$2500 post production/video editing PC

[DSF]

woha DSF, you are making it sound WAY worse than it is;

it's unusual for a modern PC to fail dramatically, and self-building is a far more common thing than you'd imagine, nowadays (imgur is full of kids who build their own "first build").

EMC, don't be scared by the bad man. Your PC will be fine, more so with the various warranties that come from both brand and supplier (speaking of which, Amazon has a great returns policy), so do not worry.

to have a part that shows up at your door and it's faulty, happens - but it's not a problem; you send it back, you get a new one that works. Worst that can happen is you need to wait a few days more to fire up the new build.

I don't think you understood my post.

I started building computers in my teenage years too. I'm now a public school teacher and I've run summer camps showing kids how to build computers and troubleshoot them. Every year at the end of the year in one of my middle school classes we do the same thing.

I think tinkering with computers (or cars or anything else for that matter) at a young age is a great activity to get into.

Calling me "the bad man" is just comical, and I don't really need a lecture about how common self-building is.

What I said is that if this is a person running a business who is going to be relying on this machine for his day-to-day income there is risk involved. There's a reason that even small companies either have an IT person on-call or have a contract with an IT consulting firm. Yes, most machines snap together with no major problems, and most things that come up can be handled in a day or two with some googling. However, serious probems do occur from time to time, and if you haven't dealt with a major problem with a build at least once I'd argue you either haven't been at it very long or you've been lucky. Downtime is dangerous for a small business that doesn't have a dedicated IT department. If customers are waiting for the product you promised them and you have to tell them it's going to be an extra 10 days because you're in the middle of an RMA it's bad for business.

All of that said, context is everything here. Dropping $2500 on a video build by a user whose screen name is "EMC Productions" sounds much more like a business use case than it does a 16 year old experimenting with his first build. That's why I asked.

EMC, go for it and have fun.

 

[Hugo Drax]

Hi everyone, I have finally looked into building a PC. I am handling high resolution video and possibly 4k video. I am very new to the PC building world haha and I was wondering if you guys could help give me parts to build a solid and fast PC for my video editing. I don't really know about parts and video cards and all that. My budget is $2500, thanks.

Is this for hobby video production or for real paid client work?

If it is for real paid client work, just buy a turnkey package the price difference is not much and you have a turnkey solution with support and warranty.

 

[Hugo Drax]

Ok here is the thing, yes this is my first computer build and I am only 16.

Looks like its a learning experience. I would look at SSD for local machine speed and maybe budget in a NAS as well for central storage of your work etc..

Also factor in a good UPS as well for your home setup. Also avoid anything with Overclocking. Not worth the effort and it will just result in issues if you are not familiar with the whole tweaking process. Overclocking nowadays is all about contesting etc.

 

[EMC Productions]

I don't think you understood my post.

I started building computers in my teenage years too. I'm now a public school teacher and I've run summer camps showing kids how to build computers and troubleshoot them. Every year at the end of the year in one of my middle school classes we do the same thing.

I think tinkering with computers (or cars or anything else for that matter) at a young age is a great activity to get into.

Calling me "the bad man" is just comical, and I don't really need a lecture about how common self-building is.

What I said is that if this is a person running a business who is going to be relying on this machine for his day-to-day income there is risk involved. There's a reason that even small companies either have an IT person on-call or have a contract with an IT consulting firm. Yes, most machines snap together with no major problems, and most things that come up can be handled in a day or two with some googling. However, serious probems do occur from time to time, and if you haven't dealt with a major problem with a build at least once I'd argue you either haven't been at it very long or you've been lucky. Downtime is dangerous for a small business that doesn't have a dedicated IT department. If customers are waiting for the product you promised them and you have to tell them it's going to be an extra 10 days because you're in the middle of an RMA it's bad for business.

All of that said, context is everything here. Dropping $2500 on a video build by a user whose screen name is "EMC Productions" sounds much more like a business use case than it does a 16 year old experimenting with his first build. That's why I asked.

EMC, go for it and have fun.

Thank you, I appreciate the comment

 

[EMC Productions]

Is this for hobby video production or for real paid client work?

If it is for real paid client work, just buy a turnkey package the price difference is not much and you have a turnkey solution with support and warranty.

What is a turnkey package?

 

[KLC]

Turnkey means a PC from HP, Dell, or anyone else that sells a complete box that you just have to turn on to make it work.

 

[EMC Productions]

Turnkey means a PC from HP, Dell, or anyone else that sells a complete box that you just have to turn on to make it work.

Oh ok thank you. Do you have any in mind or maybe you could recommend one?