hey guys my name is matt johnson with
whoismatt.com and it is 2021.
winter is upon us which means that today
i'm happy to show you the parts you need
to build
a budget 4k video editing computer for
around 750
this is going to easily enable you to
edit 4k and hd video in adobe premiere
or davinci resolve
as well as edit photos stream on twitch
and even game if you want to
and it should be powerful for many years
to come now there are a few things you
need to know before we start talking
about the parts for this video editing
build
first all of the parts of this build
will be linked down in the video
description
as well as a link to my kit page where
they will all be nicely organized for
you to check out
second this video is just going to show
you the parts that you need to purchase
not how to put them together don't worry
though i have a video i made a while ago
that's over an hour long that details
the entire
step-by-step process you need to take to
build a video editing pc
from taking the parts out of the box to
turning on the computer that video is
linked down in the description as well
and all the parts in this video should
go together in the same way that the
parts in that video did
please do not be intimidating building a
pc is a lot of fun and
kind of like putting together legos the
third thing you need to know before we
talk about parts is that in this video
i've also included
upgrade options for some of the parts so
if you have some extra room in your
budget i have detailed some
upgraded versions of these parts you can
buy for a bit more money that can result
in a faster video editing speed
the fourth and final thing you need to
know is that while this video is about
building a
budget video editing computer for 750
bucks
i have two other videos that will show
you the parts you need to buy
to build a mid-tier or high-tier video
editing computer
that will easily edit 4k 6k 8k
12k footage so if you have more money to
spend
i would recommend watching those videos
i'll link to them up in the corner and
down in the video description as well
now on to this 750 budget video editing
computer build
up first let's talk about the
motherboard this is going to be what you
put all of your parts
like the cpu ram and graphics card onto
and it makes them all work together i
recommend the msi
b450a pro max motherboard
with this motherboard you're getting a
good mix of features for a good price
and you're also getting a motherboard
that should work with future amd cpus
so you can save some money and not have
to upgrade your motherboard if you
decide to upgrade your cpu in the future
next up let's talk about the cpu the
brain of the computer
which is arguably the most important
part when it comes to video editing
because a fast cpu with a lot of cores
is going to make a drastic difference in
how fast your videos edit and render
i'm going to recommend you purchase the
ryzen 5 3600 cpu
which is a fantastic budget option with
6 cores and 12 threads of performance
and at a price of 200 at the time of
recording this video
this is a great cpu that has a nice
price too
that said if you have more money to
spend though amd's
ryzen 7 3700x cpu will give you
two more cores and a nice jump in
performance for around 120 dollars more
moving on let's talk about ram aka
memory this is what your computer needs
to run its programs
for ram i would recommend 16 gigabytes
of corsair
lpx ddr4 ram at 3200 megahertz
this is going to be enough ram for 4k
video editing but it is
not quite enough for multitasking so i
wouldn't recommend running too many
other programs in addition to your video
editing software
if you can help it now as a ram upgrade
i've found the sweet spot for 4k
video editing is 32 gigabytes of ram
specifically for this build i would
recommend purchasing 32 gigabytes
of corsair lpx ddr4 ram at 3200
megahertz
i've used this amount of ram for many
years in my desktop and laptop and it
has worked
great up next you have the computer's
ssd
this is the fast hard drive that's going
to store all of your programs while
editing video
prices have also been dropping every
year on these and it is
shockingly affordable to get an ssd now
for a super fast
budget option i would recommend the
kingston a400 ssd
which will give you 240 gigabytes of
space and retails for only 34 bucks
this should be plenty of space for you
to store your computer's operating
system and program files
if you want more space i would recommend
the 500 gigabytes samsung
970 evo for 65 bucks there's even a one
terabyte model for 140 if you want a lot
more space
please do keep in mind that i only
recommend using the ssd to store your
programs
for the fastest video editing speed it's
best to have a smaller ssd that holds
your programs
and a larger ssd or regular hard drive
to store your video files
if you're someone that travels a lot
like me i would recommend purchasing an
external hard drive or ssd to edit your
video files from
alternatively this computer's case will
support internal hard drives and ssds
so you could go that route too i'll be
sure to link to hard drives and ssds
that i recommend
both internal and external down in the
video description
now let's talk about everyone's favorite
part of any computer
the graphics card and this is where this
build video is going to be different
from previous pc build videos that i've
made in the past
see there have been a ton of awesome
graphics cards released recently
but there are also major issues in the
supply chain
and many companies are having difficulty
keeping graphics cards in stock
it really is a perfect storm of a
shortage of workers building these cars
due to the pandemic
everyone's staying home and wanting to
play computer games which is
also due to the pandemic cryptocurrency
mining which is
always issue and also unfortunately
there are scalpers out there that are
using bots to buy up
most of the graphics card supplies as
soon as they're in stock
and then turning around and selling them
on ebay at a massive
price markup usually double or more the
msrp because of
all of these issues it's quite difficult
to buy a graphics card these days for a
