My $7,000 "Futureproof" Video Editing / Gaming Build - Need Your Opinion Before Pulling Trigger

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I would greatly appreciate your input on my first ever build. (I've put in HDD's, RAM, Video Cards, CPU's...but never a motherboard, power, fans, etc.)

I've poured 7-8 hours into planning, about to pull the trigger and greatly seek your advice / expertise.

Goals (In order of importance):
- Futureproof (I want this to last me as long as possible, hate changing out / reinstalling software. I'm assuming the lga 2011-v3 sockets are the first step here. I want to be able to add in video cards, CPU's...whatever is foresee-ably possible to upgrade. I'm asking this as I'm currently maxed out on my existing motherboard...which means a [huge gulp] Windows Install...)
- Greatly cut down on my Adobe Premiere Pro & Camtasia editing & especially rendering times
- Awesome gaming machine (I don't game as much as I used to...but love an occasional game)
- Amazing ability to run fraps & screen capture software / live streaming / etc.
- High reliability (Can't afford downtime, run Internet businesses and need consistence)
- Style-wise...I want a windowed case, and blue & green LED's/lighting as much as I can. (fans, etc.) I'm completely open to your solutions here as I'm a noob when it comes to lighting.
- Money is not as much of an issue compared to my time invested (why I shied away from water cooling)


Current proposed build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/r9JgmG

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($552.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.95 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3 EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($525.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($357.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme Pro 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($136.46 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme Pro 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($136.46 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme Pro 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($136.46 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($216.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme Pro 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($429.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (Purchased For $554.99)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($289.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fans ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fans ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer XB240H ABPR 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (Purchased For $419.99)
Monitor: Acer XB240H ABPR 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (Purchased For $419.99)
Monitor: Acer XB240H ABPR 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (Purchased For $419.99)
Total: $5342.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-17 10:41 EDT-0400


Main Questions:
- Do you see any big oversights on my part? (Am I creating any big bottlenecks, due to the choices I made?)
- This is my first full build - will I have every cable and all parts needed to have a clean & successful build? (or are there extra cables & stuff I need to be purchasing - OR - are there things that will aid me in my cable management?)
- Should I go with the three 240GB SSD's or the three 1TB HD's for my video editing? (I'll remove 3 that I don't need) They are for: (1 - Media/Projects, 2 - Media Cache, 3 - Previews/Exports) I'm leaning towards the HD's as I like to have extra space and "mass move" files / do file maintenance as little as possible.
- Should I consider water cooling vs. fan? I'll only be minimally overclocking. My concern was around build time and successfully installing water cooling for my first build. (I'm good with hardware and software - have a computer degree - but still didn't want to take too much on for my 1st build.)
- Are there other LED options that I need to be considering? (any way to add LED's/lighting aside from the fans?)
- I'm leaning towards the Rampage V Extreme...simply for greater futureproofing. (I know it's expensive...not an issue compared to all possible future-proofing)


Already owned:
- I already own dual GTX 980's, and will keep this to a 2-Way SLI config for the coming few months. (Wanted to put them on there to be sure they would fit in the case, the board, etc. - #'s 3 and 4 would only be for possible future expansion.)
(Oh...and I have backplates for them too: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814998095)

- I already own the three XB240H monitors...very happy with them.


Most everything else, besides the # of drives (I want 6 total), is negotiable and I'm seeking YOUR experience & input!

Please keep in mind my goals, and also that I'm not concerned over making $50-$100 parts decisions for something that is not as reliable.


Thank you VERY much for your valuable input...I will take every suggestion to heart.
(I've spent 7-8 hours researching the current build, looking forward to your final tweaks so I can finally start ordering parts!)
:)

PS - Tom's Hardware is an invaluable resource!! I've used your site for years now, and consult the knowledge & wisdom here for nearly every hardware decision that I make!
 
