Critique my Gaming & Video Editing Build

[NavXIII]

Windows XP and 7 have a 16GB memory limit in the Home Premium edition. Windows 8 & 10 support up to 128GB in the standard edition.

 

If you want 32GB of memory, consider Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory.

 

Quad channel memory will make a difference in memory intensive operations. It doesn't seem to affect gaming noticeably but rendering and some editing functions do benefit.

Didn't notice that. Adjusted once more.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/sYb47P

 

Ya'll see anywhere that I could cut some costs? Would buying parts over in the US be cheaper compared to Canada?

I could go with cheaper ram, cheaper mobo, GTX 970 (which would be 1070) instead of 980Ti (1080Ti). 

[brob]

Didn't notice that. Adjusted once more.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/sYb47P

 

Ya'll see anywhere that I could cut some costs? Would buying parts over in the US be cheaper compared to Canada?

I could go with cheaper ram, cheaper mobo, GTX 970 (which would be 1070) instead of 980Ti (1080Ti). 

 

Buying in the US will not make a difference once the $ exchange is factored in.

 

There are a number of things that can be done to reduce costs without seriously impacting performance. Less expensive, but very good cpu cooler. Less expensive but good quality psu. Less expensive, but good quality hdd. For more significant savings one would have to move to a lower performance gpu. A GTX 980 might be a good compromise. But if additional savings are needed then an R9 390 would be a good choice.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($505.19 @ Newegg Canada)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.50 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: MSI X99A Raider ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($284.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($263.21 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)

Storage: Kingston Predator 480GB PCI-E Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)

Storage: Toshiba  4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($185.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($649.30 @ DirectCanada)

Case: Fractal Design Arc XL ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00)

Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($116.56 @ DirectCanada)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($122.00 @ shopRBC)

Monitor: LG 34UC97-S 60Hz 34.0" Monitor  ($1049.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Other: 250GB M.2 SSD - Macbook Air 2011 13in  (Purchased For $0.00)

Other: 500GB LaCie Slim HDD (took it out of a faulty enclosure) (Purchased For $0.00)

Other: 160GB WD Drive (10 Years Old) (Purchased For $0.00)

Total: $3266.72

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-09 14:50 EST-0500

[NavXIII]

Adjusted it once more. Tried to get it sub $3000.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/rb4FVn

[brob]

Adjusted it once more. Tried to get it sub $3000.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/rb4FVn

 

The Seasonic M2II Evo 750W is a much better psu and has more than sufficient capacity to handle a second gpu.

 

CX-800M is not bad, but not terribly good either, http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=427.

[Adobez]

Swapped the H100i to the H110i again (if I put it in the front, it seems like there's a lot more space there). Swapped 4TB drive to 2 2TB drive (cost like $50 more). You think Raid 0 is a good idea on HDDs? My brother had a bad WD Black 2 years in. I also added a few other drives I had laying around. No clue with what to do with them.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/jNxhQ7

Raid 0 should be fine, as you have a 4TB external HDD to back up your data.