$1,300 Video Editing, Rendering, and Gaming Machine

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor $289.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $29.44 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $74.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $59.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $99.88 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $63.88 @ OutletPC
Video Card Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card $309.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case NZXT Tempest 410 ATX Mid Tower Case $70.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $80.74 @ OutletPC
Optical Drive LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer $19.69 @ OutletPC
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) $89.99 @ NCIX US
Wireless Network Adapter TP-Link TL-WN722N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter $11.98 @ Newegg
Monitor Asus VS228H-P 21.5" Monitor $106.99 @ SuperBiiz
Keyboard Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse $27.99 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1336.52
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 20:10 EST-0500

I literally am building a computer for editing as well. This is what I would go with on that budget, if you saved like $100-$150 more you could get a nicer build with an i7-4790k . Just saying.

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