New build planning for Video Editing and some gaming

[ejnaneswar]

Hi guys and girls! Thank you all for such a nice helpful forum. I have been browsing through other threads and found out what a nice place this is!
Here is what I am looking at in my new PC build : 
Location and Budget : 
I am from Hyderabad, India. My budget is around 3,500 USD (or 2.5 lakhs) Bringing it down to 3000 $ would be great though, but I am not seeing how.
Aim : 
My aim with this PC build is to build a computer for some heavy video editing, 3d work and some gaming.  I am a Permaculture Designer, teacher and a consultant. I plan to release an online course on permaculture, which will contain videos of lectures and many DIY sustainable technologies and practices. The content is something like 400 hours of 1080p video. Each video will typically be half an hour to 2 hours long, edited from a lot of files, with pictures, etc. Lots of color correction, audio post processing etc., also might end up happening.  I plan to edit all of that on my new system, plus some after effects work and photoshop work, along with a few renders in blender 3d. My previous profession was 3d animation, and I am looking to revamp that in the latter part of next year. Also, I will be editing huge banners to be printed for various events, so I have to work with huge files in photoshop.
The place I stay is quite hot (up to 48 degrees C in summers) and even though I have an air conditioner, if I set it to anywhere below 25 degrees, I end up catching cold. So, heat is an issue I have to deal with in my build. Dust is another. My house is right by the side of a busy road, and lots of dust ends up here. I would like to dust proof my pc as much as possible with possibilities to clean.
Software I use prominently : Da Vinci Resolve, Adobe creative suite (I already have subscription) and Blender 3d.
Games : Total War Series, Civilization, Bradman Cricket 14, and other strategy games mainly. Although occasional driving games.
Monitors : 
I already have a 27 inch monitor that is 1080 p. I am looking into buying another one for my editing set up. I do not know the model of my monitor (since im typing this on my laptop away from home) and dont know which one to pick.
Peripherals : 
I already have the keyboard, mouse, graphics tablet, headphones and speakers that I love. No need to buy any new versions of those.
Reason for upgrading : 
My last build of a pc was in 2006 when I built a dual CPU system with Athlons and a tyan tiger mother board. After 2008, I moved away from my animation career, so laptops were sufficient for me. Now, I am using a hp pavilion dv6 i7 version with geforce GT 630M processor. The laptop is heating up and getting cranky (been using it for 4 years) and also not quite powerful for my editing needs. Takes too long to render to make it viable too.
Also, most importantly, I am not looking at any major upgrades (other than RAM and may be adding another card in SLI two years down the line) for another 3 years.

After looking at a lot of videos (binge watched for the past 5 days) and looking up websites, I came up with this following set up (newegg, hardwire.in and pcpartpicker)

CPU : Intel i7 6800k 
CPU cooler : Corsair H100i
Motherboard : Asus X99 Deluxe ii
RAM : Gskillz Trident series 64 GB 3200 ghz RAM (25600 pc4) 4 sticks of 16 gb for quad channel
Graphics Card : MSI GTX 1080 Sea Hawk X (for future SLI possibilities buying another one cheap later next year)
PSU : Corsair Hx 1000i
Storage : 
Samsung 950 Pro M.2 512 MB, 
Samsung 850 EVO 1TB, 
Toshiba X300 4TB (dual Raid 0)
Cabinet : Cooler Master HAF XB EVO 

O.S : Windows 10 Pro

 

The above might look like (as linus says) selecting the top choice by filtering with 'highest price'..  But after watching quite a few 'benchmark' videos, I could not bring myself down much. And I do want to overclock. 

Did I miss any crucial parts? Also I have no idea about how to select specialized fans for the cabinet. Also, I am not at all concerned with looks. Only performance for a long long time to come.
I was binge watching a lot of videos on hardware and build logs, etc., for the past four days. So, let me go back and watch a few more as I wait for your replies.
Any suggestions, corrections, component swaps suggested are welcome both for performance boosts and to cut down prices.
Thank you all in advance.
Cheers!
DJ

 

P.S.  I can wait till Sept 30th if you guys think the prices will come down a lot. I need my system ready by October 10th at the latest.
 

[gtx1060=value]

Are you sure you can't wait until black friday?

[ejnaneswar]

Well, I have to buy it from India, and usually black friday discounts do not happen here, nor do they apply on websites that sell to India.

[Zeinone]

Wow, this is one of the most complete threads I've stumbled upon. You fully explained what you need, what you use, when you need it... +1 for that.
-Now for the PC, personally great choice. Only thing I'd maybe do is get an NZXT Kraken x61 instead of the 100i for a more stable temperature at a higher overclock, and I'm not sure if you need 64gb. I'm working in Unreal Engine 4 and ZBrush, along with Sony vegas, Adobe after effects.... And my 32gb handle it pretty well in quad channel.
-For gaming, don't worry that beast will play anything you throw at it.
-And finally if you're looking for a monitor, look for a 4k maybe if the money is okay. The GTX 1080 + you as a  permaculture designer + a 4k monitor will do wonders, but they don't come cheap so keep that in mind!

