sale or is that the price of it?

[stconquest]

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/harddrives-internal/solidstate/120gbto200gb/Intel/SSDSC2CW120A310.html?#utm_source=affiliatewindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=PCPartPicker

 

That is the price.

 

..and you are welcome =)

 

Have a good holidays!