Video editing rig for a friend...

[protput]

Hey guys, so my friend is going to make a pc soon, which he will be using mostly for video editing. He's switching from mac to pc, and I'm helping him find the parts he needs. Here's what I have so far: His budget is around 1700-1800 euros.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4820K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (€314.82 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler (€80.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO ATX LGA2011 Motherboard (€271.57 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€296.01 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (€282.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (€106.74 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (€106.74 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (€94.79 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (€99.90 @ Caseking)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (€17.70 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (€87.90 @ Caseking)
Total: €1760.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-02 01:00 CET+0100)

My questions are: does he need a video card? All he really does is edit video/images. ANY changes you would make are very welcome! Eg: go for a 4770k instead of the new 4820k, 32gb ram overkill etc etc. The PSU is obviously overkill, but I want to know if he needs a GPU or not before I lower it

Any help/tips are welcome!

[Biernot]

The question is: How "professional" is the video editing he does? Just hobby or does he earn money with it?

If professional:
- switch cpu to i7-4930K
- switch hard drives to caviar black
- i would advise at least a lower middle class card (Radeon 7770 or Geforce 650). Depending on the software used, a higher end video card can benefit a good deal: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU13/588 so maybe get even a high end like Radeon 7970 or GTX 770.

If amateur/hobby:
- Switch cpu to i7-4770k (+ matching heatsink)
- switch motherboard to a middle-class Z87 board, e.g. Asus Z87-A or Asrock extreme3/4
- drop down ram to 2x8GB, 1600+ MHz
- optional: switch hard drives to caviar black, maybe lower ssd to 250GB.
- get a middle class graphics card, e.g. at least Radeon 7770 or Geforce 650.


Regardless of the above:
- Get either Windows 7 pro or Windows 8. Windows 7 home is limited to 16GB ram.