WD Dream Machine for Good

Her is my suggestion for this build, i was thinking about this pc not as a all rounder, but more of a professional pc and as i have worked with a some of these components i think this will be a great build. i tried to make this build as cost efficient as possible but this is a professional pc so its not what you call "cheap"

CPU
i was think of a i7 for this build, but i think a xeon would be used more effectively as this isn't going to be much of a gaming pc, so i chose the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 as its a reasonable balance between average clock speed and lots of cores which should churn through video and music editing.

PSU
Best option is the Corsair AX860i, even though this is slightly overkill but for a quiet, reliable and efficient build, there is no real alternative

Cooling
as this isn't a over clocking pc and more of a workstation pc, the Noctua NH-D15 is a incredibly silent cooling solution that should keep things very cool and quiet

Motherboard
Asus X99-E WS,
there was nothing that could contend for its WS components and support for Xeon's and Tesla cards. i would of chose the double socket version of this motherboard but very few programs can utilize dual cpu technology.

RAM
To best utilise the Xeon, i chose 64GB (8x8GB) Samsung ECC memory for its stable reliability and i chose 64gb for best core/memory ratios

GPU
personal taste for GPU's is a large part of the decision, but in my humble opinion (don't start any fan boy arguments!) i chose the Nvidia Quadro K5000 because of its great power consumption and as it works with CUDA, Adobe programs gain greater boosts from CUDA rather than AMD cards.

Hardrive
for the hard rive i code the seagate baracu….. I'm just kidding i chose 4x4tb Western Digital Greens in RAID 10, I chose this because it would have the speed of RAID 0 and the reliability of RAID 1 and would not need a expensive RAID card to write and read data quickly.

Optical drive
Because why not, the LG BH16NS40 16x should make this pc the master of all trades

SSD
there is a lot of brand bias for ssd but the 2xSamsung 840 EVO 500gb in RAID 0 in order to get 1tb of fast storage for programs and a couple of projects

Case
Again a LOT of personal taste in this one, but the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe is a phenomenal case for price, practicality, size and build quality and with its excelent room with expansion, you can't go wrong

Monitor
i was planning on 4K but it isn't quite ready yet as lots of programs don't scale well on such high resolutions so i chose the LG Flatron 34UM95-P for its massive size for great productivity use in Premiere and others, it also is a IPS panel so it has great viewing angles and colour accuracy, a must have.

Head phones
Audio technica ath-m50
… enough said

Keyboard & mouse
plenty of personal taste here but because this isn't much of a gaming build i chose the Corsair k65 Keyboard for its overall size and mechanical key switches and the Corsair M65 Mouse for its comfortable use and programable buttons. also I'm adding the Cintiq 13hd for people who want to do some photoshop/fireworks kinda work

Overall this build should perform great in a creativity workspace. its not cheap as the list shows:
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 = £1264.99
Corsair AX860i = £169.99
Noctua NH-D15 = £77.99
Asus X99-E WS = £379.99
64GB (8x8GB) Samsung ECC memory = £799.99
Nvidia Quadro K5000 = £1614.95
4x4tb Western Digital Greens = £479.99
LG BH16NS40 16x = £62.95
2xSamsung 840 EVO 500gb = £371.99
Phanteks Enthoo Luxe = £119.99
LG Flatron 34UM95-P = £679.99
Audio technica ath-m50 = £109.99
Corsair k65 Keyboard = £79.99
Corsair M65 Mouse = £52.99

Total Price = £6253.61

 
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i was think of a i7 for this build, but i think a xeon would be used more effectively as this isn't going to be much of a gaming pc, so i chose the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 as its a reasonable balance between average clock speed and lots of cores which should churn through video and music editing.

I'm not very familiar with Xeons, looking at the range I'm not clear why you picked the E5-2690 v3 over the E5-2697 v3 which is the same base clock speed (2.6Ghz) but has two more cores, 5MB more cache and 0.1Ghz faster turbo when 1-5 cores are in use. It does have a marginally higher TDP (135 vs. 145) but I can't find any other downsides.


I don't really know what the best internals for the system would be, so mine is based on domokun's with the following changes:

Hard drives
17x WD Green 6TB (total: 102TB) in a software-based spanning system so they appear as a single volume. This avoids nasty situations where your motherboard breaks and you have to hunt one down with the same chipset to recover your data. And an HBA card.

SSD
Surely it's got to be NVMe? A 2TB Intel DC P3700 would be a good choice, two would be an even better one :D

Case
Nanoxia Deep Silence 6. With a 3x5.25" to 4/5x 3.5" drive bay converter.

Monitor
The 34" 3440x1440 is a nice size and resolution for general use, and being sRGB will help there too. