Editing + 3440/1440 gaming rig

[Hensebense]

Hey LTT!

I am currently planning my new before mentioned build, to be used with the AOC 3440 by 1440 monitor, once it gets out. I am also building inside the silverstone rv05 windowed case. Graphics card will temporarily be a gtx 760 untill the new maxwell 880 has its debut.

I am gonna raid 0 and keep large files and backups externally.

This is what i am considering so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GCNhFT

I am interested in hearing your thoughts about this.

[Katsu-K1L]

Thats good but if you're gonna wait until maxwell get a 750 ti and save money lol

[13CA350]

Personally for Editing I'd recommend 64GB of RAM

And what games do you play? This can help us decide if it's overkill or not.

[CoolBeans]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($549.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($260.74 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($128.99 @ B&H) 

Case Fan: Swiftech HELIX120BW 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.56 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: Swiftech HELIX120BW 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.56 @ NCIX US) 

Case Fan: Swiftech HELIX120BW 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($11.56 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1714.34

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 12:18 EDT-0400

[Hensebense]

About the gfx card, the 760 is from my old build, so i will be spending 0 bucks on that

I also already have two nf a14 ppc lying for a 280 aio preferably, so i would like to them spend on something nice.

I play alot of recent games, so i am assuming i might go for sli later on, hence the ax860 psi

And would it be overkill to go for 2400 ram for editing - i am gonna be using adobe premiere, i forgot to mention.

[Hensebense]

Also would it be worth my while to wait for the x99 chipset and 5930k??

[brob]

Hey LTT!

I am currently planning my new before mentioned build, to be used with the AOC 3440 by 1440 monitor, once it gets out. I am also building inside the silverstone rv05 windowed case. Graphics card will temporarily be a gtx 760 untill the new maxwell 880 has its debut.

I am gonna raid 0 and keep large files and backups externally.

This is what i am considering so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GCNhFT

I am interested in hearing your thoughts about this.

 

SSD in RAID 0 is an utter waste of money in most circumstances, especially with 32GB of main memory. The system would be better IMO with a single 1TB ssd. It would also have one less potential failure point.

 

Higher speed memory can make a difference in editing and rendering so long as the latency is good. Not sure how important color is to you so I'll ignore it. You might consider Mushkin Redline or G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series.

[Guest]

Also would it be worth my while to wait for the x99 chipset and 5930k??

If you are not in a rush then yes.

[Norman_the_Owl]

If you're going to wait for the 800's, you might as well wait for X99 and DDR4 RAM as well. Those will be coming out in september last i heard, and 800 series is rumored to be coming a month later in october. If you aren't in a rush, i'd suggest waiting.