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avotius
October 10, 2014 12:20:35 AM
Hello,
I am building a new machine and just wanted to run over my choices with you lot to see if I am makings good choices as I am not particularly up to date on hardware. The key point I need is durability. I would like the machine to be able to survive for about 5 years without needing to be upgraded too much along the way, ie no cpu, graphics, mobo, changes and still be a decent performer.
This machine will be used for photo editing primarily with photoshop, lightroom, Capture One and such, also working with huge panoramic photos (80 megapixel and up), and some gaming on the side. I would like to have enough power to be able to view 20+ megapixel photos at 100% without the 10 second lag my current machine has.
Current machine:
Core 2 Quad Q6600, ATI HD 3850 (512mb), 3x 2gb ram (one 2gb recently died), Kingston 100V 64gb SSD, 2x Seagate 1.5 TB 5400 rpm drives in RAID1, other storage/backup drives in and out of machine.
Potential machine:
AMD FX 8350, i5 4690, or i7 4790, the price of the AMD and i5 are within budget, the i7 is not out of reach though, did not look at K versions as overclocking is not something I am interested in.
Asus R7 260X or Asus R9 270
2x G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 8gb,
Samsung 850 (or 840) Pro 128 gb for C, will reuse my Kingston SSD for other installed games/programs as SSDlife says its still at 60% and has another 8 years left in it.
Motherboard not chosen yet, maybe Asus H97 Pro which gives me options to upgrade ram and such and similar for AMD build. I would like something a little more durable as I have had mobo problems on each of my past 3 machines.
Corsair VS 650 power supply? (for the two raid drives and maybe one or two more 2TB+ storage drives)
Also considering Corsair H55 water cooler to deal with the hot temperatures in my part of the world where summer is often 43 C and previous problems with my Core 2 Q6600 where it would get so hot under full load of stitching panoramas that I changed the stock cooler for an all copper Zalman thing to keep machine from shutting itself down, using CPUID and under such loads I still see temps go up into the mid 70's C during the summer if no aircon is on in room, before on stock it would go to 90's then the machine would shut down as per what I set in BIOS.
What do you think?
The AMD seems to have some pretty amazing multicore performance for the price as per the passmark cpu score but lags behind in the single core operations. As most of my programs seem to be multicore this is neat but I have no experience with AMD cpu's. Where I am the AMD 8350 is the equivalent of about 177 US dollars, the i5 4690 is about 236 dollars and the i7 4790 is about 338 dollars.
I am building a new machine and just wanted to run over my choices with you lot to see if I am makings good choices as I am not particularly up to date on hardware. The key point I need is durability. I would like the machine to be able to survive for about 5 years without needing to be upgraded too much along the way, ie no cpu, graphics, mobo, changes and still be a decent performer.
This machine will be used for photo editing primarily with photoshop, lightroom, Capture One and such, also working with huge panoramic photos (80 megapixel and up), and some gaming on the side. I would like to have enough power to be able to view 20+ megapixel photos at 100% without the 10 second lag my current machine has.
Current machine:
Core 2 Quad Q6600, ATI HD 3850 (512mb), 3x 2gb ram (one 2gb recently died), Kingston 100V 64gb SSD, 2x Seagate 1.5 TB 5400 rpm drives in RAID1, other storage/backup drives in and out of machine.
Potential machine:
AMD FX 8350, i5 4690, or i7 4790, the price of the AMD and i5 are within budget, the i7 is not out of reach though, did not look at K versions as overclocking is not something I am interested in.
Asus R7 260X or Asus R9 270
2x G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 8gb,
Samsung 850 (or 840) Pro 128 gb for C, will reuse my Kingston SSD for other installed games/programs as SSDlife says its still at 60% and has another 8 years left in it.
Motherboard not chosen yet, maybe Asus H97 Pro which gives me options to upgrade ram and such and similar for AMD build. I would like something a little more durable as I have had mobo problems on each of my past 3 machines.
