Is this a good gaming/recording/streaming/editing build

[BlitzGames]

I'm new to PC building and I was wondering if this was a good gaming/recording/streaming/editing build feel free to make any tweaks

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/BlitzGames/saved/CdmRsY

 

[Demosthenest]

Mobo is expensive, you could go with a cheaper one without problems. Same with psu, case and ram. Budget choices without performance loss.
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MGdND3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MGdND3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($368.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ DirectCanada)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($126.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($151.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial BX100 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($399.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($629.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($128.95 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $2036.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 09:14 EST-0500

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

What is your budget and what will you be using for the editing (Is CUDA important to you?)

 

[DonkeyOatie]

My answer would depend on just how much editing you plan to do. If editing is a major task, I might suggest a different configuration, if it is only a side-issue, then OK.

I do not know the quality of that PSU and would be looking at a Tier 1 or 2a from this list. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html Do you plan for future SLI of a second 980. If not, you can use less power. (750 to 850W)

How many monitors and what resolution will you be using.

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

I've tweaked it for SERIOUS video editing so if that's what you want to do have a look at this:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kHJF3C) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kHJF3C/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $368.32 @ TigerDirect Canada
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhc14) | $89.99 @ Memory Express
**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) | $6.98 @ DirectCanada
**Motherboard** | [Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertoothz97mark2) | $189.25 @ Vuugo
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl10d16gbxl) | $146.82 @ DirectCanada
**Storage** | [Crucial M550 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256m550ssd1) | $159.99 @ Memory Express
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $62.95 @ Vuugo
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $62.95 @ Vuugo
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980gaming4g) (2-Way SLI) | $629.98 @ Newegg Canada
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980gaming4g) (2-Way SLI) | $629.98 @ Newegg Canada
**Case** | [BitFenix Colossus Window (White) ATX Full Tower Case](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-bfccls500wwwb1rp) | $154.44 @ DirectCanada
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b10750vr) | $84.98 @ Newegg Canada
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $2586.63
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 09:20 EST-0500 |

 

[BlitzGames]

My budget is under 2,500. I want a quick render speed when editing

 

[BlitzGames]

I will be using a 3 moniter setup with 4k resolution and if possible I'd like 2 gtx 980's non references models with high benchmarks and low heating and noise

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

How about this for 4K? It should be able to handle everything but the most demanding 4K applications (e.g. CAD and Ae simultaneously in 4k, both rendering).

[PCPartPicker part list](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/xXzmBm) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/xXzmBm/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $368.32 @ TigerDirect Canada
**CPU Cooler** | [Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhc14) | $89.99 @ Memory Express
**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) | $6.98 @ DirectCanada
**Motherboard** | [Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertoothz97mark2) | $189.25 @ Vuugo
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl10d16gbxl) | $146.82 @ DirectCanada
**Storage** | [Crucial M550 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256m550ssd1) | $159.99 @ Memory Express
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $62.95 @ Vuugo
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $62.95 @ Vuugo
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980gaming4g) (2-Way SLI) | $629.98 @ Newegg Canada
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980gaming4g) (2-Way SLI) | $629.98 @ Newegg Canada
**Case** | [Zalman ZM-Z9 U3 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-case-zmz9u3) | $59.99 @ Memory Express
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b10750vr) | $89.99 @ Newegg Canada
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $2497.19
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 12:17 EST-0500 |

 

[BlitzGames]

Thanks guys for all the help I appreciate it

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

Thanks guys for all the help I appreciate it

No problem . Have fun building your new PC.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

For a primary render machine more cores are useful, so LGA 2011 and a Xeon might be better

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

For a primary render machine more cores are useful, so LGA 2011 and a Xeon might be better

More cores are always good but CUDA does help a lot - encoding H.264 for example, used to be dependant on the CPU, now it can all be accelerated by the GPU using CUDA - my render times were cut drastically after I upgraded to cc 2014 and began to use the adobe media encoder.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

I was thinking of both