Spec Me: PC for amateur video editing

GiraffePencils

GiraffePencils

GiraffePencils

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So I'm trying to help a friend out:
Budget ~800
Use Video editing, gaming; He uses a Canon 6D to video things, like bands and stuff out and about, and he wants a pc that'll he'll use to edit videos and music together to produce videos.

Tower only.
needs cd drive and memory card reader

Software:
"Adobe premiere Pro and after effects, also reaper"
he showed me a dell he was looking at so I think he might need some serious help :p
 
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Just editing/office use.
I've asked for a list of his programs, because I wasn't sure if he'd even need a GPU.
I don't know if the free/amateur programs he may use would properly make use of them, if that makes sense
 
For his uses he should only need a GPU if he opts for a Ryzen build (no IGPU) - otherwise the IGPU on an INTEL build should suffice.

EDIT: I was going to compile a couple of Ryzen/INTEL builds for comparison but i've had to pop out. If you haven't got a few examples by the time i get back i'll add a couple then.
 
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Alright, thanks
I've never really gone for something like this before, it's usually gaming rigs and 800 is budget :P

I've had an attempt myself:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £698.61 (includes shipping: £11.70)​
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So, throwen something else out there.
Advice needed haha


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £723.16 (includes shipping: £12.30)​
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GiraffePencils said:
Dammit, as always this got more complicated.
Just been informed his brother was chipping in and would like to game on it too. He's going to push this budget :/
Click to expand...

For a Ryzen build (which is recomended for this budget now) you need a minimum of 3000MHz memory - brb with a build example.

Ans a better PSU if possible...
 
You save ~ £100 and drop to 8Gb and add another 8Gb when memory is more reasonable in price. The below spec is far superior - Faster CPU (6 cores 12 threads), superior board with UK RMA and quality SSD - plus the PSU is a quality unit.

This would play games at 1080p comfortably at high and more than needed for it's original build usage:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £876.16 (includes shipping: £12.30)
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This is the same build with only 8Gb memory - i added the card bay and DVD-R as you had them listed in your spec:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £775.16 (includes shipping: £12.30)
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