I'm a film student who's starting a production company, and a I need a PC to edit on and generally run Adobe Creative Cloud. The problem is I'm not too down with computers, and I have no idea what I should be looking for or what I should be paying. Can any of you editors help me out? Or even give me some suggestions? I'd be very grateful for any help I get!
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The simple answer is to get the most powerful computer that you can find, preferably one that's certified by your software vendor(s). If you're bursting with extra money, there are many vendors who will gladly assemble the ultimate computer du jour for you. If your budget is less than unlimited, then it would be helpful to have a general idea of what that budget is. It would also help to know what sort of content you're planning on editing. For example, do you want to edit uncompressed 4:4:4 video at 4K resolution? Something less? How about transcoding? Effects? Anything that eats up CPU or GPU cycles in big bites is an important factor.
I've been buying high performance computers for years, and have developed a knack for finding just the right mix of power and economy that means the machine that I buy today will still be able to be productive as long as possible, but without costing several times what it will be worth in a month. This is a talent that comes with experience.
If you're still a student, could you ask a faculty member of IT staff person at your school for recommendations?