Building a post production beast

I am a photographer in canada who does 4k video work as well for high end commercial clients, i can see us doing 6k in the next few years. We use the entire adobe suite

i am looking to create this custom build, the cost is not what is important to me but that it will hold strong for 5-10 years:

case: nzxt phantom 820 - already in my hands

motherboard: asus z10pe-d8 ws - not sure if it will fit the case, i get conflicting info online and from manufacturers 

video card: two nvidea k5000

cpu: two xeon e5   2670v3 or 2699v3

cooling: two nzxt kraken x61, im trying to avoid complicated water cooling because i have never done that before.

memory: kingston ddr4, hoping for a configuration of  at least 128gb

harddrives: not 100% sure yet because i have a raid system of 5 drives in a seperate box

Power supply: not sure what this system would need.

OS: windows 7 64bit

 

any help/thoughts are always appreciated

Hey there fellow photog, here's a quick run down based on what you've provided so far:

  • SSI EEB boards will fit in the Phantom, just know that 3 of the mounting holes will not line up properly in the case. Its not a deal breaker but something worth mentioning.
  • Adobe loves cores and horsepower, the 2699v3 is your star here with a higher power draw but far better turbo clock speed and number of cores.
  • Do you already have the Kingston ram on hand? If not feel free to purchase any brand with a better price, ram is ram so brand isn't a big factor here.
  • How has your editing experience been pulling from the box? If you haven't had issue in the past then 6k shouldn't push too much harder. Alternatively you can get some sample footage and see if the pull is too much, if so a pair of Samsung 850 Pros for OS and cache drives with some big HDDs for local footage.
  • Krakens shouldn't have a problem keeping your CPUs cool on a full load but according to the Kraken Compatibility Guide only one of them can fit comfortably in the top section of the case. If you have the radiator(s) on hand try seeing if you can somehow squeeze it into the front or possibility mount it on the rear from the outside. Alternatively the Switch 810 would be able to fit your needs.
  • For power you can walk away with a Corsair AX860i, the power needs wouldn't push it too hard and gives some room for expanding.

If you have any more questions please ask away.

Two CPUs, two K5000s, two Kraken X61, I'd probably go higher than 860W to be safe.

i've been trying to find info online about the eeb board lining up, have you done this before? i ask because i looked everywhere, i was wondering if there would be problems wit fitting fans with this large board. i have a friend who told me yesterday that i should go with a single chip i7 because the two xeons is way overkill, but i don't know if the i7 (even the top one) would be able to hold strong for 5-10 years.

i don't have kingston ram on hand, i only know from experience that it doesn't fail, it was always reliable, what brand do you tend to use?

using ssd for cache drive is something that i am actually considering, because the faster the pull the better it is

everything else makes complete sense. thank you for the help

Logan and Wendell have mounted an ssi eeb board in a similar case for their workstation video. Apparently for them they only had two out of place.The board itself may line up a tad close to the drive cages but shouldn't have issue otherwise. If it does worry you then all that's needed is a ruler or measuring tape to check the space in the case as its a standard 12x13.



I use G.Skill for my workstation, it was the cheapest thing I could find and haven't had any issues.



I would suggest a different view on single vs dual CPU. From teardown to final delivery is client turnaround time decreasing? Can you afford to have a longer export in place of other productive and/or profitable tasks? Dual CPU shouldn't be seen as excessive, it should be seen as an answer to conditions necessitating that level of computation. If the workload is demanding dual CPU in order to meet deadlines and maintain profitability then its a clear choice.



Also took ChrisG's post into consideration, did a little peeking into the K6000's wattage and released he has a good point. While the K5000 has a very good power to performance, if the trend continues to follow what the K6000 and currect GTX cards are needing then it would be safer to buy an AX1200i. This would avoid riding the 860 at 90% load or greater depending on the draw of any other future components.