New Mid-range Video Editing PC build

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rickyz

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Hi. I'm building a low budget computer for my sister who just had a baby. She plans to do a lot of video making/editing and picture viewing among other things. I have never looked into what components are most important for video editing so I'm here to ask the pros!

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Video editing, web browsing, maybe a little photoshop

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $500

3) Where do you live?
NYC

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Not sure because this is my first "video-editing" based PC. I primarily build gaming computers.

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.

Maybe a Corsair 550VX but that's about it

6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes - CPU def. needs OC

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
20" Dell LCD

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next 2 weeks

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
None in particular - maybe HDMI?

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Yes - Vista Ultimate x64

Any help is greatly appreciated!
 
I belive that it is a Canon FS21 and it uses USB so Firewire is not needed. I have a PCI firewire card lying somewhere that I can use though.

And I'm guessing that video editing needs Quadcore and a lot of RAM? Her and her husband are a novice computer users at best but I want something semi-futureproof and fast. I know $500 budget is not much to work with but I hope to use the ZZF 20% Bing deal to cut some costs.
 
Yes, quadcore and at least 4GB of RAM would be best, as well as a fast drive.

Here's something to start you off...
$170 - AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 6MB L3 AM3
$80 - Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX
$50 - Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800 TWIN2X4096-6400C5
$75 - WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Buffer SATA300
$55 - Corsair CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80+ PSU
$50 - Cooler Master Centurion 534 RC-534-SKN2-GP Black/Silver ATX Mid Tower
$25 - Samsung DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L
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$505 + tax and shipping

Hm... I forgot you wanted ZZF... well, you can find similar parts there. :p
 
enginurd - thx for all your help! I'll be using a PSU that I already have so it gives me more room to play. Maybe get another 4GB RAM? Also, since the mobo is mATX maybe I can go with a Lanbox Lite for portability sake. And any reason for AMD over Intel besides price?

Is onboard video good enough? I'm thinking maybe they could connect this computer into their 52" Sharp Aquos... but most likely will be the 20" LCD.

Thanks again!

Btw, I only wanna go with ZZF cause I figure it would be a bit cheaper with the 20% BC.
 
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Indeed, live cash... i mean... bing cash is a great deal. :p Its just so much easier to search/shop at newegg, so I use it most of the time when compiling a build list.

AMD PhenomII's/AthlonII's outperform their price-equivalent Intel counterparts. ;) So its not just price, but price AND performance.... bang for buck.

Sure, use the VX550 and then use that extra $50 for more RAM, if you want.
 
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