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Hi, you said you already had 2 GTX 980's, but you arew showing 4 on your list. As for the SSD's. I would dump the three 240Gb ones in favor of a single Smasung 850 EVO 1Tb SSD, It would actually be a bit cheaper then the three combined. As for the Power supply, good choice ( Corsair ), but this might be good too: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182063 . You have a lot od stuff in there, and I think it may tax the 1200w some. the 1300w one should be fine, but that thing is going to be drawing a lot of power with all that stuff.
 
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Overpriced; overloaded; and absolutely unnecessary.

My advice is to buy about a max $1500 computer that works well now and save the $6000 for future upgrades. If you do that, then you can upgrade many times in the future. You can build a new computer 4 more times versus than spending $7500 right now. You would also be very disappointed in that $7500 in its poor performance scaling.
 
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Appreciate your input @coastie65.
- The drives actually need to be physically separate due to video editing purposes. (things are much more smooth in video editing when you have separate drives)

- Appreciate your input on the power, AND I didn't realize the "platinum" vs. "gold" ratings were just about pulling power from the wall...not about the quality of power delivered to the components. Like the lighting on that PSU too...definitely will be considering it!

Again - Thank you for your valuable input! I appreciate it!
 
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we had a similarly epic thread yesterday about a guy for whom dual Titans were insufficient on a single 1440p display. this is equally epic and wasteful and dumb.

first, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FUTURE PROOF. never with technology. how's that 80286 working out for you? eh? eh? you spent $4k on it back in 1986. now there are more effective doorstops and paperweights for less money.

second, if you're serious, why is there only a single processor there? you should be rocking a dual Xeon with more ram, all ECC by the way so none of this consumer i7 junk. with a single processor, your QUAD graphics cards are all going to run at HALF bandwidth. run dual cpu for quad cards or don't bother.

or invest the money wisely, double it in a few years, and then buy whatever you want without having to agonize for 8 hours. and then re-invest what you didn't spend to double it again after 5-7 years. repeat.
 
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I've considered the Xeon options for months, and I'm set on x99 and i7-5930K. (Unless you tell me there won't be CPU improvements above the 5960X moving forward...then I'll have to re-plan. I'm choosing the 5930K over the 5960X due to the higher clock speed (for gaming), while also greatly upgrading what I'm currently doing my video rendering on.)

(I'm upgrading from an i7-870 and single GTX570HD w/ 16GB of RAM)

Also - I will ONLY be doing 2-Way SLI for the coming months...will only go for 3/4-Way SLI if future editing and/or games call for it and can use the extra GPU power. (Sounds like maybe not w/o Xeon)

To be very clear, I'm not interested in doing a $2,000 build now to "save money for a future build"...I already have a build like that which is currently maxed out and needs to be replaced. I want to be as "futureproof" as possible...realizing that means 3...maybe 5 years if I'm lucky. (and depending on how much I can upgrade between now and then without re-doing a new motherboard)

Will the stuff easily fit into that case? Is that a good case?

Any thoughts on SSD (240GB) vs HD (1TB) for the 3 video editing drives?

Do I have the right fans, and the right quantity of them for max airflow?
(or do I need to consider liquid cooling?...and how easy is that to do?)

PS - If there's a better motherboard/CPU option that keeps me somewhat "futureproof", and also performs well in both video rendering AND gaming (including 5760x1080 where applicable)...I'm all ears!
 
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PPS - If the GTX 980 in 2-Way SLI is overkill for today's applications...I can still return one of the 980's and just run a single GTX 980. (Until I'm ready to go 4K, etc.)
 
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What was your $2000 build (that is maxed out) and in what way does it need to be replaced? It is quite hard to provide efficient help when I do not know the issue. Is your $2000 build incapable of doing something as efficient as you want? If so, what is it?
 
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Thank you ksham:

Current system:
Antec Three ATX Mid-Tower Case
Intel DP55WG
i7 870 CPU (Best one for motherboard)
Single GTX570HD
16GB of RAM
Two 1TB + 2TB HDD's
Three 24" Acer XB240H monitors

My biggest reason for upgrading is that my video rendering speeds are maxing out my CPU...and are slow on my longer videos. (I create a lot of videos in Adobe Premiere Pro.)

