- Joined
- Dec 14, 2012
- Messages
- 24
- CPU
- i7 3930k
- Graphics
- GTX 680
- Mac
Before I begin, I ask that this august community of experts will please have patience with my inexperience. This will be my first build and I am jumping in with big dreams, high hopes, and shaky confidence! Compounding my trepidation is the fact that I don't have much experience posting on forums such as this--please forgive my ignorance of protocol.
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I need a computer for raw video data transfer and transcoding. My primary application involves a 10Gb Ethernet component that will need to be supported by a powerful RAID in a Windows environment. Secondarily, hopefully in a Mac environment, I want to be able to transcode the raw video files using Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve.
Initially, I sketched out a Z77 build, but I had to abandon that plan because I learned that it wouldn't provide enough PCI lanes for the cards I need. So here is the latest iteration of my proposed build:
- MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 (I selected this because it was one of the few X79 boards with an ATX form factor, which I need to fit into the case and portable rack mount that I already have.)
- PROCESSOR: Intel i7-3930K
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB(x2) DDR3 1600MHz (low-profile, in case it interferes with cooling)
- GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680
- PSU: Corsair HX850
- 10GbE CARD: Myricom 10G-PCIe-8A-R
- SSD: Samsung 840 250GB
This is as far as I've gotten. I would love some input regarding the following components:
- COOLING
- RAID (I'll need at least RAID5)
- WiFi
- MONITOR (must be the best--just not $10K!)
First of all, however, for a noob like me, just getting the basic parts put together and the system running would be a major first step!
I haven't seen many posts in which people have used the GA-X79-UD3, so I'm wondering if there is some curse on that particular board that I don't know about. A few posts refer to the need for a modified DSDT, but as long as its possible and I can bend the ear of someone who has done it, I think I'll have a go myself. The specs seem to meet all of my needs and I'm not really concerned about the lack of Power Management--I don't use the sleep function anyway.
Now, I know I could do most of this with just a regular MacPro (several of my colleagues have), but I'm up for the adventure and hoping to learn along the way--even if it isn't 100% perfect. Thanks for helping me!
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I need a computer for raw video data transfer and transcoding. My primary application involves a 10Gb Ethernet component that will need to be supported by a powerful RAID in a Windows environment. Secondarily, hopefully in a Mac environment, I want to be able to transcode the raw video files using Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve.
Initially, I sketched out a Z77 build, but I had to abandon that plan because I learned that it wouldn't provide enough PCI lanes for the cards I need. So here is the latest iteration of my proposed build:
- MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 (I selected this because it was one of the few X79 boards with an ATX form factor, which I need to fit into the case and portable rack mount that I already have.)
- PROCESSOR: Intel i7-3930K
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB(x2) DDR3 1600MHz (low-profile, in case it interferes with cooling)
- GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680
- PSU: Corsair HX850
- 10GbE CARD: Myricom 10G-PCIe-8A-R
- SSD: Samsung 840 250GB
This is as far as I've gotten. I would love some input regarding the following components:
- COOLING
- RAID (I'll need at least RAID5)
- WiFi
- MONITOR (must be the best--just not $10K!)
First of all, however, for a noob like me, just getting the basic parts put together and the system running would be a major first step!
I haven't seen many posts in which people have used the GA-X79-UD3, so I'm wondering if there is some curse on that particular board that I don't know about. A few posts refer to the need for a modified DSDT, but as long as its possible and I can bend the ear of someone who has done it, I think I'll have a go myself. The specs seem to meet all of my needs and I'm not really concerned about the lack of Power Management--I don't use the sleep function anyway.
Now, I know I could do most of this with just a regular MacPro (several of my colleagues have), but I'm up for the adventure and hoping to learn along the way--even if it isn't 100% perfect. Thanks for helping me!