Mid range video editing build.

[Shutter Boy]

Budget (including currency): ~$1700 CDN before tax.

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Video Editing

Other details: Just need the tower, no monitor, keyboard etc.

This is for a friend of mine that wants an Intel CPU.

 

I have been out of the PC build business for a few years and need someone to confirm the following parts will play nice. Or maybe suggest replacements.

This will mostly be used for editing videos. 

 

Not sure on the Mobo. It's got dual 8 pin power connectors, not sure if PSU is compatible or is there an adaptor I can get for the second 8 pin? Or recommend a compatible PSU.

Also would an RTX 3050 be good enough for this to save a hundred bucks?

 

Thank you!

 

 

[podkall]

Only video editing and nothing else?

 

I'm pretty sure there's no need to use both 8pins on the motherboard if you're not overclocking the CPU..

 

What I'm not sure of is the CPU cooler.

 

If it's truly just for video editing, there's really no need buying a fast GPU, unless your frined uses other programs that may use the GPU more..

[Ryuikko]

The mobo dosent need both 8 pin connectors to work, just the 8 pin should be sufficient.

Since Video editing relies more on the cpu then the gpu, something like this might work. The igpu is useful for quick sync, which is a pretty solid video encoder

PCPartPicker Part List

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($409.99 @ Memory Express) 

CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG620 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.98 @ Amazon Canada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($259.99 @ Memory Express) 

Memory: ADATA XPG GAMMIX D20 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Crucial P3 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($82.22 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX6700XT CLD 12G Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card ($549.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Asus TUF Gaming GT301 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Memory Express) 

Power Supply: ADATA XPG CORE Reactor 750 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Total: $1687.14

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-25 13:14 EST-0500

[brob]

The i5-13600K offers better performance than the i7-12700K.

 

Focus G cases have an acrylic window. Acrylic tends to scratch rather easily.

 

The mATX motherboard will look small in the ATX case.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($409.99 @ Memory Express) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z790M-PLUS D4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($259.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: ADATA XPG GAMMIX D20 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($96.76 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: MSI RTX 3060 Ventus 3X 12G OC GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card  ($519.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Asus Prime AP201 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($112.88 @ iSanek) 
Power Supply: ADATA XPG CORE Reactor 750 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1654.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-25 13:20 EST-0500

[Shutter Boy]

Thank you very much for all the info.

I'll go with the i5-13600K then.

Also might drop down to an RTX 3050

 

Much appreciated.

 

[brob]

41 minutes ago, Shutter Boy said:

Thank you very much for all the info.

I'll go with the i5-13600K then.

Also might drop down to an RTX 3050

 

Much appreciated.

 

 

What video editing software is used?

[Shutter Boy]

4 hours ago, brob said:

 

What video editing software is used?

Premiere pro.

 

[brob]

7 minutes ago, Shutter Boy said:

Premiere pro.

 

In that case the additional power of an RTX 3060 would be better than an RTX 3050.