Hi everyone, building a new PC for video editing.......expert advice needed!!!!!!

my system needs an upgrade desperately. I've been running a q6600 overclocked with 8gb of ram and its served me well over the past 4 years or so but won't cut it anymore.


So I'm planning on starting from scratch, the main purpose will be for editing with Adobe premiere, after effects and cutting R3D footage and I need as much power as possible!


Here's one I've put together so far but I still have not placed my order, the biggest obstacle for me is deciding on which ram I should buy (I've never understood memory and timing. Its like quantum physics to my brain for some reason)

CPU: Intel i7-3930k

mobo: Asus Rampage IV Extreme


Here's where I'm stuck, which ram??? I keep reading different things on different forums. Some say stick to 1.5V 1600, others say they've had no problem with 2133 and that it will give better performance.

So which of these would you recommend with my CPU and motherboard?:


memory option1: 32gb G.Skill DDR3 1600

memory option2: 32gb G.Skill DDR3 2133

or should I look at something else altogether?? Also, how well would buying two sets of 32gb ram work with this mobo and cpu for a total of 64gb? Is it worth the extra cost when it comes to editing and rendering time?




As for video card, i'm waiting for the new GTX 680's to show up on sale again, they seem to be out of stock everywhere.



Last question for now is regarding my power supply, I'm already using this Antec 850 with the current build: Antec 850 power supply


is it enough to run everything stable on the new build or should I also upgrade the power supply? I'm looking at this combo since I'll need to upgrade the case as well:


1200W power supply and 800D case



I'd totally appreciate any help on these questions! Thanks in advance!!!!!
Edited by Artino - 3/26/12 at 12:45pm

thanks for the advice!

I was thinking of waiting but unfortunately I need something within the next couple weeks. I am still considering the 64gb option as long as it won't result in other problems on this board. I'm going to be editing a lot of footage that is originally 4K, there's a video card offered by the company (RED rocket) that is supposed to speed things up considerably but costs over $4000.

so if another $277 in ram makes any noticeable improvement in render or playback time for me its worth it imo.


as for raid scratch disks, that's the next step for me and i've never tried setting up a raid system before. With the rampage can you only setup one pair of drives in Raid0? any particular drives you recommend?

thanks again!
artino

awesome thanks for the link!

as for the drives, i look forward to hearing what the damage will be.