Now you don't need to spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on a computer to do youtube videos. But it is recommended that you have a semi-decent computer. My current computer is an entry-level gaming setup. with a few tweaks here and there. This is to keep current with the upgrading of software I use as well as just makes it easier editing a video.

So for an example, my computer specs are pretty humble compared to what I could have got;

Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z370-A
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz (6 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
RAM: 32Gb
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Graphics Card Memory: ASUS 3GB
Sound card: Built-in on the motherboard.
Internal Hard Drive: x1 500Gb SSD, x1 250Gb SSD
External Hard Drive: x4 1Tb SSD, x1 TB HDD, x1 320GB HDD
Monitor: Dual Monitors AOC 19" on HDMI & ASUS 21" on DVI. The system can handle triple monitors if needed.
Keyboard: ROCCAT Suora FX RGB Backlit Frameless Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: ROCCAT Kone EMP Gaming Mouse
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Internet: Fibre connection using LAN to the router.

So as you can see it is not that high spec but it is a semi-decent computer. Now you can even go lower specs depending on the editing software you wish to run, and how you want to edit your videos. Now this system runs all my software with ease, HitFilm, DaVinci Resolve, CorelDRAW & CorelPhoto-Paint, FL Studio and is quite frankly a dream to use.

• Audio/Video Editing Equipment
• Why do I use 3 video editors?

One has to remember one thing. Any computer can become bogged down with software and registry overrun, running too much at once, installing and uninstalling software, defragged hard drives, hard drives to full etc. You need to keep your system as fresh as you can and do your standard maintenance and keep on to of things.

I have a set of rules I follow to keep my computer in line...

1. I use certain software and they are installed and upgraded.
2. If I want to try new software I will try it if it is not to my liking for whatever reason it gets uninstalled, and I will check for unwanted files.
3. I never install more than one piece of new software in case it interferes with another piece of software running in the background. This way I can determine it is the new software causing this issue.
4. I regularly defrag my main Hard Drive or C:\.
5. I will regularly clean my registry of empty entries especially if I have uninstalled any software recently.
6. I regularly check for malware and viruses, again especially if I have been testing software.