Help with PC build for 4k editing

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Greekscreech

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Hi everyone,

I'm sick of waiting for a mac pro refresh, and have decided to buy a computer this week for 4k editing in premire(and maybe avid later), after effects, and gaming. I was still considering getting a nMP, but after realizing what I'd get from a pc build for the same money, I'm leaning towards going that route. I've never built a computer from scratch before, and might take it to Fry's to get it assembled, but here's the build that I'm looking at:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/29t4vK

I'll eventually get 3 4k monitors and want the system to last 7-10 years and be extremely upgrade friendly. What do you guys think?

Questions:

1. Can you see any compatibility issues?
2. How do I make it work with thunderbolt? USB3 and wireless/wired networking is built into the motherboard and case right?
3. If I decide to add more hard drives internally and set them up in a raid, what would I need? A raid card? I would use these drives for 4k uncompressed editing.
4. Can I improve the cooling? One thing I love about the mac pro is the cooling. How would this build compare to the noise lvl of the mac pro?
5. Would I be able to add a 2nd cpu into this build if I ever wanted more cores?
6. What am I missing? What would you do differently? Is there any reason to still consider a mac pro?

Thanks! I appreciate any advice hat you can throw my way!

Here are the stats, in case you don't want to go to the link:
CPU
Intel Xeon E5-1650 V2 3.5GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor
$559.95 $559.95 SuperBiiz Buy
CPU Cooler

Swiftech H240-X 90.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
$207.49 $5.00 $212.49 Amazon Buy
Motherboard

Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard
$371.29 -$50.00 FREE $321.29 SuperBiiz Buy
$50.00 mail-in rebate

Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
$599.99 $5.67 $605.66 Newegg Buy
Storage

Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
$434.89 $434.89 OutletPC Buy

Hitachi Ultrastar He8 8TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$704.99 $4.99 $709.98 Newegg Buy
Video Card

EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)
$999.99 $999.99 NCIX US Buy

EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)
$999.99 $999.99 NCIX US Buy
Case

Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case
$159.99 -$20.00 $139.99 Micro Center Buy
$20.00 mail-in rebate

Power Supply

Antec 1300W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
$237.99 $237.99 SuperBiiz Buy
Optical Drive

Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
$63.99 -$10.00 $0.99 $54.98 Newegg Buy
+ USD $10 off w/ promo code EMCARKR77, ends 4/20

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Full (32/64-bit)
$441.00 FREE $441.00 Amazon Buy
 
Solution
This one is good by with one of the best overclocking motherboards and built-in wifi and raid. And a beefy PSU so that you can even add a 3rd titan x.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($998.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($92.49 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($368.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($755.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($526.83 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar He8 8TB 3.5" 7200RPM...
Titan X is better. It has the advantages of Maxwell 2 architecture, more ram, etc. The only thing missing is the FP64 compute ALUs so titan black has double precision accuracy of 1/3 while titan x has only 1/32. Like I said titan x is unbeatable at FP32 math but lacks teeth in FP64 math. FP64 math is used in compute heavy situation and precision modelling like bitcoin mining and Folding@home hosting. FP32 math is used to render graphics and for topographical modelling like oil-gas industry. I don't think the FP64 deficiency of titan x will affect you much as you will be rendering and encoding which benefits from FP32 maths.

Read this article to better understand Titan X performance.
 
Thanks everyone, especially AnPCtester. You rock! I'm having it built tomorrow and will update you with how it goes. Also, I have a bunch of questions about what to do once it's built to make sure it's built and working properly, as well as overclocking, but I'll probably create another thread for advice on that. Thanks again!