Video Editing Rig

[Stephie_Girl]

The budget is 700 for a friend.  OS is not needed and I am gonna do the build for him.  Right now he has a laptop with an AMD Turion II and he uses movie maker  He's debating on moving into Adobe if this computer can handle it.  Here is what I came up with: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1MbhS

 

My questions since I only use movie maker are:

Is 8GB of ram enough for now?

What programs need GPU strength?

For what he's doing is a GTX 650 enough?

Would you recommend an FX-6300 + HD 7850/650 TI Boost?

Thanks

Steph

[Hans Christian | Teri]

8GB of RAM is not enough for Premiere Pro... AT ALL

[Stephie_Girl]

He responded with he's sticking to movie maker lol.

[Stephie_Girl]

8GB of RAM is not enough for Premiere Pro... AT ALL

He plans on sticking to Movie Maker for now, but I'll leave upgradable to 16Gb an option.  Would an FX-6300 + HD 7850/GTX 650 TI Boost be better for movie maker than an FX-8320 + HD 7770/GTX 650>

[Sarcasm]

If he's actually doing work on this, I say grab another HDD and RAID1.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

Definitely go with a stronger CPU rather than stronger GPU.

[Stephie_Girl]

If he's actually doing work on this, I say grab another HDD and RAID1.

He shoots videos on his go pro on his bike, not enough money to raid 2 large storage drives

 

Definitely go with a stronger CPU rather than stronger GPU.

Okay thanks.  Would you say GTX 650 for CUDA or HD 7770?

[WoodenMarker]

8GB of RAM is not enough for Premiere Pro... AT ALL

8GB ram is enough--it's decent enough for non-heavy premiere.

He shoots videos on his go pro on his bike, not enough money to raid 2 large storage drives

Okay thanks.  Would you say GTX 650 for CUDA or HD 7770?

OpenCL with a 7770 would be better. The 7770 is fine for premiere pro.

 

I'd recommend getting a 8320 if possible.

[Stephie_Girl]

8GB ram is enough--it's decent enough for non-heavy premiere.

OpenCL with a 7770 would be better. The 7770 is fine for premiere pro.

 

I'd recommend getting a 8320 if possible.

So HD 8320+HD 7770 then?

[Hans Christian | Teri]

8GB ram is enough--it's decent enough for non-heavy premiere.

OpenCL with a 7770 would be better. The 7770 is fine for premiere pro.

 

I'd recommend getting a 8320 if possible.

 

I would expect when you're building a rig specifically for video editing that you would be a bit beyond what you call non-heavy Premiere. (And honestly you don't have to do "heavy" Premiere work before you start getting problems with 8GB)

[WoodenMarker]

So HD 8320+HD 7770 then?

Yes. More ram if possible. Premiere loves ram.

I would expect when you're building a rig specifically for video editing that you would be a bit beyond what you call non-heavy Premiere. (And honestly you don't have to do "heavy" Premiere work before you start getting problems with 8GB)

8GB should do. More is preferred but not everyone has deep pockets and have to deal with lower budgets.

[ShadowRaven]

Question ? is your friend only doing video editing or will be using other applications and when does he plan on building his system

[Stephie_Girl]

I would expect when you're building a rig specifically for video editing that you would be a bit beyond what you call non-heavy Premiere. (And honestly you don't have to do "heavy" Premiere work before you start getting problems with 8GB)He

He wants to stick to Movie Maker for now

Yes. More ram if possible. Premiere loves ram.

8GB should do. More is preferred but not everyone has deep pockets and have to deal with lower budgets.

Pretty much

[Stephie_Girl]

Question ? is your friend only doing video editing or will be using other applications and when does he olan on building his system

I will be building it and just your basic tasking no gaming.

[ShadowRaven]

I will be building it and just your basic tasking no gaming.

Will he or she be using multi monitor's

[Stephie_Girl]

Will he or she be using multi monitor's

No he will not be.

[ShadowRaven]

No he will not be.

My suggestion for his build

 

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

 

 

 

[ThatSweetGamer]

My suggestion for his build

 

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

 

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I did a few changes to this, I upgraded to 16GB 1866 Ram since it's an APU so it runs faster, and I got liquid cooling so he can OC without overheating. If you don't need 16GB get 8GB then, but stick with 1866 or higher.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1MjOb

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1MjOb/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1MjOb/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($126.92 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Microcenter) 

Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer  ($15.99 @ Microcenter) 

Total: $707.83

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-08 11:46 EDT-0400)

[WoodenMarker]

Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1MYKt