Corsair VS 650 power supply? (for the two raid drives and maybe one or two more 2TB+ storage drives)
Also considering Corsair H55 water cooler to deal with the hot temperatures in my part of the world where summer is often 43 C and previous problems with my Core 2 Q6600 where it would get so hot under full load of stitching panoramas that I changed the stock cooler for an all copper Zalman thing to keep machine from shutting itself down, using CPUID and under such loads I still see temps go up into the mid 70's C during the summer if no aircon is on in room, before on stock it would go to 90's then the machine would shut down as per what I set in BIOS.
What do you think?
The AMD seems to have some pretty amazing multicore performance for the price as per the passmark cpu score but lags behind in the single core operations. As most of my programs seem to be multicore this is neat but I have no experience with AMD cpu's. Where I am the AMD 8350 is the equivalent of about 177 US dollars, the i5 4690 is about 236 dollars and the i7 4790 is about 338 dollars.
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Karsten75
October 10, 2014 1:31:19 AM
avotius
October 10, 2014 3:12:44 AM
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Karsten75
October 10, 2014 8:14:11 AM
OK, I'm more alert now. Photo editing is generally a less onerous task on the computer than for instance graphic design and rendering. Of more importance to photographers are the image quality and the color depth.
In digital photography, the color depth is represented by the number of bits that is used for the color value of each pixel. Typically 6-, 8- or 10- bits. If some part of the processing path truncates this value, then some color is irrevocably lost.
Can you tell me what color depth you typically operate on and what monitor you use? To help, if you know the color depth of the monitor and the typical depth you operat on, can you let me know that? Do you colibrate your monitor to the SRGB standard or the Adobe standard color spectrum? What %age of that do you achieve?
Do you have a preference for what color depth you want the new machine to operate in? usually, except for the monitor, ir would be 8-bits, but for high-end work 10-bits are used. Cheap monitors truncate to 6 bits - and don't get me started on monitors that dither two bits over their base capability.
Just as a starting point, here is a high-end machine that will be more than capable od doing a great job for the next few years. I'm a great believer in using the SSD as working storage and only storing/saving completed and archived material on the hard drive. the benefits are notable.
If you're not seriously into high-end, demanding gaming, you can downscale the GPU without noticeable impact on your photo work and with resulting savings in the base line.
Finally, this will leave any AMD solution so far behind, there won't even be dust.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($73.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($199.46 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($339.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Nanoxia Deep Silence 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1401.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 11:10 EDT-0400
In digital photography, the color depth is represented by the number of bits that is used for the color value of each pixel. Typically 6-, 8- or 10- bits. If some part of the processing path truncates this value, then some color is irrevocably lost.
Can you tell me what color depth you typically operate on and what monitor you use? To help, if you know the color depth of the monitor and the typical depth you operat on, can you let me know that? Do you colibrate your monitor to the SRGB standard or the Adobe standard color spectrum? What %age of that do you achieve?
Do you have a preference for what color depth you want the new machine to operate in? usually, except for the monitor, ir would be 8-bits, but for high-end work 10-bits are used. Cheap monitors truncate to 6 bits - and don't get me started on monitors that dither two bits over their base capability.
Just as a starting point, here is a high-end machine that will be more than capable od doing a great job for the next few years. I'm a great believer in using the SSD as working storage and only storing/saving completed and archived material on the hard drive. the benefits are notable.
If you're not seriously into high-end, demanding gaming, you can downscale the GPU without noticeable impact on your photo work and with resulting savings in the base line.
Finally, this will leave any AMD solution so far behind, there won't even be dust.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($73.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($199.46 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($339.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Nanoxia Deep Silence 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1401.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 11:10 EDT-0400
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avotius
October 10, 2014 10:56:22 AM
Um...thanks for all that. I guess I could have mentioned that I have been doing photography for quite a while and know the whole deal about color. My monitor is a Eizo ColorEdge CG241W and a Dell U2410. Both get regular calibration from a pro who comes by from the print shop that most of my photos end up being printed in client's catalogs and such if your wondering. Unfortunately many images I shoot never end up printed so I have to convert many to be better viewed online, especially in emails, which just crushes them, but the others that do get put on paper are usually for clients where color accuracy is important and we do shoot our photos in adobe rgb and edit to client's needs.
