High End Video Editing Rig

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vikram_1982

Broken In
1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')
Ans: Video Editing for work. I spend atleast 10 hours a day on Premiere Pro and After Effects and reducing rendering and preview time is my prime motivation.

2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this too.
Ans: 1.5 to 1.7 L

3. Planning to overclock?
Ans: Open to it.

4. Which Operating System are you planning to use?
Ans: 7 or 8.

5. How much hard drive space is needed?
Ans: 4 TB

6. Do you want to buy a monitor? If yes, please mention which screen size and resolution do you want. If you already have a monitor and want to reuse it, again mention the size and resolution of monitor you have.
Ans: Getting 3 monitors (all 24 inches)

7. Which components you DON'T want to buy or which components you already have and plan on reusing?
Ans:none

8. When are you planning to buy the system?
Ans: Christmas

9. Have you ever built a desktop before or will this be done by an assembler?
Ans: First time. Myself.

10. Where do you live? Are you buying locally? Are you open to buying stuff from online shops if you don't get locally?
Ans: Bangalore. Open to both.

11. Anything else which you would like to say?
Ans:

So, I went ahead and did a configuration. You can see that below. So, I have two questions.

1. Do you think this will meet my needs? Is it optimal?
2. Are there any compatibility issues?
3. Will this run Premiere Pro properly? I heard Premiere Pro uses CUDA and hence we need NVidia cards.
4. Since items are costlier in India, this configuration is overshooting my budget. Can you suggest changes that will bring this to within 1.5 L here in India?

PCPartPicker part list: Intel Core i7-4770K, Asus GeForce GTX 780, NZXT Phantom 530 Red - System Build - PCPartPicker
Price breakdown by merchant: Intel Core i7-4770K, Asus GeForce GTX 780, NZXT Phantom 530 Red - System Build - Price Breakdown By Merchant - PCPartPicker
Benchmarks: Intel Core i7-4770K, Asus GeForce GTX 780, NZXT Phantom 530 Red - System Build - Benchmarks - PCPartPicker

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 20g Thermal Paste ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($234.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($211.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($579.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($42.92 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 Red ATX Full Tower Case ($134.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($183.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($25.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - OEM (64-bit) ($137.98 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($278.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG EB2442T-BN 24.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG EB2442T-BN 24.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $3018.72

Thanks,
Vikram.
 
bssunilreddy

bssunilreddy

Chosen of the Omnissiah
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K -22500,

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i -8000,

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 -14400,

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 1600MHz -10000,

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB -16500,

Storage: WD Caviar Black 2TB -8000,

Storage: WD Caviar Black 2TB -8000,

Video Card: Zotac GTX770 2GB -31000,

Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX -8000,

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-E Wi-Fi -2000,

Case: Corsair 500R -6500,

Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 750W (SS-750KM3) -9000,

Optical Drive: Asus 24B5ST DVD-RW -1100,

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 8000,

Monitor: Dell S2240L 22" LED IPS -9000,

Monitor: Dell S2240L 22" LED IPS -9000,

Monitor: Dell S2240L 22" LED IPS -9000.

Total: 1,80,000.
 
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harshilsharma63

harshilsharma63

DIY FTW!
@bavisani: why use a gaming card in work PC?

i7 4770k (24000)
Asus gryphon (14000)
Corsair vengeance 1600 MHz 4 GB x4 (10400)
Corsair H80i (7900)
Seagate Barracuda 2 TB x2 (12000)
Samsung 840 PRO 256 GB SSD (16000)
Leadteck Quadro S510 2 GB (33000)
Corsair TX750 (7200)
Corsair 500R (7400)
AOC i2367FH 23" x3 (39000)
Asus Blu-ray BW-12B1ST (8000)

total: 1,78,900
 
Cilus

Cilus

laborare est orare
I think OP should go with Sandy Bridge E/ Ivy Bridge E platform. The 6 Core/12 thread CPU is best for the kind of workloads OP is talking about. Also, instead of getting 4X4 GB Ram configuration, OP should opt for getting single 8GB Modules which enables him to add more Ram in future. And I strongly suggest an AMD workstation card with OpenCL support. AMD and Adobe are working together to improve OpenCL acceleration in their products and Premiere Pro supports OpenCL with very high optimization with After Effects being updated with OpenCL acceleration, a thing where GCN cards excel over nVidia counterparts.
 
harshilsharma63

harshilsharma63

DIY FTW!
Cilus said:
I think OP should go with Sandy Bridge E/ Ivy Bridge E platform. The 6 Core/12 thread CPU is best for the kind of workloads OP is talking about. Also, instead of getting 4X4 GB Ram configuration, OP should opt for getting single 8GB Modules which enables him to add more Ram in future. And I strongly suggest an AMD workstation card with OpenCL support. AMD and Adobe are working together to improve OpenCL acceleration in their products and Premiere Pro supports OpenCL with very high optimization with After Effects being updated with OpenCL acceleration, a thing where GCN cards excel over nVidia counterparts.
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But mercury playaback engine uses both CUDA as well as openCL.
 
