Help on picking parts for new rig.

[Phobicpanda]

I'm looking into building a new rig (will have the funds next month). I want a PC that is good for encoding and video editing as well as a mobo with enough SATA ports to fit a lot of harddrive's. I already have a case.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?Source=MSWD&WishListNumber=18062351

This is what I currently have picked out. I'm undecided on which SSD to get. And I think the video card is fine because I mostly just play Diablo 3, currently running it on a Radeon HD 5550.

[kureshii]

What’s your existing case?

[MarchHare]

You may want to look into getting a larger SSD. If you're going to be editing videos, you'll probably get better performance if the files you're using are stored on the SSD.

Also be prepared for your case fans to run full speed (it might be loud) if you don't have any other way of controlling the fan speed.

[Phobicpanda]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119194

This is the case I am using.

[bunalz]

Which video editing programs are you going to use?

For video editing/encoding, I believe your CPU may be slightly overkill. I would opt for Phenom II X6 1100T (MSI 870A-G54/ Asus Crosshair IV Formula -- yikes), but if you prefer threading over core, I guess it'd be fine, though. But, if nothing else, I'd stick to Sandy Bridge, for now.

I personally would go for a better GPU: GTX 670, or something similar.

And yes, you should get a larger SSD (if you have the budget) -- otherwise, you're better off with an HDD instead. If I'm not mistaken, you need to have some free space left if you want to fully reap the benefits of an SSD, so it's no good if you filled the storage 80%+.

[Phobicpanda]

Which video editing programs are you going to use?

For video editing/encoding, I believe your CPU may be slightly overkill. I would opt for Phenom II X6 1100T (MSI 870A-G54/ Asus Crosshair IV Formula -- yikes), but if you prefer threading over core, I guess it'd be fine, though. But, if nothing else, I'd stick to Sandy Bridge, for now.

I personally would go for a better GPU: GTX 670, or something similar.

And yes, you should get a larger SSD (if you have the budget) -- otherwise, you're better off with an HDD instead. If I'm not mistaken, you need to have some free space left if you want to fully reap the benefits of an SSD, so it's no good if you filled the storage 80%+.

I  would probably go for a GTX 670 if they were cheaper. I'm not looking to spend over $250 for a GFX Card and I think the 7850 is good enough for now.

[bunalz]

Well, that's really unfortunate. What about 7870? Or 7950 3GB?

So, exactly what software are you using? Did your choice of CPU result from that? I'm curious why you wouldn't want i5-3570k; it's cheaper, and its OC leaves i7 in the dust.
Though, I'm not sure myself if i7's HT (more heat released = more cooling required) would give much improvement in terms of encoding performance.

But, I guess it's different if you're really dedicated to encodings. How about I suggest one of the SB-E's? Maybe not.
Final word: Whatever your decision is, make sure you do check the benchmark performances.

[Tatsujin]

Well, that's really unfortunate. What about 7870? Or 7950 3GB?

So, exactly what software are you using? Did your choice of CPU result from that? I'm curious why you wouldn't want i5-3570k; it's cheaper, and its OC leaves i7 in the dust.
Though, I'm not sure myself if i7's HT (more heat released = more cooling required) would give much improvement in terms of encoding performance.

But, I guess it's different if you're really dedicated to encodings. How about I suggest one of the SB-E's? Maybe not.
Final word: Whatever your decision is, make sure you do check the benchmark performances.

If you're not looking to overclocking your i5 or i7, you should get the normal editions which don't have the K towards the end of the CPU. The Ivy Bridge doesn't consume a lot of wattage - unlike AMD's CPUs. If you're doing some heavy encoding or heavy multi-tasking (Photo Editing, CAD, etc) then the i7 is the choice. For mainstream, the i5 is the way to go.

As for GPU, the GTX 660 or GTX 670 should be sufficient.