Looking for a final check on my build for a new editing pc for 2500-2700$.

OliG

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Hello everyone!

I will soon begin studies in cinematography and I want a new pc to fit my needs. My budget is between 2500-2800$ Can, top. Here's is what I want to be able to do:

-Edit, most of the time, dslr fotages at 1080p. I will use adobe pro, photoshop and after effects. Maybe avid and pro tool in the future.

-Multitasking.

-Great overclocking performance.

-Relatively cool and quiet.

-Fast to stream and download movies, tv shows, etc.

-Be able to last more than 3 years without and upgrade.

Based on lot of research on the web and especially threads by Harm Millaard (adobe forum and ppmb7 site) that help me a lot, here's my build: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1KOyF

I will had to the build, in the future, 3 more 1TB disk and a raid controller like Areca or Lsi to put this in raid 3. <---(I'm still not 100% sure of this setup and the card to chose).

But before I buy anything, I need a final check on it.

-What do you think of it? Is it well balanced and ready for (professional usage)?

-Also, I'm from Canada so does anyone know a method to pay less (shipping, taxes, can dollar vs us dollar, etc). I've seen websites that give you a us address but I'm not sure if its safe or legit...

Thank you very much for your time to answer my questions!
 
Cooler - I can't see a Corsair H series cooler on any editing build..... cinematography generally involves sound and the H100 will be rather annoying at any CPU load over 50%. At the 1;30 mark in the linked video, the CPU hits 60% load ..... while editing, you are going to spending substantial time well above that.

http://martinsliquidlab.org/2013/03/12/swiftech-h220-vs-corsair-h100i-noise-testing/

RAM - For the most part, 2133 RAM is going for the same rate as 1866 .... might as well grab it before prices skyrocket any further

HD - The WD Blacks are 30% slower than the 7200.14's (193.5 vs 148.5). Your paying $85 per TB, the Seagate is less than half that per TB ($40.67). This will be huge advantage in video editing.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/desktop-hdd.15-st4000dm000-4tb,3494-3.html
$122 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844

Ya spending $240 on ya case / PSU combo. The PSU is not one I'd be comfortable using; the Storm Trooper Case gets a 9.0 rating here
http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=808&Itemid=61&limit=1&limitstart=6

The Corsair 500R case is a nice step up with a 9.25 rating and is only $120 after $10 MIR
http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=61&limit=1&limitstart=5
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009

Combined with the Corsair TX750 V2 gives ya a nice step up in quality for just $100 .... giving you a double upgrade in quality for the case / PSU and putting $20 back in ya pocket.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021
 

RealBeast

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It's a good setup, but I do a lot of Photoshop and Premiere work and if your $2800 cap is solid, I would think about going with a 4 core Haswell (i7-4770), which can OC with that liquid cooler, on an ASUS Z87 PLUS board, and add another SSD for a scratch disk (Adobe products love a separate scratch disk to boost performance), and a second monitor (although that could wait if it goes over budget).

I would not use RAID 3 for anything. I use a RAID 5 array on an Adaptec 7805 in my editing rig, and I would recommend that highly when you have another $1k or so for the card (also good but a little behind is a comparably priced LSI card 9260-8i), cables and drives. Buy the card in a kit with cables, it saves money.

edit: and I like Jack's suggestions!