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Hello everyone, 

 

recently my gf asked me to help her build a new photo/video editing rig because her current set is doenst cut it anymore. She likes to use adobe photoshop and premiere. She wants to be to edit 4k videos.  I dont have much experience in building video editing rigs and I would like opinions on the parts i choose

 

Everything can be changed BUT THE MONITOR AND CASE. (getting the monitor and case for free) 

 

BUDGET $1500 ~ US (can go to $2000 but that is pushing it.) 

 

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (I have a this gpu laying around was giving to her. This can be replaced)

 

 

 

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For video editing, I reccomend an i7, which are geared more towards video editing. Maybe a 6700k.

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16 minutes ago, paupaulol said:

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($351.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.39 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Asus PA248Q 24.1" Monitor  ($299.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1411.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-28 12:06 EDT-0400

 

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@paupaulol,

 

For the usage described an X99 system will be much better. If 4K editing is desired, more memory is also required. I would suggest something like the following.

 

The ssd in the OP is not terribly good, especially if raw camera footage will be worked on. A hybrid drive does not provide much of a performance boost for a data storage drive. It is much better suited for use as a boot/system drive when an ssd is not possible.

 

I suggest a larger ssd so that it can be used for boot, system, program storage, and scratch. The hdd I suggest has a large cache for better performance.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($351.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($253.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba X300 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus PA248Q 24.1" Monitor  ($299.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1810.89
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2 hours ago, paupaulol said:

 

Naw man, just, naw

 

X99, with a 4K IPS free-sync display, though it's only 27", you may want a larger 4k display for productivity

 

bit over budget though, and naturally you won't run many games at 4k with a 380, but the focus is on the CPU, not the GPU, 1080p scales well with 4k

Although I guess you already have a 960? so it's under budget then

 

also if you want a 4TB drive, go for the HGST NAS drives
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-0s03664
 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TL863C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TL863C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($351.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($253.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($58.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card  ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG 27MC67-B 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1529.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-28 14:40 EDT-0400

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UPDATED!

 

I just updated the build as per some of the suggests. What do you guys thing? 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cRT8WZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cRT8WZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($351.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: LG 27MC67-B 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($449.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1369.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-28 16:55 EDT-0400

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5 minutes ago, paupaulol said:

 

Kinda poor reviews on that board, though I think most X99 boards have poor reviews for early firmware issues, really won't be worth skimping on your X99 motherboard though
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128829&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

otherwise don't buy a Kingston SSD

 

you can get a 4TB HGST drive for the cost of that drive

 

PSU is a bit weak, also mine is a dollar more for higher wattage

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what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

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1 hour ago, Streetguru said:

Kinda poor reviews on that board, though I think most X99 boards have poor reviews for early firmware issues, really won't be worth skimping on your X99 motherboard though
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128829&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

otherwise don't buy a Kingston SSD

 

you can get a 4TB HGST drive for the cost of that drive

 

PSU is a bit weak, also mine is a dollar more for higher wattage

thanks for the advice 


 

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1 minute ago, paupaulol said:

thanks for the advice 


 

If you want to go overkill the sabertooth X99 motherboard is pretty alright for the money overall

 

 

 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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