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What type of peripherals? More importantly, what type of monitor?

Update: Heres what I managed to put together.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($282.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 51.4 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($49.90 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.30 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($77.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($169.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($529.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($86.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.60 @ SuperBiiz)

Monitor: Asus PB278Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($399.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1868.45

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 23:22 EDT-0400

 

Reasoning behind certain parts that some may bring questions of:

Locked i7 - In a school environment, you really wont be doing any overclocking, the goal is to make it last as long as possible.

Cooling - Nice to have something decent on there, since the CPU is going to be put to work.

mATX Form Factor - Good to try and minimize its presence in the room, its more versatile and can fit in larger variety of spaces.

RAM - Pretty self-explanatory, a reliable 2X8 kit, can add more if you want later.

SSD - Reliable SSD, enough space for key programs

HDD - Hopefully enough, Id assume your school has some sort of on-site storage server (most do, or at least mine does)

GPU - Fury is a solid performer, fits the price bracket perfectly.

Case - Small, and professional look.

Power Supply - Its SeaSonic, there ya go and it's 80+ Gold, there ya go

Monitor - Highly rated panel, its IPS and 1440p, perfect for video editing

I left some headroom for keyboard and mouse, I cant chose that type of stuff for you :P

That's damn near perfect. Thanks!

I am planning on building a dedicated video editing pc for my school. Our budget is anywhere between 1500 and 2000 dollars. This has to include a monitor, mouse, and keyboard though.

 

I'm torn between getting an i7 or a xeon. I also don't know if i should get an amd or nVidia card. I would like to have at least 16gb of ram and two ssd's to run in raid 0. If someone could piece together a good system for me it would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($174.98 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($669.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($103.98 @ Newegg) 


Total: $1884.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I am planning on building a dedicated video editing pc for my school. Our budget is anywhere between 1500 and 2000 dollars. This has to include a monitor, mouse, and keyboard though.

 

I'm torn between getting an i7 or a xeon. I also don't know if i should get an amd or nVidia card. I would like to have at least 16gb of ram and two ssd's to run in raid 0. If someone could piece together a good system for me it would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

Try an i7 as it will have more consumer friendly features and compatibility. Use a 4790k or a 5820k. Use nVidia card for CUDA accelerated programs.

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A Xeon would be good for video editing. 

An i7 has integrated graphics, but you will already have a discrete video card.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($174.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($669.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($103.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1884.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 22:49 EDT-0400

 

I recommend this build. You can use more money for 32 GB of RAM.

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Total: $1884.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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nice monitor, mouse, and keyboard you got there

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What type of peripherals? More importantly, what type of monitor?

Update: Heres what I managed to put together.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($282.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 51.4 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($49.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($77.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($529.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($86.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1868.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 23:22 EDT-0400

 

Reasoning behind certain parts that some may bring questions of:

Locked i7 - In a school environment, you really wont be doing any overclocking, the goal is to make it last as long as possible.

Cooling - Nice to have something decent on there, since the CPU is going to be put to work.

mATX Form Factor - Good to try and minimize its presence in the room, its more versatile and can fit in larger variety of spaces.

RAM - Pretty self-explanatory, a reliable 2X8 kit, can add more if you want later.

SSD - Reliable SSD, enough space for key programs

HDD - Hopefully enough, Id assume your school has some sort of on-site storage server (most do, or at least mine does)

GPU - Fury is a solid performer, fits the price bracket perfectly.

Case - Small, and professional look.

Power Supply - Its SeaSonic, there ya go and it's 80+ Gold, there ya go

Monitor - Highly rated panel, its IPS and 1440p, perfect for video editing

I left some headroom for keyboard and mouse, I cant chose that type of stuff for you :P

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What type of peripherals? More importantly, what type of monitor?

Update: Heres what I managed to put together.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($282.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 51.4 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($49.90 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.30 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($77.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($169.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($529.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($86.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.60 @ SuperBiiz)

Monitor: Asus PB278Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($399.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $1868.45

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 23:22 EDT-0400

 

Reasoning behind certain parts that some may bring questions of:

Locked i7 - In a school environment, you really wont be doing any overclocking, the goal is to make it last as long as possible.

Cooling - Nice to have something decent on there, since the CPU is going to be put to work.

mATX Form Factor - Good to try and minimize its presence in the room, its more versatile and can fit in larger variety of spaces.

RAM - Pretty self-explanatory, a reliable 2X8 kit, can add more if you want later.

SSD - Reliable SSD, enough space for key programs

HDD - Hopefully enough, Id assume your school has some sort of on-site storage server (most do, or at least mine does)

GPU - Fury is a solid performer, fits the price bracket perfectly.

Case - Small, and professional look.

Power Supply - Its SeaSonic, there ya go and it's 80+ Gold, there ya go

Monitor - Highly rated panel, its IPS and 1440p, perfect for video editing

I left some headroom for keyboard and mouse, I cant chose that type of stuff for you :P

That's damn near perfect. Thanks!

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You might consider an X99 build. Unless students store their projects on local storage a nice size ssd should be all the storage needed. Inexpensive but good keyboard and mouse, since they probably will not last very long anyways.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Value 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($489.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.80 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Microsoft Wired Desktop 400 for Business Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1914.97
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