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So my mate has been using a cheap family pc (i3, 4gb ram etc) to do 4k rendering.... i know.

he is willing to save up around 2k AUD and isn't interested in Gaming but purely for his editing. he said that he would like a big ssd for his current project to sit on while working on it (he said 500gb should be fine but i think 250gb would be better option) I know he will need an i7 due to the fact he uses Adobe Premiere Pro and will need 16GB of RAM... i'm not sure what GPU is good for solely editing though, which is my main concern. he said he has plenty of external storage but i think he needs 2-3tb internal HDD for his hoarding habits. He said he wanted Windows 8.1Pro 64-bit included in the budget.

Im not sure what else i need to include in this (if i missed anything just tell me)due to the editing side of this build, help would be great :D cheeeeers

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I just built this for someone else, but this will be pretty good. This Xeon has the power of an i7 for the price of an i5, the 970 will allow for CUDA acceleration in rendering programs, etc. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.00 @ Umart) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($495.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ CPL Online) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  ($185.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1994.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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My arsenal: i7-9700k Gaming Rig, an iPhone, and Stupidity.

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I just built this for someone else, but this will be pretty good. This Xeon has the power of an i7 for the price of an i5, the 970 will allow for CUDA acceleration in rendering programs, etc. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.00 @ Umart) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($495.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ CPL Online) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  ($185.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1994.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 22:47 EST+1100

 

thanks but thats over budget because for me that doesn't include RAM and SSD in the price :/ cheers

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thanks but thats over budget because for me that doesn't include RAM and SSD in the price :/ cheers

RAM and SSD are included. 

 

And get this mobo instead, as it'll save ~$200 AUD: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a

My arsenal: i7-9700k Gaming Rig, an iPhone, and Stupidity.

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seeing as the xeon build was a little expensive, how would this do?

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($449.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($147.00 @ IJK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($185.98 @ Mwave Australia) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($509.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  ($185.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $2067.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This is what I got: PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/TYbNZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/TYbNZL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($42.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 U3 Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($165.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($179.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($103.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($509.00 @ Umart)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  ($185.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1965.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 23:12 EST+1100

BOINC Setup:
i5 7200U @ Stock

Core2Duo T6600 @ Stock

i3 2330M @ Stock

i5 3210M @ Stock

 

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seeing as the xeon build was a little expensive, how would this do?

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($449.00 @ Centre Com) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($147.00 @ IJK) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($185.98 @ Mwave Australia) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($509.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  ($185.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $2067.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Get a slightly larger PSU and you'll be golden

BOINC Setup:
i5 7200U @ Stock

Core2Duo T6600 @ Stock

i3 2330M @ Stock

i5 3210M @ Stock

 

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If you could get the 80+ Gold version that'd be a bit better but this will be fine.

BOINC Setup:
i5 7200U @ Stock

Core2Duo T6600 @ Stock

i3 2330M @ Stock

i5 3210M @ Stock

 

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