Slowly going INSANE!

[MotoK]

Greetings from Australia.

 

Intro.

Hey Guys, I'm currently going insane. I'm a media content professional (Adobe suite)  by trade that is also an avid FPS gamer. I have always built my own rigs over the years, but due to life circumstance, took a large break from the tech world. I now find myself in a position to jump back in and was not prepared to the vast changes that have occurred in hardware.

Skylake? or Hasswell-E or Xeon?

Budget - 7.5k AUD

I need help getting to the bottom of real-time performance of the platforms.

 

System usage.

Adobe Aftereffects / Premiere / Photoshop 60% (including video format conversions + 4k Editing)

FPS Gaming 40%

 

Preference.

I would like the CPU to be overclockable.

The Motherboard to support 2x PCIe x16 + NVMe 3.0 

DDR4 128gb support.

 

Question.

Where is my cash best spent to achieve maximum performance, in relation to CPU + Motherboard + Memory.

 

Thanks in advance.

I have been watching the great work of Linus and his team for a while now. Keep it up. You guys are doing a fantastic service to the global tech community.

 

 

[TheRandomness]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6900K 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($1649.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($175.00 @ IJK) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($399.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($179.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($1139.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($155.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($165.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Total: $3861.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-05 01:43 AEST+1000

 

I have no clue what you want to do for storage. Also, you could throw another 1080 at it

[19_blackie_73]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6900K 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($1649.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($115.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($399.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Kingston FURY 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($356.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($405.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($405.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ACX 3.0 Video Card
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($339.00 @ Scorptec)
Total: $3867.00 +800-1000$ for the 1080 (isn't listed)
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-05 01:49 AEST+1000

 

you could switch to a xeon build but that would interfere with your fps aims because they are low clocked. (or get the 6950X for two additional cores and 4 threads more)

 

 

 

[MotoK]

Hi TheRandomness, thank you for taking the time to reply. I forgot all about IJK lol. I'll check out your suggestion. Thanks again.

[Virgule]

Wow, for that budget I could build you a beastly custom watercooled beauty !

[MotoK]

Hey Virgule. Indeed. I intend to. Here is a pic of a build I put together for a friend on the Z77 Platform. OCed to 4.8 24x7 stable.

[MotoK]

Hey 19_blackie_73, Thanks for the config. Overlooking now. Gonna need more caffeine haha.

 

[Virgule]

18 minutes ago, MotoK said:

Hey Virgule. Indeed. I intend to. Here is a pic of a build I put together for a friend on the Z77 Platform. OCed to 4.8 24x7 stable.

 

Nice to see some copper tubing used ! A natural way of making up for less radiator space. I like that picture a lot !