hey my name is matt johnson and today
i'm going to be showing you the parts
you need to build a powerful video
editing pc for 1500 plus dollars this
build is going to make it easy to edit
4k 6k or even 8k or raw video in adobe
premiere pro and davinci resolve or
basically any other video editing
software other than final cut which is
mac only and side note if you want to
edit photos or mix music edit 3d in
after effects or even game and stream
this will be a fantastic choice for you
i'm also going to be showing you some
upgraded parts you can buy that will
increase your cost but have the
potential to dramatically improve the
speed of your editing now there are two
quick things we need to talk about
before we talk about parts for this
build first all the parts for this build
will be linked down in the video
description and will also be on my kit
page where they will be nicely organized
for you to check out second this build
is going to detail the parts you need to
purchase not how to put them together i
have good news though i made a video a
while back detailing exactly how to put
together a video editing pc from opening
the boxes all the way to turning it on
and those instructions will still apply
to this build as well
it's not hard it's kind of like legos i
will link to that video in the corner
and down in the video description
now it's time to jump into this 1500
plus video editing pc build and let's
start with the cpu the brain of the
computer here is arguably the most
important part because the more cores
and threads your computer has the faster
your videos will edit and render i would
recommend purchasing the intel core i7
12700k processor with 12 cores and 20
threads of performance for 382 bucks
this processor is really in the sweet
spot for power and price but i hear
you're now saying matt the sweet spot's
great and all but what else you got
isn't there something more powerful that
won't completely break the bank all
right if you have more to spend i would
go with the intel core i9
12900k processor which is going to take
you from 12 cores and 20 threads to 16
cores and 24 threads of performance for
a few hundred dollars more this is a
stellar cpu and should be able to handle
4k 6k 8k no matter the case this thing
should handle it moving on let's talk
about cooling for both of these cpus
unfortunately neither of them come with
a cooler so you are going to have to buy
aftermarket but don't worry i have some
options for you first if you want to
save a bit the noctua nhu9s is a great
cpu air cooler that's a bit more budget
friendly at 58 bucks at the time of
making this video and it should work
well
but if you want to spend a bit more the
noctua nhd15 is pretty universally
heralded as one of the best air coolers
you can buy for your cpu today and i
think it's worth the upgrade at forty
dollars more of course if you want to
water cool your computer because that's
what all the cool kids are doing these
days the nzxt kraken x63 is a great and
easy to use option that will fit in the
computer cases that i recommend in this
video moving on let's talk about the
motherboard this is what's going to hold
your cpu ram graphics card etc and make
them all work together and here is where
you have a choice
currently in the computer world we're
seeing a shift from motherboards that
support ddr4 memory to ddr5 memory in
short this basically means that things
are going to get faster but this also
means that you have a choice between a
cheaper motherboard that supports ddr4
or a more expensive motherboard that
supports ddr5 so for your first choice i
would go with the msi pro z690a ddr4
wi-fi motherboard for 239 bucks this is
a great motherboard with a lot of
features including wi-fi so you don't
need to purchase an external usb wi-fi
adapter or anything like that
as i said though this motherboard only
supports ddr4 memory which is still
plenty fast but not the most cutting
edge available today because that if you
want to go with ddr5 memory my second
recommendation for you is for the
similarly named msi pro z690a wifi
motherboard for 249 bucks notice that
this one doesn't say ddr4 which is how
you know that it's the ddr5 version
aside from this motherboard supporting
ddr5 it is very similar to the ddr4
version just a bit more future-proofed
now let's talk about ram aka memory
which as i said you either need to
choose ddr4 or ddr5 ram for your
computer and to be clear a ddr5
motherboard is not backwards compatible
with ddr4 memory so if you choose to buy
the ddr4 motherboard make sure you buy
the ddr4 ram and likewise if you buy the
ddr5 motherboard by ddr5 ram otherwise
it's not going to work got it okay so
for ddr4 ram if you choose to go with
that i recommend purchasing at least 32
gigabytes of silicon power gaming ram at
3 200 megahertz i had 32 gigabytes of
ram in my editing desktop for years and
it was enough to handle 4k footage but i
do want you to be aware that i did
notice that my computer was starting to
run out of ram when i was editing and
rendering high resolution footage to
prevent yourself from running out of ram
