Premiere/AE PC

[Jerzy_Kaszubik]

Hi guys, my cousin asked me if I can look for some optimal PC for non-professional editing (mostly Premiere and After Effect). His budget is around 500-700USD (2000-2500 PLN). Only parts that we can use from his old PC is case and PSU. I thought that it would be a good idea to get at least 240GB SSD for OS, software and on-going projects that he can later store on his HDDs and at least 16GB of RAM, maybe more. From my understanding, high performance GPU won't be needed, but I can be wrong, since he uses AE for some basic stuff i.e. animated texts and not for some high-quality animations. Thanks in advance for any feedback.

[Streetguru]

29 minutes ago, Jerzy_Kaszubik said:

 

Only 1080p footage? And no real gaming requirements?

Would probably be fine with just an R3 2200G or 2400G PC

[Jerzy_Kaszubik]

Mostly 1080p so that would be fine but he is a big fan of Dirt and Tomb Raider series and since Dirt Rally 2.0 came out like two weeks ago he would probably like to play it on mid/high settings. I'd say that editing is priority but if it could game a little bit within this budget it would be great. 

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, Jerzy_Kaszubik said:

Mostly 1080p so that would be fine but he is a big fan of Dirt and Tomb Raider series and since Dirt Rally 2.0 came out like two weeks ago he would probably like to play it on mid/high settings. I'd say that editing is priority but if it could game a little bit within this budget it would be great. 

Then you want a Ryzen 5 1600 6 core or Ryzen 7 1700 8 core with an RX 570 or RX 580

 

At least that's the best value hardware in the US atm.

If you can find the CPU used/working it just might work out.
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yY3TcY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yY3TcY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - GAMMAXX 400 74.34 CFM CPU Cooler  ($23.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($100.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $767.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-09 11:43 EST-0500

[Jerzy_Kaszubik]

Thank you very much, I'll try to price it later using shops in my country and as I said before he has PSU and case so it'll be a little bit cheaper. What if I don't find specific part? I guess that I should look for other with same/similar parameters, just wonder if there is something that is core to this build and can't be replaced. Once again I'm really grateful for your help.