Recently a good friend of mine asked me to build him a PC, and I agreed to help. Only problem is I haven't built a PC in about a year or so, and I'm looking for some advice. This is going to be editing rig/ gaming rig. We're focusing more toward the editing side of things though.
Here's the info:
Copy and pasting is a wonderful thing. Answers are in bold.
Budget. $2,000
Where do you live (United States), and what currency do you use? USD
-Is there a retailer you prefer? Amazon or Newegg this doesn't matter much to him.
Do you need or already have peripherals? Already have peripherals.
What will you be using your future computer for? Gaming? Rendering? Mix of both? Or is this a home media PC? This will be a mix of rendering and gaming.
Do you overclock or want to get into over clocking? By request I won't overclock this build.
Do you plan on going for custom watercooling now, or in the future? No.
OS. Do you need a new one? Yes
If you Game-
What kind of settings do you like or what FPS do you want to play at? Ultra, at 60 fps
What resolution will you be playing at? //or would like to play at. 1080p with the ability to record at the same time.
What kind of games do you like to play? RPGs
What specific game will you be playing (if you only really play one) Skyrim
If you Render or Edit things-
What application do you use to render? (very important) He prefers Sony Vegas, but I suggested Premiere, assume that either application will be used.
Do you render movies or just photoshop pictures This will be used to render videos for YouTube.
I'm not familiar enough with new motherboards and cpus to create a PC Part Picker list if, in your responses, you could submit one for me to read over along with the reasons behind the parts that would be greatly appreciated.
As for a case I would like to try building in Fractal Design's Define R5. Thanks in advance for your help :)
The good: Decent CPU that'll drive well on Vegas or Premiere. Decent amount of ram with some room to expand. 3 drives for optimal editing speed (OS/Cache/Media) and plenty of space to expand storage for personal files or more footage. Good GPU for gaming.
The OK: Only reason I'm going with Nvidia is because if you do go Adobe it tends to like Nvidia more and as always will take its dear time to get legacy out and cutting edge in. Either way both will utilize the CPU more than the GPU on export.
Thank you for your suggestion. May I ask why you classify Nvidia as OK rather than good? Is that a matter of personal preference? Would an ATI card be better? I'm slightly confused with the classification is all.
OpenCL performance has massively improved over the last year or so with many Adobe programs. Sony Vegas has had a couple updates which really take advantage of OpenCL.
Here's a LGA-2011 build! 6 cores will help a lot with rendering. Not sure how much storage you need, but I think the setup I have should be fine. It's a little bit of a pity that there won't be any overclocking, though.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Kr42TW
Also, adding another fan would not be a bad idea. Another Noctua or Fractal Design Silent Series R2 in the front for intake as well as in the top for exhaust would help keep the heat out.
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AMD is not bad for those on a budget. However, the FX-9590 just isn't worth it in my opinion. Here's why:
1. Runs HOT.
2. You are not going to cool that 220w TDP chip with a Hyper 212. You'll need some of the largest air coolers - the Noctua NH-D14 or Noctua NH-D15 will need to cool that. Many will consider an all-in-one watercooling loop - usually 240mm or 280mm radiators.
3. Expensive motherboard kind of negates the price savings of AMD chips. AMD's 8 cores(especially their 'top of the line' 9590) require some beefy power delivery on the motherboard, making them quite pricy.
4. IPC is much lower when compared to Intel. FX-9590 still often lags behind an i7-4790K. An i7-5820K has 2 more cores and 4 more threads than an i7 - it's simply a LOT more powerful.
You should probably take a dip into the multimedia department before taking the CS department's advice. This looks good on paper but if memory serves there are some instructions that AMD processors don't have access to which can boost productivity. Also your render and export is going to take a bit of a hit without a cache drive as Vegas and Premiere will have to write to either the OS or media drive which can slow down pre and full renders.I don't think Vegas supports SLI or XF based on their manual or release notes, also can't find it in the help or release notes for Premiere (although I think After Effects got the patch for that a little while ago.)