Spec me a 4K video editing rig

Glass

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Alright guys - budget under £1k this is for a buddy that will be producing a feature film in 4k.

  • GFX wise must support 4k out but will not be used for gaming.
  • lots of rendering will be done so good CPU & lots or RAM.
  • SSD 512GB
  • Rock solid PSU required with case suporting atleast 4x 3.5 bays (future expansion options)

video storage will be to a 50TB NAS via 10GBe this can be left out of the spec - that's for another forum :)
 
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1 x Intel Core i7-4790 3.60GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £249.95
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £162.95
1 x MSI AMD Radeon R9 285 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
2 x TeamGroup Elite Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD316G1600HC11DC01) £99.95 (£199.90)
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £57.95
1 x Gigabyte B85M-DS3H Intel B85 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £53.99
1 x BeQuiet! Pure Rock Cpu Cooler - 120mm £28.99
Total : £973.30 (includes shipping : £8.00).





YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte X99M Gaming 5 - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£20 Saving*** £475.98
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £162.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16QC01) £149.99
1 x MSI Radeon R7 260X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £57.95
1 x BeQuiet! Pure Rock Cpu Cooler - 120mm £28.99
Total : £1,035.43 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
Glass said:
Alright guys - budget under £1k this is for a buddy that will be producing a feature film in 4k.

video storage will be to a 50TB NAS via 10GBe
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The cost breakdown looks a bit odd to me. A 50TB NAS is going to cost well over a grand so budget can't be all that limited. I believe serious video work is done with a small cluster computers, but failing that I'd have thought the 8 core intel chips would be the easy choice.
 
I've spent the night researching and it does look like x99+5820k combo is what I'm going to have to plump for.

Some of the high end mobo's allow for upto 6 HD's in RAID10 so I may not need the NAS after all.
 
You'll want one of those 5K monitors so you can see the film full size and still have the tools available. That means you'll need a GPU with two DP 1.2 ports.
 
Glass said:
I've spent the night researching and it does look like x99+5820k combo is what I'm going to have to plump for.

Some of the high end mobo's allow for upto 6 HD's in RAID10 so I may not need the NAS after all.
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I would strongly recommend a dedicated RAID controller.
 
Gimpy - any recommendations on a dedicated RAID card? I don't have clue there seems to be quite a difference in price.
 
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