4k editing machine help needed from pro. Video editors

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Hi guys..
I iam going to build a editing machine for feature length films will be editing 1 hour full HD videos and rendering in 1080p (4k soon).
I want build with core i7 5930k rest of the hardware I need some suggestions x99 mobo (supports 64 gb ram),gpu ,ram etc I also want to overclock.I will be using softwares like premier pro,after effects,combustion, avid, edius and some 3d max and maya.
For gpu should I go for gtx 980 4g or quadro series? Does core i7 5930k enough for long hours of rendering or should I go for dual xeon build??
 
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With video editing and rendering, more cores == faster. Also you'll probably find that the professional software programs require professional cards for rendering/GPGPU offloading. That means Quadro/Firepro cards.

Since this is your job, you don't necessarily want to skimp, time is money, but you can buy carefully.

To be honest, you could save a lot of cash going slightly used on the cpu and mobo. HP Z800 dual socket mobo, new, $80 on ebay, dual hex core lga 1366 Xeons, $70 each. Thats 24 threads of processing for less than $230.00 and from a benchmark pov, a single Xeon x5650 is about 10% slower than a single i7-5930. But you'll have two of them, and a mobo for half the price of a single 5930k cpu alone. And that will blow the...
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With video editing and rendering, more cores == faster. Also you'll probably find that the professional software programs require professional cards for rendering/GPGPU offloading. That means Quadro/Firepro cards.

Since this is your job, you don't necessarily want to skimp, time is money, but you can buy carefully.

To be honest, you could save a lot of cash going slightly used on the cpu and mobo. HP Z800 dual socket mobo, new, $80 on ebay, dual hex core lga 1366 Xeons, $70 each. Thats 24 threads of processing for less than $230.00 and from a benchmark pov, a single Xeon x5650 is about 10% slower than a single i7-5930. But you'll have two of them, and a mobo for half the price of a single 5930k cpu alone. And that will blow the single 5930k away.

The Z800 mobo supports a bunch of RAM - 12 slots, and you can get 12- 8GB DDR3 DIMMS for $250.00 (96GB total).

Then a case, PSU, and drives.

As for the graphics, the money you've just saved on the main system you can put towards the GPU. The M4000 is a good card, based on Maxwell, 8GB, and brand new is $800.00 Two of them would run $1600.00 . A single M5000 is about double the price, the only difference is more cuda cores, and (which may be important) has ECC. Since you're not doing scientific calculations, the ECC may not be critical, as video rendering is a little more fault tolerant. So - I'd say a pair of M4000's would be more cost effective, and again (like the twin X5650 Xeons vs single i7-5930k) you have twice as many slightly slower GPU's at a cheaper price.

So - that's what I'd suggest.

HP Z800 Motherboard (new, ebay) - http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-HP-Z800-Workstation-Motherboard-Dual-LGA-1366-Sockets-460838-002-576202-001-/161815724766?hash=item25acf802de

two Xeon LGA 1366 X5650 Hex Core (used, ebay) - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-X5650-SLBV3-2-66-GHz-Six-Core-12Mb-Cache-LGA-1366-without-fan-/252029437274?hash=item3aae20055a

96GB DDR3 ECC Registered (used, ebay) - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-12-8GB-DDR3-8500-10600-12800-ECC-Registered-Server-Memory-DIMM-RAM-/252077289668?hash=item3ab0fa30c4

Two PNY Quadro M4000 (new, Newegg) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814132051&cm_re=quadro-_-14-132-051-_-Product

That would give you a pretty killer system for around $2100 for the basic core system. You'd still need some miscellaneous things like case, CPU heatsink/fan, drives, fans, and PSU. But it would be a little beast of a video/rendering machine. ECC ram, 24 threads, 40,000 rough geekbench score.
 
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bhavinlal

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Thanks for the reply

The dual Xeon build looks solid but the fact that iam from india I can't get used parts easily and used parts from online are defects. My budget is approx 2500$ .i t will cost about 400$ for the dual Xeon here so my only option is a build with core i7 based machine. What do you think about this build
Am not at all good at building pc this is my first build so any suggestion is appreciated if this build is not enough suggest a build with i7 or dual Xeon with x99

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 6-Core Processor

Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 64GB DDR4-2400 Memory 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

 Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card

Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular Atx

Monitor : Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8"
Monitor : Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8



 
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Weeeeelllll problem is - professional software requires professional hardware. You've made a nice gaming machine, but if you check the Adobe Premiere Pro system requirements, you'll notice that while some of the older gaming cards are supported, the newest 900 series are NOT.

Seriously, if you're worried about it buy this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Z800-Workstation-2x-Xeon-Quad-Core-2-26GHz-12GB-RAM-1TB-Windows-7-Pro-/231682496482?hash=item35f15a57e2

The seller has a 100% satisfaction rating, 90 day warranty. Free world wide shipping.

Then buy the two Quadro cards and drives you want. Call it a day.

Dang. Maybe I'll get one of those. They're pretty dang nice and would thrash my current computer.
 
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