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    Hi All, I am a hobbyist videographer and editor looking to buy a new computer. Hitfilm which I'm planning on using has recently recommended the following spec, 1Tb SSD PCIE, 16Gb RAM, 64 bit operating system, Intel i7 with 4 or more cores and a GTX 1070 graphics card. Now I realise that with my budget of £750 I'm not going to get all that but what should I cut back on and what should I try to keep given that I am not a professional but still want to turn out something looking good.

    Thanks for any help.............Keith Adams
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    I think the '1TB' would be the storage hard drive size and the SSD would be likely smaller.
    I use about a 120GB SSD for the OS. A 1TB SSD would be overly expensive, IMO.

    Then I use three or so 1 - 4TB storage hard drives in addition to the boot SSD.
    16GB RAM would work, as would a 64bit OS.

    And a quad core CPU sounds good. Video cards not so important, it's mostly for viewing.

    And you likely could put it together or find a PC that would do what you want for about £750.

    But others here will likely have their own advice.

    And welcome to our forums.
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    Thanks for the advice redwudz, will resume the search with a bit more knowledge. Ta.....Keith
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    I have an i7, 4790K computer with SSD (boot drive) and a Velocity raptor, 10000 rpm, one TB HD.
    Really quick!!
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    Looks like HitFilm uses the GPU heavily for rendering everything, so a dedicated GPU can't/shouldn't be avoided. But I'm not so sure you need a ~$400 GTX 1070 which is one of the very top cards out there. Maybe a GTX 950 card would be more economical, as it supports everything the 1070 supports (DirectX 12 OpenGL 4.5). It's has about half the performance of the 1070 at a third the price (~$150).

    I don't know how long Hitfilm takes to render any of the effects, nor do I know for what duration you will be using this program. But I'd probably go with the 1070 or 1080 if I worked with this program every working day of the year, or just had money to burn.
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    Thanks all, still searching but getting closer, meantime doing lots of shooting for when I can get compiling. Ta.......Keith
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