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$2,000 video editing PC, part by part

An Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB, and the 6 parts around them that fit it: $1,993 all in.

Video editing, photo work and motion graphics at 1440p. Every part here was checked against every other for fit, and picked for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory. Typical US prices read on 2026-09-09, not a live checkout total: no operating system, shipping, tax, screen, keyboard or mouse.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB are well matched at 1440p.

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Montech Air 903 MaxSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB750 W

Build order

Eight steps, the way a builder works through the case. $1,993 all in.

  1. Gigabyte B860 Aorus Elite WiFi7 on the tray
  2. Core Ultra 7 270K Plus in the socket
  3. Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 on top
  4. 2 sticks of memory
  5. Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB on the board
  6. Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB in the x16 slot
  7. 750 W supply in the basement
  8. Panel on, power on
PartScore for the jobTypical priceBuy
ProcessorIntel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

Highest content creation score the budget allows next to this card: 24 cores, boosts to 5.5 GHz.

2 swaps that still fit
95
$324
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MotherboardGigabyte B860 Aorus Elite WiFi7

B860 board for the LGA1851 socket, DDR5, 3 M.2 slots, Wi-Fi.

76
$170
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MemoryCorsair Vengeance 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 White

48 GB DDR5 at 6000 MT/s CL30; 32 GB or more is the floor for content creation.

84
$139
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Graphics cardSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB

16 GB of video memory, index 70 at 1440p; tuned for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.

2 swaps that still fit
58
$720
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CPU coolerArctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360

Rated 330 W for a chip that turbos to 250 W.

2 swaps that still fit
96
$70
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Power supplybe quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W

750 W, 80 Plus gold; this build draws about 750 W at full tilt, native 12V-2x6 cable.

1 swap that still fit
82
$80
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CaseMontech Air 903 Max

4 fans in the box, 3 of them lit, 4 is the least 554 W of parts needs behind a mesh front. Takes EATX/ATX/MATX/ITX boards and cards up to 400 mm.

2 swaps that still fit
82
$90
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StorageSamsung 9100 Pro 2TB

2 TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe, 14,700 MB/s reads, with cache.

3 swaps that still fit
97
$400
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Total, typical prices8 parts$1,993

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