Build for 4K RAW editing

[klaas4]

Hi LTT members!

 

I would call myself "intermediate" at building systems. Would you mind assessing the following build for a 4K editing workstation?

 

Will be editing using Premiere CC.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($556.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-E WS SSI CEB LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($999.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($158.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($158.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($158.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($155.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($167.59 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($132.87 @ OutletPC) 

Other: Corsair Carbide 540 ($179.00)

Total: $4358.32

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 17:18 EST-0500

 

I have not chosen a Xeon, it does not fit into the budget. I still opted to go for the WS board for reliability and PCI-e slot configuration. The board will fit in a Carbide 540.

 

Couple of Q's:

 

1. 1 SSD for boot and 2 SSDs in RAID0 for active projects. Is it fast enough?

2. Will two 980s be enough for 4K RAW editing, especially multi-cam?

3. Is 1000W enough, or would you go for 1200W?

 

Thanks very much!

[C0LL0SS0S]

I would look into Quadros tbh

[Johannes_Lazor]

That looks good, But as @C0LL0SS0S says, you should look towards the quadros for editing.

[Bussinateur]

I would recommend getting another WD Black 3TB for a Raid 1 to be safe. Wouldn't want to lose your creations 

 

Also, I would switch out the RM series PSU. Some seem to have problems

[klaas4]

I have, however I would have to skimp on other parts to be able to fit those into the budget. Why would you opt for Quadro's? Just for reliability?

980 has loads of CUDA cores for a fraction of the price, it would theoretically even be possible to fit 2 more for way less than Quadro's..

 

I would look into Quadros tbh

[C0LL0SS0S]

Quadros have some features that you as a editior don't wanna miss, 10bit support and stuff like this, GTX are built for mostly gaming, quadros for rendering and editing and there is a reason to it I think altough I am not well informed about quadros

[klaas4]

10 bit is a good point, though the person I'm composing this for will outsource serious color correction and grading work. But I will keep that in mind!

 

Any other points?

 

Quadros have some features that you as a editior don't wanna miss, 10bit support and stuff like this, GTX are built for mostly gaming, quadros for rendering and editing and there is a reason to it I think altough I am not well informed about quadros

[C0LL0SS0S]

10 bit is a good point, though the person I'm composing this for will outsource serious color correction and grading work. But I will keep that in mind!

 

Any other points?

Sorry like I said kinda of a noob when it comes to quadros but read about them they sure have more good things

[brob]

 

Hi LTT members!

 

I would call myself "intermediate" at building systems. Would you mind assessing the following build for a 4K editing workstation?

 

Will be editing using Premiere CC.

 

 

I have not chosen a Xeon, it does not fit into the budget. I still opted to go for the WS board for reliability and PCI-e slot configuration. The board will fit in a Carbide 540.

 

Couple of Q's:

 

1. 1 SSD for boot and 2 SSDs in RAID0 for active projects. Is it fast enough?

2. Will two 980s be enough for 4K RAW editing, especially multi-cam?

3. Is 1000W enough, or would you go for 1200W?

 

Thanks very much!

 

 

Sadly your grid is almost unreadable when reading the post. Not sure why it appears properly in my quote. :huh:  A pcpartpicker list, even if one had to ignore the prices would be better.

 

The NH-D15 is not optimal with the X99-E WS. It extends over the first PCIe slot. The NH-U14S is a good alternative.

 

I would suggest a Samsung XP941 M.2 four lane ssd for system, programs, and scratch/media cache. A single Samsung 850 EVO for projects.

 

An EVGA 220-G2-0850-XR will be more than enough to power the system.

 

I too would suggest a Quadro.

 

This build incorporates my suggestions. I have assumed availability and you will have to verify local pricing.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($556.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($68.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus X99-E WS SSI CEB LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($999.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($223.81 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($502.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($87.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: PNY Quadro K4200 4GB Video Card  ($746.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($130.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $4035.66

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 16:44 EST-0500

[klaas4]

Thank you much for your input brob, will look at the U14S. Will the D15 interfere that much as to make the first slot unusable?

Sadly, the Samsung XP941 M.2 is not yet available here. Only one I can find over here is Crucials.

My client currently has a K4000 in another system that is a couple of years old. Could it be advisable to put that into this new machine, and let the older one run on it's other GTX card, used then only for HD editing? Or is the K4000 slower compared to the K4200?

-edit-

To make clear, I'm not getting paid for this. I refered to him as client to keep it formal.

Sadly your grid is almost unreadable when reading the post. Not sure why it appears properly in my quote. :huh: A pcpartpicker list, even if one had to ignore the prices would be better.

The NH-D15 is not optimal with the X99-E WS. It extends over the first PCIe slot. The NH-U14S is a good alternative.

I would suggest a Samsung XP941 M.2 four lane ssd for system, programs, and scratch/media cache. A single Samsung 850 EVO for projects.

An EVGA 220-G2-0850-XR will be more than enough to power the system.

I too would suggest a Quadro.

This build incorporates my suggestions. I have assumed availability and you will have to verify local pricing.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($556.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($68.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus X99-E WS SSI CEB LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($999.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($223.81 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($502.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: PNY Quadro K4200 4GB Video Card ($746.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case ($130.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($117.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $4035.66

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 16:44 EST-0500

[brob]

Thank you much for your input brob, will look at the U14S. Will the D15 interfere that much as to make the first slot unusable?

Sadly, the Samsung XP941 M.2 is not yet available here. Only one I can find over here is Crucials.

My client currently has a K4000 in another system that is a couple of years old. Could it be advisable to put that into this new machine, and let the older one run on it's other GTX card, used then only for HD editing? Or is the K4000 slower compared to the K4200?

-edit-

To make clear, I'm not getting paid for this. I refered to him as client to keep it formal.

 

 

According to the Noctua the NH-D15 extends over the 1st PCIe slot which would make that slot unusable.

 

I do not believe that any of the Crucial ssd offer 4 lanes. The M.2 versions would not be substantially faster than their SATA 3 counterparts. I would suggest then going with two SATA 3 ssd instead. If the Samsung 850 EVO are not available, look for models that have good performance when writing incompressible data.

 

The K4200 is closer to the K5000 in performance than the K4000. None the less, I would probably use the K4000. It could always be replaced or added to if more performance was needed.