So, I'm building a computer for friend who wants to do some video editing on a 500$ machine. Not hardcore editing really, probably just cutting up some trailers from youtube or something. Anyway, here is the part list I came up with:
Motherboard
Processor
Memory
Power Supply
Case
And then of course there's the operating system and monitor which will come around 170$ or so. He is reusing the optical drive from his old computer as well as keyboard and mouse, and I am giving him one of my hard drives.
So the total comes to around 560$ which is already over budget.
Anyway, my main question is would it be better to get an APU or an FX-6300 processor and cheap dedicated graphics?
Obviously that would increase the price, but I'm thinking that for video editing, the processor is more important than the video card. So an APU would be better for low-budget gaming, but not so much for editing. Is that right?
I MAY end up giving him my 8gb of ram as well, so that I can upgrade to 16, but that's still a big maybe.
Thanks for any input! He's looking to get this built by early February before his brother comes home.
Motherboard
Processor
Memory
Power Supply
Case
And then of course there's the operating system and monitor which will come around 170$ or so. He is reusing the optical drive from his old computer as well as keyboard and mouse, and I am giving him one of my hard drives.
So the total comes to around 560$ which is already over budget.
Anyway, my main question is would it be better to get an APU or an FX-6300 processor and cheap dedicated graphics?
Obviously that would increase the price, but I'm thinking that for video editing, the processor is more important than the video card. So an APU would be better for low-budget gaming, but not so much for editing. Is that right?
I MAY end up giving him my 8gb of ram as well, so that I can upgrade to 16, but that's still a big maybe.
Thanks for any input! He's looking to get this built by early February before his brother comes home.