4500$ (£2900) System for Video Editing, Octane Render, Gaming - decent build?

[Raf92]

Hi there!

I'm building a new, desktop system to replace my beloved MSI GT683DXR (i7 2630QM, 16GB RAM, 570M GTX).

It's not supposed to be a purely gaming rig as it will also be used for video editing, 3D modelling, design and rendering (Octane Render to be precise). Moreover, I would like it to be upgradeable in terms of additional GPUs for rendering, SLI gaming, as well as additional RAM (therefore I will need a powerful enough PSU and a decent case).

Currently, my MSI GT683DXR is hooked up to 3 monitors (1680x1050 and 2* 1280x1024) and B&W MM-1 usb speakers which I intend to use with my new PC. Later, replace the screens with 3x FullHD monitors.


This is the (in my view) 'optimal' configuration that I've came up with so far:

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core £461.00
CPU COOLER: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 £64.90
PASTE: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g £4.58
MOBO: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 £332.15
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 £236.78
SSD: Corsair Force Series GT 240GB 2.5" SSD £166.50
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM £93.96
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6GB £836.14
WiFi: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 £31.04
CASE: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower £198.24
PSU: Corsair 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V £211.34
BR: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer £76.86
OS: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) £100.11



Would that be a good investment? I would be really grateful for any useful tips and comments regarding my choice of hardware, since I'm sure that you guys are a lot more experienced than me when it comes to PC building!


Thanks!

Raf92

 

[Din65]

Not sure what you were going for, but if your budget is $4500 and you want premium all around then this is my pick. What country are you ordering from and I can be more accurate? But ultimately it's only a good investment if you can use all that performance. I would never spend that much on a computer since tech changes so fast that $10k today will be a lesser experience than $2k every other year over the same decade (not that I recommend doing that either, just pointing out how wasteful "future-proofing" is for the average consumer).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 12g Thermal Paste ($17.25 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($318.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($257.13 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.60 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($999.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($999.99 @ NCIX US)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC66 802.11b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($95.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone SST-RL01B-W-USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ZX 1250W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-14D1XT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $4231.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-11 20:34 EDT-0400)

 

[Marcopolo123]

All uk prices

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£449.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard (£184.00 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£237.76 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£125.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card (£821.15 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£31.04 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT H630 ATX Full Tower Case (£129.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£230.97 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (£46.46 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£103.19 @ Aria PC)
Total: £2443.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-12 01:54 BST+0100)


Water cooling kit :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-242-XS&groupid=962&catid=1532

Easy to install, allows you high overclocking.

 

[Tradesman1]

Raf92,

You have a good build, all compatible and am sure it will make you happy, with the video editing/rendering, etc, might want to give thought to kicking up the DRAM to a 2133/CL9 set, think you'd be happier

 

[Draven35]

OK, for GPU processing (both Octane render and CUDA acceleration in Premiere) you'll need to turn SLI *off*. You'll also need it off when using your 3d applications, as they do not use SLI.

Look and see if your Octane license includes render nodes. If it does, use your existing box as a render node.

And you may want to consider waiting for Ivy Bridge-E to ship.

 

[Raf92]

Thank you very much for the replies! Good to know I am on the right track with the build However, I 'm unsure about the case though, Phantom 820 is huge. That said, would the Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 be a decent case for the build and a future (hopefully) upgrade to 3x Titan SLI?

Thanks again!
Raf92

 

[Marcopolo123]

Yes lol
Dont known why you would want 3 of them, but ok ...

 

[Draven35]

two words: faster rendering.