First build buying advice.

[brianhorne8]

First time here. Seriously planning on doing this thing, and doing it right (hopefully). My iMac just isn't cutting it any more, and I need Final Cut in my life, as well as Adobe applications. So here's what I'm planning on building:

 

 

ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...621681&SID=

 

Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7870: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115213

 

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100283VX-2L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814102898

 

OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD3-2VTX120G 3.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) x2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227590

 

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive x2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136284

 

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL x2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...621681&SID=

 

LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Writer LightScribe Support: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827106335

 

Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...%20sonata%20III

 

And there you have it. I suppose my biggest concern here isn't that I can't build it...because I know I can. My main concern(s) are that all parts listed will function properly (I'm scouring the Internet to make sure these things are compatible; right now, it looks like most of it is) and that I can run Final Cut without any problems. I'm doing two SSDs for work purposes. I need one as my drive with my OS and applications on, and the other is going to function as my work drive, where any project I work on at the time will be in temporary storage, for faster access. The other 1TB drives will be storage drives for previous projects, assets, etc.

 

I suppose I should clarify: I'm a video editor. I do motion graphics using After Effects and Motion as well. I just want this to work better than my current iMac, but not have the price tag of a Mac Pro. Can it be done exactly as I have listed? I have a couple of projects lined up very soon, and would like to get rolling on this build ASAP. Any and all advice will be MUCH appreciated. Are there any upgrades to components I should consider? Is this a good build? What are some glaring omissions I've got (because I know I do.)

 

Thanks in advance, and I'll hopefully be active on this forum for a long time to come. Also, sorry if I am creating some sort of duplicate post, or something vastly similar to someone else's build. If so, send me that direction, and I'll get rid of this one.

[Hagar]

read: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=230223 this type of post is HIGHLY DISCOURAGED: do your own research rather than posting your suggestion for comment. If every new user starts a topic with this kind of question then eventually all the useful information gets drowned out. As a rule of thumb; post information, not questions. Those seeking information and advice should read, those who have it should post. anything else is lazy, selfish and opportunistic. Why is this so hard for new users to understand?