CPU Budget for rendering video

[Bobobert]

Hello everyone.
I hope you can help me choosing a good CPU. It's for the next rig I'm building for my dad. He loves; also is his job, doing photos and using Ps, also he does a lot of videos, so he need to render them. He uses a wide variety of software for this, but he still using a Pentium since the Core Duo's Era. You can imagine the mess.
My geek-side loves Linustechtips and I know you automatically are gonna say Intel, me as well, but I'm from México and everything is a lot more expensive, that's why I post the topic. I haven't any motherboard to upgrade so this is going from zero. 
With that said it. I really don't know which brand is better price/performance for render video, I always see people choosing Intel for the chord, but also I was wondering; how good is AMD (FX)? They're cheaper but I don't know really what's the best. What do you say guys? I should go for AMD side or the Intel's? If so what CPU do you recommend to me?  

Sorry for the long explanation or if I get wrong the thread, and of course for the bad English. I'm going to read all of you
Thanks

[CoolaxGaming]

The 8350 or the 9590 are really good for BUDGET bideo editing.

Whats your budget

[i_build_nanosuits]

This is my recommendation for a budget workstation:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($138.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $242.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 20:41 EST-0500

[Lotus]

Cheapest that will work well would be a FX-8320 w/ GA-970A-UD3P mobo and 212 Evo cooler, however an h81 motherboard with Xeon E3-1230 V3 will be another great option that's better all-round. Slightly better for editing, loads better for single-threaded performance.

 

FX-8320 with a GA-970A-UD3P motherboard + 212 Evo cooler works, but is less than ideal. Also be careful about the motherboard if you go with an FX-8 core CPU. It requires a REALLY GOOD motherboard because the CPU needs lots of power, otherwise you risk overheating the board and either blowing it, or getting throttling for crappy performance. Then you'll want an aftermarket cooler for the FX CPU. Overall the platform is more expensive than you realize because while the CPU is cheaper, the other components are not (motherboard + cooler), which is why I strongly recommend the Xeon build: more of the money goes to the CPU, and it's a better CPU.

 

AMD Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($30.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $254.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 20:42 EST-0500

 

Intel Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $301.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 20:43 EST-0500

[i_build_nanosuits]

This is the next step up if you can afford it...this cpu is an hyper-threaded quad-core (i7) but it does not have integrated graphics (video card required)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($245.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $312.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 20:44 EST-0500

[Octavialicious]

Cheapest that will work well would be a FX-8320 w/ GA-970A-UD3P mobo and 212 Evo cooler, however an h81 motherboard with Xeon E3-1230 V3 will be another great option that's better all-round. Slightly better for editing, loads better for single-threaded performance.

 

FX-8320 with a GA-970A-UD3P motherboard + 212 Evo cooler works, but is less than ideal. Also be careful about the motherboard if you go with an FX-8 core CPU. It requires a REALLY GOOD motherboard because the CPU needs lots of power, otherwise you risk overheating the board and either blowing it, or getting throttling for crappy performance. Then you'll want an aftermarket cooler for the FX CPU. Overall it's much more for the platform than you realize because while the CPU is cheaper, the other components are not (motherboard + cooler), which is why I strongly recommend the Xeon build.

 

AMD Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($30.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $254.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 20:42 EST-0500

 

Intel Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $301.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 20:43 EST-0500

you should put the E3-1231v3, it has hyperthreading and costs almost the same thing

[Lotus]

you should put the E3-1231v3, it has hyperthreading and costs almost the same thing

The 1230 V3 is the same CPU, just original haswell as opposed to haswell refresh, so it works with the cheaper H81 motherboards. It too has hyper threading. It saves some cash, which is sounds like he needs.

[awesomes8wc3]

i7 whateverthenewoneis + 32gb ram + nvidia 980 + gigabyte z97x-ud5

[Octavialicious]

The 1230 V3 is the same CPU, just original haswell as opposed to haswell refresh, so it works with the cheaper H81 motherboards. It too has hyper threading. It saves some cash, which is sounds like he needs.

huh, guess that guy lied to me. interesting, my bad

[soaringchicken]

Yeah 8350/8320 are good for budget rendering. However, higher end intel xeons or i7's are better

[zappian]

I can recommend a 8320 yay.

 

The ONLY use for the 8320 is for budget productivity but i would suggest a xeon e3 if you can spring for it.

 

If not the 6300/8320 are very good for that purpose.