Cilus

Cilus

laborare est orare
Actually AMD and Adobe are working closely for some times now to optimize the OpenCL performance and the growth is very fast due to the Open source nature of OpenCL..
 
harshilsharma63

harshilsharma63

DIY FTW!
Cilus said:
Actually AMD and Adobe are working closely for some times now to optimize the OpenCL performance and the growth is very fast due to the Open source nature of OpenCL..
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So does'nt a Qaudro make more sense as it will provide both CUDA and OpenCL support?
 
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vikram_1982

Broken In
bavusani said:
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i -8000
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Any reason for the H80i and not the H100i or the H110?

bavusani said:
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 -14400
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I am looking for a ATX motherboard. So, I believe the Sabertooth is a viable option, right?

bavusani said:
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 1600MHz -10000
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I might as well pimp it upto 32, right?

bavusani said:
Video Card: Zotac GTX770 2GB -31000
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So, this seems to be the biggest question for me. The GTX780Ti was my initial choice, but that retails at around 60K. How does that compare with this? If it is going to benefit me by saving me time during my work, I don't mind going for it. What say?

bavusani said:
Monitor: Dell S2240L 22" LED IPS -9000,
Monitor: Dell S2240L 22" LED IPS -9000,
Monitor: Dell S2240L 22" LED IPS -9000.
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This is an option for me to reduce cost. I only need one very good monitor. The other two are just support monitors and needn't be of high grade. What are my alternatives? Also, I need a 24" for my primary monitor for sure.

Again, how do I rein it into 1.5L?

Thanks,
Vikram.
 
harshilsharma63

harshilsharma63

DIY FTW!
vikram_1982 said:
Any reason for the H80i and not the H100i or the H110?


I am looking for a ATX motherboard. So, I believe the Sabertooth is a viable option, right?


I might as well pimp it upto 32, right?


So, this seems to be the biggest question for me. The GTX780Ti was my initial choice, but that retails at around 60K. How does that compare with this? If it is going to benefit me by saving me time during my work, I don't mind going for it. What say?


This is an option for me to reduce cost. I only need one very good monitor. The other two are just support monitors and needn't be of high grade. What are my alternatives? Also, I need a 24" for my primary monitor for sure.

Again, how do I rein it into 1.5L?

Thanks,
Vikram.
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> H100i is totally overkill for the purpose of the rig. Even an H80i will be too much. Stick with it.
> All those boards are needed only for extreme overclocking, nothing else. And why do you specifically need an ATX board?
> Get 8x2 GB now and get another pair when you feel the need.
> Will you be gaming on this rig? If no, then a workstation card makes much more sense.
> get one Dell U2312HM and two Dell IN2030.
 
Cilus

Cilus

laborare est orare
Instead of getting that card, I think OP can opt for nVidia Quadro K2000 card which is based on Kepler architecture, comes with 384 Kepler based CUDA Cores and 2GB GDDR5 memory, compared to DDR3 memory of the NVS 510.
Leadtek NVIDIA Quadro 2000 PCI-E 2 GB DDR5 Graphics Card - Leadtek: Flipkart.com
Another option is Sapphire AMD ATI FirePro V5900 @ 32.8K (*www.theitdepot.com/details-Sapphire+AMD+ATI+FirePro+V5900++2GB+GDDR5+Graphics+Card_P19545.html)
 
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harshilsharma63

harshilsharma63

DIY FTW!
Cilus said:
Instead of getting that card, I think OP can opt for nVidia Quadro K2000 card which is based on Kepler architecture, comes with 384 Kepler based CUDA Cores and 2GB GDDR5 memory, compared to DDR3 memory of the NVS 510.
Leadtek NVIDIA Quadro 2000 PCI-E 2 GB DDR5 Graphics Card - Leadtek: Flipkart.com
Another option is Sapphire AMD ATI FirePro V5900 @ 32.8K (Buy Online Sapphire AMD ATI FirePro V5900 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card in india)
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Whichever is better. Both are similarly priced :thumbs:
 
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