$2000 Workstation build

[TheCheeseling]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/u3oe
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/u3oe/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/u3oe/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($194.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: ATI FirePro V7900 2GB Video Card ($653.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($90.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1954.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-25 13:21 EST-0500)

Any suggestions on how I could make this build cheaper and still keep the quality?

 

[butremor]

Well, have you considered 3770k and LGA1155 mobo?

 

[TheCheeseling]

Well, have you considered 3770k and LGA1155 mobo?

Yes, but an LGA1155 mobo does not support the CPU I want to get, I want to have 6 cores so I can use multi-core rendering in AE CS6

 

[AMD Radeon]

^ i thought he is doing some professional work

6 cores worths the price

 

[AMD Radeon]

Yes, but an LGA1155 mobo does not support the CPU I want to get, I want to have 6 cores so I can use multi-core rendering in AE CS6

AE CS6 favors nvidia card.... mercury playback engine is exclusively for nvidia
www.studio1productions.com/Articles/PremiereCS5.htm

AMD lags far behind nvidia in video processing... i bet you already knew about this

please check similar priced quadro card or even mainstream gtx 670 will still better than AMD in video processing (dont look at my username)

 

[butremor]

cheaper ram

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl10q32gbzl

 

[TheCheeseling]

AE CS6 favors nvidia card.... mercury playback engine is exclusively for nvidia
www.studio1productions.com/Articles/PremiereCS5.htm

AMD lags far behind nvidia in video processing... i bet you already knew about this

please check similar priced quadro card or even mainstream gtx 670 will still better than AMD in video processing (dont look at my username)

Thanks sooo much, I didn't know about mercury playback.

 

[TheCheeseling]

cheaper ram

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl10q32gbzl

Thanks, glad you found those

 

[butremor]

Also not sure about that PSU, i think 650w will suffice

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss650km