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Hey all! I am thinking about getting into video editing because why the hell not? So this is an entry x99 build I just threw together! Idk if I'd even be able to get it any time soon but just an idea. What do you guys think? :) I have a 1tb 7200 wd blue already for games and such but figured if I am going to be doing editing I should have a mass storage drive. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($340.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1437.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I would go with the 850 Evo SSD. More performance for less money! :D (Although you'll have to step out of your Amazon/Newegg comfort zone you got there)

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam

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if you can add a bit, you can get a pny quadro for about 300 bucks

 

Would be pushing the budget I was aiming for. Would I really need one even just for fun? I mean I'm not trying to make money from it, just getting my feet wet in something unknown. :D

 

@DKL Yea but from outletpc. I only trust companies I've bought from and/or have heard amazing things about. NCIX has high shipping rates for the states it I'm not mistaken. 

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Would be pushing the budget I was aiming for. Would I really need one even just for fun? I mean I'm not trying to make money from it, just getting my feet wet in something unknown. :D

probably not

make sure you have room if you want to speed up or get a 10 bit monitor though

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probably not

make sure you have room if you want to speed up or get a 10 bit monitor though

 

As in room in the case? Or budget wise?

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and the motherboard

and power supply

 

PSU's aren't hard to swap out if I ever need more power. Mobo is a fair argument but if I did get really into it I would prob do a fresh build with whatever is the next x99 type platform. :)

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Hey all! I am thinking about getting into video editing because why the hell not? So this is an entry x99 build I just threw together! Idk if I'd even be able to get it any time soon but just an idea. What do you guys think? :) I have a 1tb 7200 wd blue already for games and such but figured if I am going to be doing editing I should have a mass storage drive. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($340.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1437.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-15 10:18 EST-0500

 

I wouldn't put 6TBs on a HDD because they fail quite often. Maybe 2 3TBs HDD?

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Define how often? 

1/10? Its kinda hard to tell, but my friend bought 6TB hard drives and it crashed in 2 months. All he had was a 120gb SSD and had to wait for a replacement. But if you have 2 drives then if 1 fails you still have the other hard drive. IMO its just better to get 2 smaller hard drives

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1/10? Its kinda hard to tell, but my friend bought 6TB hard drives and it crashed in 2 months. All he had was a 120gb SSD and had to wait for a replacement. But if you have 2 drives then if 1 fails you still have the other hard drive. IMO its just better to get 2 smaller hard drives

 

I'd rather just have the one big. According to this article, https://www.backblaze.com/blog/best-hard-drive/ , if we are looking at wd reds, lower capacity drives have higher failure rates. Once again just according to this article. 

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Would be pushing the budget I was aiming for. Would I really need one even just for fun? I mean I'm not trying to make money from it, just getting my feet wet in something unknown. :D

 

@DKL Yea but from outletpc. I only trust companies I've bought from and/or have heard amazing things about. NCIX has high shipping rates for the states it I'm not mistaken. 

Okay. It is highly priced right now at Newegg. Newegg had sales earlier in the year at $80 for it in the months leading to Black Friday. I know because I got mine at $80 with tax this past Summer from Newegg in a 24 hour sale.

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Hey all! I am thinking about getting into video editing because why the hell not? So this is an entry x99 build I just threw together! Idk if I'd even be able to get it any time soon but just an idea. What do you guys think? :) I have a 1tb 7200 wd blue already for games and such but figured if I am going to be doing editing I should have a mass storage drive. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($340.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1437.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-15 10:18 EST-0500

 

 

This seems like a decent starting point for video editing, but on the HD, I would either invest in a NAS or a few smaller drives.

The reason isn't that it may be more prone to failure, but that if it does manage to fail, you lose everything... All at once.

Also, 5400 rpm is kind of a sad speed right now.

 

For the record, anything with an i7 Haswell will be absolutely FINE for entry-level video editing, as the CPU is doing your rendering.

The Truth About Intel's Broadwell vs. Haswell CPUs

Now, I must admit that article was testing the i5's and not the i7's, but the architecture improvements are pretty much the same.

The cinebench results are the most important for YOU, because of the focus on video rendering.

Haswell is also still wonderfully capable in gaming, so I just don't feel the price premium is worth the jump up to Broadwell. YMMV.

For reference, I was doing video editing on an i7 2760 or something (in a laptop,) and it handled it well enough. It really depends on your patience. The question you need to answer is this... If you're not going to be doing major editing, then is it really worth spending all that money on a system just to do that? Any capable gaming setup will suit your needs, and exceed them! Save some money, build a decent gaming rig, and go with Haswell to save money. Then, IF you end up doing a lot of editing, start planning a render-server (whose ONLY job is to sit there for rendering and acting as a NAS.) You do not need to spend $15,000 on it, as you can make any desktop act as a server!

 

As for the graphics card itself... There ARE cards that can help reduce render times in After-Effects (basically only for ray-tracing) but the one you have chosen isn't on the list.

Adobe Certified GPU List

You will want an Nvidia card for that!

~Cynical~

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