First build PC for video editing use (No gaming) under $1800 / MYR7500

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Hi, I am trying to build my first PC for video editing purpose. No gaming at all.
My previous computer was the Macbook Pro 13" early 2011 model.
Please give some comments about the parts that i choose.

I edit 1080p video all the time, and doing motion graphic using Adobe after effects.
Most of the time I am using Premiere pro and After Effects for my works, and the plugins are Red giants and Elements 3D.


My budget is around MYR 7500 / USD 1800

- I also considering the i7-5820K processor together with the Gigabyte X99 motherboard, as long as it is under my budget.
- I will only consider Asus and Gigabyte motherboard, but there are still a lot of motherboard choices among these two manufaturers, so which is better for me?
-Is it enough for taking only one cooling system?


Below are the parts I have chosen using PCPartPicker.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YJxTwV
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YJxTwV/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($134.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($135.00 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.30 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($218.62 @ B&H)
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Headphones ($99.00 @ Adorama)
Total: $1629.25
 
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Being a content creator myself, I know the struggle of having to decide upon editing components. The build I have listed below is $75 above your current list, but I believe the upgrades are worth it.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 V4 2.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($404.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.45 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock ASRock X99M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($168.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($177.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Silencio 352 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($218.62 @ B&H)
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Headphones ($99.00 @ Adorama)
Total: $1702.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-28 15:55 EDT-0400
I'll go over each component piece by piece and why I selected them:
CPU: The E5-2620, while not has highly clocked, has great advantages over your i7. First the 8 physical cores and hyper threading provides nearly double the performance in multi-threaded workloads, such as those found in editing software. Especially for graphics, being able to render, export, and multi-task effectively is a necessary function. The Xeon overall outperforms the i7 in these tasks. Despite the listed 2.1GHz, do not be alarmed. The CPU turbo boosts up to 3.0 under load.
CPU Cooler: The be quiet Pure Rock cooler, is a great value, performs quietly, and since there is no overclocking required, will cool the CPU without much trouble.
Motherboard: The Asrock X99M is a great motherboard, and while lacking some functions (such as USB 3.1), it overall has everything you'll need for video editing.
Memory: The kit is fairly standard, and runs at 2400.
Storage: The 950 Pro is a massive upgrade over the 850. Being an m.2 SSD, it offers unrivaled speeds and beats out the competition. Definitely one of the fastest drives available.
Video Card: The GTX 970 is great for gaming, and rendering high resolution video and images. It also is very power efficient, giving it an edge. Overall it will perform fine for the task at hand.
Case: The Cooler Master Silencio is one of my favorite, especially for video editors. If you are ever importing video off of a camera, you'll be happy to know the case has a built in SD card reader running at USB 3.0 speed. The case is silent, fairly easy to build in, and should look great while doing it.
Power Supply: The EVGA G2 power supply may be overkill, but personally for a rig as expensive as this, I would hate to take chances. This unit is one of the best power supplies produced, is very efficient, and best of all, silent.

Overall the system I put together will be great for editing, especially in rendering and exporting. Best of luck, I hope I provided everything you needed!
 
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You can get a better monitor and larger drives (if you want to). Better motherboard, better power supply, better dual fan cooler, I also added a 200mm fan for the top of the case. Also, you don't need four sticks of memory. Just go with two. No need to spend more than $350 on a 970. Just get the standard EVGA card, or even look for a used one on Ebay for $230.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X Dual Fan 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI MSI Z170A GAMING M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($132.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.30 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-MFJR-07FK-R1 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan ($15.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Samsung S27E390H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($192.48 @ Best Buy)
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Headphones ($99.00 @ Adorama)
Total: $1557.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-28 16:10 EDT-0400
 
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Hi StormBrew, Thank you very much for your comment.
I am affraid that I couldnt get the Xeon Processor in my local computer store. It is quite urgent for me to use this PC. I need it to be ready before friday.
Currently, my choices for processor are
i7-5820k / i7-6700 / i7-6700k

based on these three processor, I will prefer to choose motherboard in between Gigabyte and Asus. Is it ASRock a better choice for me? What is the difference among all these different manufaturer and different model? I feel like they are almost the same, just a little bit difference in the extra features. Please correct me if I am wrong.

For the memory part, I can only choose among Corsair and Kingston, that why I choose Kingston Hyper X Fury.

Graphic Card, it is not neccesary to be gigabyte, so MSI might be a good choice.
What about Asus GTX 970 Strix / Turbo?

I hope that I get some budget from these part to upgrade the monitor to be 27" Full HD.

Thanks
 
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Thank you Pawacord for answer my question.

Yes I wish to get a better monitor and drive if it can make it under my budget.
I will prefer a 27" monitor for me to do the video editing. Samsung is a good choice, I might consider it.

Currently I lack of choices for my RAM, I can only choose either Kingston or Corsair memory stick. The local computer shop dont carry other brand like G.Skill, Crucial, or any other.

For the motherboard side, there are a few local technician are not so recommended as they said the quality is not as good as Asus and Gigabyte. Do you have any recommended motherboard among these two brand?

Thank you for your answer Pawacorn.
 
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Here is the build with 4K monitor:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($178.00 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer S277HK wmidpp 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($407.40 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum 7.1 Channel Headset ($129.00 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1836.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-29 10:11 EDT-0400
 
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Here is the list with 3D monitor:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($178.00 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($368.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Headphones: Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum 7.1 Channel Headset ($129.00 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1797.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-29 10:28 EDT-0400
 
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You're welcome. Kingston Hyper X Fury memory is good RAM too. Just be sure it's 1.2V and only get two 16GB sticks. I'd go with a ASUS Z170-A motherboard.
 
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Eaddy

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Thank you everyone, finally I have just built my own pc. I am quite satisfied to this PC.
I believe in the very soon future I will build another PC with higher budget.
At that time, I will need all of your advice also.
I am really appreciate this forum and all of your quick reply.

Thank you very much.


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/MRJWGf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/MRJWGf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($297.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.30 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Dell U2414H 23.8" 60Hz Monitor ($228.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1471.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-01 12:20 EDT-0400
 
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