Also Camtasia renders are also too slow.
(So CPU is currently the biggest bottleneck, as well as # of drives in my existing system)

Since I already need a CPU upgrade, it's perfect time to get the additional HD's/SSD's that I need for proper video rendering, as well as "future proof" as much as possible.
(Because moving all applications over and starting up a new machine is nothing I care to do more than I possibly have to...which mostly depends on OS being tied to a given motherboard...so wanted the best possible motherboard that's as "futureproof" as possible.)

I'm doing financially quite well...so was going for a higher end build so that it'll last me a longer time.

Upon re-looking at the build I have listed...I realize that it's possible the 2-Way 980GTX may be overkill.
(I'm not sure...I just started testing out 5860 x 1080 games as I've temporarily swapped out my old GTX 570 HD for the GTX 980 in my current build...I haven't yet maxed the single GTX 980 out...but figured I would before too long.)

Moving forward...I could see getting a completely separate video editing machine (maybe in the next few years)...so this one would turn into the dedicated gaming & general use machine.
(I run online businesses so am on these things all day long)

Thanks for any additional insights you have...greatly appreciated!
 
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just because you want it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE V EXTREME EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($352.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($450.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($544.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($544.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($315.19 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($429.99 @ Micro Center)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($429.99 @ Micro Center)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($429.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $5281.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-16 18:43 EDT-0400
 
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there will ALWAYS be improvements in processors. probably in a different socket but that's to be expected. no matter how good of a processor you buy this year, by next year there will be a better one. same socket? probably not, but still a better processor no matter what. accept the inevitable.

yesterday or the day before we had a guy looking for a specific type of board - you might want to look at it as well. dual xeon with quad 16x card clots for all-out SLI or CrossFire setups. and a ton of ram. here's the thread:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2609510/dual-2011v3-x16-x16-x16-x16-sli.html

and, uh, the fans are the least of your concerns. heck, use liquid cooling with a bucket of ice water, or submerge the whole thing (minus hard drives) in oil. or keep the whole thing inside of a fridge (remove the food, consume the beer, etc)
 
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The focus on future-proof is flawed unfortunately. You should focus on price per performance. Why? Because there is less chance of waste. For example: your SSD dies and you need to start over. Or your motherboard dies. Whatever the case may be, it's best to prepare for the worst. I am not saying that you need a new computer when that happens because you can just replace that component. However, managing all those cables and components can be a tricky task. And having ONE machine do everything is less efficient. If you want to render many videos simultaneously (for example), having two computers perform the tasks will be faster. Obviously, that statement is not true if you pair a high i7 to two cheap CPUs. There are software out there like Synergy that allows you to control multiple computers with one keyboard and mouse.

On one side, this means that you won't have an ultra-powerful single computer. On the other hand, if one computer is down, it won't cut your productivity because you still have another one. You can also run some virtual machines should you want. You can build a very powerful $2000 build. A $2000 today does not reflect the performance of a $2000 years before. The performance is vastly higher. The extra money saved can be used for maintenance cost or another computer. If you spend $7500 in one build and it lasts 5 years before it is outdated, then on average, that's $1500 per year. Whereas if you spent $1500 to $2000 on a computer that you can upgrade as you need to, you can save money and have a better performing computer 5 years later. I understand that re-installing programs is painful and tedious, especially re-configuring everything. But even on a $2000 build computer, you may only have to do that 1 extra time within that 5 year time span because you don't need to replace the CPU very often. You can also remote into another computer. Or hook them all up to the same monitors via KVM switch, but that limits you to using one computer at a time.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($116.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($189.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($549.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1642.89


That is a template to follow. It's less than $2000 with room to add monitors, etc. You can build two of those if you want and for way less money. You can also invest in getting some backup drives to back up data and create a storage server, especially if they are business-related data. You can always buy a second graphics card at a later time if you think that one is insufficient, but there is no reason to buy four at once unless you know for a fact that one is not enough. I don't know why you bought so many SSDs at various sizes. One should be enough and you don't gain a lot of price/performance by running them in RAID. After recording the video and processing it, move it to a HDD.

