Needs at least 32Gb.

The PS isn't overkill if they think they might want to SLI at a later date or if they switch to an OpenCL favoring build, which would mean going AMD. Currently their cards are more power hungry. I couldn't get by with a 750W PS for a similar build I'm putting together featuring a 295x2 card.

Staying Nvidia and Cuda-based, a 780Ti would be a better choice for GFX, if not going with a 980. None of the cards between the 780 and the 980 offer more performance than the 780, particularly where Cuda is concerned, single or double precision.

For truly high quality 4K a dedicated video device should be an investment consideration, with lots of options from both Blackmagic Design and Aja, at the affordable end.

edit: on that last point, even though Nvidia has supported 10bit color for a long time via Direct-X, most professional software, like Adobe, don't used this method and you're therefore limited to 8bit unless you spring for a Quadro. AMD boards don't have this limitation. Perhaps these newer video boards with HDMI 2.0 might offer a hardware path to better than 8bit from consumer Nvidia boards but it's actually been a software issue since Nvidia only supported 10bit OpenGL buffers on their professional boards. The 780ti doesn't have an HDMI 2.0 port, the ones I saw, so that could be a factor in buying a lower-spec but newer board.

You want a six core hyper-threaded CPU that can be overclocked, a GPU with a lot of CUDA cores like the GTX 780, 32gig ram ideally with slots for more, some fast hard drives.

@BurnetRhoades

Small info. Real 10bit panels frequently are present in TVs, mostly in middle and top models.

40" that do not have any issues being monitor (and some have :-) ) can be good option.

@monowav If SLI is an option later on, sure 750 PS is not enough. Otherwise you'll be fine with that.

For more infos, check out, Tweakers Page - a great guide for video build. Definitely have a look at the disc Setup there which is key to a successful build - it is not all about hardware. http://ppbm7.com/index.php/tweakers-page

Otherwise, I think you ready to go.

Hi Guys,

I was just curious if anyone had any input on editing the GH4 4k footage in Premiere with the system I have. I shoot mostly weddings so quick scrubbing is very important to me because I have to go through 600+ clips for each wedding. My system is below. I can only scrub through the GH4's footage in 1/8 resolution and even then it's a little slow. My 1080p footage from my A7s is usually fine but I know the h264 compression is hard on a processor. Should my rig be able to scrub through 4k clean or do I need to get a better processor? I believe that is my bottleneck. If so, what processor can cleanly scrub through 4k at full resolution without having to transcode to a different format. 6 core? If I get something like the Intel Core i7-5930K I would have to upgrade to DDR4 RAM and would rather not do that if I don't have to. Thanks so much in advance for any input! :)

ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155
Intel Core i7-2600K OC'ed to 4.5ghz
Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB Kit (8GBx4) DDR3 1600
750w Corsair PS
Asus Strix Geforce GTX970 4GB
Samsung 840 Pro SSD 256GB SSD
Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD
4TB (2x2TB) Western Digital 7200rmp in Raid 0
3TB Seagate internal 7200rpm HD
2TB Seagate Internal 7200rmp HD
4TB Seagate external HD for backups

Get the cheapo 6 core and plunk the savings down on 32gb DDR4. You could save a few $$$ by buying an older 6 core and DDR3 but I like the new chip. As robbin says the older i7 hexacore is OK.

Yup. There's a trade off in the PCI lanes, but I found the chip stayed cooler and overclocked better....it still is a good bargain.

No speed improvments. But there is info on spanned clips