After many more hours of research I have modified what I am planning to use for my first build. This build will be used for video editing using Sony Vegas Pro 12 as well as some music production using Ableton. I MIGHT do some gaming in the future. I would love some feedback on my choices
PROCESSOR ($250): Intel Xeon E3-1230V3 Haswell 3.3GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1150 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80646E31230V3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116906 I have no need or desire to overclock. I will be getting a discrete graphics card.
MOTHERBOARD ($165): ASUS Z87-PRO (V EDITION) LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132046 I know, I know I don't need a Z87 board and could buy an H87 board since I won't be overclocking. BUT I do not want to go with a micro ATX board. That leaves one H87 option on Newegg which has only a handful of reviews. Yeah I know that there might not be a lot of reviews on it since there's "nothing to review" but I don't feel safe taking that chance. Plus, 3 of the slots are PCI and not PCI express...at least that's how I am interpreting what I am reading. Anyway, the board I am going with has enough good reviews to make me feel more comfortable purchasing it. It has plenty of PCI express slots as well.
VIDEO CARD ($170): EVGA 02G-P4-3753-KR GeForce GTX 750 Ti Superclocked 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487024
MEMORY ($130): Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model BLS2K8G3D1609ES2LX0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148663
SSD ($95): Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239045&ignorebbr=1 This will be my boot drive and hold the programs I will be using. I will be using Sony Vegas Pro 12 and Ableton Live 9.1 and of course the Microsoft Office products.
HDD ($90): Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148834&ignorebbr=1
POWER SUPPLY ($90): CORSAIR CSM Series CS550M 550W ATX12V v2.4 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139059
CASE: ($120): Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Gunmetal Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139013
PROCESSOR ($250): Intel Xeon E3-1230V3 Haswell 3.3GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1150 80W Quad-Core Server Processor BX80646E31230V3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116906 I have no need or desire to overclock. I will be getting a discrete graphics card.
MOTHERBOARD ($165): ASUS Z87-PRO (V EDITION) LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132046 I know, I know I don't need a Z87 board and could buy an H87 board since I won't be overclocking. BUT I do not want to go with a micro ATX board. That leaves one H87 option on Newegg which has only a handful of reviews. Yeah I know that there might not be a lot of reviews on it since there's "nothing to review" but I don't feel safe taking that chance. Plus, 3 of the slots are PCI and not PCI express...at least that's how I am interpreting what I am reading. Anyway, the board I am going with has enough good reviews to make me feel more comfortable purchasing it. It has plenty of PCI express slots as well.
VIDEO CARD ($170): EVGA 02G-P4-3753-KR GeForce GTX 750 Ti Superclocked 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487024
MEMORY ($130): Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model BLS2K8G3D1609ES2LX0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148663
SSD ($95): Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-Alone Drive) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239045&ignorebbr=1 This will be my boot drive and hold the programs I will be using. I will be using Sony Vegas Pro 12 and Ableton Live 9.1 and of course the Microsoft Office products.
HDD ($90): Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148834&ignorebbr=1
POWER SUPPLY ($90): CORSAIR CSM Series CS550M 550W ATX12V v2.4 and EPS 2.92 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139059
CASE: ($120): Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Gunmetal Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139013