Final Options For First Ever Build: Do You See Any Problems With It? (Video Editing, Graphics, Photoshop)

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Hi everyone,

Thanks again for all who have provided valuable and informative feedback. These forums (and other similar sites) have been a huge help and provided me with an option to attempt my own build in a somewhat informed fashion, so thanks. I hope I can return the favor some day!

Here is my latest build for a machine I would like to build to do HD video editing and After Effects, plus photoshop, internet, office, etc... Do you see any issues or problems with it?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($243.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($310.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($96.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VE278H 27.0" Monitor ($222.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $1974.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-09 07:42 EDT-0400)

Thanks for your feedback, it is appreciated.

Paolo
 
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Do you people realize, this is not a gaming build?

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CS6-GPU-Acceleration-162/
http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Photoshop-CS6-GPU-Acceleration-161/

Anything more than 660 does not bring any performance boost. The 4930k does the considerably job faster than the LGA 1150 processors.

P.S Nice choice on the monitor. Be sure to get a 2nd one as soon as possible. It really is that much more convenient.
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Change processor, mobo and GPU. Choose a corei5 processor, 780ti for GPU and For mobo get any z87 chipset mobo
 

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Do you people realize, this is not a gaming build?

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CS6-GPU-Acceleration-162/
http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Photoshop-CS6-GPU-Acceleration-161/

Anything more than 660 does not bring any performance boost. The 4930k does the considerably job faster than the LGA 1150 processors.

P.S Nice choice on the monitor. Be sure to get a 2nd one as soon as possible. It really is that much more convenient.
 
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That's a hell of a spec, my only changes might be to upgrade to a 770 w/ 4 GB of video memory - after effects and photoshop are resource thiefs. I used a 660 on a build for a new graphic designer and it gets a little hung up when she's doing a large render. Not horrible, but definitely noticeable. Not sure that the 4930k is pivotable unless you're doing 3D modeling or video animation, a 4770k w/ a ASRock Z87 Pro4 motherboard would probably be more than sufficient and it would save you enough to cover the cost of the upgraded card. If and when they release the new Haswell-Extreme processors I would be interested to see their performance.
 

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A large render of what?

After Effects renders on CPU only. It does use the GPU for some 3D features and preview:

From Adobe website:

"The GPU features in After Effects CS6 and later can be thought of in three categories:

GPU-accelerated ray-traced 3D renderer (CUDA on specific graphics cards)
Fast Draft mode and Hardware BlitPipe (OpenGL with somewhat stringent requirements)
OpenGL swap buffer (OpenGL with looser requirements)"

The Photoshop and PP, I covered with benchmarks in the other post.
 

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Thanks, agree on monitors. Initially was going to get two 22" for about 120 each, but then was informed I'd want 2ms monitors, not the 5ms I chose. So grabbed the 27" above, will definitely get another one soon.

 

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Interesting. Thanks. I did look at the 770, but brought it down to 760 for cost. I also had the 4770k in an earlier build but obviously switched that, too. Is THIS the mobo you reference? Big cost difference from one I have currently.

 

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The Z87 motherboards are entirely different than the X79, it is 2 different sockets with 2 different price tags. Z87 accommodate the quad Core I7s, while the X79 accommodate the 6 core I7s (there is the 4 core 3820/4820, which is an upgraded 3770k). You can not switch processors between those.

Also, for video editing, 5 ms is perfectly fine. When you edit a normal 24 frames per sec. videos, you get 0.40 ms for each of the frames. If you have 60 fps interlaced footage - you get 0.016 s - 8 ms for 1 half and 8 ms for 2nd half. Any monitor with 5 ms is good. All those 2ms/1ms monitors are a marketing gimmick. Some gamers may say it makes a difference and etc. etc. but games have variable fps. Footage doesn't.
 

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Thanks for all your input Shneiky. I went ahead with the build seen above. Looking forward to trying to put it all together! Though I see a lot of reviews on Newegg reporting trouble with the Asus Mobo I selected.
 

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Almoust all X79 motherboards need a BIOS flash to work with 4820 4930 and 4960 CPUs. All the 2011 motherboards were made for 3820 3930 and 3960/3970 with the promise of the new generation working with only bios update. Anyway, if you get a board with older bios, you just need a USB stick and some very careful, step-by-step reading and execution.

And also: on most Asrock, Asus, MSI, EVGA X79 motherboards there are such rants. All the people that got a problem will post, but just a tiny part of the ones who are happy will write.
 

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Thanks Shneiky. How will I know if I need to update the bios?

 

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Depending on when the motherboard was produced, it may ship with either an older BIOS that does not support the 4000 series I7 or you may get one that supports it. If after assembly, the machine does not boot properly and you hear beeps - than the case is that the motherboard has an older BIOS. If you get the DRAM LED (a LED lamp which indicates problem with the RAM) than that is a certain sign you need the newer BIOS. If you need a new BIOS, you need a USB stick and another laptop/computer with internet. You can download the new BIOS from Asus website. Before you flash the BIOS, be sure to carefully read the instructions and execute them fully and in the correct order. Else you might brick the board. It is not a hard procedure, you just need to do it properly.

P.S Before jumping to conlusions and flashing the BIOS, make sure the problem is not else where - like a loose connection or a cable not plugged in or improperly plugged cables.
 

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Thanks man. These are good options. I plan on purchasing a second monitor. Will review yours for sure.

 

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Oh man, thanks! Hope I get a new unit. Otherwise, seems iffy, but I'll do my best!

 

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Thanks! Have delivery of all parts except the mobo. Going to try and build it soon!