PC for some general use but mainly for video editing.

[thegooddrdan]

I am trying to put together a PC that will cope easily with video editing for personal use. I have lots of old home movies that I intend to capture and edit together as an Adam Curtis style film. I want a system that will not miss a beat and will be easy to use as my computer knowledge is limited. I have received some advice from a friend and this spec is the result of that. I just would like to run it by you guys and see what you think. The only thing I'm not entirely sure about is the graphics card. I intend to have two monitors and I think this card will support that.

Any suggestions welcome. Cheers.

Case
COOLERMASTER K350 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z170-HD3P: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
32GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2666MHz (4 x 8GB Kit)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ R7 250 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
1st Hard Disk
500GB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 16MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 350W VS SERIES™ VS-350 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 120 Series High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) Home DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
AOC 23.6" E2470SWDA LED TFT - 1920 x 1080, 5MS, D-Sub, DVI-D
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

 

[Oussebon]

If you video editing software benefits from CUDA you might fancy a GTX 750 ti instead. What's your budget?

 

[thegooddrdan]

If you video editing software benefits from CUDA you might fancy a GTX 750 ti instead. What's your budget?

Will be using Adobe Premiere Elements 14 as I already own it. Budget including VAT is about 1,000 to 1,100 could stretch a little more if needed.

 

[Oussebon]

could stretch a little more if needed.

There might be some merit in doing so. An overclocked Haswell-E build, which PCS can pre-overclock for you, would give significantly better multithreaded performance. As far as I know, Premiere Elements doesn't take advantage of GPU acceleration so it's all down to the CPU.
http://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/luke-hill/intel-core-i7-6700k-i5-6600k-skylake-cpu-review/5/

Case
InWIN 503 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Six Core i7-5820K (3.3GHz @ MAX 4.4GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® X99-A: ATX, HSW-E CPU, USB 3.0, SATA 6 GB/s
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000 MHz X.M.P (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ R7 250 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
1st Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£69)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-D15S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler (£69)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,157.00 including VAT and delivery.
Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-x99-overclocked/FgkL2hNub5/

But obviously that's quite a bit more expensive as you're paying for better components that support overclocking (cooler, PSU, etc) plus Haswell-E is generally more expensive these days I think. If this is well beyond what you're comfortable spending, the i7 6700k is certainly not a bad CPU for video editing at home. You might consider some quality of life improvements like an SSD, WD Black HDD, and the AOC i2369vm monitor which has an IPS panel and gives pretty decent colours https://pcmonitors.info/reviews/aoc-i2369vm/

Its response time doesn't seem much different from the one you picked, at a glance.

 

[thegooddrdan]

There might be some merit in doing so. An overclocked Haswell-E build, which PCS can pre-overclock for you, would give significantly better multithreaded performance. As far as I know, Premiere Elements doesn't take advantage of GPU acceleration so it's all down to the CPU.
http://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/luke-hill/intel-core-i7-6700k-i5-6600k-skylake-cpu-review/5/

Case
InWIN 503 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (WHITE)
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Six Core i7-5820K (3.3GHz @ MAX 4.4GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® X99-A: ATX, HSW-E CPU, USB 3.0, SATA 6 GB/s
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000 MHz X.M.P (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ R7 250 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
1st Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£69)
Processor Cooling
Noctua NH-D15S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler (£69)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Price: £1,157.00 including VAT and delivery.
Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-x99-overclocked/FgkL2hNub5/

But obviously that's quite a bit more expensive as you're paying for better components that support overclocking (cooler, PSU, etc) plus Haswell-E is generally more expensive these days I think. If this is well beyond what you're comfortable spending, the i7 6700k is certainly not a bad CPU for video editing at home. You might consider some quality of life improvements like an SSD, WD Black HDD, and the AOC i2369vm monitor which has an IPS panel and gives pretty decent colours https://pcmonitors.info/reviews/aoc-i2369vm/

Its response time doesn't seem much different from the one you picked, at a glance.

Thanks for that. Do you think that should have sufficient cooling for the overclocked CPU?