I admit I'm not much of a hardware components guy. Same with cars. I don't think about them much until I need new ones. So I'm working on my first custom build, to be used almost entirely for video production - 4K editing (Premiere Pro) and 3D visual effects (After Effects, C4D). I read through many many posts on here. A lot of the most relevant info for custom builds seemed to be a few years old. For the three most important parts, the CPU, MOBO, and video card, I went with the fastest, most powerful options I could afford: the i7-5820K on an ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 with an NVIDIA GTX 970. Because this will be primarily a video production workstation, I need to keep the option for SLI available. When money becomes available I will add more RAM and hopefully another graphics card. For the remaining parts I used the "Best" lists on this site. I did the best I could, but I'm open to suggestions to improve performance or save money. Still not settled on whether to get Windows 7 or 8.1 OS. I still love 7, and heard nothing but awful stories about 10.
Approximate Purchase Date: late May, 2016
Budget Range: $1500 - $1600 (firm)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: 100% visual effects & video production - After Effects, C4D, Red Giant plugins, Boris FX, Video Copilot plugins, Premiere Pro
Parts Not Required: n/a
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, OutletPC, Amazon, reputable sites w/ good prices
Country: USA
Parts Preferences:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GDg8RB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GDg8RB/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($174.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($117.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($379.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: *Cooler Master R4-S8R-20AK-GP 28.9 CFM 80mm Fan ($4.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1519.32
Overclocking: no thanks
SLI or Crossfire: Picked a MOBO to support SLI, can only afford one video card for now though
Monitor Resolution: 4K + Full HD + SVGA
Additional Comments: This system has got to be usable for at least 5-7 years.
Approximate Purchase Date: late May, 2016
Budget Range: $1500 - $1600 (firm)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: 100% visual effects & video production - After Effects, C4D, Red Giant plugins, Boris FX, Video Copilot plugins, Premiere Pro
Parts Not Required: n/a
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, OutletPC, Amazon, reputable sites w/ good prices
Country: USA
Parts Preferences:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GDg8RB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GDg8RB/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($174.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($117.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($379.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: *Cooler Master R4-S8R-20AK-GP 28.9 CFM 80mm Fan ($4.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1519.32
Overclocking: no thanks
SLI or Crossfire: Picked a MOBO to support SLI, can only afford one video card for now though
Monitor Resolution: 4K + Full HD + SVGA
Additional Comments: This system has got to be usable for at least 5-7 years.
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