CPU for Video editing PC

[kevbiss1]

Hi all, A mate of mine needs a new desk top pc to replace his old laptop
His budget is about 800 quid
What cpu/motherboard do you recommend and how much memory

Thanks

 

[RJC]

Ideally 16gb but will he be doing any gaming?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £251.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £107.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £107.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £49.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.39
Total : £815.40 (includes shipping : £11.75).



On board GPU and 16gb ram:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £251.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £107.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
2 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99 (£131.98)
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £49.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.39
Total : £773.40 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[kevbiss1]

Thanks for the quick response.
No gaming, but i am flogging him an amd 7850 1gb (will this gpu be ok)
Also does he need to oc or would a non k version be sufficient

 

[RJC]

You only save £11 by going with the Non K version and as he is within budget I would keep the K version, also he can do a little extra performance boost if needed, the motherboard comes with a free cooler.

The 7850 will be fine, but as he is not gaming I would try running with the onboard GPU for the time being.

 

[kevbiss1]

ok, thanks,what about an amd 8320/50 is this worth considering

 

[RJC]

It comes out cheaper:

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £115.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
2 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99 (£131.98)
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £49.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £31.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.39
Total : £666.40 (includes shipping : £11.75).




A rough comparison between the 2 cpu's:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/698?vs=836

 

[kevbiss1]

Looks like its the intel route then.