Advice on this system I'm building

[Jarvis Ai]

What do you think of these parts? I already have the power supply, DVD drives, sound card, network card, and case.

 

[tiny voices]

Why do you need that much RAM? What will this be used for?

 

[Jarvis Ai]

A lot of video editing and multi-tasking. I'm editing a documentary so I don't want to cut any corners.

 

[tiny voices]

No way will you need anything close to that RAM for editing video. Get yourself 16gb.

 

[Jarvis Ai]

I'll consider 32gb. How does everything look as a whole? I'm also going to run MAC OS as a virtual machine so I can have access to Final Cut Pro and other apps in MAC.

 

[TheIcedCanadian]

You know you got all the RAMs when you can buy 3 GPUs or 4 CPUs for the price of the RAM... 😛
Also, get an SSD not a VelociRaptor.

Merry Christmas!

 

[MasterDell]

Is this for a workstation or something?

It looks like you want fast storage. I can help with that..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($373.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus X99-PRO ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($294.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($230.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Scorpiun PCIe 960GB PCI-E Solid State Drive ($759.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($127.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($127.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($548.85 @ B&H)
Total: $2495.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-24 14:45 EST-0500

 

[tiny voices]

32gb would be the MAX I recommend. You will gain ZERO performance from more than 16gb or so with just using final cut pro.

Everything else is fine but the GPU is MASSIVE overkill if this machine is not for gaming.

 

[MasterDell]

If you aren't going to be gaming I would suggest just getting a 750 Ti or something like that just to be safe. Like Tiny said 32GB is max but 16GB is definitely fine. Sorry I didn't update the thread before I posted my build with 64GB. Didn't see what he was using it for 😛

 

[Jarvis Ai]

Awesome suggestions! Thank you!!!