New computer config. Help

Budget:
12.000

Expectations:
Best of the best

Usage:
Gaming - large Movie server - 3d application

Special Needs:


Hello, I already own a Digital Storm machine, and I very happy with it, but right now I need something else from my computer, I want to use it like a big movie server, with program like Plex.
I tried with external server, with out luck (transcoding issues) so I decide to move on to a beast machine to full fill all this needs.
Because I need a large amount of hard disk o tried a config like this one, but please let me know if I am I. The right path.

Thanks in advance

Pablo

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Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS Aventum II
Exterior Finish: Onyx Black Matte Finish with Red Stand
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 4960X 3.6GHz (Six-Core) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition X79 (Intel X79 Chipset)
System Memory: 32GB DDR3 2400MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Power Supply: 2x Dual (1200W Corsair AX1200i (Digitally Controlled Power)
Expansion Bay: Dual Solid State Hard Drive Hot Swap Bay
Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Slim Slot Loading Edition)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 840 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 2x Storage (6TB Seagate)
Storage Set 3: 2x Storage (6TB Seagate)
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: LSI MegaRAID Internal 9280-16i4e (Up to 16 Drives) (SATA/SAS) (6Gb/s) (PCI-E 2.0) (512MB Memory)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 4x SLI Quad (NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Black 6GB (Includes PhysX) <br><strong></strong>
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster ZxR (Ultimate in Audio Playback and Creation) <br><strong></strong>
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux Level 3: Digital Storm Exotic Custom Cooling System (2x Video Cards + CPU + Chipset)
H20 Tube Color:Red Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Digital Storm RGB LED Lighting System (Requires Thermal Management Control Board & Software)
Airflow Control: Digital Storm Thermal Management Control Board & Software
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 2 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds with Noise Dampening Material)
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires High-End Motherboard Selection)
Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Portable Gaming: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 15-20 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

You selected 4 graphics cards but only liquid cooling for 2. Since the Aventum has a window, the Stage 2 Noise Reduction, wouldn't be particularly useful.

I would go with NAS grade drives. WD just came out with 6GB Red drives (for small 1-8 drive NAS systems). I do not know what Seagate offers for NAS drives. You didn't select a RAID mode for the data drives. If you are unfamiliar with RAID here is an overview: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID. Also, you may want to consider hotswap trays for a file server, though they are not required.

I think one system for both tasks isn't the right choice. I would suggest a file server system or appliance and a gaming + transcoding machine. A home file server doesn't need a real hefty CPU. One reason for this is it would be better to keep the file server out of the area of the home theater, since hard drives are mechanical and create noise. So keep that in a separate room. Alternatively go with a case with solid side panels. The Slade (Corsair 550D) has noise reducing foam in its side, top and front panels; so that maybe a good choice for you.

Edited by danjw1 - 04 Aug 2014 at 2:33pm

Hi again, I updated my system with your comments and made some modification, here is the new one
My machine will be not at my dedicated home theater, but in another room, and I change my configuration to raid 50 in order to have some protection.
What do you think ?

Thanks in advance

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Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Black OPS Aventum II
Exterior Finish: Onyx Black Matte Finish with Red Stand
Trim Accents: - Not Available
Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 4960X 3.6GHz (Six-Core) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition X79 (Intel X79 Chipset)
System Memory: 32GB DDR3 2400MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Power Supply: 2x Dual (1200W Corsair AX1200i (Digitally Controlled Power)
Expansion Bay: Hard Drive Hot Swap Bay (EZ-Rack) <br><strong></strong>
Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Slim Slot Loading Edition)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 840 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 2x Storage (6TB Seagate)
Storage Set 3: 2x Storage (6TB Seagate)
RAID Config: RAID 50: Striping: Performance + Drive Failure Protection (Requires 6 HDDs) <br><strong></strong>
RAID Card: LSI MegaRAID Internal 9280-16i4e (Up to 16 Drives) (SATA/SAS) (6Gb/s) (PCI-E 2.0) (512MB Memory)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 4x SLI Quad (NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Black 6GB (Includes PhysX)
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster ZxR (Ultimate in Audio Playback and Creation)
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux Level 5: Digital Storm Exotic Custom Cooling System (4x Video Cards + CPU + Chipset) <br><strong></strong>
H20 Tube Color:Red Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Digital Storm RGB LED Lighting System (Requires Thermal Management Control Board & Software)
Airflow Control: Digital Storm Thermal Management Control Board & Software
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 2 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds with Noise Dampening Material)
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires High-End Motherboard Selection)
Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Portable Gaming: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 15-20 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

RAID 50 requires a minimum of 6 (2x 3 drive RAID5 arrays) drives with 2 going to parity. I would go with a RAID5 and hot spare, you loose only one drive to parity and one as the hot spare. The LSI card supports a hot spare, so if a drive fails it can be switched in quickly. The Aventum II support up to 8 drives.