$1500 for CPU/MOBO/RAM/STORAGE Upgrade

[stuccoholmes]

Long story short - built a workstation about 5 years ago before I went to film school, used it for about 3.5 years then it went into storage as my job in the industry didn't require it. Getting back into my own projects and brought it out of storage, made the mistake of not dusting it, CPU got fried now I'm thinking of building a whole new workstation.


Approximate Purchase Date: End of October
Budget Range: $1500 not including GPU
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video Editing (up to 4K )
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU/MOBO/MEMORY/STORAGE
Do you need to buy OS:No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ncix.com (canada)
Location: City, State/Region, Country - BC Canada
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: I don't think I need this for Video editing??

I'll be looking to use the Adobe Suite, mainly premiere to edit footage at higher resolutions, possibly some light AE work.

OLD WORKSTATION

Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 4890 XT 1GB
PSU : Corsair TX750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX
MOBO : ASUS P6T X58 ATX LGA 1336
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Quad Core
MEMORY: 12GBs Corsair XMS3 HX3X12G1600C9
STORAGE: 2x 500GB HDDs

The video card I will have to upgrade later down the road as **my budget at the moment is $1300 CAD.** I could go up to $1500 but I would rather not.

This is what I am thinking at the moment. I still haven't decided on a MOBO as I am not sure what I should be looking for. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cRTHyc

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($435.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($149.99 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($218.99 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($218.99 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $1023.95

PSU: Because my PSU is 4 years old it was suggested I maybe look into purchasing a new PSU as well as I have been told if that goes it can take a whole lot more with it. I'm just not sure if it's in my budget at the moment.
GPU: I haven't even thought about what kind of GPU I should be looking for down the road. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
CASE: Currently I am using an old silverstone case, I talked to a salesperson at NCIX and he did try to up sell me a new case as he mentioned my old case wouldn't have USB 3.0. There has to be a way to get USB 3.0 into my silver stone though right? Like instead of spending $80 on a new case I'm pretty sure I could just get a USB 3.0 front panel or something?

 

[zjuventus14]

Here is a build I would recommend. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/pDFGCJ It does go over 1300, but the 6 core / 12 thread CPU will benefit you for video editing purposes. I would upgrade your PSU as soon as possible, as what you hear about it dying is true. One thing to know is that your case needs to be able to fit an ATX motherboard for the build I suggest. For a video card upgrade, if you are going to edit at 4K you need to look for high VRAM, possibly either an Nvidia 980ti or better yet a Titan if you have the budget.

 

[stuccoholmes]

Thanks for putting in the time to suggest a build. After asking around I decided I could save money on SSDs. I'm thinking now of getting a smaller SSD for a boot drive and just using the two 500GB HDD's I have now for storage, etc until I can get the money for a larger SSD.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/HbWDWZ this is the build I have recently built up. I don't see the need to overclock so I have been told I don't need a Z series chipset. I'm still learning the tech side of things, I've heard the X99 boards are popular for workstations but they are a bit pricey. The 6700 is quad core, you're saying the 6 core / 12 thread may be more beneficial though?

I have also been told I cant run OC'd RAM on a locked board so I could be looking around for stock options as well.

 

[zjuventus14]

Assuming you are using Adobe Creative Suite, more cores will benefit you, in most cases, because the workload can be divided between cores, and Adobe CS programs use all of them. Consider this chart, 5820K outperforms 6700K, and this is based on many users benchmarks using Passmark Software http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html. You also will want to consider that according to Adobe, Photoshop and other Adobe CS apps can use up essentially however much RAM you have in your computer, so I would consider going with 32GB of RAM, and follow your original plan for a video card upgrade later down the road. Also, for fast boot up, put Photoshop on the SSD as well. Here is my suggested build: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/CF7svK

 

[stuccoholmes]

Yeah OK, I think upgrading the Video Card down the road is the best option, especially with Black Friday and Canadian Boxing day a few months away, I'll get the most bang for my buck this way.

What do you suggest for a PSU? my old 750W TX series could last a bit more longer but people keep warning me if that does infact decide to go I could be in trouble and it's now over it's 5 year warranty so it might be worth upgrading now eh? I know I am exceeding my budget but without purchasing the GPU and second SSD I'm in an alright position.

I believe I have an old CPU cooler in there but I'll have to confirm, might be better to get a new one.

 

[zjuventus14]

I recommend either an 220-G2-0850-XR or the 220-G2-0750-XR EVGA PSU's, or if you want to spring for a higher wattage in case of a SLI configuration in the future(dual GPU), you could try either the EVGA 1000 watt or Corsair also has high quality PSU's, although I suggest no matter what getting a fully modular one to help with cable management.

 

[stuccoholmes]

OK awesome. I can't thank you enough for the advice. I will be making the purchase tonight as the sales I am looking at end tomorrow.

I did come across this sale. $300 off this memory kit - http://www.ncix.com/detail/kingston-hyperx-black-32gb-4x8-46-106850-1830.htm

 

[zjuventus14]

I'd appreciate it if you could choose my answer as the solution, Thanks.

 

[stuccoholmes]

I'd appreciate it if you could choose my answer as the solution, Thanks.

Yeah no problem

 

[Darkbreeze]

Actually, asking or begging for BAs is against the forum guidelines. I'm going to let it fly this time, because the answer you provided is suitable, but let's not ask for BAs anymore. It's frowned on and isn't supposed to fly. Future instances will not be overlooked. Thanks.