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So my ancient macrpro 3,1 is getting sicker and sicker by the day and now needs to be retired from active duty. My current setup utilises a quadro 4000 (plus an old GTX285 for a few extra cores in Davinci), a 120gb SSD, an 8tb raid (4x 2TB HDD with a PCI Controller), Blackmagic DecklinkPro Card and a paltry 8gig of Ram.
The old girl is used solely for work and runs Avid Media Composer 6.5, After Effects/ PS CS6 and Davinci Resolve 9. I also occasionally use Smoke and ProTools.
I am considering either moving the Raid into the new machine. Likewise I think I'll move the Quadro and add a beefier card for cores for Davinci and AE. Likewise I'll probably move the decklink, although it is really old so I might just buy a new one.
So below is my shopping list. I would love to know what I'm missing and what could be a better choice. In terms of tech ability I am okay having swapped parts in many macs and done countless installations. This is however my first build from scratch. One final thing I'd love my new computer to sound a bit less hairdryer like that my current stuffed to the rafters one...
The Prices below are from Amazon.
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH £269
Corsair CW-9060007-WW Hydro Series £59
Corsair HX750 Professional Series HX 750W £107
Corsair Graphite CC600TM PC Case £135
Intel 3rd Generation Core i7-3770K CPU £251
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 N900 Wireless £28
EVGA GF GTX 660Ti £232
Corsair 32GB (4x 8GB) Vengeance Memory Module £161
Total £1242
I'm now thinking I should maybe up the graphics card, also I'm wondering if it is worth another few hundred quid to get the 3930k processor. I chose quite a hefty power pack due to the fact that I may want to add more cards, but it seems most people are getting 650w... please help!
The old girl is used solely for work and runs Avid Media Composer 6.5, After Effects/ PS CS6 and Davinci Resolve 9. I also occasionally use Smoke and ProTools.
I am considering either moving the Raid into the new machine. Likewise I think I'll move the Quadro and add a beefier card for cores for Davinci and AE. Likewise I'll probably move the decklink, although it is really old so I might just buy a new one.
So below is my shopping list. I would love to know what I'm missing and what could be a better choice. In terms of tech ability I am okay having swapped parts in many macs and done countless installations. This is however my first build from scratch. One final thing I'd love my new computer to sound a bit less hairdryer like that my current stuffed to the rafters one...
The Prices below are from Amazon.
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH £269
Corsair CW-9060007-WW Hydro Series £59
Corsair HX750 Professional Series HX 750W £107
Corsair Graphite CC600TM PC Case £135
Intel 3rd Generation Core i7-3770K CPU £251
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 N900 Wireless £28
EVGA GF GTX 660Ti £232
Corsair 32GB (4x 8GB) Vengeance Memory Module £161
Total £1242
I'm now thinking I should maybe up the graphics card, also I'm wondering if it is worth another few hundred quid to get the 3930k processor. I chose quite a hefty power pack due to the fact that I may want to add more cards, but it seems most people are getting 650w... please help!