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Hey Guys,

I'm looking to build a pc for video editing (my first time). I will be primarily using Adobe products such as Premiere Pro, After Effects etc (Keep in mind these programs use scratch disks for temporary file storage). Other programs that I plan on using are Z-Brush, Cinema 4D and Maya (3D modeling and texturing). Also, I do a lot of work with RED Epic footage (4-5k resolution raw video). Can you guys offer recommendations for a custom build? I only care about function (not looks) and my budget of $1000 is pretty firm.

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Intel i7 4770k. Gigabyte H87 motherboard. Cosair vengence blue 16GB SDRAM dual channel. Nvidia quadtro or Amd professional graphics card. Western digital 1TB hard drive. Coolermaster HAF 912 case. Antec earthwatts 650watts.
 
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If you don't plan on overclocking, something like this could work well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($133.61 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $998.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 07:58 EDT-0400)

The Xeon gives you i7 performance, but at a cheaper price. That SSD is big enough for your OS/Apps, and scratch drive as well. AMD cards are better with Maya, and that will be the most graphically intensive thing you do. Also with CS6 using OpenCL, AMD cards will fare well there too.
 
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AMD cards are marginally better with Maya under certain testing conditions. However, using Specviewperf 12's Maya test to judge card performance is less than ideal, since it is using Maya 2013 and Maya 2014 switched to DirectX 11.
 
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Transmaniacon: is over clocking a feature that would be tangibly beneficial to me? And why is it that the xeons give equivalent performance at a lower price point?
 
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Overclocking is a good way to get more performance out of your computer. It is likely you will see lower render times, and CPU intensive tasks should be faster. However you need an aftermarket CPU cooler to keep temperatures within reason.

The Xeon does not have integrated graphics, and can not be overclocked, this makes it a bit cheaper than the i7. Switching to an overclockable system is going to add about $150 to the cost, meaning you have to drop down your GPU and probably lose the SSD.

One thing to look into is how a mid-range gaming GPU compares to an entry level workstation card, in terms of Maya performance. This I am not sure on but maybe someone else can chime in.
 
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Will this "Asrock H91M-XT Plus 16GB DDR3 Intel Motherboard" work with the above CPU and the RAM?
 
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