First homebuilt PC. Music recording, video editing, moderate gaming... please help!

MinusBlindfold

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I am not finding what i want in availiable, ready-built PCs and I am thinking about building my own PC for the first time ever. My knowledge is very limited, but I have been learning as I am going along with this hypothetical build. As much as I like the idea of having an optimized system for my use, I also like the learning experience of getting back into this stuff for the first time in many years.

As mentioned, I will be using my computer for recording music, video editing, and gaming (CS:GO, Civ5), with much emphasis on recording music. The components I am thinking of going with are:

Intel LGA1150 Core i7-4790K
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866MHz 4x8GB / 32GB RAM
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD
Zotac GeForce GTX 750 1GB ZONE (silent)
ASUS Z97-K
Corsair RM550, 550W PSU
Fractal Design Define R5

I also have an external 1TB hd, which I hope will be sufficient.

For display I am currently using a 40" 1080x1920 samsung led tv via HDMI. Not conventional, and probably not recommended.

I am hoping this build is as silent-running as can be. I am particularly interested to know if the 550W PSU is sufficient or if maybe I should upgrade to 750W?

Also, I am thinking of adding a 140mm Fractal Design fan in the front, for 2 in-take / 1 output. I've read it should be plenty sufficient (some have even mentioned the two fans that come with the R5 may be enough). The RAM will require some overclocking though, how many fans will do?

Am I completely off the mark, or do you think this will perform?

Thanks for all your feedback!
 
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You can add fans when you see fit, or you could get them all up front. Your total system wattage is around 200W so a 550W PSU will be plenty. I'm using a 550W PSU with a i5 4460 and an r9 270x just fine.

Xephius

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Nice setup, but the very minimum graphics card I would recommend for gaming is the gtx 750ti. With it, you can get performance in games around a PlayStation 4. Stick with 16 gb of ram,as anything else over that is overkill really. Your processor will really help with other programs than gaming.
 

MinusBlindfold

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Thanks for your quick reply! And funny you should say that as I am about to exchange my PS3 for a PS4 aswell. So I will do most of my gaming on the PS4 (on the same display as my PC), and probably stick with the passive GPU in the PC-build. But I will reduce RAM to 16GB, and maybe increase in the future if it's needed. Thanks again, you've saved me money!
 

Xephius

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No problem! Yeah anything more than 16 gb of RAM is pretty much a waste of money. If I helped solve your question, would you mind picking me as the best solution? Thank you!
 

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You can add fans when you see fit, or you could get them all up front. Your total system wattage is around 200W so a 550W PSU will be plenty. I'm using a 550W PSU with a i5 4460 and an r9 270x just fine.
 
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MinusBlindfold

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Storage is definitely something I will look at. And in truth videoediting is not that big an issue really, as audio produciton is. Just something I hope to get to do more of, with a more capable system to work with.

About the GPU, I have an obsession with silence after sitting next to a jet engine for the past few years. Therefore I have looked at the Zotac GeForce GTX 750 1GB ZONE, as well as the ASUS with 2GB memory. Both passive and completely silent. And energy efficient. My problem with upgrading to a better GPU is that it will come with a fan, and maybe require an extra cooler. Only for me to find out that it doesn't benefit my unorthodox display all that much, and that i play most of my games on the PS4 at the end of the day.

And I have read such good things about the Corsair RMs that I think I will stick with them. Quality is more important than budget in this case. I want to build something to last.

But thanks for you feedback, I'm sure some of what i save on going for 16GB will be put into some extra storage and maybe the slightly more expensive Gainward GeForce GTX 750 SilentFX 2GB.

On a side note, is there much benefit to pairing an ASUS GPU with an ASUS motherboard, or is that irrelevant to performance?