Getting Into Video Editing, Need Your Advice!

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jdawg5600

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My story short & sweet- I'm in the market for a new Desktop PC and am looking to get into some 'light' video editing for now, and perhaps delve more into as time goes on. I'd like to work with the Sony Vegas software suite but I'm not sure which program I plan on startin out with yet.

For the main specs- I'm thinking I'll need an Intel i7, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD but I'm not sure about which video card to get. I've heard NVIDIA makes better all-around cards and AMD cards are more gaming specific. I don't have any plans on gaming at all.... nor do I know the significance of the model numbers. Again, I don't need anything special at the moment but would like for room to grow...

This being said, what would be a good route to go with trying to keep the price in the $800-1000 range? As of now, I've been looking at Dell & HP machines... I'd build my own but I want to start doing this ASAP and have little experience building new machines (ok, I'm slightly lazy too haha).


Any hints/tips/advice would be GREATLY appreciated!
 
I would suggest building your own. Better parts, more quality, less money, less annoying software bloating your computer.

For the graphics card, all you need is a basic one. Something like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121439

If you get into 3D modeling, then you'll need a better one.

i7 2600k is the best for the price for i7s and above. 8GB of 1600mhz RAM will be plenty. If not, its an easy upgrade. If I weren't on my phone, I'd start a build for you, but I'll let someone else do it for now.
 
I've definitely had the thought of building my own but not gonna lie, am a little intimidated haha. that being said, I'm always up for a challenge!!
 
jdawg5600 said:
I've definitely had the thought of building my own but not gonna lie, am a little intimidated haha. that being said, I'm always up for a challenge!!
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Its like a lego puzzle. Its not that hard. Most difficult thing is apply thermal paste/ putting the heatsink/fan on, and connecting the power/reset wires. Everything else is self explanatory. Look at some guides online, and you'll see how easy it is.
 
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