if you find yourself often times
rendering longer 4k videos or videos
that are higher resolution than 4k i
would purchase 64 gigabytes of corsair
vengeance lpx ram at 3200 megahertz for
290 dollars instead that should be
plenty for video editing now let's talk
ddr5 ram if you go with a ddr5
motherboard you're going to need ddr5
ram and the good news is that i
recommend 32 gigabytes of corsair
vengeance 5200 megahertz ram which is
much faster than ddr4 the con though is
that this ram is much more expensive at
314
and if you want to upgrade to 64 gigs of
ddr5 this is possible but
i would prepare to spend 600 plus
dollars for it so to wrap up the ram and
motherboard section of this video ddr5
is faster but if i was buying a computer
these days i don't think it's
necessarily worth the price premium and
i would probably go with the ddr4
motherboard and ram until the prices
drop
once ddr5 ram drops by about 100 or so i
would then go with a ddr5 build so i
would check the prices on these parts
when you're looking them up and then
make your decision whether you go with
ddr4 ddr5 next you have the ssd this is
what's going to store your operating
system and any programs you want to use
with your computer one of the best price
to size and performance options right
now is going to come from sabrint with
their one terabyte rocket m.2 ssd for
130 bucks if you have a bigger budget
and want an even faster option though
you got to check out the western digital
black sn850 this ssd is blazing fast
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 one ssd that
holds your programs and another ssd or
regular hard drive to store your video
files because i'm someone that travels a
lot i would recommend purchasing an
external hard drive or ssd to store your
video files on as you edit
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 in
the video description moving on it's now
time to talk about one of the most
exciting parts of the computer the
graphics card and this is where this
build video is going to go
a bit off the rails see nvidia and amd
keep designing new graphics cards but
there are major issues in the supply
chain and many companies are having
difficulty keeping cards in stock it
really is the perfect storm of a
shortage of workers building these cards
due to the pandemic
everyone's staying at home and wanting
to play computer games also do the
pandemic cryptocurrency mining and also
unfortunately there are scalpers that
are using bots to buy up most of the
graphics card supplies as soon as
they're in stock and then turn around
and sell them on ebay at a massive price
markup usually triple the msrp because
of all these issues it is quite
difficult to buy a graphics card for a
reasonable price these days which makes
buying a video editing computer on a
budget even more difficult
this is actually why i've said this
video is about helping you find a video
editing pc for 1500 plus dollars but i
haven't given you an exact amount you're
gonna pay because the prices for
graphics cards vary so much right now
depending on what's in stock i've
estimated you're gonna end up spending
approximately 1500 but it could be more
or could be less
don't worry though regardless i'm here
to help you save money so the first
thing you need to know is there still is
one guaranteed way to get a decent
graphics card for a reasonable price and
that is to purchase a pre-built computer
yes strangely enough in a video all
about buying parts to build your
computer i'm telling you not to do that
but here we are we live in a strange
world right now here's the good news
i've actually recently made a video
sharing with you some great options for
pre-built video editing pcs for under a
thousand bucks and a link to that video
below if you want to watch it of course
there are many pre-built video editing
pcs that cost more than a thousand
dollars that are much more powerful but
i haven't made a video about that yet so
please leave me a comment down below if
you want me to make that video by all
means regardless i want you to build
your own video editing computer but if
you start looking at graphics cards and
they're out of stock and you get
discouraged save that pre-built video
editing computer video to your favorites
and come back to it as an option for you
to at least be able to buy a video
editing computer
moving on let's talk about finding you a
graphics card in the past i've
recommended one particular brand and
model of graphics card because cards
would usually stay in stock but now
instead of just one brand and model i'm
going to recommend you several brands
and models of card and 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 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 they're 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 about
actually finding graphics card in stock
so if you find a card from any of the
above brands i would say you're probably
good to go as long as a card doesn't
have a ton of horrible reviews online so
if all those manufacturers are generally
good which specific model of card should
you buy i've got a lot of options for
