Video editing / Gaming Build under $2,000 (help please)

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alphasiren

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Hi there - I'm looking to build my first computer. Before I go and buy anything, I was hoping to get some recommendations on the best setup for my needs. Here's my primary uses for the computer:

1. I do a lot of video editing, so I need something that can handle that.

2. I'd like something that will be able to handle gaming as well.

3. I want to setup 3 monitors to make the editing process more efficient and when gaming I would like to be able to make the game span across all three monitors.

I would like to get this built for under $2,000, not including monitors. If you have suggestions on a good monitor with thin bezels so it looks good spanning across all 3 screens, that would be very helpful as well!

Thanks for all of your help, much appreciated!
 
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For 2000$ you can get a really good build, but once you'll go triple monitor, you're gonna have some trouble, the FPS will decrease to 33% of the original performance, can you spend anything more? And if you really wanna play on three monitors, some games will do fine, others however won't be playable in 1080p ultra settings, BF3 or the upcoming BF4 will be playable only in medium settings if you want high framerates in large maps.
 
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You will want a nice SSD for WoW. It can be very helpful for loading chucks of the world(not to mention when you put your rendering distance far, it looks amazing.

I will make a build soon.

Also a question, is there a microcenter near you

Also try considering an IPS 1440p monitor instead of a 3 screen. looks much nicer and you can just get a cheap monitor for some side work.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.53 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($117.13 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($554.10 @ Amazon)
Total: $2072.68
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-06 23:02 EDT-0400)

a little bit over, if it bothers you, you can switch the 256GB SSD into a 128GB SSD.

or just switch the monitor to a 1080p IPS monitor(i still wouldn't bother with triple screen)
 
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This build can be improved, I need a max. budget and I will fix up something good.
 
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CPU: hIntel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (Newegg $330)
CPU Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler (Newegg $35)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (OuletPC $131.40)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Tigerdirect $139.27)
SSD: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Amazon $104.15)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Amazon $93.82)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (Amazon $400)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case (Amazon $153.98)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS (Newegg $130)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (Newegg $90)

Total: 1067.62. Shipping include..
 
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That last build is crazy, if you have the extra cash, get a 780 or a second 770. Although I'd suggest a single 780.
 
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780 has higher performance ; 770 has better performance per dollar.....

780 has 14% more performance ... at 1920 x 1080
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_7...

770 has 29% more performance per dollar ... at 1920 x 1080
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_7...

780 doesn't worth that much money, they don't have that many differences. Is better for him to buy twins 770s.. GTX 780 perform faster because of the 3GB..
 
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Here is a good monitor 27" 2560*1440 http://www.amazon.com/QNIX-QX2710-LED-Evolution-2560x1440/dp/B00BUI6S3Y

Then build like this.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pgUG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pgUG/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pgUG/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($233.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($683.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Black Pearl) ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Rosewill Tachyon 750W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $2109.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 10:19 EDT-0400)

For one video card 550-650w psu is enough. For two 780 maybe 800-100w is good to have.
Couple good psu if SLI is plan.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p11000belx

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-tachyon1000

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-x850

Memory is 1.65V so if you like better 1.5V then maybe this:
2* http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00

The new Intel 4930k is coming soon so maybe better wait a bit longer :)

 
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Just had the need to correct you.

780 is faster because it is on a different platform. 770 uses the previous generation 600 series platform which is why 2GB vram is the limit for it. Yes there are 4GB 770s but those are close to useless and have the same performance if not worse than a 2GB because of lentancy issues. The newer platform GK110 is used by the titan and the 780 which can handle more than 2GB vram and is much better at higher resolution(pretty much made for beyond 1080p unlike the 770)

Also don't bother with ASrock extreme4/6 this time around. It does not have nearly as much things included than something from Gigabyte or ASUS.

Also, you did some wrong math on how much your build costs.
Total is $1605

Which is $100 more than my build(without monitor) and using some inferior parts
 
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alphasiren

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Thanks for the heads up on the Intel 4930k - any idea on the release date? I may want to wait it out for that if not too far way. Thanks!
 
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