$2000 Gaming / Video Editing PC - Suggestions?

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Arcturus314

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Here is the current build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1T1Ut
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1T1Ut/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1T1Ut/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($333.98 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($260.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 CA-PH530-B1 Black ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 800W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $1999.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-25 10:27 EDT-0400)

I would like to keep the 4TB of hard drive storage for videos and the SSD for Windows 8. Is it worth it to upgrade the RAM to 16 GB? Suggestions for improvement are welcome!
 
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That's still a pretty good start. There's better RAM (better to get 2 x 8GB instead of 4 x 4GB), SSDs, and PSUs you could get. This would be a better build IMO, and it's a bit over budget (mainly because of the ridiculous RAM prices right now):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600...
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for video editting, 16 GB would not be a bad idea.......and although you would have to do some research, you might want to consider Socket 2011/X79 cpu/mobo although they are slightly more expensive. What monitor(s) will you be using?
 
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Currently I have a 1080p monitor but am planning to add another.

 
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Is raid 0 hard to set up?
 
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Here is the revised build. Suggestions still welcome!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1T4mE
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1T4mE/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1T4mE/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 CA-PH530-B1 Black ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 800W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $1924.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-25 13:59 EDT-0400)


 
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That's still a pretty good start. There's better RAM (better to get 2 x 8GB instead of 4 x 4GB), SSDs, and PSUs you could get. This would be a better build IMO, and it's a bit over budget (mainly because of the ridiculous RAM prices right now):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($132.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital WD SE 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($205.66 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($663.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($134.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2132.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-25 14:14 EDT-0400)

- Cleaned up the RAM
- Better cooler
- Better SSD
- Super Flower quality PSU
- Windows 7 Pro lifts 16GB RAM ceiling (needed for video editing)
 
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Thanks for the help, I think I will use your build. One question: I thought 4x4 GB RAM is better than 2x8 GB because of increased bandwidth, is it the other way around?
 
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I would go with something like this -

Note - CF 280x's beat the 780 for less money, however if you don't like CF then you could always settle for the r9 290x for $588 which still beats the 780.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.98 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: PNY 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($316.13 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($316.13 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($82.79 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1856.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-25 15:12 EDT-0400)
 
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Has nothing to do with bandwidth, the 2 x 8GB configuration will allow you to add another 2 x 8GB configuration for a total of 32GB. Which is also why I went with 7 Pro instead of 8 or Home Premium because if you're doing video editing, you need all the RAM you can get. And Windows 7 Pro lifts the 16GB RAM limit that Home Premium and 8 standard have.

Note - CF 280x's beat the 780 for less money, however if you don't like CF then you could always settle for the r9 290x for $588 which still beats the 780.
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Yeah I agree, I think I would go with the 290X if you can get one right now.
 
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Really? I read that windows 8 (non professional) supports 128 GB RAM.

Anyway here is the updated build with a new PSU, GPU, RAM, and SSD.

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($127.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card ($585.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 CA-PH530-B1 Black ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $1923.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-25 19:45 EDT-0400)
 
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