hey guys my name is matt johnson with
whoismatt.com and today i'm going to be
showing you the parts you need to build
a mid to high-end video editing pc
for approximately fifteen hundred
dollars in 2021. this build is going to
make it easy to edit 4k
or 6k video in adobe premiere pro and
davinci resolve
or basically any other video editing
software other than final cut which is
mac
only and as a side note if you want to
edit photos or mix music or even
game and stream this is going to be a
fantastic choice for you
i'm also going to be showing you some
upgraded parts that you can buy that
will increase your cost
but have the potential to drastically
improve the speed of your editing now
there are two quick things we need to
talk about before we talk about the
parts for this build
first all of 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 just 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 up 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 building
legos i will link to that video in the
corner and down in the video description
also incidentally if you decide you want
to spend less
i will link down below to my budget
build guide that will show you how to
build a
cheaper 4k video editing pc for 750
bucks
and i will also link to my monster 2 000
video editing pc build if you have a
larger budget too
now it's time to jump into this 1500
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
ryzen 7
3700x processor which has 8 cores and 12
threads
for quite a reasonable price of around
320
in my opinion this processor is the
sweet spot of power to performance
in 2021 but i hear you saying matt the
sweet
spot is great and all but what else you
got is there something more powerful
that won't completely break the bank
all right if you have an extra 230-ish
dollars
i would go with the amd ryzen 9
5900x processor which is going to take
you from 8 cores and 16 threads
to 12 cores and 24 threads of
performance
this is a stellar cpu and should easily
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 these cpus the great
news is that the 3700x comes with a
stock air cooler in the box to keep it
cool
in all my research it looks like this is
a good cooler so i would save your money
on buying an aftermarket option
the ryzen 5900x on the other hand
unfortunately does not come with an
included cooler
so to cool your cpu i would invest in
the cooler master
hyper 212 evo air cooler this is a
much loved cooler but if you decide you
want to water cool your pc instead
i'll link to other cooling options down
in the video description 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 i would
recommend purchasing the msi
mpg b550 gaming edge wifi
motherboard this motherboard is feature
packed and it includes wi-fi built in
which is awesome the one thing i want
you to know is that if you go with the
upgraded ryzen 9
5900x cpu there is a chance that you may
need to update the motherboard bios to
make it work
if it sounds like i'm speaking a foreign
language now do not worry
all you will need is a usb flash drive
and another computer that you can use to
download a file to
use a friend's computer if you don't
have one then it is very simple to
update the motherboard bios for the cpu
and to help walk you through that i will
link to a video below that will show you
every step next let's talk about ram not
goats ram aka memory
what your computer needs to access your
programs
for ram i would recommend purchasing a
minimum of 32 gigabytes of
corsair vengeance lpx ram at 3200
megahertz
i had 32 gigabytes of ram in my editing
desktop for years and it was enough to
handle 4k
footage i want you to be aware though
that i did notice that my computer was
starting to run
out of ram when i was editing and
rendering higher resolution footage
it would also run out of ram when i
rendered 4k videos that were longer
think 20 minutes or more in length to
prevent yourself from running out of ram
if you find yourself often 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
instead
that should be plenty for video editing
next you have the ssd
which is where you're going to store
your operating system and any programs
you want to use with your computer
the best price to size and performance
option is going to come from samsung
with their one terabyte
970 evo for around 140 bucks
if you need more space and have the
budget though i would recommend
upgrading to the two terabyte version of
this drive
extra space is always a good thing
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
if you're someone that travels a lot
like me 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 down in the
video description
moving on it's now time to talk about
one of the most exciting parts of a
computer
the graphics card and this is where this
build video is going to be different
from
pc build guides that i've made in the
past see
there have been a ton of awesome
graphics cards that have been released
recently
but there are major issues in the supply
chain
and many companies are having difficulty
keeping cards in stock
it's really a perfect storm of a
shortage of workers building these cards
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 an
issue with graphics cards
and unfortunately there are also
scalpers out there that are buying up
most of the graphics cards as soon as
they're in stock
and then turning around and selling them
on ebay at a massive price markup
usually double or triple the msrp
because of
all of these issues it's quite difficult
to buy a graphics card for a
reasonable price these days which makes
buying a video editing computer without
completely breaking the bank
even more difficult don't worry though i
am 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 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 a 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
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
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 card
in stock
so if you find a card from any of the
above brands
i'd say you're probably good to go as
long as the card doesn't have a ton of
horrible reviews online
so if all those manufacturers are pretty
good which specific
model of cards should you buy i've got
three cheaper options for you and three
more expensive options
starting with cheaper i would recommend
the nvidia rtx 3070
and amd rx 5700 and 5700
xt these cards have an msrp of 400 to
500
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 amd 6800
6800xt and nvidia rtx 3080.
these cards retail for approximately 580
to 700.
so just like the cheaper options i would
wait until you can get one of these for
close to those prices
and you should be good i will link below
to all the cards 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 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 and case
and let's start with the case that
you'll put all these parts inside
i'm actually going to recommend you buy
the same case that i recommended in my
budget build video
the nzxt h510 it's a beautiful case that
doesn't look too flashy
and when i'm building a computer i've
learned that i would rather spend my
money on a cheaper case with good
airflow
and save the rest for the components
inside the case if you want to go crazy
though there are much more expensive
options out there that do look
very cool i'm also aware that there are
some of you out there that want a case
that has a 5.25 inch drive bay
so you can have an internal blu-ray or
dvd burner personally i would rather
purchase an external usb blu-ray drive
i will link to the ones i recommend down
in the video description but if you want
a case that supports internal optical
drives
i would recommend the phantex intu pro m
tg atx mid tower case this will run a
bit more expensive than the nzxt h510
but it's a great choice that looks
professional very last part let's cover
the power supply which gives this
computer
the sweet sweet electricity that it
craves
if you're just buying the base version
of this computer and none of the
upgrades
then i think you will have plenty of
power with the evga
bq 500 watt power supply
but if you're buying any of the upgrades
or even the alternative case option with
a blu-ray drive
i would recommend purchasing the evga bq
650 watt power supply this should be
plenty of power but i do want you to be
aware that these two previous power
supplies
are semi-modular meaning that some of
the cables are permanently attached
this can have an effect on the
aesthetics of your case when it comes to
cable routing
so if you want to spin a bit more and be
a bit fancier i would invest in the
fully modular
evga g3 750 watt power supply
with the power supply chosen
congratulations that is your
approximately fifteen hundred dollar
video editing pc
of course there are accessories that
you'll need to purchase as well such as
mouse
keyboard speakers monitor operating
system a lot of that is going to come
down to your personal preference
i will link down in the description and
on my kit page to the mouse keyboard
speakers
as well as both a 1080p and 4k monitor
option for you to purchase
because you're building a 4k editing
machine i would definitely recommend a
4k monitor to go with it
as far as the operating system goes i
would recommend windows 10
and i've included a link down in the
description to a toms hardware article
where you can read
about how to get a copy of windows 10
for free
or very cheap with that thank you so
much for watching it would be a
huge help to me if you would consider
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want to see more videos like it in the
future
please do keep in mind these pc part
prices are subject to change
and these parts can go out of stock 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 lastly i
also have a
budget video editing pc build guide that
is significantly cheaper than this one
as well as a maxed out video editing pc
build guide that is more expensive
both of those guides are linked down in
the video description if you want to
watch them
thanks so much for watching and have a
great day