New PC Build 4K Video editing for $2500
It was time to build a New PC. Mine was very old, but it was pretty powerful when it was new. I want to build something because I couldn't find anything that was already built with what I wanted. I didn't want clear sides of the case because I wanted as much shielding as I could get. Finding that case was a challenge, but I did it. I also wanted something that would be easy to add storage. The Fractal Design Define R5 did the job! I love it! The total (before tax) comes to just over $2500 and you may be able to find it for a little less or choose some other options that are a bit cheaper.
Everything came from @amazon except the processor; it came from @Best Buy The most expensive thing in the box is the GPU. I went with the @Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 from @ZOTAC. This is a 12GB GDDR6 192-bit 15Gbps card that should work very nicely.
I use a M.2 NVMe SSD for the system drive, a 1 TB @samsung SSD for a "work" drive and moved another 1TB SSD from my old PC as it had some assets on it. To top it all off, for $100 I added a 7200 RPM 4TB HDD. I may add another one just for kicks down the road.
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