The reason I would need a more powerful machine is mainly speeding up everything, zooming in takes a few seconds here or there and those add up in a days works. Stitching panoramic photos is something I dont mind letting the machine stay on overnight to do but for instance the last big pano shoot I did for a client was a fleet of 7 cruise ships, and every room type, shop, public space, restaurant and such needed to be shot. In the end there were nearly a thousand different panoramas to be stitched, not to mention every one was 3 shot HDR as well, thats a lot of work! Saving a few seconds here and there is worth it to have a bigger machine. That ship shoot took more than a year to complete with several months of editing on the computer.
Also another unfortunate point is where I am there is only one truly reputable online shop for getting computer equipment, newegg doesnt even sell components here in China, and I am afraid there are no xeon cpu's offered there, just haswell i3,5,7 and a few FX AMD's, and sadly no EVGA except high end graphics. While it is possible to find such items here the reputation of such shops is really poor and in general most avoid them like the plague but I will look harder at your suggestions and see what I can find.
By the way, why a xeon processor over the i7 option?
The reason I would need a more powerful machine is mainly speeding up everything, zooming in takes a few seconds here or there and those add up in a days works. Stitching panoramic photos is something I dont mind letting the machine stay on overnight to do but for instance the last big pano shoot I did for a client was a fleet of 7 cruise ships, and every room type, shop, public space, restaurant and such needed to be shot. In the end there were nearly a thousand different panoramas to be stitched, not to mention every one was 3 shot HDR as well, thats a lot of work! Saving a few seconds here and there is worth it to have a bigger machine. That ship shoot took more than a year to complete with several months of editing on the computer.
Also another unfortunate point is where I am there is only one truly reputable online shop for getting computer equipment, newegg doesnt even sell components here in China, and I am afraid there are no xeon cpu's offered there, just haswell i3,5,7 and a few FX AMD's, and sadly no EVGA except high end graphics. While it is possible to find such items here the reputation of such shops is really poor and in general most avoid them like the plague but I will look harder at your suggestions and see what I can find.
By the way, why a xeon processor over the i7 option?
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avotius
October 10, 2014 11:09:02 AM
Amencerment
October 10, 2014 12:05:45 PM
Allo,
What is the budget you are working with?
I do heavy photo editing, digital art, media and gaming so Just let me know the $$$ you can swing and I'll get you lined up with the most beast for the money.
Just so you know, I run Adobe Master Collection 30+ photos (Nikon D7000 maxed in RAW), while I game and write these threads. So I will know what you need with in the price you are looking at.
I'll do what I can to help...
Peace
What is the budget you are working with?
I do heavy photo editing, digital art, media and gaming so Just let me know the $$$ you can swing and I'll get you lined up with the most beast for the money.
Just so you know, I run Adobe Master Collection 30+ photos (Nikon D7000 maxed in RAW), while I game and write these threads. So I will know what you need with in the price you are looking at.
I'll do what I can to help...
Peace
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Karsten75
October 10, 2014 2:29:04 PM
avotius said:
Um...thanks for all that. I guess I could have mentioned that I have been doing photography for quite a while and know the whole deal about color....Also another unfortunate point is where I am there is only one truly reputable online shop for getting computer equipment, newegg doesnt even sell components here in China, and I am afraid there are no xeon cpu's offered there, just haswell i3,5,7 and a few FX AMD's, and sadly no EVGA except high end graphics. While it is possible to find such items here the reputation of such shops is really poor and in general most avoid them like the plague but I will look harder at your suggestions and see what I can find.
By the way, why a xeon processor over the i7 option?
Well, at least now we've levelset and can be on the same page. Link me to your online shop, or try and configure similar parts and post it here so I can have a look.
I usually recommend The low-end Xeon, because it is as powerful as an i7-4770, but is cheaper because it has no integrated graphics. SO if you are going to get a graphics card, then the Xeon saves money and is a better workstation processor with a slightly lower power requirement.
