Spec me a PC for video editing

[Zoom7000]

I need to spec up a PC for a friend who will primary use it for high intensive graphics and video editing (Photoshop, Premier etc)

Something along the lines of a Core i7, 8-16GB RAM, plenty of disk space.

Any recommendations?

 

[The Only Beardy]

Whats your budget?

 

[Zoom7000]

In the region of £1200.

 

[stulid]

OS, monitor, speakers etc?

 

[Zoom7000]

OS included in the price, Monitor additional.

 

[dacads]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving + Gigabyte Free Upgrade ** £385.98
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 960 DirectCU2 OC Strix 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) £155.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED316G2400HC11CDC01) £89.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £84.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.C "Scythe Slip Stream Edition" £51.48
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
Total : £1,202.34 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).




Or 6 cores

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus X99-S - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£30 Saving*** £514.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16QC01) £119.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £84.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £79.99
1 x MSI GeForce GT 740 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £74.99
1 x BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.C "Scythe Slip Stream Edition" £51.48
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
Total : £1,190.34 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).

 

[joeyjojo]

Since we don't know how much leverage he can get out of a GPU, dacads Z97 build is the way to go. The 960 could be useful for filters.

I would get a less "gaming" motherboard and a locked CPU though if he's using it for work and not overclocking.

 

[The Only Beardy]

I had a go

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £319.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M4A2666C15) £179.99
1 x MSI X99S SLI Plus Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) £155.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H110i GT 280mm Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060019-WW) £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x MSI GeForce GT 740 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £74.99
1 x EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £71.95
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window £59.99
Total : £1,227.83 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).

 

[ShivP]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI X99S SLI Plus - TeamGroup 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 Intel X99 Motherboard Bundle **£40 OFF** £249.98
- 1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £319.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 Mini OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Retail (96NPH8DND8VZ) £158.99
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) £155.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £84.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
Total : £1,219.36 (includes shipping : £13.75 Ex.VAT).



X99 + 960

 

[dacads]

Can't argue with that.. best of everything including a 500GB SSD as well.

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI X99S SLI Plus - TeamGroup 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 Intel X99 Motherboard Bundle **£40 OFF** £249.98
- 1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £319.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 960 DirectCU2 OC Strix 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) £155.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Case & HCG-620M 620W 80+ Bronze Modular PSU Bundle £120.91
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £84.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £79.99
1 x Alpenfohn Ben Nevis CPU Cooler - 120mm £19.99
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
Total : £1,230.79 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).



The ASUS strix runs silent as the fans turn off at low loads.

The Antec case+PSU are superior and as X99 uses lots of power I think 620W is a better choice.

 

[dacads]

modular PSU as well.. I think we have a new winner

 

[stulid]

modular PSU as well.. I think we have a new winner

Yep.

 

[The Only Beardy]

He's always the winner...

 

[Zoom7000]

Thanks for the specs guys. I'll certainly pass this information on.