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Joongi Baek

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I am planning to use my PC for After Effects, Photoshop, Blender, Extreme gaming and editing Minecraft gameplay videos and some 1080p videos taken from a camcorder. I am going for a 1440p resloution because i've heard that 1440p is much sharper and better than 1080p.

P.S. This build is the cost of the PC and the peripherals.
P.P.S. Do I really need 32GB ram for editing? I don't think I will use the After Effects frequently.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.90 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 12g Thermal Paste ($15.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($244.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($116.91 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($659.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($625.61 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($165.98 @ Directron)
Headphones: Razer KRAKEN 7.1 CHROMA 7.1 Channel Headset ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Razer Mamba Chroma ($149.99)
Other: Razer Seiren ($179.99)
Other: Razer Firefly ($59.99)
Total: $3647.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 18:25 EDT-0400
 
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synphul

synphul

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That's a killer system but overkill in some areas. The price could be slashed a lot but it depends on your preferences. I think the mobo is excessive, as is the power supply, liquid cooler and the thermal paste. 12g is a lot of thermal paste. I have a 5g syringe full and installed 2 cpu's and still have enough left over for several installations.

32gb of ram is more of a luxury for editing unless someone's doing it professionally. 16gb would be plenty for lighter more moderate editing use.

You may not like the looks of an air cooler so may choose to stick with the aio, but the ts140 power is just as capable as the noctua nh-d14, avoids ram clearance issues and is more than sufficient for even an overclocked i7. It's just a suggestion to save you some money without sacrificing performance, as are the rest of the suggestions in this build. It doesn't really change any of the key components yet shaves $350 off your build just making a couple of changes. The mx4 cooling paste does just as well as as5, doesn't have the capacitance issues or burn in time as5 has. It's also a much more realistic 4g tube at half the price.

Other things like peripherals and case could also be swapped out to save more money but are more or less personal preference so only you can decide if they're worth the premium price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.90 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 POWER 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($6.95 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($116.91 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($659.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($136.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($625.61 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($165.98 @ Directron)
Headphones: Razer KRAKEN 7.1 CHROMA 7.1 Channel Headset ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Razer Mamba Chroma ($149.99)
Other: Razer Seiren ($179.99)
Other: Razer Firefly ($59.99)
Total: $3303.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 18:55 EDT-0400
 
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Joongi Baek

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What if I run out of ram? Can I sell my ram if I wanna upgrade?
Also I cannot go evga because evga is not available in south korea and if I buy an evga product and if it breaks, im really screwed up.
 
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THEkingSLAYER

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This computer is an absolute MONSTER. It'll run almost anything you throw at it and it should definitely edit videos without even breaking a sweat. If you can afford it, go for it. I like the choice of a Skylake CPU because it allows you to use DDR4 ram which helps with "future proofing." However, if you're trying to cut costs and you cant justify spending that enormous amount of money, you could get a GTX 970 (which won't have an issue at 1440p) and maybe bump it down to 16GB of ram. Overall, if you have the money don't change it and go for it & you won't be anything less than pleased. If you want to lower the cost, look at the GPU and the Ram. The build will handle everything you want to do easily.
 
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Yudhbir Singh

Yudhbir Singh

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I'd go for a full tower ATX for the room.
I wouldn't spend so much on a keyboard and mouse, you can probably get better or similar gaming keyboards and mice for much less.
Cut your RAM down to 16Gb, that's way too overkill.
 
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Joongi Baek

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.90 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 12g Thermal Paste ($15.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($116.91 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($659.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($625.61 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($165.98 @ Directron)
Mouse: Razer Mamba Tournament Edition Wired Laser Mouse ($89.00 @ NCIX US)
Headphones: Razer KRAKEN 7.1 CHROMA 7.1 Channel Headset ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: Razer Seiren ($179.99)
Other: Razer Firefly ($59.99)
Total: $3338.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 20:02 EDT-0400
 
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