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I'm looking for a desktop PC (windows based) to use solely for making and copying media.
Not bothered on the latest operating systems, as long as the processor is up to the job of video editing.

What's out there in RMS land, or can someone reccommend something value for money, I don't mind building my own, but it's been a few years since I've done anything like that.

Max budget £1200 including screen

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For that budget you can build some unreal PC! As long as you don't want an apple :laughing: find the thread - help me build a pc i did a while ago and guys in there will help you spec one!
 

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£1200 is easy spent on a decent GPU, CPU and Motherboard.

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Solely for doing media, I wouldn't change the CPU, RAM, SSD, HDD or PSU there. You could maybe skrimp on the graphics card but if it were me building a new computer I'd like something that would stay relevant for a few years.

Edit: I suppose he could go for the non-K version of the i7-4790 also and possibly change to 32gb of 1600mhz ram. The motherboard is £30 more than the cheapest socket 1150 on that website and offers some nice features.
 

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If you're not going to be overclocking the CPU, I'd not bother going for a K-Series, £1200 will get you a beast of a machine though,

the footage your editing, would it be 1080p or will it be higher?
 

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It can be done for under £1k (this lot is £990 inc vat) including the monitor and postage to NI (obv if its going to you on mainland, its probably free).
This is a quote from the PC Specialist company, so not even the cheapest and has potential to upgrade ram etc down the line as software requirements change.

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Processor (CPU)

Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
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Case

STYLISH BLACK/SILVER TRIDENT CASE + 2 FRONT USB
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Motherboard

Gigabyte Z97P-D3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
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Memory (RAM)

16GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
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Graphics Card

2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - 1 DVI, HDMI, 3 DP - 3D Vision Ready
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1st Hard Disk

240GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
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2nd Hard Disk

2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
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1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
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Memory Card Reader

INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
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Power Supply

CORSAIR 350W VS SERIES™ VS-350 POWER SUPPLY
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Processor Cooling

INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER
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Thermal Paste

STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
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Sound Card

ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
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Wireless/Wired Networking

10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
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USB Options

MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
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Power Cable

1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
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Operating System

Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence DPK (£79)
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Windows 10 Upgrade

FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
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Monitor

AOC 21.5" WIDESCREEN LED TFT - 1920 x 1080, 5MS, D-Sub, DVI-D (£85)
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Warranty

3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
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Delivery

SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK OFFSHORE ISLANDS / N IRELAND (£12)
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Build Time

Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
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I'll go with the Brendmeister - never let me down before and purveyor of fine £10 laptops!!

PLUS, I can save myself £12 as it's beeing used at my work digs in Crewe!! YAY
 

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StephenMcC said:
If you're not going to be overclocking the CPU, I'd not bother going for a K-Series, £1200 will get you a beast of a machine though,

the footage your editing, would it be 1080p or will it be higher?
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I'm not investing in 4k yet so keeping with 1080p for now.
 

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Cartunes said:
I'm not investing in 4k yet so keeping with 1080p for now.
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CPU: i7 4790 (If you're competent with overclocking, buy the K and clock it a bit in the future to increase the power when its needed)
Cooler: Personally, I'm using a ThermalRight Silver Arrow SB-E - the 2 140mm fans are ran at 600rpm so completely silent yet very cool
RAM: 32gb of 1866Mhz DDR3 (I'm using Corsair Vengeance Pro and its never failed me, lifetime warranty too)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 970 4GB - Great card and very compatible with video editing suites
Motherboard:Gigabyte (I'm not up to date on the latest Z97 boards so cant make a good call here)
Case: Personal Choice, you can go cheap and cheerful or stylish, its up to you
PSU: Corsair 550w (or higher if you go SLI in the future)

Our work machines were set up as follows for storage:
250Gb SSD - Windows Boot Drive
250Gb SSD - Scratch Disc (working on live projects etc)
2tb WD Green HDD - Mass Storage (completed projects and other files)

Monitor - I'm using a Samsung 27" T27D390S - its a monitor with inbuilt TV function, IPS quality colour and great image, again it can be personal choice here


EDIT: Brendy, I find it laughable that they're using a 350W power supply for that rig...
 

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If you're ordering from PC Specialist you get £15 off if you use voucher code PCG82.
Not much but every little helps.
 

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PC Specialist are overpriced and lacking in quality.

as Simon says (no pun intended) just buy the parts, and assemble it yourself (or one of us will do it for you)

Legit windows can be had very cheaply (i'll send you an email address to contact when im home!)
 

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I've no bother building one, though it's been a few years. Thanks for all the replies
 
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