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hi , i'm planned to build my first PC rigs to support my job for photo editing & video editing in advertising company & fashion magazine because my Macs start a little sluggish nowadays...

mostly i'm work with Photoshop CS6, Premiere Pro CS6, After Effect CS6, Lightroom & Capture One Pro 8 with large files ...

here's my planned build :

- Z97 Chipset planned build http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ClemenzaCordova/saved/nryQzy

- X99 Chipset planned build http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ClemenzaCordova/saved/VybcCJ

based on what i understand , Z97 build needs 1321W power & X99 build needs 1408W power ...


with Z97 configuration , will single Corsair AX1500i is have enough power ??! ..

with X99 configuration , should i go with two Corsair AX1500i ??! ...

lets say, with X99 configuration i should go with two Corsair AX1500i, what case to fit dual PSU ??! ...




regards.


Gery Revandra
 
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Z97 build has barely enough power, but your X99 build uses too much under full load to be healthy for the PSU, so only the first build is viable unless you cut down on GPUs. I truly consider dual 295X's to be overkill and likely half of their power won't even be used by your applications.

Yes, only one 295X2 is able to drive 2 monitors, both at 4K resolution, no problem. You don't need 2 cards for that.

And if you only get a single 295X2, then 1000W PSU is a more optimal solution than 1500W.

You will be able to handle everything with one 295X2.
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Sir, both builds are horribly wrong in terms of graphics cardware. You could do with 1/3rd the power consumption and still have more than enough video processing power for editing, in fact you could have even faster solution. Let me overhaul this, you will certainly get all you want but much more optimized for professional work.
 
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Ok, here is the situation: you picked two GAMING cards with two gaming graphics chips for video editing. You are wasting most of the card's power, since Crossfire is not supported in video editing applications, at least not on a professional level.

You need a professional graphics card(s) to do the job, sir.

Nvidia makes Quadro cards, while AMD makes FirePro cards.

From AMD camp, I would take a single (SINGLE!) FirePro W8100 or W9100. Each of them is capable of driving 3x4K monitors without any crossfiring, use way less power than the both cards you picked, and are in fact way faster for video editing; they have a specialized and higly optimized set of drivers for professional work and for acceleration in applications you will be using. That cannot be matched by any gaming card today, not only in terms of performance, but also in terms of quality of the output (gaming cards are essentially the same as professional ones, but some features are deliberately disabled in them via drivers; pro cards also get much more RAM and much more video outputs).

Should only one card not meet your expectations (highly doubt it, but you never know), you can always add another one.

So, this is the card:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-video-card-100505738

Or this one (3 times more expensive):

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-video-card-100505725

Also check Nvidia's Quadro graphics cards and Tesla computing acceleration cards. Depending on your needs, they might be more suitable for your workload.

And this is the PSU I would get (supports even 2 cards for the future):

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-platinum1000

 
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hi herrwizo, thanks for your reply ... really appreciated ...

planned build above is based by my friend system that works in another advertising company & production house which works in 4K format like me too ....

in my opinion , his build system really impressive .( and expensive of course ) ..

of course i'm interested in Nvidia Quadro & AMD FirePro , but both Nvidia & AMD dealer here in Indonesia didn't sell any Quadro & FirePro cards...

both sell highest gaming GPU line ( GTX Titan Z & R9 295X2 ) but not Quadro & FirePro, so we don't have many options here ... :'(

i ask both representative asking about availability of Quadro & FirePro cards, but they both have bad customer service ...

ordering Quadro & FirePro from outside Indonesia is almost impossible , customs here apllying crazy tax & high administrative cost , also risk of losing expensive stuff in delivery is quite risky ...

so mostly all of advertising agency & production house here use GTX 780 / GTX 880 / GTX 980 in SLI mode or R9 290 / R9 290X2 in CrossFire ...





regards.


Gery.
 
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pardon my question, but what benefit using Titan Z over R9 295X2 for photo editing & video editing in 4K ??! ...

with all my respect, as far i know most of software that i used (Adobe Creative Suite 6) didn't use CUDA acceleration , but Open GL ...

CS6 System Requirements
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/cs6-system-requirements.html

Capture One Pro 8 Sytem Requirements
http://www.phaseone.com/en/Search/Article.aspx?articleid=1701&languageid=1


based on planned build above :

- with Z97 configuration , will single Corsair AX1500i is have enough power ??! ..

- with X99 configuration , should i go with two Corsair AX1500i ??! ...

- lets say, with X99 configuration i should go with two Corsair AX1500i, what case to fit dual PSU ??! ...



regards.

Gery .
 
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so, Z97 paired with 2 x R9 295X2 & Corsair AX1500i is enough ??! ...

and X99 paired with 2 x R9 290X2 & Corsair AX 1500i is enough power too ??! ...

with Z97 & X99 will single R9 295X2 is enough to handle heavy file & program also handle two LG 31MU97 B which has 4096x2160 resolution & Wacom 22HD Touch ??! ...
 
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Z97 build has barely enough power, but your X99 build uses too much under full load to be healthy for the PSU, so only the first build is viable unless you cut down on GPUs. I truly consider dual 295X's to be overkill and likely half of their power won't even be used by your applications.

Yes, only one 295X2 is able to drive 2 monitors, both at 4K resolution, no problem. You don't need 2 cards for that.

And if you only get a single 295X2, then 1000W PSU is a more optimal solution than 1500W.

You will be able to handle everything with one 295X2.
 
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ah, thank you Sir ...
 
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how about LEPA - G1600 ??! ...

http://www.lepatek.com/eng/product_content/1/1/20/

my computer parts dealer here just have this LEPA PSU as PSU with >1500W ...
 
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hi herrwizo , sorry for bother you again ...

can you suggest me a 120mm / 140mm best CPU liquid cooler for my X99 Build in terms of performance & noise ??! ...

since i'll use two R9 295X2 which has independent colling fans which i was planned to mount both fans in top of case ...

so i only have option to mount 120mm / 140mm CPU liquid cooler at rear of case
 
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Not really a fan of CPU liquid cooling, to be honest. This might be biased, but I believe that you don't actually need one. I would rather get Noctua NH-D15 air cooling, which will be more than enough in terms of cooling performance and end up QUIETER than basically any liquid cooling out there. Yes, many believe liquid coolers are quiet, but in fact they are far from it. They also have fans, which spin quite fast and also the water pump which can be heard rather easily. If silence is a goal as well as the cooling performance, get Noctua NH-D15. You don't have a choice for graphics cards, but you do for CPU.

This is the cooler:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd15
 
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