Hey everyone,
I know this is long, but I want to make sure I have all this right, as it's an expensive build.
I'm doing a high end 4K video editing rig for someone, and was looking for some input, as I had a few questions. He originally received an invoice from a company, however I felt I could do better for the same or less cost. They had him with a 4K camcorder that shoots 8-bit, but had 10-bit displays and a Quadro M4000 for 10-bit display, which doesn't make sense to me. So I am opting for three 4K 8-bit sRGB LG monitors which are a few hundred less per monitor, and the new Titan Xp (or 1080Ti if I wanted to save a little) instead of the Quadro. To my knowledge, the Titan Xp, or even a GTX 1080 would outperform the Quadro M4000, which also only has 8GB VRAM. Only benefit of the Quadro is the 10-bit capability, as well as increased "driver support" - but I don't know if that's really worth it if you're just doing 8-bit.
Another question I had was to go with a 6950X or Dual Xeon E5-2620 v4, which is what the original invoice called for. From the articles I read on PugetSystems, they said the 6950X far outperforms the Dual Xeon in Premiere Pro, and that's why they don't even offer it in their builds. I understand a 6900K comes pretty close to the 6950X, for about $500-600 less, but again, this comes back to him preferring to spend more for more performance, even if it's not significant.
For Memory, how important is ECC RAM? I know what it does, and that it's usually used for servers. I suppose it could be beneficial if you are rendering a long and complex timeline that could take a full day to render, but I don't think any video he edits will exceed 2hrs. I am planning on going with 128GB of Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2400 Non-ECC RAM. I understand 64GB is minimum for 4K, so I am going to go beyond that, as I want to exceed all minimum requirements.
For storage, I am planning on using an 850 Pro for the boot drive, and two 512GB 960 Pro SSDs - one for Project & Source Media, and the other as a cache and scratch disk. For mass, long term storage, I plan on doing a RAID 6 Array with write-back caching. Also, will I need any extra small cache drive for the write-back cache? And will the onboard RAID controller be acceptable? I'm not sure if I need a dedicated controller to use write-back caching - I can't seem to get an answer online.
He has a high budget, and is willing to pay more for better hardware, even if the performance gain isn't much. I believe he will be using a Panasonic AG-UX180 4K Premium Professional Camcorder, unless he ends up ordering something different.
What are your thoughts on the build? Link below. Thank you in advance for your time.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/33KsgL
I know this is long, but I want to make sure I have all this right, as it's an expensive build.
I'm doing a high end 4K video editing rig for someone, and was looking for some input, as I had a few questions. He originally received an invoice from a company, however I felt I could do better for the same or less cost. They had him with a 4K camcorder that shoots 8-bit, but had 10-bit displays and a Quadro M4000 for 10-bit display, which doesn't make sense to me. So I am opting for three 4K 8-bit sRGB LG monitors which are a few hundred less per monitor, and the new Titan Xp (or 1080Ti if I wanted to save a little) instead of the Quadro. To my knowledge, the Titan Xp, or even a GTX 1080 would outperform the Quadro M4000, which also only has 8GB VRAM. Only benefit of the Quadro is the 10-bit capability, as well as increased "driver support" - but I don't know if that's really worth it if you're just doing 8-bit.
Another question I had was to go with a 6950X or Dual Xeon E5-2620 v4, which is what the original invoice called for. From the articles I read on PugetSystems, they said the 6950X far outperforms the Dual Xeon in Premiere Pro, and that's why they don't even offer it in their builds. I understand a 6900K comes pretty close to the 6950X, for about $500-600 less, but again, this comes back to him preferring to spend more for more performance, even if it's not significant.
For Memory, how important is ECC RAM? I know what it does, and that it's usually used for servers. I suppose it could be beneficial if you are rendering a long and complex timeline that could take a full day to render, but I don't think any video he edits will exceed 2hrs. I am planning on going with 128GB of Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2400 Non-ECC RAM. I understand 64GB is minimum for 4K, so I am going to go beyond that, as I want to exceed all minimum requirements.
For storage, I am planning on using an 850 Pro for the boot drive, and two 512GB 960 Pro SSDs - one for Project & Source Media, and the other as a cache and scratch disk. For mass, long term storage, I plan on doing a RAID 6 Array with write-back caching. Also, will I need any extra small cache drive for the write-back cache? And will the onboard RAID controller be acceptable? I'm not sure if I need a dedicated controller to use write-back caching - I can't seem to get an answer online.
He has a high budget, and is willing to pay more for better hardware, even if the performance gain isn't much. I believe he will be using a Panasonic AG-UX180 4K Premium Professional Camcorder, unless he ends up ordering something different.
What are your thoughts on the build? Link below. Thank you in advance for your time.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/33KsgL