Building a computer so i can do photo/video editing

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I plan on building a computer for photo editing, Ive built a couple computers for gaming but when it comes to one for photo/video editing im kinda lost. I plan on building it so I can edit in 1080-4k, I have an idea on what I want but if anyone can provide feedback that would be great.

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card or AMD Radeon R9 290
Motherboard: MSI B150 Gaming 3
PSU: Rosewill arc-m650 650w bronze certified
Case: Deepcool tesseract mid tower
is this a solid build for what i want or is there anyting that needs to be changed?
 
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Barty1884

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The ARC series PSU isn't the best, and you're pairing an unlocked CPU and limiting it's OCing ability with a B150 board.
Take a look here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html Tier 1 or 2 is what you want.

You want a Z170 board and an aftermarket cooler (the 6700k won't come with a stock cooler).
"More is better" for photo/video editing, as far as RAM goes, 32GB probably wouldn't be a bad investment.
 
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What kind of cooler would you recomend?
 
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The Cryorig H7 is a nice low budget cooler. You can do slightly better at a higher cost if you want.

For 4K video I would move up to 32Gb of RAM and to a GTX 1070. If you use Lightroom, you'll want 2 SSD's- one for the boot drive and one for your Lightroom catalog/scratch disk.

If budget allows, you could consider upgrading to a i7 5930K.
 
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Cryorig H7 is a good cooler, but has limited availability. If you don't plan on OCing, either it or the CM 212 Evo would be decent 'budget' options. If you want to go with a better performer, it costs a good bit more. One of the best air coolers would be the Noctua NH-D15.

I just noticed you want to edit anywhere from 1080p to 4K........you might need better hardware if you plan to do a lot at 4K, 1080p is easier and less resource-demanding.
 
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CMPSU-650TX is the V1 model and 650TXV2 (the V2), made by SeaSonic - both are great PSUs.

CMPSU-650TX-C and CMPSU-650TXM are made by CWT - not so great options.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page447.htm

Provided you're looking at models with no 'C' or 'TXM' at the end, you're looking at quality SeaSonic units. If these are new units, then they're great options. If used, there's no way of knowing whether they'd still provide consistent power.
I'd be surprised if those are still available 'new' anywhere...they're 5+ years old at this point.
 
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Yeah, I'm usually quick on the draw recommending that - I'm sure you've noticed :lol: Kinda disappointed in myself there :no:

Definitely the best option on a budget....provided the OP is in the US.....and willing to deal with rebates.

I'm curious where the OP is though, as I can't find that PSU listed 'new' for sale anywhere (I looked a little while back as I found a used one of these at a garage sale for $8CAD)
 
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Im located in california, Usa
 
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