1080 ti Buying a PC for VFX and Video Editing

[samvanik]

Hi Friends,

 

I finished my studies in Post production, with a good background in IT but not too good with hardware lol,

 

My Budget is $2500 to $2800 CAD

If I can save money that would be great (who doesn't want to save)

 

 

So here is what I am planning to build,

 

Preference as below:

 

GPU:                                 1080 ti 11 GB (guide me which company)     heard that EVGA is coming up with liquid cooling.

CPU:                                  i7-7700 K (if any other preference guide me which one )

Motherboard:                    (guide me which one) might go for SLI in future. over-clock needed for performance. 

RAM:                                 16 GB to 32 GB  (2400-3200 )      (if there is no RGB it's ok, that way i will be able to spend money in other components)

Storage:                             512 GB M.2  and 2 TB hard-drive

CPU Cooler:                     (guide me which one) which keeps the CPU real cool. Liquid cooling prefered

PSU:                                 (guide me which one) 

 

Case:                                not looking for fancy but has good specs.

Monitor:                            If it can come in the budget, or else I'll throw some more money to get one, but your suggestions are still worth diamonds  

 

Also throw suggestions on where can I save money and your comments on this build will really be appreciated.

 

Love you all tech lovers.

Waiting for your suggestions.

[dizmo]

There's a place for this....and it's not here...

[domandric034]

@TheRandomness Move thread please.

 

@samvanik 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($406.95 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($74.98 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($138.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($189.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($238.75 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.75 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($1044.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.46 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.72 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $2441.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-10 21:25 EDT-0400

Try to find 4k monitor. It is very good for video editing

[TheRandomness]

-Thread moved to New Builds and Planning.

[Le Sulfur]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($406.95 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($74.98 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($230.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($364.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($242.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($104.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($1059.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($140.60 @ shopRBC) 
Total: $2745.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-10 22:18 EDT-0400

 

32 Gigs of ram, will be nice if you do a lot of heavy editing, you need an x370 board if you ever want to add a second gpu, ryzen 7 1700 is pretty good for vfx and video editing, you get 8 core/16 threads instead of 4/8 for a 7700k, though the 7700k is still a solid performer. Decent liquid cooler, could get a better one for like 40 bucks more with a 240 mm rad instead of a 120. Also a white, nice looking color theme, if you're into that.

[t33to]

For VFX, isn't Quaddro or FireGL what you want?

[samvanik]

I have heard about Quaddro or FireGL, but they are pretty expensive if I go with a good one. 

Indeed I really appreciate all your suggestions. I am very thankful.

 

About Ryzen 1700 having 8 core/16 threads is what would be awesome with the price they have. 

 

 

If there is still more ideas or suggestions, all are welcome as it will guide this poor me a lot. 

 

Thanks again...