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Hey There
I got a request from a friend of mine to build her a computer. She does video and image editing with Raw footage using Adobe softwares, Lightroon and Corel.
I searched the web and end up with these components
■ Mobo - Rampage IV Gene
■ Processor - Core i7 3820
■ Video - Geforce Quadro K2000
■ Memory - Kingston 16GB 1600Mhz 2x8
■ PSU - OCZ-ZX850W

Now about the storage
I tought about one SSD for the OS and Applications and a 7200RMP HDD for files
■ Storage1 - Samsung MZ-7TE250BW
■ Storage2 - Western Digital WD2002FAEX

Looking for some info like if these components are going to work well, i'm kinda worried about the price too, i don't want to scare her hehe.

Thanks.
 
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You're right about the price! Your bill will be over $2k. Your configuration looks good. Good CPU, RAM, mobo, graphics. The only thing I'd change is the RAM, and go with 4 DIMM's to take advantage of quad channel memory ("E" LGA 2011 X79 chipset supports it, it effectively doubles the memory bandwidth). It's a little more expensive to do it that way (buy 4, 4 GB sticks for $35-40 each), but for pro video it's worth it. For storage, I'd go with a RAID setup with 2 drives (RAID 1). That gives you data redundancy (protection) and increases the speed data flows across the SATA interface to the CPU and storage controller. You could go with an SSD boot disk with a HDD storage disk. That speeds up the boot times (from off to desktop) quite a...
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You're right about the price! Your bill will be over $2k. Your configuration looks good. Good CPU, RAM, mobo, graphics. The only thing I'd change is the RAM, and go with 4 DIMM's to take advantage of quad channel memory ("E" LGA 2011 X79 chipset supports it, it effectively doubles the memory bandwidth). It's a little more expensive to do it that way (buy 4, 4 GB sticks for $35-40 each), but for pro video it's worth it. For storage, I'd go with a RAID setup with 2 drives (RAID 1). That gives you data redundancy (protection) and increases the speed data flows across the SATA interface to the CPU and storage controller. You could go with an SSD boot disk with a HDD storage disk. That speeds up the boot times (from off to desktop) quite a bit over the standard HDD, and that continues through the Windows environment, so if you want speed, that's the one you want.

It's up to you. Either one would be fine, but for cost-effectiveness, a RAID setup with two 2 TB drives like the one you specified (the WD Blacks are more expensive than others) would be about the same as the SSD HDD combo. The SSD combo will be faster, but you lose data integrity in the event of a dead hard drive.

Also, you'll need a CPU cooler as the 3820 doesn't come with one. You can go air cooling, which works good for cheap, or water cooling, which works really good, is quieter, but it's expensive.
 
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Thanks for the answers,
Ultimate gamer dbz, i think the geforce quadro will be enough to do the job so i am satisfied with the GPU, since the next better model its almost double the price where i live, and about the Fx 8350 i have to change the mobo wich i'm familiarized. But hanks anyway =)

sirstinky

About the RAM i'm strictly to the Qualified Vendor List and my local store and that model is listed and i can purchase it, just want to know can i get 2 pairs of that model and work in quad channel or only if i get a dedicated model?

Storage is a tricky part
She wants speed so first thing i tought about is SSD for OS+applications and a fast HDD for files. But then i did some research and found that using 3 drivers is the sweet spot, leaving the SSD for OS+app , a big HDD for files and a third one for Scrath Disk wich may be HDD or SSD. Of course it will raise the price and i still need her to choose the case, wich i think is very personal, and get a cooling system. Anyway i will encourage her to make backups on some external driver just in case.
Thanks again

 
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All you need for quad channel is 4 sticks. Preferably, use the same brand and speed (you can get a 16 GB kit or buy the sticks separately, like two 8 GB kits of four 4 GB modules, or a kit with four 4 GB modules). If you can get the HyperX 4 GB modules, get four of them. If you're limited to 8 GB modules only, then it will be cheaper to go your original plan and run dual channel. Quad channel with 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) is really expensive, $350+ The 16 GB kit with 4four 4 GB modules (Kingston does make one in the HyperX) is about half that.

As far as storage, the SSD+Mechanical HDD is going to be the fastest hands-down. Definitely do a daily backup, use an automated backup program like SyncBack that will do it autonomously at regular intervals so you don't have to mess with it.
 
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