reasonable price
which makes buying a video editing
computer on a budget
even more difficult don't worry though
i'm here to help you save money so
here's what i'm going to do in this
video
in the past i've recommended one
particular brand and model of graphics
card
because carts would usually stay in
stock but now
instead of just one branded model i'm
going to recommend you
several brands and models of card so
when you're buying a graphics card you
have the
maximum chance of being able to find one
in stock for a reasonable price
so here are my budget graphics card
recommendations
first let's talk about brands when
you're looking for a graphics card
you're going to see a lot of brands like
asus msi
evga gigabyte zotac pny there are a ton
in my experience for video editing it
doesn't make a huge difference which
brand you buy from
and with this shortage we're more
concerned with actually finding a
graphics card in stock for a reasonable
price
so if you find a card from any of the
above brands
i'd say you're probably good to go as
long as a car doesn't have a ton of
horrible reviews online so
if all those manufacturers are usually
good
which specific model of graphics card
should you buy
i'll start by recommending the nvidia
gtx
1050 ti which is one of the cheapest
cards available today that's capable of
4k
video editing surprisingly for the most
part i've been able to find this card
in stock and under 200. the only con of
this card is that it only has 4
gigabytes of video memory so while yes
it will work for 4k video editing if you
have the budget and can find one of the
other card options with more video ram
that i'm about to tell you about
you'll want to go with one of those now
here are more cards that i would
recommend that should offer better
performance and should still
be relatively affordable if you can find
them in stock
for other nvidia cards i would recommend
the nvidia gtx 1660 super
and rtx 3060 ti these cards are hard to
find in stock
especially the rtx 3060 but if you can
get one at retail price
it should be for around 400 or less now
for amd
cards i would recommend the radeon rx
570
rx 580 5500 xt and 5600
xt if you get one of these you should be
good for 4k video editing but make sure
you get the model with eight gigabytes
of video ram
they also have four gigabyte video ram
models but they're not quite as good
i'll link below to all of these cards
that i just talked about that are in
stock but i can't guarantee they'll stay
in stock because these things change
literally from hour to hour
because stock can be so hard to keep up
with i would recommend setting up stock
alerts at amazon newegg and b h
so you can be notified as soon as they
come back in stock in addition
if you live close to a micro center or
best buy and can go in person to the
store
there is a much better chance that you
may be able to find one in stock at a
physical location
last thing about graphics cards if you
find a store that has them in stock
please come back to this video and leave
a comment
telling others so they can filter by new
comments and hopefully buy one too
graphics card's over we're almost done
let's talk about the power supply for
this build
what you're going to need to give your
parts all of the electrical juice that
they
crave i would recommend this evga 500
watt power supply which is a great price
and quite energy efficient please keep
in mind this is not a
modular power supply meaning that all
the cables are permanently attached
to the back of the power supply this can
make cable management a bit more
difficult but it does keep the cost down
if you have some extra money though and
want easier cable management
i would recommend the evga bq
500 watt power supply which is
semi-modular and should result in a
cleaner looking build
for not too much more money lastly you
need something to put all these parts
inside
a case one of my favorite cases is the
nzxt
h510 which is pretty but still looks
professional
there's no rgb or crazy colors it's just
a well-built case that will look good
on or under a desk the roughly 70 price
tag isn't bad either
now i do want you to be aware that the
h510 case does not have any 5.25 inch
bays
meaning that you're not going to be able
to install a cd dvd or blu-ray burner
inside this case
the good news is that you can pick up an
external dvd burner for around 25 bucks
and an external blu-ray burner for less
than a hundred if you really want a case
with a 5.25 inch drive so you can
install an internal dvd or blu-ray
burner
i would recommend the cougar mx330g
this case isn't quite as pretty as the
nzxt h510
but it has great airflow and thousands
of people love it
and that is your 750 video editing pc
build
as always though there is more that
you're going to need mouse keyboard
monitor speakers operating system
for all of those physical accessories
there are so many options out there
they're going to
depend entirely on what you prefer
i will link down in the description to
my recommendation for keyboards my
speakers
and both a 1080p and 4k monitor
depending on what you
want i would personally recommend the 4k
option as far as the operating system
goes i would recommend windows 10
and i've included a link down in the
description to a tom's hardware
article where you can read about how to
get a copy of windows 10
for free or for very cheap with that
thank you so much for watching it would
be a
huge help to me if you would consider
liking this video and subscribing if you
want to see more pc build
guide videos in the future please keep
in mind these parts are all linked below
and the prices are subject to change
and the parts can go out of stock
sometimes very quickly if anything looks
too expensive or goes out of stock
please let me know and i will update the
part link with a new option that is in
stock
please also keep in mind that i have
these other pc build guide videos
detailing more powerful video editing
options that you can build as well
if you have a higher budget those are
linked in the corner and down in the
video description as well
thanks so much for watching and have a
great day