Video Editing PC Build - Advice Requested

Ben Holden

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Hello,

I've put together a DIY build for a video editing workstation, aimed at editing 4k footage. I've done a fair bit of research but wanted to throw this out to the community in case I've made any glaring compatibility errors, or you know of a better component alternative.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hRpr8d

Thanks for the help.
 
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2x SSD will enough better take intel hexa core will be faster compared to quad core :)

PSU 650W will be enough until you will not want SLI ;)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£299.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£158.39 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£180.81 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£126.18 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State...
2x SSD will enough better take intel hexa core will be faster compared to quad core :)

PSU 650W will be enough until you will not want SLI ;)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£299.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£158.39 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£180.81 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£126.18 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£344.48 @ Misco UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (£269.60 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£87.06 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£63.36 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Other: Transcend All-in-1 Multi-Card Reader Device (£13.00)
Total: £1608.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 12:43 BST+0100
 
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KKAW

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hnTzrH

Tweaked it a bit.

Better PSU for the price.

850 Pro Series have much better raw performance than the 730.

R9 290X does phenomenally when it comes to graphical programs.
 
I swap for extremely fast SSD disk M.2

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£299.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£158.39 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£180.81 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung SM951 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£235.44 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£271.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (£269.60 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£87.06 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£63.36 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Other: Transcend All-in-1 Multi-Card Reader Device (£13.00)
Total: £1644.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 13:07 BST+0100