I'm trying to put together a PC that fits within a budget of around £1200 and is capable of handling video editing with software like Premiere Pro and After Effects. I was considering the following components: CPU - Intel i7-14700K, GPU - RTX 5060 Ti, and 32GB of DDR4 RAM. However, the total cost came to over £1000 just for those parts, and I still need to factor in a cooler, a case, SSD, and other essentials. I'd appreciate any recommendations or alternatives that provide similar performance while staying within my budget!
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You've hit the nail on the head—it’s tough to get the performance you want within that budget. Are you open to either bumping up your budget a bit, or perhaps considering slightly lower performance specs? That might help fit everything in more comfortably. Just a thought!
Here's my suggestion for your build! I assembled a list that should keep you under budget while still providing strong performance for video editing. For the CPU, consider the Intel i7-12700KF which is priced around £218. You’ll also need a compatible CPU cooler like the Thermalright Peerless Assassin for about £30, plus a good motherboard like the Gigabyte B760M D3HP for around £80. For RAM, I recommend the Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB kit for about £230. For storage, a 1TB MSI SPATIUM M560 NVME SSD will run you about £128. Lastly, the PNY GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is approximately £450. Including an ATX case and PSU, the total comes out to just over £1200! This setup should work great for your video editing tasks.
How well do you think this would perform specifically for video editing tasks?
Yeah, I think maybe lowering expectations a bit could be the way to go.