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Close to wrapping up the parts needed for a computer 1st build for my son, daughter and I. Using it for video editing mainly but will also play games mainly BF4. Using GoPro Black 3+, Canon 70D for photography and video. Looking for the highest resolution video. Currently using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop CS for photos and Pinnacle 17 Ultimate and Cyberlink PowerDirector 12 for Video. Trying to keep the build under $3000. In the future I will add 2 or 3 additional hard drives and maybe another 780GPU Couple of questions: 1. Is the G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory a good choice for the build? 2. In this build I have Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1. Question is can I move to the Windows 8.1 Pro Platform without loosing any functionality. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2w5wo Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2w5wo/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2w5wo/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($549.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($497.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($320.98 @ Newegg) Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($147.27 @ TigerDirect) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($527.27 @ TigerDirect) Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Black Pearl) ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ NCIX US) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($183.98 @ SuperBiiz) Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($138.97 @ OutletPC) Total: $2874.37 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-05 13:03 EST-0500)

When I check the Newegg Wattage Consumption, for the build I outlined, I'm around 586W a 780W would work. In the future I will add 2 or 3 additional hard drives and maybe another 780GPU into the setup which would bring the wattage up to around 856W . Thats why I placed the 860W in the current build. Thoughts?

I believe you recommended the Asus P9X79 LE which would save around $270 over the Black Edition. The Asus Rampage IV Black Edition is not compatible with the Arc Midi R2 so I needed to move to the ArcXL My reasoning for the Black Edition was based mainly on wants instead of just functionality. I thought the overclocking on the fly was pretty cool option to have and it will be a great teaching tool for my son and me. It has more gaming features which we may or may not need but they are there. The SupremeFX audio - negates the need for a soundcard. Overall the build and components seem better. When I started to put in in perspective with the other toys I have/want $270 didn't seem like a big deal. Thanks for the heads up on the PSU I'll take a look for a 750W. Yes bluray drive is necessary. Mainly for M Disk

Well it’s been a crazy Holiday Season and I've been out of town for the past couple of weeks. Just wanted to give you an update of where we are with this computer build. We have a some extra Christmas funds to use for the build. We have decided to go with the 6 core 4930K Processor as the center of the build. We will perform quite a bit of video work on the computer including using Davinchi for some of the color correction. As far as the H100i CPU Cooler this just seems to be an easy setup with efficiency. I will replace the stock fans with the 2 Noctua Fans for noise reduction. I believe the cooler comes with thermal paste so we should be good there. Still struggling with the motherboard but we are leaning toward Asus Motherboards. This has the Asus Rampage IV Black Edition motherboard. We will be overclocking and we will add another video card in a few months, music is important to us and we like the audio on the card, overall it seems to give us more versatility. This has been the most difficult choice for the build. I guess I could go with the Sabertooth x79 and save $200 looks like one of the main differences is 2x PCI-e x16 slots vs.4. As far as the memory GSkill Ripjaws DDR3-1866 have received good reviews and seem to be a solid choice for what we are trying to accomplish. Any other recommendations or input is welcome. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2unWm Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2unWm/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2unWm/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($568.98 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($497.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg) Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($147.27 @ TigerDirect) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($527.27 @ TigerDirect) Case: Fractal Design ARC XL ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($21.49 @ NCIX US) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($21.49 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($183.98 @ SuperBiiz) Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($132.99 @ B&H) Total: $2706.40 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-02 13:49 EST-0500)

Ok, I have a couple of questions please keep in mind that we are Novices at this. We have been trying to absorb everything that we can from the Web but nothing can replace first hand experience. Question 1 regarding Memory. You have chosen a dual channel kit, would there be a notable difference if we added a quad channel kit, just in case I need to move up to 64GB of memory for future improved performance. Also would there be a noticeable difference if we jumped up to higher speed memory. Question 2 regarding Video Card. I notice that you have the 780 card which saves me an extra $200, this system keeps me at my budget(Thanks). After pulling all this together my concern would be, I say to myself, for $200 I should have just added the 780TI. I am hoping to work with this computer for awhile and I'm considering longevity/upgradeability. Any thoughts regarding the 780Ti, is it that much better and worth the cost. Question 3: I noticed the three drives in Raid 0 Reason for storage? Would you set up your storage configuration something like this. SSD - 1st Drive (OS, Programs, Pagefile) HDD1 - 2nd Drive (Projects and Media) HDD2 - 3rd Drive (Previews, Media Cache, Exports) Thanks again!

WoodenMarker - Currently using Adobe Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CS5 for photos and just purchase Pinnacle 17 Ultimate should have it this week. I Have Premier ProCS5 really can't run it very well on my current computer, but may use Premiere Pro creative cloud in the future if Pinnacle 17 doesn't work out for us.

Alibalidan - I like the direction you are heading with this. Although, I think I may run into a decrease in performance more specifically lower editing efficiency with AdobeCS and Premiere Pro with AMD CPU's. I missed the Adobe Products in my intro.

Hello, My son had a great idea. He wants to try and build a new computer for me/us. My daughter wants to help. We are at a cross road of quad confusion - Memory - CPU - Motherboard - Video Card. I would like to be under $2500 but I am at a point, the more I research the more the build price goes up!! I am reaching out to this community for help.... I like the idea of building this with my kids, but I'm questioning whether I'm in over my head at this point. Below is my story. Approximate Purchase Date: December 2013 Budget Range: $2500 top end but would be happy if I could maintain performance at a lower price. I don’t need to boast about spending $2500 if I can do it for less that would be awesome. I based this price off Dave Dugdales build:http://www.learningdslrvideo.com/new-editing-computer-build/ System Usage from Most to Least Important: 1st and most important Video editing: Using GoPro Black 3+, Canon 70D for photography and video. Looking for the highest resolution video. Currently using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop for photos and Pinnacle 17 Ultimate and Cyberlink PowerDirector 12 for Video. 2nd PC Online Gaming mainly Battlefield 4 Monitor?: Not buying a monitor at this time. Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Looking at Microsoft Windows7 Professional Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Can use Parts Picker for Parts. Will probably buy most from NewEgg prefer to have one point of contact. Location: Buffalo, NY United States Parts Preferences: Looking for the best overall solution - key is component compatability and future upgradability. I will be building this with my son and daughter. It is our December Christmas project. We have essentially no computer experience, although we have the passion to learn. Overclocking: We will try to overclock. SLI or Crossfire: Trying to stick with one video card at this time. May add another in future if needed. Additional Comments: I would like to have a quiet case. This will be our first build. This is a family project. We have thousands of photographs and videos. We just purchase a GoPro 3+ and will use it to document the kids sporting events, skiing, fishing also, will use the video for college sport recruiting side business. My son and I are Battlefield nuts. And Most Importantly, Why am I Upgrading: Currently using a Gateway FX6800-01e, has an Intel i7-920/2.67GHz Processor, with 9GB of RAM, and a GTX 560TI Graphics Card. The computer is struggling with some of the video editing that we are performing and expect to have additional issues with the higher resolution video that we will pull off the gopro3+. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($539.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($224.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($519.99 @ NCIX US) Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 480GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($306.94 @ Adorama) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($262.98 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($699.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Arctic White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: SeaSonic 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($167.98 @ SuperBiiz) Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Microcenter) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($132.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $3118.78 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-04 11:24 EST-0500)