Anyway, I hope this helps. I know that it was not your original idea but please do consider that even if you bought your $7500 computer with dozens of components, it also means that any one component can fail at any time and you will end up spending more money on maintenance and electric bill. And debugging a build that has a million components will take quite the adventure. The more complicated you make something, the greater chance it will fail. All while getting pissed off after spending so much money for a dream build that didn't run as optimal as you want (in an ideal world).
 
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why Z87 board
 
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Replace the sandisk SSDs with SAMSUNG 850 EVO or PRO.they are MUCH MUCH faster.Also remove the coolermaster fan and replace it with liquid cooling like Cooler Master Nepton 240M or Corsair H110i GT.You don't want to use the stock fan with an i7 risking it to get burned.Change your mobo to the MSI X99S Gaming 9 ACK.Everything else you chose is fine.
 
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Does your editor use Hardware Acceleration that can utilise the GPU to assist the CPU? Can Adobe do it with SLI? If so, then I'd get as many cuda cores (nVidia) or stream processors (radeon) as possible eg gtx 980 x 2, Titan, R9 295x2.

Are you going to do 4K videos? Then I'd get a 4K monitor.

I think the 5960k is a good idea.

But I'd get a SSD for OS/boot. And a big SSD for temporarily holding raw footage for editing and use the 4TB for holding raw footage and output files.

You should also have another drive for back-up.

For 4K files you'll want 32gb fast ram.

 
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guys, guys, this is what you want. Sell the 980's, and get titan x cards. Not to mention that this is almost completely silent:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HTGYzy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HTGYzy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($997.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Antec Formula 7 Nano Diamond 4g Thermal Paste ($10.35 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($284.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($609.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX200 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX200 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX200 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX200 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($212.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($89.95 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($134.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Akasa AK-FN063 110.6 CFM 140mm Fan ($39.42 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Akasa AK-FN063 110.6 CFM 140mm Fan ($39.42 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Akasa AK-FN063 110.6 CFM 140mm Fan ($39.42 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Akasa AK-FN063 110.6 CFM 140mm Fan ($39.42 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Akasa AK-FN063 110.6 CFM 140mm Fan ($39.42 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Akasa AK-FN063 110.6 CFM 140mm Fan ($39.42 @ Amazon)
Total: $6909.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 09:42 EDT-0400

 
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or you could go for ultimate rendering capabilities:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/77KQ99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/77KQ99/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($619.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($619.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($57.24 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($57.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z10PA-D8 ATX Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($408.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($1169.95 @ Adorama)
Storage: Crucial MX200 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX200 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX200 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX200 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Archive 8TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($290.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Archive 8TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($290.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($328.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($52.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $6746.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 09:57 EDT-0400
 
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Dual Xeon is the way to go. Ever consider a Dell T7600? Comes with a 1300 watt power suppply, 16 ram slots, and plenty of PCI-e 3.0 slots. I just finished one. Used an ICY DOCK MB998SP-B in the 5.25" slot with 8 Samsung 850 pro 256Gb SSD's, LG Bluray burner in the slimline slot, 128Gb PC-3 12800, Two E5-2650L CPU's, 2 GTX-980's in SLI, LSI 9271-8i raid controller, and 4 HGST Ultrastar 4tb drives in the 3.5" slots. Running windows 7 ultimate. It's like Jimmie John's = Freaky fast. Build cost was just under $5600.00
 
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Look at the ASUS Z10PE-D16 WS motherboard and a couple E5-2600 series Xeons instead of the i7 cpu. In the long run you'll be glad you did. Also I'g go with Samsung 850 Pro SSD's for speed and they have a 5 year warranty. If you want a prebuilt system, go to Dell's business outlet store page and look at the T7910's You can get a really nice one for around $4000.00 and then add your SSD's. But the Dell will not do SLI for Geforce cards, only Quadro.
 
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