If you are not gaming, then the Intel Integrated Graphics processor in the i7 may in fact be sufficient for your needs. If not, it is trivial to add a mid-range card in after the build, That would usually be what I would recommend for non-gamers and it usually works out well,.
Other than the non-availability of components, where are we in terms of budget?
Again, since you haven't disclosed where you want to source your parts from (and if you do I may not be able to read it).
it is probably best if you compile a parts list and post it here so we can look it over.
Don't skimp on RAM - 16 is minimum, 32 will be better, and if you get 64, you can create a RAM disk to stor intermediate work results on - although I still would recommend an SSD for that - as you observed, the PCIe SSDs are still a trifle too expensive.
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avotius
October 11, 2014 12:06:37 AM
http://list.jd.com/list.html?cat=670,677,678
Here is the online store I will be using, the language may be an issue but you will be able to find all the components they stock on the left drop down where it says cpu. 16g ram is my minimum, which is why I opted for a board with 4 slots so I can do 32 if and when it comes down to that. I am also thinking maybe about a 256 SSD for keeping working files on but that may be a bit later. As ky current graphics card has not died yet I can always skip getting a new one and put more into ram and such. I think we are looking at about 4000 rmb or about 700 dollars as I can recycle some other components from my old box such as the ssd, hard drives, and possibly graphics.
Best to start with a good cpu, motherboard and ram, then work everything else around that. I also noticed the asus boards I've looked at have m.2 slots but those things are also too expensive at the moment to consider.
Here is the online store I will be using, the language may be an issue but you will be able to find all the components they stock on the left drop down where it says cpu. 16g ram is my minimum, which is why I opted for a board with 4 slots so I can do 32 if and when it comes down to that. I am also thinking maybe about a 256 SSD for keeping working files on but that may be a bit later. As ky current graphics card has not died yet I can always skip getting a new one and put more into ram and such. I think we are looking at about 4000 rmb or about 700 dollars as I can recycle some other components from my old box such as the ssd, hard drives, and possibly graphics.
Best to start with a good cpu, motherboard and ram, then work everything else around that. I also noticed the asus boards I've looked at have m.2 slots but those things are also too expensive at the moment to consider.
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avotius
October 11, 2014 12:09:01 AM
avotius
October 11, 2014 12:41:28 AM
Here is the rough list I came up with before:
799 Asus H97-Pro http://item.jd.com/1143957.html
I read that the pro boards are a bit more durable in their line.
2099 i7 4790 http://item.jd.com/1125073.html
1469 i5 4690 http://item.jd.com/1125072.html
Also an option I would entertain
1069 G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600 8GB x2 http://item.jd.com/701284.html
Optional: 849 Asus R7 260X http://item.jd.com/1090467.html
A quick look at extreme power calculator says that the above, with my SSD and 3 hard disks and 4x ram should draw about 305 watts under load, so the 299 Corsair VS550 http://item.jd.com/818072.html I was looking at should fit the bill if I add more to the box later such as another SSD, or the 1199 Asus R9 270 http://item.jd.com/1018338.html card instead of the R7 which would bring things up to about 395 w.
Adding the R7 takes me over budget of around 4000 and need to add a case still, so I am not too worried about reusing my old ATI 3850 in this new box for the time being and upgrade when I have a chance.
799 Asus H97-Pro http://item.jd.com/1143957.html
I read that the pro boards are a bit more durable in their line.
2099 i7 4790 http://item.jd.com/1125073.html
1469 i5 4690 http://item.jd.com/1125072.html
Also an option I would entertain
1069 G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600 8GB x2 http://item.jd.com/701284.html
Optional: 849 Asus R7 260X http://item.jd.com/1090467.html
A quick look at extreme power calculator says that the above, with my SSD and 3 hard disks and 4x ram should draw about 305 watts under load, so the 299 Corsair VS550 http://item.jd.com/818072.html I was looking at should fit the bill if I add more to the box later such as another SSD, or the 1199 Asus R9 270 http://item.jd.com/1018338.html card instead of the R7 which would bring things up to about 395 w.
Adding the R7 takes me over budget of around 4000 and need to add a case still, so I am not too worried about reusing my old ATI 3850 in this new box for the time being and upgrade when I have a chance.
