Video/Photo Editing PC

[hardik_s_desai]

Hello everyone! Happy new year! I'm completely new here. Been years since I last built a PC. So looking for suggestions. Primary use would be for Photo/Video Editing especially for 4K content. I'll be using Adobe CC suite for doing this work.

I also want the PC to be able to run MacOS. I researched a bit it seems it is possible to run via hackintosh project.

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. Photo/Video Editing.
2. What YOUR budget is. $2000 - $2200
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. - USA (newegg/amazon preferred)
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. - None.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are. - None.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds. - Default.
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using? - 4K
9. WHEN do you plan to build it? - Asap (This weekend or the next one)

The main reason I want to run MacOS is because I have been so used to a MAC as that is what I have used for last 5 years. So a switch to Windows 8 would be difficult. Appreciate any help. Thanks!

 

[OlyAR15]

If you really want to run OS X, wouldn't it make more sense just to buy a Mac pro?

 

[Ken g6]

Looks like real mac pros are 1-2k more than his budget.

Putting together this guide with other parts whose compatibility probably doesn't matter so much I got this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($571.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($303.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *Mushkin Blackline 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Case: *Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1775.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 18:53 EST-0500

 

[hardik_s_desai]

If you really want to run OS X, wouldn't it make more sense just to buy a Mac pro?

It just goes way over my budget And I plan to migrate to Windows eventually so would also be installing windows on this system.

 

[Burpo]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BXxyZL

 

[Ken g6]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BXxyZL

That's great for Windows, but it would require quite a bit of work to get it running MacOS. They assume their software will only be used on their hardware, so they don't support a lot of other hardware.

 

[hardik_s_desai]

Looks like real mac pros are 1-2k more than his budget.

Putting together this guide with other parts whose compatibility probably doesn't matter so much I got this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($571.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($303.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *Mushkin Blackline 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Case: *Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1775.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 18:53 EST-0500

Thanks a lot! That guide is a wonderful start. I'll check it out and update if I need any help.

 

[hardik_s_desai]

Ken_g6 thanks a lot for that guide. I'll check it out and update if I need any help. Thanks!

 

[Danrr]

Here's everything you need to build a hackintosh:

http://www.tonymacx86.com/building-customac-buyers-guide-december-2014.html

Go to the forums and search for builds that can run OSX without problems:

http://www.tonymacx86.com/golden-builds/

I do not recommend to build a hackintosh if you probably going to change to windows in the future, too many little problems to get everything working like a MacPro, but it can be done.

 

[hardik_s_desai]

Here's everything you need to build a hackintosh:

http://www.tonymacx86.com/building-customac-buyers-guide-december-2014.html

Go to the forums and search for builds that can run OSX without problems:

http://www.tonymacx86.com/golden-builds/

I do not recommend to build a hackintosh if you probably going to change to windows in the future, too many little problems to get everything working like a MacPro, but it can be done.

Thanks for the Information. I'll post the configuration in a different post. I'm not 100% sure if it will work but I'm taking chance since I got a great deal on processor through some contacts

 

[hardik_s_desai]

So this is the build I'm going for.

Processor - Intel i7-5960k
Motherboard - ASUS X99 Deluxe
Memory - 16GB Crucial DDR4 2133
Graphics - ASUS GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5
Storage - Crucial 256GB SSD.
Storage - WD 3TB Green Internal Hard Drive
Power Supply - Corsair CX 750 Watt
CPU cooling - Cooler Master Seidon 240M
Case - NZXT Guardian 921

Please let me know if you any other recommendations. My plan is to OC the processor upto 4.4Ghz.

 

[lehtv]

Your ssd links to a 512gb one, but that's fine.

Your hdd links to a 2TB one, and I'd recommend against a Green drive, I'd rather have the faster Seagate ST2000DM001.

CX750 is not the best quality you could have, your parts are expensive enough that I'd get a better unit (and one that isn't quite so overkill in capacity). Newegg has a Seasonic X650 on sale for $80 AR AP, top quality unit with 7yr warranty.

Seidon 240M is fine performance/noise wise but Corsair H100i has three years longer warranty. EDIT: Personally I'd stay away from liquid coolers, traditional hunks of metal have better performance per cost. NH-D14 is roughly equal to a $15-20 more expensive 240mm CLC. Phanteks TC14PE performs the same and costs even less. Also check out U14S, basically D14 class performance in a smaller package

NZXT Guardian isn't compatible with a 240mm cooler, and overall seems like a bit of a cheap and dated case for such a high end build. Plastic front cover, poor cable routing, silly LED heavy toy-like design. I'd recommend Fractal Design Define R5, the newest version of the popular Swedish silent case. Here you can see it with the H100i installed: http://www.kitguru.net/components/cases/leo-waldock/fractal-design-define-r5-chassis-review/

 

[mfenn]

Your ssd links to a 512gb one, but that's fine.

Your hdd links to a 2TB one, and I'd recommend against a Green drive, I'd rather have the faster Seagate ST2000DM001.

CX750 is not the best quality you could have, your parts are expensive enough that I'd get a better unit (and one that isn't quite so overkill in capacity). Newegg has a Seasonic X650 on sale for $80 AR AP, top quality unit with 7yr warranty.

Seidon 240M is fine performance/noise wise but Corsair H100i has three years longer warranty. EDIT: Personally I'd stay away from liquid coolers, traditional hunks of metal have better performance per cost. NH-D14 is roughly equal to a $15-20 more expensive 240mm CLC. Phanteks TC14PE performs the same and costs even less. Also check out U14S, basically D14 class performance in a smaller package

NZXT Guardian isn't compatible with a 240mm cooler, and overall seems like a bit of a cheap and dated case for such a high end build. Plastic front cover, poor cable routing, silly LED heavy toy-like design. I'd recommend Fractal Design Define R5, the newest version of the popular Swedish silent case. Here you can see it with the H100i installed: http://www.kitguru.net/components/cases/leo-waldock/fractal-design-define-r5-chassis-review/

I agree with all of this.

I also want to caution you about wanting to run Hackintosh on Haswell-EP. It's really rough right now and and you're going to have to do some fiddling and patching. I think I'd go with the GA-X99-UD4 for $259 instead of the ASUS because I saw more reports of success with the Gigabyte and Gigabyte has historically been the go-to manufacturer for Hackintosh. It doesn't hurt that it's over $100 less expensive either.