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Hi everyone, I am building my first Video editing, Animation Rig. I use programs like Photoshop Cs6, AAE, Maya, 3d studio Max, etc..) I need help with a few things. So far this is what I have come up with..

CPU - Intel Core i7 3930k
GPU - EVGA GTX 680 Superclocked 2GB( I don't know if I should get the 4gb or 2gb card)
PSU - COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series 1200W ATX
RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 32GB (1866 Desktop Model)
Mobo - GIGABYTE GA-X79-UP4 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard.
And a 1TB HDD.

Do you think that I am making a good choice on these parts? What would you suggest?
 
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If you are animating and rendering, the AMD FX-8350 will serve you better...

Get something like this...

CPU: AMD FX-8350
MoBo: Asus Sabertooth 990FX
GPU: Radeon 7950 HD (they're all 4 GB)
PSU: COOLER MASTER is good here...
RAM: Corsair 32 GB is good.
HDD: 1 TB 7200 RPM/10k RPM will be sufficient

AMD FX-8350 is half the money of the i7 you chose, and it renders WAY better AND runs more applications at once without much load at all...
 
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What the above poster just said is absolute BS. That 3930k will destroy, and I mean destroy, the 8350 in rendering. Just look at the 8350's cinebench 11.5 score. The 8350 scores like a 7 and the 3930k scores around a 11 or 12. That's nearly twice as fast. IDK where you get your info but your way far off. The 8350 can't even match the 3770k much less an 8350.

I think that's a great choice of parts. I couldn't do better myself. But you gotta put an SSD in that rig man. It's make a cheap PC scream performance. I can't go without one.

Some of these AMD fans are blinded by their fandom.
 
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Haha. You're joking... right? right?

Also, OP, your parts are all fine. That graphics card is fine, but if your going to be photo editing, video editing, etc. I would reccomend a FireProV9800. However, if you want to go a little cheaper, I would get a GTX Titan. You have all the vRAM in the world and it's still really good at playing games (I know that's not what your looking for, but still, it's nice to have).
 
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With the specs I have posted, what size SSD would you recommend? or does it matter?
 
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I would love to buy the firepro but my limit on a graphics card is around $560. Benchmarks show the 680 as a top performance card in Cs6 when it comes to rendering but not in consistency. Is the GeForce not a good choice at all?
 
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Only thing I would change really would be the PSU. No need for one so big. Secondly you could really save yourself some cash and go with the 3770K instead. GPU is up for debate. Rendering and the sorts is more CPU intensive but either way you decide to go there you'll be fine.
 
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Er...NO! Those benchmarks are old...now that AMD boards can utilize all the memory bandwidth for 2133 MHz you intel boys need to run for the hills...the FX-8350 was being bottlenecked by RAM bandwidth cause it couldn't utilize more than 1600 MHz memory bandwidth...your 25% bandwidth advantage is gone now...

Check the newest benchmarks...FX-8350 blows intel away at anything close to using all 8 cores/4 FPUs...if you OC, the advantage is only shifted FURTHER in the FX's favor.
 
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OK i will see.by the way i am not intel boy!
 
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If you know of any benchmarks that say the 8350 is better then why don't you post them? Do me a favor and post a Cinebench score of any 8350 overclocked or not that beats a 3930k in video rendering.

You need to wise up. I think it's funny that a guy with the name of 8350rocks comes on Tom's Hardware of all places and thinks he can tell an outright mistruth and think he can get away with it. Not here buddy, not here. You might be able to get away with it on AMD websites but not here.

And don't you think if there was a huge revelation in AMD's 8350's performance Tom's Hardware would write a big article about how a 200$ 8350 can beat a 500$ 3930k?

Like I said why don't you back some of your trash talking up with some figures? Then we'll see how dishonest or uninformed you are.

 
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Actually I think 'The Tek' did some benchmarks that had the AMD ahead of the Intel. Thou I have had problems with his benchmarks in the past so it's really up to you to do them to be certain.
 
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This...the new MB that can handle the full RAM bandwidth make the FX-8350 a screamer...the RAM was bottlenecking the CPU before...

I am not trashtalking...check teksyndicate...

Your searchfu must be failing you cause it comes right up on google.
 
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Sorry I got a little off track proving the 8350rocks guy wrong. And he is dead wrong. But for my OS I'd get a 64GB SSD. I like to keep JUST my OS on disk by itself and maybe a few trustworthy programs. Then I make a partition on my 1TB HDD of the 64GB SSD with my OS installed and all optimizations made. This way if my OS ever gets corrupted or I have to reinstall for any reason, everything will be the same as I had it. And all my other games and programs are on my 1TB HDD so that'll all stay unaffected. It's the perfect solution.

