Recommended components for audio/video editing workstation

[bhuether1]

I am looking to put together a windows workstation primarily for audio work, and secondarily for video. I won't be doing any crazy video work. Mainly putting together an instructional guitar video, pieced together from various takes. My current system is a few years old (based on a quad core Q6600) with fast drives and memory (at the time). It is still quite good for audio, but video work is pretty poor. Ideally I would do this for under $2000. So I need advice on

- CPU (and quiet cooler)
- HDD and SDD configuration (details - recommended, quiet drives to cover OS/programs, audio, video)
- Memory
- Power (quiet)
- Motherboard
- Quiet case
- Video card (quiet)

Since my MB and case are a few years old, I am thinking my current setup is obsolete and that new CPUs require MBs that won't fit my case.

Thanks!
Brian

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Here is a powerhouse build that comes in under budget. I went with a 6-core CPU, 16GB of RAM, and two SSDs. You can use one SSD for the OS and programs and the other as a scratch drive. The CPU and RAM will work well for video editing. The Noctua CPU cooler uses one 140mm fan and one 120mm fan that run at low RPM to keep it quiet.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($368.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler ($76.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($204.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1644.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 15:27 EST-0500

 

[Bossyfins]

Yea the build above is where you want to go. Its well rounded for all tasks.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

If you will ever do any gaming on the system then you can upgrade to a GTX 970 GPU and still stay under $2,000.