Build for video editing

X99, gives you a 6 core, 12 thread CPU that would be great for video editing, are you talking heavy video editing where time is a factor?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus X99-S - Intel Core i7 5930K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£30 Saving*** £675.98
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 980 "Reference Design" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Kingston Predator 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C12 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (HX424C12PB2K4/16) £209.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £119.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £86.99
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
Total : £1,955.59 (includes shipping : £14.75).




Or a cheaper z97 build.. less cores for editing but depends on your usage really..

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 980 "Reference Design" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £269.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/16X) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £127.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £119.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £86.99
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
Total : £1,596.35 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
When you said Mac I assumed you had money to burn ;o ;o

I'd say get a budget together and come back, we'll be able to spec you the best build for your budget (or there abouts).
 
I'll work out what I need a bit more specifically and come back, thanks.

It is tempting to splash out but I've got to be sensible :D
 
Its so easy to reduce the costs.

You REALLY need to set a budget, then we can work closer to what you can afford.

Inc build costs (£80-£100) this comes in at just over £1k.

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1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EX OC "Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (97NQH6DNB4TX) £269.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £269.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £62.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £962.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Around £900..

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £185.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £813.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
By live streaming, what are you intending to live stream?

Gaming or something else, since all the above builds feature pretty high end gaming graphic cards, much faster than you get in the equivalent Mac.

One benefit in a custom PC build is if you get a part failure you won't necessary have to replace the whole machine or send it off for repair, with a current Mac that is far more likely with only the ram and HDD being user repairable and even those part may not be with some Macs.
 
The CPU recomendation doesn't seem too overkill to me. Video editing and streaming are both COU heavy tasks. The one thing you can get away with is 8gb of RAM. For strwung and hobbiest editing that will suffice.

One thing not to skimp on is the CPU, for you budget the i5 4440 (look at the i5 DIY bundle) would be perfect.

As for the GPU, this is a stumbling point if you limit yourself to nvidia only. While the 970s and 980s are the ones to go for (on a big budget) AMD own the lower end (sub £220) currently. This is unless you delve into the secondhand market were you may be able to get a cheap GTX 770/780.

I see that twitch post mentions little about GPUs but to get good frame rates (on good settings) you need to invest in a good GPU.

With the specs above there certainly a lot of trimming we can do. First of, are you able to source your OS elsewhere (saving you money)?.
 
 
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