Resolve capable linux laptop/desktop build

[Voylinslife]

The only thing I do is watch video's and make videos. The videos I make are without many effects. Color grading, cutting and transitions.

I Want to go as low budget as possible on this. I already have a keyboards, screen and mouse so a desktop build would be cheaper then a laptop I guess.

The editing software I use is Davinci Resolve. I need this to run on Linux but I need OpenCL capable hardware which means I need something with a videocard. Anybody has any idea's? I have been looking but the cheapest thing I could come up with is still above 700 which I find a bit too expensive for the slight editing that I only do.


I'm not looking for hyperfast, just decent enough for what I need it todo.

 

[NelizMastr]

8 minutes ago, Voylinslife said:

The editing software I use is Davinci Resolve. I need this to run on Linux but I need OpenCL capable hardware which means I need something with a videocard. Anybody has any idea's? I have been looking but the cheapest thing I could come up with is still above 700 which I find a bit too expensive for the slight editing that I only do.
 

This should fit your workload rather well. Edits are possible, like saving $20 on going with a 120GB SSD for instance. The OpenCL capable graphics are part of the CPU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($155.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($53.83 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($37.09 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Case: Fractal Design - Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $541.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-19 04:04 EDT-0400

[vanished]

-moved to new build planning-

A desktop and laptop are completely different in how you approach it, so you really have to decide on which one you want first before anything else.  If a desktop is an option though, I'd highly recommend that for your usecase, and so I've moved this to the section for planning new builds.  If you'd instead like a laptop, please make a thread in that section asking for one.