Can I get someone off Gumtree to build a PC for me?

Kamran

Thanks all for your replies!

I've come some way and found a reasonable set of components that fit together I think, and I'm willing to give it a go at building myself.

My final question is around the choice of graphics card - there seems to be lots of variety, but it's unclear to me how they differ from one another!

I won't ever need the PC for gaming, but specifically I've been taking lots of 4K videos from my digital camera and want to comfortable edit / view / export in 4K - social/family video editing essentially - nothing professional.

Is there anything that would guide me as to what would be capable vs incapable vs overkill?

Thanks!

Neil_Jones

Check this out:
https://www.videomaker.com/article/b01/18982-desktop-workstation-buyer-s-guide-for-4k-video-editing

It's American based but gives you an idea. In a nutshell any semi-decent gaming machine these days should be able to handle 4k BUT make sure you get a second hard drive for your raw video, biggest capacity you can afford or get your hands on. And get a decent power supply as well.

Where possible, you're always better to have something that's overkill for your needs now than something that will always be underpowered.

Cisco001

Kamran wrote: »

Thanks all for your replies!

I've come some way and found a reasonable set of components that fit together I think, and I'm willing to give it a go at building myself.

My final question is around the choice of graphics card - there seems to be lots of variety, but it's unclear to me how they differ from one another!

I won't ever need the PC for gaming, but specifically I've been taking lots of 4K videos from my digital camera and want to comfortable edit / view / export in 4K - social/family video editing essentially - nothing professional.

Is there anything that would guide me as to what would be capable vs incapable vs overkill?

Thanks!

Something like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£183.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M BAZOOKA Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£71.64 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£128.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.78 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card (£134.68 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£52.26 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£83.70 @ Aria PC)
Total: £818.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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