Video Editing Rig Review and Suggestions

G.M.Cottonwood

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Hey guys recently signed up great site and first time build I hope this can workout.
So I'm building a rig for mainly video editing and a little bit of gaming. My video editing involves intensive special effects, some 3D work here and there etc... So heres the build just tell me if this will be good, any problems, any things I can improves, where I can save money, really just any advice at all. Thank you

CPU: Intel Core i7 3930k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819116492
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 PRO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131800
GPU: nVidia Evga GeForce GTX 680
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130768
Ram: Corsair Dominator GT 32gb (4x8gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820233271
Boot Drive: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820147194
Hard Drive: 4 x 3tb Seagate Barracuda
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148907
Optical Drive: LG Black Blu-Ray burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136250
Power Supply: Corsair HX Series 850w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139011
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i Water Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835181032
Case: Corsair Obsidian 800d
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811139001

I'll be adding in other assesories like additional case fans, lighting, and fan controllers etc...
 

Sleepingforest

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Your case is too big and expensive. Get a Fractal R4 instead ($100-110). Asus motherboards are typically overpriced for their features: go with a Biostar ($180ish) instead. The 680 offers very little over a 670, which costs only $370 in comparison. The PSU should be dropped to 500W. The H100i is more expensive, louder, and hotter than a Noctua DH14.
 

Torn Mind

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500-550 watt quality PSUs that deliver what they're spec'd for can power any modern single GPU system.
70 bucks for the Antec NEO ECO 620.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=3938566&SID=
82 dollars for the TX650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=3938566&SID=

How demanding is this "little bit" of gaming you do, and at what resolution? If you can tolerate some turned down settings, you can get something cheaper. Lower resolution gaming does not require as much GPU beef.

Case, wise the NZXT Phantom 630 is one of the best according to the reviews, and it is quite cheaper than the Corsair. Only thing is you won't be able to do a push-pull configuration with the H100i, but with video editing, you probably want to do a more conservative overclock anyway, if any at all, for that matter.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146100
 
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Sleepingforest

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The case is too big and expensive (and for a build like this, offers little over a Fractal R4, for example, or Torn Mind's suggestion of the Phantom 630 if you don't mind the appearance), the cooler is inferior to and riskier than the Noctua DH14, the motherboard is on the expensive side, the GTX 680 offers very little over a highly clocked 670, and the PSU is way too much. Here's a build which implements these criticisms. It also includes a devoted SSD scratch disk, which Adobe, for example, recommends highly:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler ($80.72 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($72.51 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial M4 512GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($378.98 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($135.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($135.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($135.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($355.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $2412.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-06 23:18 EST-0500)

I would at least jump on that GPU deal. You don't really see a 670 that low.
 
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G.M.Cottonwood

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Really appreciate the input guys. I've decided that I'll replace the H100i with the Noctua Noctua NH-D14. I'd read some great things about it before, but I dont know why I chose the H100i, as for the power supply this is my first build so I never knew I ws going overboard so I'll downgrade to a more suitable 500w. Also I'd been giving thought from going from the 680 to 670 and I'm guessing I'll be making the switch. As for the case guys I'm really picky just havnt seen a nicer looking case :/ Any similar cases would be great
 

G.M.Cottonwood

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500-550 watt quality PSUs that deliver what they're spec'd for can power any modern single GPU system.
70 bucks for the Antec NEO ECO 620.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=3938566&SID=
82 dollars for the TX650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=3938566&SID=

How demanding is this "little bit" of gaming you do, and at what resolution? If you can tolerate some turned down settings, you can get something cheaper. Lower resolution gaming does not require as much GPU beef.

Case, wise the NZXT Phantom 630 is one of the best according to the reviews, and it is quite cheaper than the Corsair. Only thing is you won't be able to do a push-pull configuration with the H100i, but with video editing, you probably want to do a more conservative overclock anyway, if any at all, for that matter.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146100

Not really that demanding a little minecraft here and there. But, I really like every setting maxed out and I might be getting into some more extensive games like Far Cry etc...
 

mfenn

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You can max out every setting in Minecraft on a $100 card, so don't worry about that.

I have a question for you OP, what is your monitor setup? If you don't already have a 30" monitor, then you'd be better off from a productivity standpoint by buying one of those and then getting a $1500 PC.
 

G.M.Cottonwood

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You can max out every setting in Minecraft on a $100 card, so don't worry about that.

I have a question for you OP, what is your monitor setup? If you don't already have a 30" monitor, then you'd be better off from a productivity standpoint by buying one of those and then getting a $1500 PC.

I dont understand what you mean. Could you explain more clearly
 

Sleepingforest

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Minecraft isn't very demanding, so even a cheaper $100 card like the 7770 will suffice.

On the monitor point, you would benefit most from getting a 30" monitor and a less expensive computer, because spending past around $1500 gives rapidly diminishing returns.
 

mfenn

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Minecraft isn't very demanding, so even a cheaper $100 card like the 7770 will suffice.

On the monitor point, you would benefit most from getting a 30" monitor and a less expensive computer, because spending past around $1500 gives rapidly diminishing returns.

Yep, that's what I was getting at. Increasing the working space on your desktop gives you a better return on investment than getting a CPU that is a few percent faster.