Spec for a Video Editing PC

[jonnypb]

I have a Dell Laptop with an i5 7200U CPU and it struggles when I try and edit any GoPro 1080P footage.

Is it possible to get a decent PC setup for around £500-600 mark. I'm not into gaming so it's purely for day to day use and GoPro video editing.

I'm presuming I'd need to go down the AMD Ryzen route, rather than the Intel i5 or i7 CPU to save a few £££

Probably looking for 16GB, with the option to upgrade to 32GB at a later date.

Would I be better going for the Ryzen 5 2600 and spend a bit more on a GPU, or go for a Ryzen 7 with a cheaper less powerful CPU?

I do already have a spare Samsung Evo 250GB SSD that I could use in it.

TIA

 

[orbitalwalsh]

ryzen 2600 + b450 board like MSI Tomahawk or save cash with gigabyte mATX + 16gb 3000hz team group vulcan and looking at £ 340

could push ryzen 2700 for 8 cores

 

[jonnypb]

What about a graphics card? Or is this not important if I don't wish to use the PC for gaming?

Thank you

 

[Lemin]

There are no integrated graphics in non-G Ryzen processors

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £109.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce GT 730 SILENT 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £39.95
• 1 x Samsung S24D330H 24" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black= £98.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 11 400W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £56.99
• 1 x Antec NX100 Midi Tower Case - Black/Yellow= £31.99
• 1 x MSI B450M Gaming Plus (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £77.99
• 1 x ASUS U2000 Wired Keyboard and Mouse Bundle Black - UK Layout= £12.95
• 1 x Seagate 1TB BarraCuda 7200rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (ST1000DM010 Previously ST1000DM003)= £36.95

Total: £637.39 (includes shipping: £12.60)​

​

 

[Lemin]

ooops atx mobo for more ram later....
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte B450 AORUS ELITE (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £91.99

Total: £102.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

​

 

[jonnypb]

That you.... If i'm just using this for day to day stuff and video editing, is it fine having a low spec graphics card? Will video editing benefit from having a decent graphics card or not?

 

[4K8KW10]

That you.... If i'm just using this for day to day stuff and video editing, is it fine having a low spec graphics card? Will video editing benefit from having a decent graphics card or not?

This is the only way to get something decent:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99
• 1 x MSI Radeon RX 570 ARMOR OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £158.99
• 1 x ASUS PRIME B450M-A (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £74.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan TUF Gaming Alliance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Blac= £134.99
• 1 x be quiet! System Power 9 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £54.95
• 1 x Antec NX100 Midi Tower Case - Black/Yellow= £31.99
• 1 x ASUS U2000 Wired Keyboard and Mouse Bundle Black - UK Layout= £12.95

Total: £640.45 (includes shipping: £12.60)​

​

 

[lee32uk]

This is the only way to get something decent

Apart from the awful Motherboard you mean ? Also he might not even need a £160 gpu.

 

[ExoMale]

gone over budget adding a 1030 for better and longer support as well as being better than the 730, other little differences to above, but not much more in cost.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £109.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £79.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B450 AORUS M (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £83.99
• 1 x Aerocool CS101 Micro ATX Case - Black= £28.99
• 1 x be quiet! SFX Power 2 300W '80 Plus Bronze' SFX Power Supply= £56.99
• 1 x Seagate 1TB BarraCuda 7200rpm 64MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (ST1000DM010 Previously ST1000DM003)= £36.95
• 1 x iiyama G-Master Black Hawk GE2288HS-B1 22" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £94.99
• 1 x SPEEDLINK Niala Keyboard and Mouse Bundle, Wireless - Black= £12.49

Total: £681.49 (includes shipping: £18.12)​

​

you would be better off buying he screen and kb/mouse bundles elsewhere and likely 2nd hand for the screen to keep costs down and be a 'get started' type, plenty of nice screens for half he cost of that new one.

 

[jonnypb]

Also he might not even need a £160 gpu.

That's what I'm trying to figure out, if I'm not gaming, then will having a better GPU actually give me any performance benefits or not? Is the majority of video editing work done on the CPU?

 

[Lemin]

Google, GPU Vs. CPU for editing video, you'll be fine with GeForce GT 1030 better choice than mine. That cpu will go like a rocket

 

[lee32uk]

That's what I'm trying to figure out, if I'm not gaming, then will having a better GPU actually give me any performance benefits or not? Is the majority of video editing work done on the CPU?

I guess it depends on the software being used and whether it can make use of a gpu. Maybe look at the minimum requirements for the software and try and find some benchmarks.