[Bobobert]

Thanks all of you for your responses. And good idea. I almost forgot the Xeon CPUs and really seems they're cheap! I've friends with FX 8*** in their builds and really isn't that great.
Now. I see the motherboard proposal is an Asrock are those good? What chipset it's the better for the Xeons?

[Lotus]

 (video card required)

To be fair, the FX doesn't have an iGPU either.

[MRE Teck]

i7 4790k if needing less $$$ get 4690k if u need more af a budget/ dont need that much oower get an 8 core amd like the 8350

[zappian]

Thanks all of you for your responses. And good idea. I almost forgot the Xeon CPUs and really seems they're cheap! I've friends with FX 8*** in their builds and really isn't that great.

Now. I see the motherboard proposal is an Asrock are those good? What chipset it's the better for the Xeons?

 

I think you will be fine with b85 since its a locked cpu.

Someone correct me if im wrong..

[Lotus]

Thanks all of you for your responses. And good idea. I almost forgot the Xeon CPUs and really seems they're cheap! I've friends with FX 8*** in their builds and really isn't that great.

Now. I see the motherboard proposal is an Asrock are those good? What chipset it's the better for the Xeons?

H97 paired with E3-1231 V3 is optimal. However I went with H81 paired with 1230 V3 because it's cheaper, and performs basically the same, but you only have 2 memory slots as opposed to 4.

[zappian]

H97 paired with E3-1231 V3 is optimal. However I went with H81 paired with 1230 V3 because it's cheaper, and performs basically the same, but you only have 2 memory slots as opposed to 4.

 

Why h97 , im sure you could get away with a decent b85 mobo.

[runit3]

Why h97 , im sure you could get away with a decent b85 mobo.

More SATA III support. He (should) be using a fair amount of scratch disks and RAID storage drives for videos. B85 is going to get cramped real quick.

[zappian]

More SATA III support. He (should) be using a fair amount of scratch disks and RAID storage drives for videos. B85 is going to get cramped real quick.

 

Fair enough.

[Lotus]

Why h97 , im sure you could get away with a decent b85 mobo.

b85 is a haswell (original) series motherboard. You run the risk if you get it without the haswell-refresh bios update that you're stuck in a catch-22, where the CPU won't work until you update the bios, and you cant update the bios without a working CPU. If you get a haswell-refresh CPU, stick to 90 series motherboards. Also, an H97 is around the same price as a 4 DIMM b85 motherboard, which is the only reason to get B85 over H81 for normal people.

[zappian]

b85 is a haswell (original) series motherboard. You run the risk if you get it without the haswell-refresh bios update that you're stuck in a catch-22, where the CPU won't work until you update the bios, and you cant update the bios without a working CPU. If you get a haswell-refresh CPU, stick to 90 series motherboards. Also, an H97 is around the same price as a 4 DIMM b85 motherboard, which is the only reason to get B85 over H81 for normal people.

 

I wish somebody has told me this sooner , i have a asus b85 m g

[i_build_nanosuits]

Why h97 , im sure you could get away with a decent b85 mobo.

most B85 won't support haswell refresh sku's out of the box..

[i_build_nanosuits]

Thanks all of you for your responses. And good idea. I almost forgot the Xeon CPUs and really seems they're cheap! I've friends with FX 8*** in their builds and really isn't that great.

Now. I see the motherboard proposal is an Asrock are those good? What chipset it's the better for the Xeons?

 

this H97 anniversary that i linked is the cheapest available...it's your basic board that gets the job done...if you arent affraid of paying a little bit more i'd suggest this board which is much nicer overall..more features...better qaulity...not much more:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4

 

Also available in standard ATX form factor if you prefer that:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4

[D3MON]

This is my recommendation for a budget workstation:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($138.88 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.75 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $242.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 20:41 EST-0500

 

^this

great board by a great manufacturer (lawl, assrock) 8+2 vrm, loads of expansion, super cheap ability to overclock.

ive had it for this use case (and gaming) and it didnt let me down, i got an msi 970 gaming which was the same price with more features such as a gaming nic and better audio.

[i_build_nanosuits]

^this

great board by a great manufacturer (lawl, assrock) 8+2 vrm, loads of expansion, super cheap ability to overclock.

ive had it for this use case (and gaming) and it didnt let me down, i got an msi 970 gaming which was the same price with more features such as a gaming nic and better audio.

welll then after that i've linked a xeon E3 kit that cost only like 60$ more and it's worlds better at just about everything...