$600 Editing PC

[TomR]

Can anyone please help me out with a $600 video editing (premiere) PC? Not including peripherals, just the desktop. Located in US. Willing to upgrade minor components later like more RAM and storage.

[TheCherryKing]

11 minutes ago, TomR said:

Can anyone please help me out with a $600 video editing (premiere) PC? Not including peripherals, just the desktop. Located in US. Willing to upgrade minor components later like more RAM and storage.

A video editing PC in your budget is quite tough to find new. I would check eBay for retired workstations that were previously used by businesses. 

[TheCherryKing]

I found something decent. Unfortunately, it is a bit over budget but it is pretty good for the price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-HP-z820-WORKSTATION-Dual-Xeon-E5-2640-2-5GHZ-16GB-Quadro-4000-1-5TB-/272708492906?hash=item3f7eb15e6a:g:w~cAAOSwrfVZOZ5G

[Versti]

9 minutes ago, TomR said:

Can anyone please help me out with a $600 video editing (premiere) PC? Not including peripherals, just the desktop. Located in US. Willing to upgrade minor components later like more RAM and storage.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hJTwWX

although its off your budget

Just now, TheCherryKing said:

A video editing PC in your budget is quite tough to find new. I would check eBay for retired workstations that were previously used by businesses. 

but as this person said ^ 600$ is not enough for a good editing pc, you would have to probably sacrifice an ssd as i did in your build..

 

but this build should be good for its price.. i guess.. although u still have to check cables compatibility, as i didnt check these..

[TheCherryKing]

It gets better! Shipping is a bit high though...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Z800-Workstation-Dual-Intel-Xeon-X5650-2-67GHz-24GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-5447-/362070614202?hash=item544d1720ba:g:CtAAAOSwoXRZkgCD

[Versti]

i wouldnt suggest buying a pre-built...

[TheCherryKing]

2 minutes ago, Versti said:

i wouldnt suggest buying a pre-built...

 

2 minutes ago, Versti said:

i wouldnt suggest buying a pre-built...

Why?

[Versti]

Just now, TheCherryKing said:

 

Why?

building one is usually more fun, and less expensive, and has more upgrading options, and you can also put whatever you want in the pc,

[Versti]

well.. not always less expensive.. but most of the times ya..

[brob]

Needs an ssd and more memory, but it should work.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($226.28 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.87 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 550 2GB PULSE Video Card  ($85.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $586.60
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[Versti]

Just now, brob said:

Needs an ssd and more memory, but it should work.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($226.28 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.87 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 550 2GB PULSE Video Card  ($85.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $586.60
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good build, id say get a better gpu tho, 2gb is not enough these days (for most new games) if you are looking to game..

[TheCherryKing]

4 minutes ago, Versti said:

building one is usually more fun, and less expensive, and has more upgrading options, and you can also put whatever you want in the pc,

That's true, but at this price point pre-builts offer better performance and a better value. One of the options I found has double the processing cores and triple the memory!

[Devin92]

3 minutes ago, Versti said:

good build, id say get a better gpu tho, 2gb is not enough these days (for most new games) if you are looking to game..

not really. the OP wants a workstation, not playing games. I would even suggest to find any used GPU on ebay for 40 bucks, and use the extra 60ish dollar to get a 120gb SSD for the OS and most used software.

[staubgame]

3 minutes ago, TheCherryKing said:

That's true, but at this price point pre-builts offer better performance and a better value. One of the options I found has double the processing cores and triple the memory!

Also you usualy save yourself the hassle if something doesn't work. No checking out parts, no assembly, warranty covered on the full system, not single components.

Also time.

But most prebuilds in bigger stores are bad. Ask a smaller local company, if you have one around.

[brob]

4 minutes ago, Devin92 said:

not really. the OP wants a workstation, not playing games. I would even suggest to find any used GPU on ebay for 40 bucks, and use the extra 60ish dollar to get a 120gb SSD for the OS and most used software.

Except that Premiere (OP mentioned editing software) can use gpu to accelerate work. A more powerful gpu would be a useful upgrade. It's a real toss up as to which (ssd or gpu) would offer better performance. 

[TheCherryKing]

I forgot to mention that an SSD can be added this PC and it will still be under budget:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Z800-Workstation-Dual-Intel-Xeon-X5650-2-67GHz-24GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-5447-/362070614202?hash=item544d1720ba:g:CtAAAOSwoXRZkgCD

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372

[Fardin]

43 minutes ago, TomR said:

Can anyone please help me out with a $600 video editing (premiere) PC? Not including peripherals, just the desktop. Located in US. Willing to upgrade minor components later like more RAM and storage.

there you go mate! Note that, add 8gb ram & 250gb or more Ssd later depending on your affordability. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.28 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($91.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Deepcool - D-Shield ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($21.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $604.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-06 15:27 EDT-0400