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A 660 would be a bit slower than the 270 and a 660 Ti/760 would be a bit faster in terms of gaming. If I remember correctly, Premiere Pro CS6 video encoding using OpenCL with a 270 should be as fast if not slightly faster than a 760 using CUDA. 

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Hello everyone! :) This is my first post on this forum and it's gonna be a long one haha so bare with me please.

 

I am looking to upgrade my current gaming rig in order to have one gaming rig and one workstation. I am a student in Québec who is starting in the world of video production as a way to make money. My work consists mainly of doing ski, snowboard, surf, skate, bike and generally outdoor stuff edits. I am currently working on about 5 or 6 projects in total, all 1080p work or higher (soon). I also sometimes edit short movies about pretty much anything, prety much whatever is the contract haha. I currently have a gaming rig and a another rig that's so old I can't even use it to play Dota 2. 

 

Gaming Rig:

 

AMD Phenom II X6 1055t OC'ed to 3.65ghz (NOT getting any higher :()

Asus MA487TD-USB3 Motherboard

12gb ddr3 1333mhz (2x2 and 2x4 both dual channel)

GTX 680 4GB

120GB  Patriot Wildfire SSD

1TB WD Black

Asus Xonar DGX Sound Card

700W OCZ Power Supply (no 80+ whatsoever)

Corsair C70 Case with 6 Silverstone AP123s fan

Corsair H50

3TB WD MyBook (where offload all my RAW footage and my projects)

 

 

OLD Rig:

 

Pentium Dual core 1.6ghz

2gb ddr2 

500GB random HDD

Some old ass intel mobo

HD 5770 (was previously in the gaming rig)

 

 

My goal is to upgrade the first PC just enough so that I can transfer some of it's components to the old one and get one super fast gaming/editing pc and a slower one that I can work on 24/7 if my brother decides to hop on the primary one.

 

I had already planned some parts that I could have bought and it would be awesome if you could give me your thoughts about them!

 

Intel Option

 

CPU: Intel Xeon 1230v3

Motherboard: Asus z97-ws

Memory: 16gb ddr3

Power supply: about 850watts

Case: Fractal Design XL R2.0 Black

Noctua NH-u14 for cooling

120gb Kingston HyperX 3K

 

or

 

AMD Option

 

CPU: AMD FX 8350

Motherboard: Asus 990fx Sabertooth

Memory: 16gb ddr3

Power supply: about 850watts

Case: Fractal Design XL R2.0 Black

Swiftech h220 for cooling

120gb Kingston HyperX 3K

 

As for the GPU, I have absolutely no idea what to pick. Another 680? A Quadro 4000? A 780? A FirePro V7900?

The only thing I need ot have is support for either CUDA or OpenCL acceleration since I am working with the Adobe CC Suite! 

 

Thank you! :)

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budget? 

uses? what editing programs 

location? 

over clocking? 

use the quote button if you want my help

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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budget? 

uses? what editing programs 

location? 

over clocking? 

use the quote button if you want my help

Budget around 1200$

Editing programs are Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC and Speedgrade CC

Location: my PC room next to where I sleep

OC: yes if I go the AMD route, no if I'm going with the Xeon. Don't really care haha

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Budget around 1200$

Editing programs are Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC and Speedgrade CC

Location: my PC room next to where I sleep

OC: yes if I go the AMD route, no if I'm going with the Xeon. Don't really care haha

..... hahaha aren't you fun....

we need a location so we know what stores you have accesses to  

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Unless you're sure you're going to need the expandability of a WS board, it's a waste of money. An aftermarket cooler is a waste of money on a xeon that can't oc. The psu is overkill even for sli/cf. You're going to want a graphics card for accelerating encoding and effects unless you're just going to use the 5770. 

Why such a large case?

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Sorry!!! Really didn't understand, no joke meant there :P

I'm in Ottawa, Ontario

fixed, use this one 
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($389.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($165.96 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($179.99 @ Memory Express) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($229.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.05 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1270.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Unless you're sure you're going to need the expandability of a WS board, it's a waste of money. An aftermarket cooler is a waste of money on a xeon that can't oc. The psu is overkill even for sli/cf. You're going to want a graphics card for accelerating encoding and effects unless you're just going to use the 5770. 

Why such a large case?

I'm going to need that expandability for some near future upgrades. Aftermarket cooler and overkill psu because I want it to be silent (next to where I sleep). I definitely need a graphics card for accelerating encoding and effects, don'T know which one to pick though. For the case? Size is not an issue and I like it. Also going to come in handy when time to upgrade again (I don'T want to change case everytime I need to upgrade)

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($147.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($285.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1272.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Ok, that looks pretty awesome to me

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I'm going to need that expandability for some near future upgrades. Aftermarket cooler and overkill psu because I want it to be silent (next to where I sleep). I definitely need a graphics card for accelerating encoding and effects, don'T know which one to pick though. For the case? Size is not an issue and I like it. Also going to come in handy when time to upgrade again (I don'T want to change case everytime I need to upgrade)

Are you planning to go with a custom loop and add several pci-e cards? If not, there's little reason going beyond matx imo. 

An overkill psu isn't necessarily going to be any quieter than a smaller psu from the same series. 

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Are you planning to go with a custom loop and add several pci-e cards? If not, there's little reason going beyond matx imo. 

An overkill psu isn't necessarily going to be any quieter than a smaller psu from the same series. 

Costum loop? maybe ;) Several pci-e cards? yes, absolutely. I am looking for a PSU with an hybrid mode, where the fan doesn'T turn on below a certain threshold.

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 Ottawa, Ontario is in Canada, not the US. 

 

Costum loop? maybe Several pci-e cards? yes, absolutely. I am looking for a PSU with an hybrid mode, where the fan doesn'T turn on below a certain threshold.

How big of an issue is silence?

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I don'T mind a little bit of noise but I don'T want a wind tunnel :)

If that's the case, there's little point getting a semi-passive psu. A decently quiet psu with an active fan will still be quieter than the average hdd. 

I'd recommend something like this: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Q6X7pg

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 Ottawa, Ontario is in Canada, not the US. 

 

How big of an issue is silence?

woops thought i switched it ill edit it now 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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If that's the case, there's little point getting a semi-passive psu. A decently quiet psu with an active fan will still be quieter than the average hdd. 

I'd recommend something like this: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Q6X7pg

looks nice!

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Do any of you know how the R9 270 would do with the OpenCl acceleration? Do I need to go any higher than that?

You would just need to enable hardware acceleration if the program version supported it. It should be plenty for what you're doing. 

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You would just need to enable hardware acceleration if the program version supported it. It should be plenty for what you're doing. 

Awesome!! Exactly what I was looking for!! Do you know what would be the Nvidia equivalent? Just in case I find one of them cheaper than the other ;)

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Awesome!! Exactly what I was looking for!! Do you know what would be the Nvidia equivalent? Just in case I find one of them cheaper than the other ;)

A 660 would be a bit slower than the 270 and a 660 Ti/760 would be a bit faster in terms of gaming. If I remember correctly, Premiere Pro CS6 video encoding using OpenCL with a 270 should be as fast if not slightly faster than a 760 using CUDA. 

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A 660 would be a bit slower than the 270 and a 660 Ti/760 would be a bit faster in terms of gaming. If I remember correctly, Premiere Pro CS6 video encoding using OpenCL with a 270 should be as fast if not slightly faster than a 760 using CUDA. 

Great! Thank you very much, my question has been answered :)

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