 
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I bet you any money you won't post a link here so everyone can see it. Cause then everyone would know your lying. It's no longer an untruth. Your staight up lying now.

I dare you to post a link that shows the 8350 beating a 3930k in something like Cinebench 11.5. There's no comparison cause I already know the answer. The 8350 scores a 7 where the 3930k scores a 12 and the 3770k scores an 8. Even my 3570k scores an 8.
 
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I'll post the link but if you just Youtube The Tek yourself you'll see it. Why should we do your research for you? LoL

Edit: I should add that I am an Intel "fanboy" and will only build systems with Intel CPU's. For the record.
 
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This link is to show you how much a 3930k beats an 8350

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/697?vs=552

The 3930k wins every one of those tests. I can't find one test the 8350 wins in.

And this link is to show you how much a 3770k beats an 8350

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/697?vs=551

It looks like the 3770k wins almost every single one of the tests. There MAY be 1 or 2 in there AMD wins but I'm not even sure of that.

And this link is to show you how much a 3570k beats an 8350

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/697?vs=701

The 3570k wins 23 tests the 8350 wins 14 tests. I'm not the least bit suprised cause I've seen the same comparison on Tom's Hardware, which is the most trustworthy benchmark review site in the world. Now the 8350 does win 14 tests, and it is a good CPU for the money too. So I'm not hating I'm just stating the facts.

Now it's your turn. Post me a benchmark of the 8350 beating a 3930k. Or not because it doesn't exist. But I respect your opinion and your love for AMD, just try to state facts and not be biased.

Don't get me wrong. I really like AMD. For 179.99, the FX8350 is the best processor you can buy IMO. And for 129.99 the FX6300 is the best processor you can buy. Intel can't compete in that price range because AMD can overclock. I recommend AMD processors ALL THE TIME. But saying that an 8350 is better overall than a 219.99 3570k or a 319.99 3770k is just being dishonest to yourself and everyone else. And saying an 8350 is better than a 3930k is so far from the truth that saying this can make you look silly to some and people on this site won't even hear you out anymore if your biased like that.

Again, the AMD 8350 is the best processor for 179.99 IMO. Cause it can overclock. And the FX6300 is the best processor for the money at 129.99. And it can also overclock. I'd buy both of those processors. AMD's got quality stuff. You can't beat AMD right there. But you get what you pay for.





 
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Dude, are you really going to side up with the 8350rocks guy and actually try to say an 8350 is better than a 500$ 3930k, in rendering of all things. The 3930k has 12 theoretical cores to render on. And each of those cores are really powerful.

Can't you see the benchmarks on Tom's Hardware or the site that I posted. Both are extremely reliable. Your going to use some off the wall website for your research just to prroce a point? Seriously? I mean I can see one guy with an AMD thinking it's better than a 3930k, but for another guy who's supposedly in Intel fan, I'd expect you to at least know that a 3930k is better than an 8350.

I can see maybe comparing an 8350 to a 3570k. They are at least comparable. But to compare it to a 3770k or a freaking 3930k is just absolutely rediculous.

BTW I still haven't seen anyone post a link. It's REALLY easy. I've got my proof up on the forum. Where's yours?

 
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I never said that I sided with anyone because it's not worth my time to indulge in trivial things. Of course Intel beats AMD, that's a given. You said there were "no" benchmarks out there that showed the AMD beating the Intel. Plain and simple you are wrong cause there are.

I said earlier I am an Intel "fanboy". But in reality the price per performance value goes to AMD.

And like I said earlier I use stickly Intel based processors in all my personal builds as well as all the systems I sell. Quality for me wins out over price.
 
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I think you need to reread the post because I never said that there were not any benchmarks that favored AMD. You think I'm out of it? Ofcourse theres going to be a handful of benchmarks that favor one processor over the other. I'm arguing that a 3930k and 3770k are better than the 8350 in video editing and rendering. That's what this is about, you could at least read the whole thread before posting about it.

And guess what? Your already involved in this "trivial" thread. So stop trying to act like your too good for this or something. I post cause I have nothing else to do. And when someone tries to argue a really stupid point, sometimes I'll spend a little time proving them wrong because I know no one else will and I can't stand idiotic posts. I mean seriously, look at what this dude posted, it's crazy. And you come in here and actually back this stupidity up.

BTW, I still don't see any proof of what either of you AMD guys are talking about. Afterall you are arguing something with no proof to back it up.

 
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BTW munkee, what type of build do you have, let's see those specs. I'm kind of curious.

Oh and this 8350 guy is ALWAYS trolling. That's why I started an argument with him. He comes in all the intel threads and recommend AMD, saying since they make use of higher MHZ RAM they are 10x's better and I know it's BS. So I finally called him out on it. I didn't mean for you to get mixed up in it. It just happend haha.
 
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