Budget Video Editing PC

[RyzenUp]

My current computer is not power full enough for video editing witch I have just gotten into for YouTube and School and I have about 600 dollars to spend but I would like it to be closer to 500 so I could spend some cash speakers, Keyboard, mouse, 2nd monitor. I would prefer ddr3 system because ddr3 is cheaper and ddr3 era parts are cheap on the used market. Thank you for any information.

[ZcanKal]

9 minutes ago, ForChickenNuggets said:

My current computer is not power full enough for video editing witch I have just gotten into for YouTube and School and I have about 600 dollars to spend but I would like it to be closer to 500 so I could spend some cash speakers, Keyboard, mouse, 2nd monitor. I would prefer ddr3 system because ddr3 is cheaper and ddr3 era parts are cheap on the used market. Thank you for any information.

For one thing, what are the specs of your current computer, and also, what resolution and FPS are you trying to edit?

[Herman Mcpootis]

which country? specs of your current system?

[RyzenUp]

Just now, Herman Mcpootis said:

which country? specs of your current system?

United States and my specs is in my signature

[RyzenUp]

3 minutes ago, ZcanKal said:

For one thing, what are the specs of your current computer, and also, what resolution and FPS are you trying to edit?

1080p 60fps and specs in signature 

[ZcanKal]

2 minutes ago, ForChickenNuggets said:

1080p 60fps and specs in signature 

hm... are you using GPU acceleration?  Even if you aren't, I would still recommend an upgrade to Ryzen.

Ryzen 3 1200

2x4gb DDR4
B350 mATX motherboard.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($176.27 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($141.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.33 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Thermaltake - Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.39 @ OutletPC) 
Speakers: Cyber Acoustics - CA3001WB 14W 2.1ch Speakers  ($25.05 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Total: $538.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-11 23:31 EDT-0400

reuse HDD and GPU.

[DrMacintosh]

A Mac mini running FinalCut Pro and an SSD and RAM upgrade would crush in video editing. 

 

FinalCut makes excellent use of hardware to the point where a CoreM MacBook can render 4K in minutes. 

 

Though you have to use FinalCut, but that can be "acquired" with ease. 

 

 

 

[RyzenUp]

15 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

A Mac mini running FinalCut Pro and an SSD and RAM upgrade would crush in video editing. 

 

FinalCut makes excellent use of hardware to the point where a CoreM MacBook can render 4K in minutes. 

 

Though you have to use FinalCut, but that can be "acquired" with ease. 

 

 

 

I do not own a mac nor do I want to buy a mac the price is to high, it hard if not impossible to add anything like ram cpu gpu or any custom mods. While I like and respect mac I do not want one or can get one because I am a student. Also I want to build my own if I do end up using Mac Os I will build a new hackintosh.

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, ForChickenNuggets said:

I do not own a mac nor do I want to buy a mac the price is to high,

A new Mac mini is $499 lol

[RyzenUp]

3 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

A new Mac mini is $499 lol

I could build a pc with a Raven Ridge APU for 500 or less and it would be more powerful then that mac mini also its 499 with 4gb ram and a dual core cpu

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, ForChickenNuggets said:

I could build a pc with a Raven Ridge APU for 500 or less and it would be more powerful then that mac mini also its 499 with 4gb ram and a dual core cpu

Sure it would be more powerful than a Mac mini, but not in Video editing. Macs don't operate the way PCs do in terms of video editing. Final Cut Pro does not care about only having a dual core and no dGPU. 

 

The more you know

[RyzenUp]

7 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

A new Mac mini is $499 lol

3 minutes ago, ForChickenNuggets said:

I could build a pc with a Raven Ridge APU for 500 or less and it would be more powerful then that mac mini also its 499 with 4gb ram and a dual core cpu

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N3GJbX

 

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, ForChickenNuggets said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N3GJbX

 

And that is a great build, but a Mac mini would still crush it in video editing. 

[RyzenUp]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

Sure it would be more powerful than a Mac mini, but not in Video editing. Macs don't operate the way PCs do in terms of video editing. Final Cut Pro does not care about only having a dual core and no dGPU. 

 

The more you know

The Macbook is 1000 dollars and ever heard of Adobe Premiere or After Effects both of witch I have spent money on and use If I wanted a mac I would not have posted on this 

[RyzenUp]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

And that is a great build, but a Mac mini would still crush it in video editing. 

boot windows and lets see also the 1000 dollar macbook is newer and has more optimized cpu then the mac mini

[RyzenUp]

33 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

A Mac mini running FinalCut Pro and an SSD and RAM upgrade would crush in video editing. 

 

FinalCut makes excellent use of hardware to the point where a CoreM MacBook can render 4K in minutes. 

 

Though you have to use FinalCut, but that can be "acquired" with ease. 

 

 

 

Also you can't do a SSD OR Ram upgrade on any new mac laptops the only computer you can upgrade ssd ram and cpu is the imacs and the mac pro

[DrMacintosh]

2 minutes ago, ForChickenNuggets said:

The Macbook is 1000 dollars

The MacBook is just an example of what FinalCut is like. 

 

2 minutes ago, ForChickenNuggets said:

and ever heard of Adobe Premiere or After Effects both of witch I have spent money on and use If I wanted a mac I would not have posted on this 

Well you didn't say that you use Premiere of After Effects. Even if you do, you can get FinalCut without paying anything if you wanted to go that route. 

 

You asked for a system that can edit video. A Mac is going to be the best at that with FinalCut Pro. 

[DrMacintosh]

3 minutes ago, ForChickenNuggets said:

Also you can't do a SSD OR Ram upgrade on any new mac laptops the only computer you can upgrade ssd ram and cpu is the imacs and the mac pro

I never said you could, I'm talking about the Mac mini. 

https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Mac_Mini_Late_2014 

 

[RyzenUp]

2 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

I never said you could, I'm talking about the Mac mini. 

https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Mac_Mini_Late_2014 

 

The ssd ok but the ram is soldered to the motherboard 

[RyzenUp]

5 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

The MacBook is just an example of what FinalCut is like. 

 

Well you didn't say that you use Premiere of After Effects. Even if you do, you can get FinalCut without paying anything if you wanted to go that route. 

 

You asked for a system that can edit video. A Mac is going to be the best at that with FinalCut Pro. 

If you want me to use a Mac so bad just give me one thats the only way I will be using a mac

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, ForChickenNuggets said:

If you want me to use a Mac so bad just give me one thats the only way I will be using a mac

I'm just telling you what is going to edit video the best. You asked for a rig to edit video, I told you what is going to do that the best at your price range. 

 

You didn't say PC only, you didn't say you use Adobe products. 

[RyzenUp]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

I'm just telling you what is going to edit video the best. You asked for a rig to edit video, I told you what is going to do that the best at your price range. 

No you just told me mac, I used a friends mac mini as my main computer when my laptop died and video editing in Final Cut Pro and it was very slow it was a 499 dollar 2014 model 

[DrMacintosh]

Good luck with your build.