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Recently discovered the magic of used xeons on ebay and have decided to give a dual xeon pc a try. I am looking at video editing and gaming for this build and have a makeshift list here:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/bqTQwV

Since I'm rather new to the whole xeon thing there's a few things I'm uncertain about.

1. RAM configurations
I want to go with 64 GB but I'm not sure if I should do 2x34 4x16 or 8x8

2. Power consumption
Is 850W enough for this, or in the future if I get another 1080?

3. Overclocking
I have 0 clue about the overclocking potential for xeons so would I be able to squeeze extra power out of this system? If so should I go with liquid cooling instead?

Thanks :)
 
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1| If it's a dual Xeon based system, the ram load out should be distributed between the two CPU sockets meaning that if you go for 64GB's of ram then you should look at a 4x16GB loadout with 2x16Gb on one CPU socket while the next 2x16GB goes on the second CPU socket.

2| You're going to be fine with 850W's of power but that unit is just an expensive paper weight.

3| You can follow through this thread but I'd advise against it since Xeons are meant for stability rather that having an overclock and introduce stability issues.

On the off note, are you really sure you want to shell out that much on a system of that caliber? I'm sure yo can game on a system a third that price. Unless you're video production is worth millions...
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Is it for show? Only reason i can think of to base a gaming/editing PC on this kind of platform is for show. 28 cores and twice as many threads is going to provide you zero benefit over something like a 6700k with a GTX 1080.

If this is for show, and you plan on making it as clean as possible, i say go for it.
but this kind of build, 120W TDP CPUs, and you want to use 212 evos? Pretty casual given the rest of the build.

Ram you have to go with at least 4 sticks. 4x16 or 8x8 would be fine.

850W is probably fine but i'd go bigger all things considered, this kind of rig is able to do quad SLI.
 
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1| If it's a dual Xeon based system, the ram load out should be distributed between the two CPU sockets meaning that if you go for 64GB's of ram then you should look at a 4x16GB loadout with 2x16Gb on one CPU socket while the next 2x16GB goes on the second CPU socket.

2| You're going to be fine with 850W's of power but that unit is just an expensive paper weight.

3| You can follow through this thread but I'd advise against it since Xeons are meant for stability rather that having an overclock and introduce stability issues.

On the off note, are you really sure you want to shell out that much on a system of that caliber? I'm sure yo can game on a system a third that price. Unless you're video production is worth millions of dollars, you're wasting money building that system.
 
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Well I'm looking at keeping this pc throughout college (going into a film production course) so I'm looking at at least 4k video editing and encoding. I previously was planning on a 6950x build but managed to make this build cheaper. Based on your response would it be better to go for something like 2 280mm liquid coolers and say a 1200W PSU?
 
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Well my main focus is on editing and rendering with gaming kind of on the side
 
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Get this rig after you graduate and it can make you money. That is the only reason for this kind of rig: show, or money. Unless you have a lot of disposable income prior to receiving your education, it doesn't sound like it is for show. And considering you're in school and do not yet have a career, this could end up being a huge mistake.

a 6700k and a GTX 1080 is going to smoke whatever your film buddies will have.
 
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