you starting with cheaper i would
recommend the nvidia rtx 3060 ti rtx
3070 and 3070 ti these cards have a
retail msrp of around 400 to 600 bucks
and should perform very well for video
editing if you can find them in stock
new and not being sold for an outrageous
price i think they're great but if you
have more to spend and want more power
because who doesn't want more power in
that case i would consider the nvidia
3080 3090ti 3090 3090ti amd 6800 xt and
6900 xt these cars retail for
approximately 650 to 700 and up so just
like the cheaper options i would wait
until you can get one of these for
something close to the msrp and you
should be good i will link below to all
these cars that i just talked about that
are in stock but i can't guarantee that
they'll stay in stock because these
things change from hour to hour and
really minute to minute because stock
can be so hard to keep up with i
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's 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 almost finished with this build
we need to talk about the power supply
in the case and let's start with the
case that you put all of these parts
inside we're changing things up for my
previous builds 2 with a pc case from
corsair the 105 4000 d airflow mid tower
case and as the name implies it offers
great airflow in the past i've
recommended the nzxt h510 one of the
main reasons being that my pc build
guide video where i show you how to put
everything together uses that specific
case but i really want you to have a
case with good airflow which is why i'm
recommending the corsair and do not
worry all the parts that will go into
this new case very similarly to the nzxt
case you should still be able to follow
along as i build the computer now i do
want you to be aware that this case does
not have any 5.25 inch drive base
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 100. if you
really want a case with a 5.25 inch
drive base you can install an internal
dvd or blu-ray burner i would recommend
the corsair 450d for 130 bucks this case
still offers a great airflow and you can
get those drive bays as well very last
part let's cover the power supply which
gives this computer the sweet sweet
electricity it craves to make sure that
you have enough power for these graphics
cards i would go with the evga supernova
850 watt power supply which currently
comes in at 110 bucks as a plus two this
power supply is fully modular so you
should be able to make a really clean pc
build without a lot of wires with the
power supply chosen congratulations that
is your 1500
plus
video editing pc of course there are
accessories you'll need to purchase as
well such as a mouse keyboard speakers
and monitor but a lot of those are going
to come down to your personal
preferences i will link down in the
description and on my kit page to the
mouse keyboard and speakers in both a
1080p and 4k monitor for you to purchase
because you are building a monster
editing pc i would definitely recommend
a 4k monitor to go with it also i have a
video editing monitor buyers guide if
you want to check that out and find a
great monitor that's color accurate for
your videos i'll link to that video in
the corner and in the video description
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
and then once you have windows 10 you
can then upgrade to windows 11 for free
lastly we've nearly made it to the end
of this video but i want to take a
second to restate again how crazy the
computer industry is right now and how
hard it is to find parts heck even in
the time it took me to research all the
parts for this build and edit this video
parts have gone out of stock and i had
to re-record parts of it to make it work
because of that i want to give you one
final alternative if you've made it
through all this video and you've looked
at all the parts and you're seeing that
some are out of stock first of all by
all means comment and let me know and
i'll try to update those links but even
then as weird as it is to say
considering there's a video about
building a video editing pc i think you
should also consider purchasing an apple
computer with one of their m1 chips i
talk more about this computer in my
pre-built video editing pc video but to
sum it up you can get an m1 mac mini
with 16 gigs of ram for under a thousand
bucks and it's going to be a very
capable computer for 4k video editing in
addition at the time of making this
video apple has released their new
macbook pro 14 and 16 inch computers
with the m1 pro and m1 max chips and
those are both very capable for video
editing i made a video buyer's guide for
these macbook laptops that i will link
in the description as well and in the
future when apple comes out with an
updated imac pro or whatever they want
to call it that uses the m1 pro and m1
max chips in a more desktop form factor
i will make a buyer's guide for those
computers too with that thank you so
much for watching it would be a huge
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thanks and have a great day
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