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Karsten75
October 11, 2014 1:47:32 AM
Yea, I'm sorry but all the text, even the numbers seemed to be in your character set, so I couldn't make head or tail of it.
Your build is good, I can't fault your choice of motherboard, though it wouldn't be my first choice - to each his own, eh?
The H97 series chipset is perfect if you are not going to overclock.
I do think you should go with the Intel Core i5-4590 - it's still a significant step up from your current build and equivalent in performance to the i5-46 K-series, but slightly cheaper.
I would suggest you don't skimp on your power supply - you don't want to have to buy a bigger one if you decide to go with the graphics card. I would not suggest anything lower than 620W, But I think it's a disease, I always over-specify my PSUs since I like them to run cool and at mid-capacity. See if you can get a modular or semi-modular PSU to save on cable clutter.
So in short, save a little on the processor, and for the rest you're looking good.!
good luck I hope it works well.
Your build is good, I can't fault your choice of motherboard, though it wouldn't be my first choice - to each his own, eh?
The H97 series chipset is perfect if you are not going to overclock. I do think you should go with the Intel Core i5-4590 - it's still a significant step up from your current build and equivalent in performance to the i5-46 K-series, but slightly cheaper.
I would suggest you don't skimp on your power supply - you don't want to have to buy a bigger one if you decide to go with the graphics card. I would not suggest anything lower than 620W, But I think it's a disease, I always over-specify my PSUs since I like them to run cool and at mid-capacity. See if you can get a modular or semi-modular PSU to save on cable clutter.
So in short, save a little on the processor, and for the rest you're looking good.!
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avotius
October 11, 2014 2:03:40 AM
Thanks. I think for my available options it will be a decent machine without overspending too much.
I chose the Asus H97 just because its 4 dim and a trusted brand, otherwise there are many other options but many no name brands here. I dont need the m.2 support though. Which would be your first choice? I dont mind spending a little more than a basic board for something with some better quality.
I chose the Asus H97 just because its 4 dim and a trusted brand, otherwise there are many other options but many no name brands here. I dont need the m.2 support though. Which would be your first choice? I dont mind spending a little more than a basic board for something with some better quality.
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avotius
October 11, 2014 2:05:09 AM
Karsten75
October 11, 2014 7:54:43 AM
avotius said:
Thanks. I think for my available options it will be a decent machine without overspending too much.I chose the Asus H97 just because its 4 dim and a trusted brand, otherwise there are many other options but many no name brands here. I dont need the m.2 support though. Which would be your first choice? I dont mind spending a little more than a basic board for something with some better quality.
Asus is ine of the top manufacturers of motherboards - no doubt about it. Personally and anecdotally, I ve experienced issues with their customer support. FOr that reason I prefer ASRock motherboards.
For a build of your nature, I would go with the ASRock Extreme4, or maybe even the Extreme6 for the higher quallity.
Keep an eye on your temperatures, and if you see high temperatures under loa, consider getting a different aftermarket cooler for the CPU. The best low-price solution is the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO that costs around US$30.
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Amencerment
October 11, 2014 9:42:07 PM
This is a pretty strong editing machine, if you do think you will get heavier into editing you can add up to 128gig of ram making this a real economical powerhouse.
You can make this with better parts, but it will cost a bit more as you start getting into commercial grade editing equipment. I created 2 systems so you can see the big difference with editing stations and a really good home editor.
1st system is a nice starter and you could game with it if you like to a point.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c79tNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c79tNG/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-1650 V3 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($585.98 @ SuperBiiz) <<< Editing workhorse
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H240-X CPU Liquid Cooling KiT ($149.99) <<< Best CPU cooler on the market right now
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($224.99 @ Newegg) <<< Best bang for the buck when it comes to having the ability to expand to 128gig of RAM
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($599.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon) <<< OS, Drivers and monitoring software only
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($194.98 @ OutletPC) <<< All programs but no saved data
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($213.98 @ SuperBiiz) <<< All saved data… I would look to expand this to another as editing can gobble up allot of space. I pick 10K drives as they are enterprise standard and can take a beating.
