Hello, I'm currently a growing Youtuber and I'm in need of a new computer. My budget is rather limited (1700-2000 dollars) and I want the most out of the money so I'm asking you guys too help me because I'm not that very good at tech stuff.
I will use the PC for gaming and editing/rendering videos as the title suggests.
Some stuff you need to know before you give me suggestions :
I only need 120GB SSD and 1TB due to the fact that I already have 3TB harddrive!
Absolutely nothing from my other computer can come in handy (other than the harddrive) so I will need a WHOLE computer, so when I order and receive it I'll just have to build it and it'll work. OS and DVD is needed.
I already have accessories like keyboard,mouse, monitor etc.. I just need the PC.
The PC has too be future proof, (Capable of playing BF4 and other future games at max graphic) if possible with the budget ;)
I built my gaming rig for less than $1600, the AMD FX 8 core cpu's SCREAM through video encoding. I've been able to encode 1080p video CPU only at an avg of 48fps. Making a two pass encode of a movie only 2 hours which has been awesome. Going AMD should save you money but since I've never had an Intel I don't know if paying the extra cash will really give you that big of a performance boost in terms of FPS rendering...
The other posts have great build ideas, but just remember to have somewhere to back up your videos incase you want to post them to a different place. If you don't have a backup already, I'd go with a raid 1 configuration of WD 3TB Red drives just incase one fails.
This is what I put together. I didn't think you would be overclocking since its going to be a work computer in addition to other use so I went with the asus pro motherboard.
It has the i7-4770 with 32 gb ram to maximize editing and you have 8 threads for game future proofing.
I highly recommend creating a ram drive and putting windows temporary files, browser temps files, and any file paging you want to use on the ram itself. This is the reason for the 32 gb of ram and will speed up your system performance when say recording game footage or other tasks that would otherwise use the HDD/SDD.
The Drives are top notch reliability drives so save your data.
The case, CPU cooler, and graphics card are designed to minimize system noise to give you a silent recording environment. Install the additional fan in the front and remove the large HDD tray to improve cooling and silence.
If you decide you dont need 32 gb of ram then you can reduce that and use the money to upgrade the motherboard and still sace some money.
Just for the sake of playing devils advocate here is an AMD build. Threads are good and all but having 4 more actual cores does a lot more in terms of actual rendering performance. You should be more than fine with 16gb of RAM, un-less you plan on running multiple virtual machines, having 32gb is really pointless. I did not pick out a case on this build because personally cases should be chosen not just for effeciency but a lot for looks, so pick out a case that you love the look of but also has some good reviews for functionality and effeciency.
SSD is always best for a OS drive, and depending on what you actually put in your machine in terms of HDD's I would really recommend getting some sort of a RAID set up, not just for performance but also for parity for your video encodes. RAID 5 is usually the best bet for the combo of performance with parity, which you can do with a min of 3 drives. The 3 2TB drives speced will give you 4tb of space plus parity and decent performance in write and especially read speeds.
HIS Graphics are are freaking amazing. Yes with ATI/AMD chipsets they really are all the same deep down, but HIS ICE Q series is by far the most thermally effecient GPU cards I've ever seen or owned (I wish I still had mine). In crossfire this will give you 8gb of GDDR5 RAM to play around with, which will last you a LONG time in terms of games.
Hope all of this helps your build process and doesn't make it that much more confusing.
Best of luck with the build! Hope it turns out great =D Post specs of the final product!
In-short: 16GB 1866Mhz RAM, AMD 8350 8 core CPU, EVGA GTX Titan, FAST 120GB SSD + 7200RPM. (No OS, sorry, change the GPU if you want an OS (unless you run linux)
I'm not the OP, but the titan is a waste of money compared to an overclocked 780. It runs almost the same. Of course you can overclock a titan, but the 780 is hundreds less. You can better put that money elsewhere, like a i7-4770k that is heaps better than a 8350 for rendering. The 8350 isnt bad, but the i7 is well above AMD's top option at the moment.
Also the dual tower air coolers like the noctua D-14 cool better than the H-60. The build isnt bad, but the processor and GPU need a little shift in priority.
CPU: Great CPU for gaming/editing/rendering. Haswell CPU's get pretty darn hot when overclocked but I think the cooler will do the job.
MOBO: This motherboard overclocks really well and it is full of features, and I like MSI. It also has great reviews on it.
CPU Cooler: Great heatsink, lots of thermal mass. I added the Noctua's for more silence and better preformance.
RAM: 16 GB of RAM for editing and for the future.
SSD: Very popular SSD, 120 GBs. Put your OS on it and some games you like.
HDD: Just a plain 1 TB.
GPU: I like single card configurations. You always have the option to SLI in the future (The PSU will be enough). White PCB for extra sexiness. The 780 will get you the FPS you want.
PSU: Great quality PSU. 80 plus gold certified. SeaSonic is a very high tier company.
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