Notably, this PC is missing a graphics card. So the upgrade path is there if you ever need more performance. Most importantly, the motherboard can support any Ryzen CPU, including one of the insane 16-core models. The CPU can be overclocked to get even more performance, and the ASRock motherboard we selected has a lot of overclocking headroom for a low-power CPU like this. It’s a steal for under $100! It will be able to handle some 3D effects and rendering just fine. The Ryzen 3 3200G is a 4-core processor that includes impressive integrated graphics. This is a great system for getting started. This comes in at just about $350, which leaves plenty of money for buying Windows 10 (or just install Windows and never activate it, and you’ll have mostly-full functionality with a small watermark on your screen) and any larger-capacity storage drives you may need to store all of your footage.
We’re going to be using some of the main components in the $1000 build too, so don’t skip this part! If you want to start editing now, and then upgrade later, this is a great budget system with an excellent upgrade path. Before talking about our 4K system, let’s talk about a potential starting point.
