Building a Video Editing Computer - Help

[Derek DiBona]

Hello,

 

I’m building my first computer and hoping someone could guide me away from making some complete beginner mistakes. I’m building this for video editing and also creating 3D projects in programs like After Effects and Maya. I wanted to leave room for upgrades in the future, while still having the most powerful machine possible without dropping several thousand dollars. Since I never built a computer I have no idea if these components are compatible together or even make sense going together. At the moment the programs I use don’t utilize the GPU fully, as well as never really use more than 10GB of RAM at any time (although in the future I hope to upgrade the RAM). I always store my media on external drives, and will only have the programs on my SSD so a lot of storage is not a necessity for me.  (I will most likely upgrade the internal storage in the future and work in a safer RAID array). Any help will be much appreciated!...I listed the components with links below.

 

Thank You!

 

Video Editing Computer Components:

 

ASUS Z170-A ATX DDR4 Motherboard: https://goo.gl/FcLzt8

 

Intel Core i7-4930K Processor: https://goo.gl/3L9VB0

 

Intel 530 Solid State Drive: https://goo.gl/CAe29g

 

(2x in RAID 0) WD Black 500GB HDD- 7200RPM: https://goo.gl/6s4rEB

 

G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB (2x 8 GB) 3000MHz DDR4: https://goo.gl/GtkQ67

 

NVIDIA Quadro K4000 3GB GDDR5: https://goo.gl/pm34sB

 

EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G1: https://goo.gl/MlzsOt

 

Cooler Master HAF 912 - Mid Tower: https://goo.gl/hBpcfR

 

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler: https://goo.gl/y8Ypb9

 

Corsair Air Series SP 120 High Static Pressure Fan: https://goo.gl/SXnOuv

 

EDIT: Budget $1700. Currently around $1500 (Excluding monitors, keyboards ect.)

[Guest]

Nope that motherboard and cpu does not go together

 

Use this for easy part list and compatibity check

 

http://pcpartpicker.com

[johnny5c]

The i7 4930K is a socket 2011 CPU so you'd need a x79 motherboard which you can really only buy used for a outrageous amount of money these days.  For what you're using it for I'd look into a i7 6800K and a x99 motherboard.

[Derek DiBona]

6 minutes ago, johnny5c said:

The i7 4930K is a socket 2011 CPU so you'd need a x79 motherboard which you can really only buy used for a outrageous amount of money these days.  For what you're using it for I'd look into a i7 6800K and a x99 motherboard.

Thank you! What do you think about a i7 6700K?

[Derek DiBona]

12 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Nope that motherboard and cpu does not go together

 

Use this for easy part list and compatibity check

 

http://pcpartpicker.com

Awesome thank you! What do you think about the rest of the components? Do they make sense together?

[Guest]

Just now, Derek DiBona said:

Awesome thank you! What do you think about the rest of the components? Do they make sense together?

geta noctua dh15 for better cooling the cpu

ddr4 ram looks fine though I would get 32 or 64 for video editing

[johnny5c]

3 minutes ago, Derek DiBona said:

Thank you! What do you think about a i7 6700K?

That CPU paired with the Z170-A on your original list would still make a very respectable editing rig.

[brob]

If you provide a budget people will be able to make concrete suggestions for a build.

[BenoitWW]

Go for a i7-6800K. get a X99 Motherboard, and would recommend getting lower watt PSU, you don't really need all that. 

 

Most importantly:

 

Don't get a quadro!!! they're really expensive and only really necessary for industry-grade massive companies. The GTX1070 benches 4x better than that quadro you selected for same price. http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-Quadro-K4000-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1070/m7730vs3609

[Derek DiBona]

5 minutes ago, brob said:

If you provide a budget people will be able to make concrete suggestions for a build.

Just edited my post... Budget $1700 (Excluding monitors, keyboards ect.)

[Derek DiBona]

2 minutes ago, BenoitWW said:

Go for a i7-6800K. get a X99 Motherboard, and would recommend getting lower watt PSU, you don't really need all that. 

 

Most importantly:

 

Don't get a quadro!!! they're really expensive and only really necessary for industry-grade massive companies. The GTX1070 benches 4x better than that quadro you selected for same price. http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-Quadro-K4000-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1070/m7730vs3609

That is definitely an area I am confused about. I read that the Quadro is much more validated than other other GPU's. So since I'm not gaming on this computer and the programs I use don't utilize it fully I thought it would be the safer choice for me?

[BenoitWW]

2 minutes ago, Derek DiBona said:

That is definitely an area I am confused about. I read that the Quadro is much more validated than other other GPU's. So since I'm not gaming on this computer and the programs I use don't utilize it fully I thought it would be the safer choice for me?

We have a quadro at my work where we do video editing occasionally. the pc was built 4 years ago. The quadro worked fine but now it blue screens on any labour intensive task and runs at 85 Celsius at idle. Point being, quadros are not immune to breaking. My recommendation would be get a 1060 6GB or 1070 8GB. Quadros are just too expensive for their performance for ordinary people like you and me

[brob]

An i7-6800K with its six hyperthreaded cores is more appropriate for video editing.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($428.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($65.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($223.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($157.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($404.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1657.49
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-07 21:47 EST-0500

[BenoitWW]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/3Kv44C

 

here is a build for $1900 AUD, but you could go cheaper by getting a GTX 1060 or less storage etc

 

 

[Derek DiBona]

6 minutes ago, brob said:

An i7-6800K with its six hyperthreaded cores is more appropriate for video editing.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($428.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($65.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($223.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Kingston FURY 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($157.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($60.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($404.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1657.49
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-07 21:47 EST-0500

 

1 minute ago, BenoitWW said:

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/3Kv44C

 

here is a build for $1900 AUD, but you could go cheaper by getting a GTX 1060 or less storage etc

 

 

Amazing thank you! Y'all are awesome! One last question, which parts would it be fine to buy used and which ones are better off just buying new?

[BenoitWW]

1 minute ago, Derek DiBona said:

 

Amazing thank you! Y'all are awesome! One last question, which parts would it be fine to buy used and which ones are better off just buying new?

All good! I personally buy everything new cause then i know it works and it has a warranty and all that, but if you're tight on funds then: if you can find a ripper deal on CPU go for it cause they're hard to break. GPU and motherboard to a lesser degree. Storage you should buy yourself.