Anything anyone would change here.

[Flyguygamer]

LOL, you should have just told him, that if he was getting a custom loop water cooling, then this was not for content creation anymore, and he has to be an enthusiast to be doing something like this. If he doesn't react to that, then that's $10k gone.

I totally agree. Here is what I would do.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($689.98 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-E WS SSI CEB LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($503.00 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($190.38 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($139.18 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($339.99 @ B&H) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($459.11 @ B&H) 

Total: $2736.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 15:55 EST-0500

[Flyguygamer]

for the case what about the Enthoo Primo or Pro

Sure.

[Laputacake]

Sure.

Also, had any luck knocking some sense into them

[Flyguygamer]

Also, had any luck knocking some sense into them

No.

 

Here is what I would do sorta.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($689.98 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-E WS SSI CEB LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($503.00 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($190.38 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($139.18 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($339.99 @ B&H) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($459.11 @ B&H) 

Total: $2736.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 15:55 EST-0500

[Laputacake]

No.

 

Here is what I would do sorta.

I'd probably go

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($373.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus X99-E WS SSI CEB LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($481.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($379.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.18 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.18 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Cooler Master V850 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: LG 29EB73-P 75Hz 29.0" Monitor ($519.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $3144.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 16:07 EST-0500

[Flyguygamer]

I'd probably go

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($373.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus X99-E WS SSI CEB LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($481.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($379.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.18 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.18 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Cooler Master V850 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: LG 29EB73-P 75Hz 29.0" Monitor ($519.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $3144.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 16:07 EST-0500

More cpu cores it better then more gpu's for editing and rendering in premiere. Other than that pretty much.

[Laputacake]

More cpu cores it better then more gpu's for editing and rendering in premiere. Other than that pretty much.

Fair enough.