Building a Video Editing computer?

[Sopada]

I am absolutely running my laptop to death with after effects and Premiere, and I think it's time for a upgrade.
Plus my laptop takes forever to render and it is really starting to get on my nerves having to wait a whole minute to render out 5 frames.

So I'm wondering, do the people of Ytalk have any experience on building one?

OR should I just break down and go to CyberpowerPC (I've heard terrible things) or Amazon for a new high end desktop.

Please help me if you can, a new desktop would make video editing fun again and not such a hassle.

 

[TheScarletBlaze]

what are your current specs maybe its just a case of a ram upgrade when it comes to rendering things

 

[CaptainSauce]

I found building a PC to be very rewarding. It's a lot of work (watching videos to understand what to do and not do, learn what every part does) but having that knowledge is sooo valuable. Actually building a computer is like an 8 piece lego set, a child can do it. It seems daunting at first but its actually pretty simple and in the end I really feel like you get more performance for your dollar compared to pre-built pcs.

There are some downside however, such as if you build it and something doesn't work, its difficult to troubleshoot what the problem part is.

I got a lot of knowledge from linustechtips forums cause theyre awesome.
For looking for parts and prices, pcpartpicker.com gives you a break down of every major dealer in your area and what they charge.

Off the top of my head I would say some major things to remember are keep a static free environment for your build, wear a static wrist guard. Buy everything for the computer at 1 time so if something doesn't work when you build it you're still covered under return policies. Work within a budget and look at comparison videos to see what the best bang for your buck is. Sometimes the difference between a $200 graphics card and a $300 card will only be 15% performance for 33% more price. Look into hidden costs, cause you need to buy stuff like windows, microsoft office, a mouse, keyboard, monitor etc. which is often overlooked until the last minute. It all adds up.

Happy hunting!

 

[Sopada]

I found building a PC to be very rewarding. It's a lot of work (watching videos to understand what to do and not do, learn what every part does) but having that knowledge is sooo valuable. Actually building a computer is like an 8 piece lego set, a child can do it. It seems daunting at first but its actually pretty simple and in the end I really feel like you get more performance for your dollar compared to pre-built pcs.

There are some downside however, such as if you build it and something doesn't work, its difficult to troubleshoot what the problem part is.

I got a lot of knowledge from linustechtips forums cause theyre awesome.
For looking for parts and prices, pcpartpicker.com gives you a break down of every major dealer in your area and what they charge.

Off the top of my head I would say some major things to remember are keep a static free environment for your build, wear a static wrist guard. Buy everything for the computer at 1 time so if something doesn't work when you build it you're still covered under return policies. Work within a budget and look at comparison videos to see what the best bang for your buck is. Sometimes the difference between a $200 graphics card and a $300 card will only be 15% performance for 33% more price. Look into hidden costs, cause you need to buy stuff like windows, microsoft office, a mouse, keyboard, monitor etc. which is often overlooked until the last minute. It all adds up.

Happy hunting!

Thanks so much for the feedback,

That's one of the reason I want to buy my own, I want to have that feeling of "I built this, and It can play Minecraft on High!" Okay, so maybe not exactly that, but I just want to build one that fits my purposes and I don't have to pay some company 200 bucks to assemble it.

I just discovered PCpartPicker last night and I love it, it helps so much. Yeahh, I'm really worried about the static, cause lately everything I have been touching has been shocking me haha, but I'll be sure to look into the wrist guards for sure. I hear the littlest amount of static can fry a motherboard.

Thanks again, I'll be sure to keep those hidden cost in mind too!

what are your current specs maybe its just a case of a ram upgrade when it comes to rendering things

Outdated piece of garbage haha.
Nah, it does need a ram upgrade, and basically just a bunch of things. I'd rather just upgrade to a Tower and leave laptops for the not so demanding work like Microsoft Office or something.

 

[TundraZer0]

If you don't decide to build it yourself, then I'd recommend checking out IBuyPower. I really like the computer I got from them.

The only other thing I can say is Ram. Lots of ram.

 

[Sopada]

If you don't decide to build it yourself, then I'd recommend checking out IBuyPower. I really like the computer I got from them.

The only other thing I can say is Ram. Lots of ram.

I''ve heard alot of good things about them, but then again alot of bad things as well. Good to hear you were one of the ones who didn't have a struggle with them