New system build for Sawstudio

[greeny]

Hi All
I'm just starting a new PC build to run Sawstudio.
But before I start I thought it would be a good Idea to run it past this forum
before I buy any parts as there are other people who have built system from scratch.

If anyone has any advice I would be more than grateful.

Here are the specs:

Monitor:
iiyama 27" Touch Screen Monitor With AMVA+ LCD Panel 10 point touch X2

Motherboard:
Gigabyte X99 4 GPU SLi ATX Gaming Motherboard

CPU:
Intel Core i7 6700K Unlocked Skylake Desktop Processor/CPU - BX80662I76700K

GRAPHICS CARD:
Asus GeForce GT 730 Passive Silent Graphics Card - 2GB

Memory:
Corsair Memory Vengeance Pro Series Red 16GB DDR3 2400 MHz Dual Channel Desktop x2

HDD/Storage:
Sandisk 960GB 2.5" SATA3 Ultra II Performance SSD/Solid State Drive

HDD/System:
Samsung 250GB 750 EVO SSD/Solid State Drive MZ-750250BW

Case:
Fractal Design Define S Gaming Case(silent)

CPU FAN:
be quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 Performance Intel/AMD CPU Air Cooler

Operating system:
Win 8.1 Home or Win 10

Thank you for your hep in advance

Regards Greeny

[Microstudio]

Congrats on your new build. I did a new build based on a Intel 661 for the fun of it's running XP Pro and all my old VI's and plugins it's smoking fast!

[Dave Labrecque]

Hi All
I'm just starting a new PC build to run Sawstudio.
But before I start I thought it would be a good Idea to run it past this forum
before I buy any parts as there are other people who have built system from scratch.

If anyone has any advice I would be more than grateful.

My only advice: consider dropping the graphics card and going with the integrated GPU. Saves noise, power, heat and money. I've been running dual monitors on my Sandy Bridge i7 without issue. Yours will support three.

[Ian Alexander]

Looks great to me. My only suggestion is to identify the audio interface you want to use, then check its website to see if there are any system recommendations.

[mr_es335]

Greeny,

In my last build, I used an ATI PCI-e card, as these are preferred over NVidia. This being said, Dave's suggestion about using the on-board video is worth considering.
Note: I still prefer having the add-on card freeing up RAM however.

Also, I would do some more research on SSD's, as Sandisk reviews are not too favourable.

The Samsung's received better reviews at the time I purchased mine with the 850EVO receiving great results.

Hope this helps?

[CurtZHP]

+1 on the Samsung SSD's. We use them at the TV station where I work, and they've been solid.

I'm assuming the gaming case on the list has a really quiet power supply. Otherwise I would recommend a power supply by Bequiet.

I replaced the power supply in my system with one of those. I was not prepared for how quiet that thing was! Had to put my ear to the case to convince myself it was running!

The old supply sounded like a jet engine compared to this. And it was not expensive at all.

[Carl G.]

Greeny,

In my last build, I used an ATI PCI-e card, as these are preferred over NVidia. This being said, Dave's suggestion about using the on-board video is worth considering.
Note: I still prefer having the add-on card freeing up RAM however.

Also, I would do some more research on SSD's, as Sandisk reviews are not too favourable.

The Samsung's received better reviews at the time I purchased mine with the 850EVO receiving great results.

Hope this helps?

But, If you go with only the top of the line SandDisk... reviews I've read are good. I'm very happy with mine.
(same for USB sticks)