Pc for a friend

[Jake_1209]

I am by no means a computer expert but I do know a little more than most. A friend of mine asked me to throw together a workstation computer, he's using it for video editing as well as storing client information he has no concern for how it looks as long as it does what he wants. I'm wondering if there is any way I can either keep the same performance or small performance alterations for less money or if there are parts that you think are redundant for the purpose. This is what I have set up so far https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/2VtfyX Thank you! 

[SlipperyPete]

1 minute ago, Jake_1209 said:

I am by no means a computer expert but I do know a little more than most. A friend of mine asked me to throw together a workstation computer, he's using it for video editing as well as storing client information he has no concern for how it looks as long as it does what he wants. I'm wondering if there is any way I can either keep the same performance or small performance alterations for less money or if there are parts that you think are redundant for the purpose. This is what I have set up so far  https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/ Thank you! 

that link wont work. the link you want to send will be towards the top of the webpage

 

 

[Jake_1209]

5 minutes ago, SlipperyPete said:

that link wont work. the link you want to send will be towards the top of the webpage

 

 

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[r2724r16]

Is your friend using this PC for gaming at all?

 

And BTW, you should add a SSD to your build.

[Jake_1209]

2 hours ago, Rasbir Singh said:

Is your friend using this PC for gaming at all?

 

And BTW, you should add a SSD to your build.

Not at all mainly for video editing and as a storage computer for client information 

 

2 hours ago, valdyrgramr said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($387.50 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($195.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GT 1030 2GB Video Card  ($119.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Rosewill - Galaxy-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Memory Express) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($117.75 @ Vuugo) 
Monitor: ViewSonic - VA2055SM 19.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($112.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Total: $1216.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-30 20:26 EDT-0400

Honestly, I made only a few minor changes to make it more workstation-ish.  I would add a beefier nvidia gpu if your friend is using specific tools that might take advantage of the CUDA side, an SSD would be very helpful, and maybe up to the pro version of the OS/not required as useful as the other bits.

Thank you!

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 hours ago, Jake_1209 said:

Not at all mainly for video editing and as a storage computer for client information 

which programs will he be using?

[Christophe Corazza]

5 hours ago, Jake_1209 said:

storage computer for client information 

 

Depending on the importance of this information, you should consider a second HDD in RAID to safeguard that information in case of drive failure.

Losing all your business’ information can be devastating so this added security easily outweighs the minor cost of an HDD.

[Jake_1209]

18 hours ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

which programs will he be using?

Not 100 percent sure but I think he said something about Adobe pro? 

[Jake_1209]

15 hours ago, Christophe Corazza said:

 

Depending on the importance of this information, you should consider a second HDD in RAID to safeguard that information in case of drive failure.

Losing all your business’ information can be devastating so this added security easily outweighs the minor cost of an HDD.

If I put the drives in raid don't they all fail if one of them does?

 

[Christophe Corazza]

11 minutes ago, Jake_1209 said:

If I put the drives in raid don't they all fail if one of them does?

 

It depends on which type of RAID that you are running.

In case of 2 HDDs in RAID 0, you have a beneficial speed increase, however, when 1 of the drives fails you’re basically screwed.

Using 2 HDDs in RAID 1 gives you the advantage of data security when one of the drives is toasted.

From there on you have more complicated RAID configurations. The most common are RAID 10, RAID 5 and it’s altered version RAID 6. All of them will give you higher read and write speeds and more data security compared to a single drive.

 

So if that data is very important for your business, you should really think about buying at least 2 drives and configuring them in RAID 1 (= only data security and no speed increase).

[Jake_1209]

On 2018-05-31 at 4:58 PM, Christophe Corazza said:

 

It depends on which type of RAID that you are running.

In case of 2 HDDs in RAID 0, you have a beneficial speed increase, however, when 1 of the drives fails you’re basically screwed.

Using 2 HDDs in RAID 1 gives you the advantage of data security when one of the drives is toasted.

From there on you have more complicated RAID configurations. The most common are RAID 10, RAID 5 and it’s altered version RAID 6. All of them will give you higher read and write speeds and more data security compared to a single drive.

 

So if that data is very important for your business, you should really think about buying at least 2 drives and configuring them in RAID 1 (= only data security and no speed increase).

Thank you!

[brob]

I'd suggest that if at all possible the budget be increased a bit.

 

I'd also suggest a higher resolution monitor. I came across LG - 29UM59-P 29.0" 2560x1080 75Hz Monitor which is quite well priced from one merchant at the moment.