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($379.99 @ Newegg) <<< Dollar for the power best card to get at the moment.
Case: Silverstone Fortress Series FT02S ATX Full Tower Case ($257.84 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($138.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($66.44 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) ($170.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $3094.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-11 22:30 EDT-0400
This 2nd system is a editing workstation, this still is not the best but it is a really strong workhorse. But not really for gaming.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jmzFYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jmzFYJ/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 V2 2.7GHz 12-Core Processor ($2489.98 @ SuperBiiz) <<< Picked this one to show the pricing of 2 x 2640's as the part picker will not select 2
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($62.99 @ Mwave)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($62.99 @ Mwave) <<< To cool both CPU's
Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011 Motherboard ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($913.98 @ Newegg) <<< Even though you are not OCing, this is the most stable heavy load RAM you can get that is non-ecc..
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon) <<< OS, drivers and monitoring software
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($194.98 @ OutletPC) <<< All programs no saves
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($213.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($213.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($213.98 @ SuperBiiz) <<< 3 separate drives for different data points. This is very fast as it keeps the heavy use data files in their own areas… i.e photo, media, audio…
Video Card: PNY Quadro 6000 6GB Video Card ($1109.25 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone TJ10S ATX Full Tower Case ($312.14 @ TigerDirect) <<< Room to expand with more storage
Video Card: PNY Quadro 6000 6GB Video Card ($1109.25 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone TJ10S ATX Full Tower Case ($312.14 @ TigerDirect) <<< Room to expand with more storage
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($269.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($66.44 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) ($170.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $6905.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 00:20 EDT-0400
You can make this with better parts, but it will cost a bit more as you start getting into commercial grade editing equipment. I created 2 systems so you can see the big difference with editing stations and a really good home editor.
1st system is a nice starter and you could game with it if you like to a point.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c79tNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/c79tNG/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-1650 V3 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($585.98 @ SuperBiiz) <<< Editing workhorse
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H240-X CPU Liquid Cooling KiT ($149.99) <<< Best CPU cooler on the market right now
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($224.99 @ Newegg) <<< Best bang for the buck when it comes to having the ability to expand to 128gig of RAM
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($599.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon) <<< OS, Drivers and monitoring software only
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($194.98 @ OutletPC) <<< All programs but no saved data
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($213.98 @ SuperBiiz) <<< All saved data… I would look to expand this to another as editing can gobble up allot of space. I pick 10K drives as they are enterprise standard and can take a beating.
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($379.99 @ Newegg) <<< Dollar for the power best card to get at the moment.
Case: Silverstone Fortress Series FT02S ATX Full Tower Case ($257.84 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($138.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($66.44 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) ($170.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $3094.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-11 22:30 EDT-0400
This 2nd system is a editing workstation, this still is not the best but it is a really strong workhorse. But not really for gaming.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jmzFYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jmzFYJ/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 V2 2.7GHz 12-Core Processor ($2489.98 @ SuperBiiz) <<< Picked this one to show the pricing of 2 x 2640's as the part picker will not select 2
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($62.99 @ Mwave)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($62.99 @ Mwave) <<< To cool both CPU's
Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011 Motherboard ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($913.98 @ Newegg) <<< Even though you are not OCing, this is the most stable heavy load RAM you can get that is non-ecc..
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon) <<< OS, drivers and monitoring software
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($194.98 @ OutletPC) <<< All programs no saves
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($213.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($213.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($213.98 @ SuperBiiz) <<< 3 separate drives for different data points. This is very fast as it keeps the heavy use data files in their own areas… i.e photo, media, audio…
Video Card: PNY Quadro 6000 6GB Video Card ($1109.25 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone TJ10S ATX Full Tower Case ($312.14 @ TigerDirect) <<< Room to expand with more storage
Video Card: PNY Quadro 6000 6GB Video Card ($1109.25 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone TJ10S ATX Full Tower Case ($312.14 @ TigerDirect) <<< Room to expand with more storage
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($269.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($66.44 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) ($170.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $6905.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 00:20 EDT-0400
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