Simple video editing system for my Dad - £500 Budget

[Matthew Stokes]

I need a bit of help please! I need to get a Windows-based PC for my dad, around £500. Used for simple day to day tasks, but sometimes used for video editing - stable and faster than his current system! I don't really want to build a system - so ideally a "built" system.

So, what processor should I be looking at? Presumably it would be best to stock up on the RAM? 16GB? Does a good graphics card help with the video rendering? SSD for the OS, HDD for storage. Please let me know what I am best looking for - if you have any examples of systems available that would be great!

Thanks

 

[ExoMale]

you might struggle a bit for new, but it would depend on what video editing software he be using to determine the payload, mean the system in my sig is my everything and while ive tried various editing software, for my game recordings i do i am using the free VSDC video editor which isnt taxing software, so i have no issues, but obviously there are far more advanced stuff out like sony vega i believe.

with the better of the 2 Ryzen Apu chips and 16gb ram along with a 240gb ssd.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x OcUK Kinetic R1 Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen "Raven Ridge" Ryzen 3 2200G = £565.98
  • CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 2400G VEGA Graphics AM4 CPU w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler
  • Memory:Kingston Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX426C16FB2K2/16)
  • Case:Kolink KLM-001 Micro-ATX Case - Black
  • Graphics Card:Unwanted
  • Solid State Drive (Primary):TeamGroup 240GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
  • Storage Drive:Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - *System Stock*
  • WIFI:Unwanted
  • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
  • Security Software:Unwanted
  • Optical Drive:Unwanted

Total: £580.08 (includes shipping: £14.10)
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with 8gb ram

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x OcUK Kinetic R1 Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen "Raven Ridge" Ryzen 3 2200G = £514.98
  • CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 2400G VEGA Graphics AM4 CPU w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler
  • Memory:Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX426C15FBK2/8)
  • Case:Kolink KLM-001 Micro-ATX Case - Black
  • Graphics Card:Unwanted
  • Solid State Drive (Primary):TeamGroup 240GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
  • Storage Drive:Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - *System Stock*
  • WIFI:Unwanted
  • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
  • Security Software:Unwanted
  • Optical Drive:Unwanted

Total: £529.08 (includes shipping: £14.10)
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and this is the basic config system with only the ssd added.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x OcUK Kinetic R1 Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen "Raven Ridge" Ryzen 3 2200G = £463.98
  • CPU:AMD Ryzen 3 2200G VEGA Graphics AM4 CPU w/ Wraith Stealth Cooler
  • Memory:Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX426C15FBK2/8)
  • Case:Kolink KLM-001 Micro-ATX Case - Black
  • Graphics Card:Unwanted
  • Solid State Drive (Primary):TeamGroup 240GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
  • Storage Drive:Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - *System Stock*
  • WIFI:Unwanted
  • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Home Advanced - Systems
  • Security Software:Unwanted
  • Optical Drive:Unwanted

Total: £478.08 (includes shipping: £14.10)



edit - thats the case it originally comes with, but i chose a more simple looking version that saved a few quid, you just cant see it without going in to the config yourself.​