Workstation + Light Gaming Config Help

[DavePlays]

Hey guys. I will be heading to a new university next August with a major in video production. I'm designing a new system to handle all of my editing/rendering needs.

The system needs to be able to do the following:

• Edit/render/playback 4K, 5K, and 6K footage (from a Red Scarlet W)
• At least 6 physical cores + hyperthreading
• Play games
• 2 SSDs in RAID 0
• 2 HDDs in RAID 1

 

Here's a couple of configs I've thrown together. The only real differences are the CPU, Motherboard, and Cooler.

 

System 1 - ($2,179.29):

• CPU - Intel Core i7 7800X
• MOB - Asus Prime X299-A
• CPU COOLER - Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB 240 TT Premium Edition AIO Liquid Cooler (supports LGA 2066)
• RAM - Ballistix 4x8GB DDR4 2400MHz
• GPU - Asus ROG Strix GTX 1070Ti
• PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 (fully modular)
• BOOT - Samsung 250GB 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
• SSDs - 2x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO Sata III (in RAID 0)
• HDDs - 2x Seagate 2TB BarraCuda Sata III (in RAID 1)

 

System 2 - ($2,012.63):

• CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
• MOB - Asus Prime X370-Pro
• CPU COOLER - Corsair H80i v2 (supports AM4)
• RAM - Ballistix 4x8GB DDR4 2400MHz
• GPU - Asus ROG Strix GTX 1070Ti
• PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 (fully modular)
• BOOT - Samsung 250GB 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
• SSDs - 2x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO Sata III (in RAID 0)
• HDDs - 2x Seagate 2TB BarraCuda Sata III (in RAID 1)

 

Any noticeable pros/cons for each system?

[Jurrunio]

7800x is no match to the 8700k or even the locked 8700.

 

EVGA's G1 PSU isnt as good as it should be. Look for G2, G3, GQ or even other models from other brands like Corsair TXM, RMx, RMi, Seasonic Focus Gold, S12G for example

 

No need for an NVMe boot drive. Either go with a single SATA (even the cheap ones will do. Windows isnt that taxing on transfer speeds when booting) or just put it in the SSDs in RAID

 

Personally have 4 Seagate drives die on me out of 5 owned so I wouldnt buy them at all.

[seon123]

What programs will you use?

[brob]

Don't do too much work now. August is the far future when it comes to tech.

 

If you are going with a six core cpu, pick the i7-8700K. Has better performance than the i7-7800X.

 

Faster memory will make a difference.

 

Reconsider the storage scheme. I would suggest either a single large NVMe ssd and a RAID 1 hdd array. Or an even larger 2.5" ssd and a RAID 1 hdd array. Use hdd designed for NAS/RAID arrays.

 

Depending on the software that will be used, you may find a more powerful gpu worthwhile.

 

The EVGA G1 were so-so psu. Consider going with a G2, G3, Corsair RMx, or Seasonic Focus Plus Gold unit instead.