best render/edeting pc for the money?

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If your system is for just rendering, you actually get a better value here:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 V4 2.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($404.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 37.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.69 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99A Raider ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($187.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($109.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY Quadro K4000 3GB Video Card...
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If your system is for just rendering, you actually get a better value here:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 V4 2.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($404.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 37.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.69 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99A Raider ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($187.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($109.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY Quadro K4000 3GB Video Card ($486.95 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.68 @ Amazon)
Total: $1673.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-27 12:48 EDT-0400

The CPU is an eight core versus, the Haswell six Core. In rendering core count has a much greater importance than clock speed.
The Quadro K4000 is also a much faster renderer than the 1080, since it can process more calculations much much faster.
For gaming, you'll have a better experience with the 1080. But rendering the Quadro. Honestly, the 1080 has a better chance of holding up in rendering than the Quadro would in fast motion.
Workstation (OpenGL Hardware) cards have better accuracy and are better for calculations and making things pretty. These are simply number crunchers. Awesome calculations on the fly with better output.

Gaming cards are built around fast motion calculation where the accuracy will be easily overlooked due to intensive frame rates. These are faster, but not doing as much math.
Therefore, they can't hold the same render times as Quadro built cards.

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Thanks!! i have looked at it and the Quadro only has 3gb of vram and dont after effect like Vram? im goi8ng to use it for mostly premiere pro and after effects, but also some other adobe programs like Photoshop.
The CPU advise is apprecieret!
 
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It will work fine in video editing, as 3GB of VRAM can easily handle any 1080p or 1440p video editing. It may slow down slightly with 4k rendering, but it should still outperform the GTX cards.
 
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I agree that if you look for used, you will get a better deal. That said, you are running the risk of getting broken, fake, or faulty hardware by buying used online.
 
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After some more in depth research with the Quadro series and how Nvidia has developed support for the Adobe product line I have this to say:
The Quadro cards work well when working with complex renders. Quadro's are very expensive and are used in workstations It has graphics support and has good driver support for applications like autodesk, maya, ect. You can think of it as graphics cards for developers who create content like video editing and cad model designers.

So in short if you are starter and wish to use graphics card for gaming, computing or content creation go for GeForce ...... also note if you are developing compute application using CUDA you can run your application on any card.

For most Adobe renders, you can use regular Geforce cards for rendering, and expect similar results. The K4000 is an older architecture, and while priced similarly to the GTX 1070, is not the same architecture. In short, the 1070 will be your better choice, as it offers more physical power towards CUDA and processing, while the K4000 falls behind. The K4000 is a good card, but only if you strictly rely on compute performance over everything else. My final build suggestion would be:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 V4 2.1GHz 8-Core Processor ($404.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 37.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.69 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99A Raider ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($187.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($109.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.68 @ Amazon)
Total: $1616.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-27 18:36 EDT-0400
 
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