$2500 Video Editing/Motion Graphic System Build, Links Included, Recommendations?

i will say this a amd 7970 ghz card might be faster for video edditing since nvida artificaly capted the 6 and 7 serries cards compute preformance take a look at the computer benchmaks here at the botom http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/768?vs=829

also if there is no overlocking drop a k series processor

A gpu has no effect on video rendering. You don't need a high end GPU for this build, a good CPU as a replacement would help. For example, wait for an i7 4930X and install it. But for now, you may want to overclock the CPU so just keep the 4770k for the future and install an aftermarket cooler.

yes but adobie creative suit apps can run on a gpu which can be faster link http://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2013/05/improved-gpu-support-in-adobe-premiere-pro-cc.html

beat me to it, I would go with a workstation type card over a gaming card. They cost more for a reason, its what they are made to do.

That's only in that version ^__^

jorberg,

For an alternative view, in place of gaming /consumer components, I suggest consideration of a Xeon > ECC RAM > Quadro workstation system. Rendering is one of the few tasks that can use all the available cores, and in my experience> going from a single to dual 4 core Xeons, this makes a noticeable difference, so my recommendation is to use a six core Xeon in place of the four core i7. In a higher budget system, I would recommend dual six core Xeons. Having six cores for rendering, the single and double precision, error correcting RAM, Quadro graphic card with error correcting VRAM, drivers that are optimized for Adobe CS and CUDA co-processing will provided artifact free renderings, up to 128X anti-aliasing (instead of 16X), high quality shadows and color gradients (no rainbowing), complete stability, 10- bit color, full Premiere and CAD viewport capabilities and much more. Autodesk, Dessault (Solidworks and Catia), Adobe, and many others are provided NVIDIA "partnered", certified drivers for their products. The graphics card I use, a Quadro FX 4800 (384 bit, 192 CUDA, 1.5GB) even had a special version called the "Quadro CX" that was specifically made for the CS4 Suite that I still use. >

http://www.nvidia.com/object/media-and-entertainment.html

Also, this approach suggests separating the OS and application drive on the SSD and a large (2TB) 6GB/s mechanical drive for the files to separate the read /write functions.

BambiBoom PixelDozer Cadaedigrapharific IV®©™℞ > Image/ Video Processing / Effects / Editing Workstation _$2,500_6.24.13

1. Xeon E5-1650 6-core 3.2 /3.8GHz $600

2. ASRock X79 Extreme3 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $190

3. Kingston16GB (2X 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 ECC Unbuffered Server Memory w/TS Intel Model KVR16E11/8I $150.

4. NVIDIA Quadro K4000 VCQK4000-PB 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card $800 ( > The Quadro K4000 (3GB), released in May is producing fantastic results.) ( An alternative to the K4000- which emphasizes 3D more, would be to spend $700-$800 on a pair of used Quadro FX 5800 in SLI. These are 512- bit, 240 CUDA and 4GB memory (new, $3,200) and were considered when new as specialist video editing cards.[ http://www3.pny.com/QuadroPDFs/NV_DS_QFX_5800_US_Sep08_PNY_LowRes.pdf ] The memory bandwidth is greater than the Quadro 4000 (which is 256 bit , 256 CUDA) (FX5800=102 to Quadro 4000 =89.6, K4000= 130). With a total of 8GB video memory, you could edit feature films running dual 2560 X 1440 monitors. The 2D performance of the previous generation Quadros is excellent- in a good system, an $80 used FX 3800 (1GB) can surpass a Quadro 4000 and K4000 in 2D.

5. SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $100 (OS and Applications)

6. Seagate NAS HDD ST2000VN000 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive $130 (Files and backup)

7. LIAN LI PC-A75 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $182

8. SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply $150 (This is sized to allow for possible dual GPU's)

9. Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit - OEM $140

10. COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler $35

11. Optical Drive from previous system

This system with the Quadro K4000 would be excellent for Maya and 3D CAD as well


TOTAL > $2,477.

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In my view, based on twenty years using CAD, photo editing, and rendering applications, above a fairly low image quality expectation, content creation systems are very different from content consumption systems. Because of the optimization for this kind of system by software developers like Autodesk and Adobe, and in the quality and direction of development of the video drivers, these systems can be substantially faster in workstation application than consumer systems, and with error correction in both system and video RAM, the reliability and freedom from crashes saves a lot of time. As can be seen in the above suggested specification, these qualities need not be outrageously more expensive.

Cheers,

BambiBoom

[Dell Precision T5400 > 2X Xeon X5460 quad core @ 3.16GHz, 16 GB ECC , Quadro FX 4800 (1.5GB), WD RE4 / Segt Barcd 500GB > Windows 7 Ult > AutoCad, Revit, Solidworks, Sketchup, Adobe CS MC, Corel Technical Designer, WP Office, MS Office]

head over to adobe's site or better yet call them and ask them what would be better. If the card does not fall under their recommended card list they will not help you if you have a problem.

No, past 1600Mhz there isn't much change in speed.