Good luck!

[Tim Serious]

try physical stores near Hyderabad they will have lot cheaper than amazon.in .... 

[ejnaneswar]

I looked up around CTC in paradise center.. new egg india (even with shipping and taxes added) and hardwire.in are about a 1000 Rs cheaper on pretty much everything.

[Matias_Chambers]

Do you prioritize gaming or editing more? 

[ejnaneswar]

Editing definitely and 3d contour work, modeling and animation.. but cannot resist civilization 5 and the upcoming civ 6.

[Matias_Chambers]

Just now, ejnaneswar said:

Editing definitely.. but cannot resist civilization 5 and the upcoming civ 6.

Okay, remember to quote people when you reply.

[ejnaneswar]

2 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

Okay, remember to quote people when you reply.

Sure thing!! 

[Matias_Chambers]

You don't need more than an 850W PSU for SLI. And what do you need Windows Pro for? 

[ejnaneswar]

Talking with some NGOs and UN people requires some software that requires win 10. Thanks for the input on 850W PSU. Will that be fine if I later on increase my hard drives to a raid 10 or something?

[ejnaneswar]

34 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

You don't need more than an 850W PSU for SLI. And what do you need Windows Pro for? 

Talking with some NGOs and UN people requires some software that requires win 10. Thanks for the input on 850W PSU. Will that be fine if I later on increase my hard drives to a raid 10 or something?

[Matias_Chambers]

Just now, ejnaneswar said:

Talking with some NGOs and UN people requires some software that requires win 10. Thanks for the input on 850W PSU. Will that be fine if I later on increase my hard drives to a raid 10 or something?

Yes, you could even go with something like 650W, but I would go with atleast 750W just to be safe. 

[ejnaneswar]

1 hour ago, Zeinone said:

Wow, this is one of the most complete threads I've stumbled upon. You fully explained what you need, what you use, when you need it... +1 for that.
-Now for the PC, personally great choice. Only thing I'd maybe do is get an NZXT Kraken x61 instead of the 100i for a more stable temperature at a higher overclock, and I'm not sure if you need 64gb. I'm working in Unreal Engine 4 and ZBrush, along with Sony vegas, Adobe after effects.... And my 32gb handle it pretty well in quad channel.
-For gaming, don't worry that beast will play anything you throw at it.
-And finally if you're looking for a monitor, look for a 4k maybe if the money is okay. The GTX 1080 + you as a  permaculture designer + a 4k monitor will do wonders, but they don't come cheap so keep that in mind!

Good luck!

Thanks! Going with The Kraken!!

[ejnaneswar]

1 minute ago, Matias_Chambers said:

Yes, you could even go with something like 650W, but I would go with atleast 750W just to be safe. 

Cool, going with 850.   CORSAIR HXi Series HX850i 850W 80 PLUS PLATINUM it is!!

[ejnaneswar]

Looking at my choice of cabinet, it seems I chose the wrong one, considering the dust problem. Thinking about going with Phanteks Enthoo Pro Series PH-ES614P_BK Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case Because of the 6 internal 3.5 drive bays for future raid 10 kind of set up. 

[Zeinone]

15 hours ago, ejnaneswar said:

Looking at my choice of cabinet, it seems I chose the wrong one, considering the dust problem. Thinking about going with Phanteks Enthoo Pro Series PH-ES614P_BK Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case Because of the 6 internal 3.5 drive bays for future raid 10 kind of set up. 

It's good, fits the Kraken aswell as everything else pretty much, but it's a big case so save room for it

[ejnaneswar]

So, from the few eyeballs that this thread got, so far, it seems my build is fine. Or is it? Any suggestions before I got out and buy? Two things I still am having doubts about are storage and RAM. I am seriously considering coming down from 64 gigs of ram to 32 gigs. Same Gskillz trident series 3200 ghz (pc4 25600) 4 sticks of 8gigs kit. If later on needed, upgrading it to 64gb (which most videos are saying not necessary anyways). 

 

Regarding storage, I am reading online, (and am not able to come to a decisive conclusion, and am unable to understand specs on the mobo and ssd pages online) is that some websites are saying asus x99 deluxe II does not support m.2 pro 950 samsung drive. Is that true, is that issue resolved? My plan was to make this one the bootable drive. Is that ok?

Also, many people are sticking in two ssds (one for read and one for write) for improving render times. If so, which ones are the best bang for the buck is my other question. I picked up, in my build above,  one 850 evo I TB. Should I go instead for a double ssd? As mentioned above, my video files are going to be giganormous. Is this going to help, or two 512 ones suffice, etc.

 

Thanks in advance!

[ejnaneswar]

Any answers on the SSD question my awesome friends?