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Hi everyone,
A had planned anew build based around an i7-4930k, ASUS X79 Deluxe, 32gb RAM, and probably a GTX 780 6gb, but I figured I'd wait to see what the prices of the new hardware would be.
Doing the same build, but with a 5930k, X99 motherboard, and DDR4 would add about $300 to my original total (mostly because of the RAM). My original build would still be plenty, but I just can't go with that when brand new, updated hardware is only $300 more.
But now I can't decide on an X99 motherboard. I first was thinking of the ASUS X99 Deluxe, pretty much because it is kind of an X99 version of what I was originally going with. But now I'm also looking at the EVGA X99 FTW, EVGA X99 Classified, and ASUS Rampage V Extreme. Price is a bit of an issue, but the only board that is significantly more expensive is the Rampage.
This build is going to be for video editing/rendering of multiple large files (1080p for now, but likely 4k in the next 2 years), and also photo editing with very high res photos with multiple adjustment layers. There will be very very little or no gaming done on this PC. I also do music production on the side, and better audio components on the motherboard are a benefit.
Even my original plan was overkill for what I need right now. But I want to be set for at least the next 5 years, without having to buy a new CPU or GPU when editing inevitably gets even more demanding on a system. The first thing I will llikely add to the PC down the road would be a second GTX 780, maybe in a few years.
I'm leaning more towards the ASUS boards because they have way more USB 3.0 slots. But on PC Part Picker is states that 3 of those 4 boards have "8x240 pin" DIMM slots. Is this just a typo, because don't all DDR4 sticks have 288? Also, when it states the memory standard, is that the speed of RAM you should be using with the motherboard? The X99 Deluxe lists half a dozen speeds, but the other 3 boards list DDR4 2667, DDR4 2667, and DDR4 3000+ (O.C.). Does this mean I'd have to use 2667 MHz RAM with those 2 boards?
I know these are probably basic questions, but this is the first PC I"ve built, and since I bought my last PC (which was pretty sad even when it was new) I've become very serious with photography and video production, and what I have now is not even close to capable.
I have spend no money on computers for about 6 years, so I'm prepared to spend a decent amount to get up to date and be set for the somewhat near future.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can offer advice of which motherbaord would be best.
A had planned anew build based around an i7-4930k, ASUS X79 Deluxe, 32gb RAM, and probably a GTX 780 6gb, but I figured I'd wait to see what the prices of the new hardware would be.
Doing the same build, but with a 5930k, X99 motherboard, and DDR4 would add about $300 to my original total (mostly because of the RAM). My original build would still be plenty, but I just can't go with that when brand new, updated hardware is only $300 more.
But now I can't decide on an X99 motherboard. I first was thinking of the ASUS X99 Deluxe, pretty much because it is kind of an X99 version of what I was originally going with. But now I'm also looking at the EVGA X99 FTW, EVGA X99 Classified, and ASUS Rampage V Extreme. Price is a bit of an issue, but the only board that is significantly more expensive is the Rampage.
This build is going to be for video editing/rendering of multiple large files (1080p for now, but likely 4k in the next 2 years), and also photo editing with very high res photos with multiple adjustment layers. There will be very very little or no gaming done on this PC. I also do music production on the side, and better audio components on the motherboard are a benefit.
Even my original plan was overkill for what I need right now. But I want to be set for at least the next 5 years, without having to buy a new CPU or GPU when editing inevitably gets even more demanding on a system. The first thing I will llikely add to the PC down the road would be a second GTX 780, maybe in a few years.
I'm leaning more towards the ASUS boards because they have way more USB 3.0 slots. But on PC Part Picker is states that 3 of those 4 boards have "8x240 pin" DIMM slots. Is this just a typo, because don't all DDR4 sticks have 288? Also, when it states the memory standard, is that the speed of RAM you should be using with the motherboard? The X99 Deluxe lists half a dozen speeds, but the other 3 boards list DDR4 2667, DDR4 2667, and DDR4 3000+ (O.C.). Does this mean I'd have to use 2667 MHz RAM with those 2 boards?
I know these are probably basic questions, but this is the first PC I"ve built, and since I bought my last PC (which was pretty sad even when it was new) I've become very serious with photography and video production, and what I have now is not even close to capable.
I have spend no money on computers for about 6 years, so I'm prepared to spend a decent amount to get up to date and be set for the somewhat near future.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can offer advice of which motherbaord would be best.