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Cj2896
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July 17, 2017
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Trying to make a beast 4k workstation -budget ($5000) - switching from Mac.

  • July 17, 2017
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Originally was going to go with a x99 mobo platform but learned that they are on their way out. With that I was going to go for the i-7 6900k off of people's recommendations (puget), but now I'm thinking to switch to the x299 platform despite the bad press. I would probably go with the i-9 7900k since it's the proper entry cpu to the system. Are the heating issues as bad as people say?

Here's my intended setup - please help me in deciding components.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

Like I stated in the title I'm switching from the OSX because I need a proper editing station for the right cost.

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    videoeditor246346
    Inspiring
    July 18, 2017

    My current setup:

    https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Tm4FkT

    Also have a Razer BlackWidow Chroma v2 and Logitech Master 2S and love them for editing.

    Two BenQ monitors coming soon.

    All in all probably around $5k. May look into Threadripper later this year.

    juanp8875863
    juanp8875863
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    July 20, 2017

    isn´t the 7820X a good option too?

    Apart from puget I can´t find much information about this chip. And no informaiton at all about overclocking

    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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    July 20, 2017

    juanp8875863  wrote

    isn´t the 7820X a good option too?

    You might need to look carefully at your storage options with the 7820X.  With just 28 lanes, some of the motherboard reviews I have seen swap resources between PCIe, M.2 and even SATA sockets. 

    Stan Jones
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    Stan JonesCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 17, 2017

    The link just loads the empty list page for me.

    chrisw44157881
    chrisw44157881
    Inspiring
    July 17, 2017

    i'd wait until puget systems does a premiere article comparing threadripper to i-9. Premiere just doesn't seem to care too much past 10 cores until you can raise the clock speed. the threadrippers are turboe'd at only 4ghz and may be a waste of money.

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    Cj2896Author
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    July 17, 2017

    Hi Derek,

    I'll edit a melt together of all the footage on one large video file. I'll

    try to get it uploaded by the end of the week if that works!

    Best,

    Charles

    On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 5:27 AM, chrisw44157881 <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

      Trevor.Dennis
      Community Expert
      Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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      July 17, 2017

      Have you seen this thread?

      Any one pre-order the new X299 motherboard with an Intel I9 processor?

      I was on a similar path to you, and had the i9-7920X in min, but had not homed in on a motherboard. Issues around cooling being one of the factors.  However, since we now have more information for Threadripper and Ryzen 3, I am now leaning that way.

      AMD Announces Ryzen Threadripper, Challenges Intel With 12C/16C For $799 and $999

      It's hard to ignore paying $400 less for a similar spec CPU, and there's an X399 motherboard I am liking the look of in the ASRock Pro Gaming.  It has eight SATA ports, 10 USB3.0 ports, three M.2 sockets and a U.2 socket.    With 60 plus lanes, I'm thinking those ports can be used at the same time.  I think I have read that some X299 boards share capacity between M.2 and SATA.  We are short on real information for the X399 boards, like memory speed for instance, and that could push me back to i9 / X299.

      ASRock Demos X399 ‘ThreadRipper’ Motherboards: M.2, U.2, 10 GbE, & More

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