This will be my first home build.
I am a professional video/film editor and visual effects artist who is looking to build a top of the line desktop. I've always been a Mac person, but I realize I can save a bundle by building a PC and also have the ability to easily upgrade it a few years down the line.
Because I am new to all this, I went to the apple website and put together my "dream" Mac Pro setup. It was $8500. I then found all of the components on Newegg (as if to build a similar computer myself). A custom built setup with the exact same specs would cost $4500. I would love to save that extra 4000!
I posted the setup below and would love some advice from you guys. Are any of these components not practical? Are there better deals out there for faster components at lower costs??
Processor: Two Intel Xeon X5670 Westmere 2.93GHz 12MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 95W Six-Core Server Processor
$1,442 Each
RAM: 24GB: Six PNY 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR3 1333 Server Memory Model MD4096SD3-1333-ECC
$42 each
Video Cards: Two SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX
$110 each
HDD: 1TB Seagate Baracuda
$55
case, optical drives, displays I can figure out down the road. Would love a recommendation on a motherboard though.
Understand that I will be running very complex projects in After Effects and Nuke so I'm looking for the highest performance / best deal for under $5000. Most of the builds I've seen on here are primarily for gaming, so I thought I'd ask for help from a HD video perspective.
Thank you guys, you're all the best!
I am a professional video/film editor and visual effects artist who is looking to build a top of the line desktop. I've always been a Mac person, but I realize I can save a bundle by building a PC and also have the ability to easily upgrade it a few years down the line.
Because I am new to all this, I went to the apple website and put together my "dream" Mac Pro setup. It was $8500. I then found all of the components on Newegg (as if to build a similar computer myself). A custom built setup with the exact same specs would cost $4500. I would love to save that extra 4000!
I posted the setup below and would love some advice from you guys. Are any of these components not practical? Are there better deals out there for faster components at lower costs??
Processor: Two Intel Xeon X5670 Westmere 2.93GHz 12MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 95W Six-Core Server Processor
$1,442 Each
RAM: 24GB: Six PNY 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR3 1333 Server Memory Model MD4096SD3-1333-ECC
$42 each
Video Cards: Two SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX
$110 each
HDD: 1TB Seagate Baracuda
$55
case, optical drives, displays I can figure out down the road. Would love a recommendation on a motherboard though.
Understand that I will be running very complex projects in After Effects and Nuke so I'm looking for the highest performance / best deal for under $5000. Most of the builds I've seen on here are primarily for gaming, so I thought I'd ask for help from a HD video perspective.
Thank you guys, you're all the best!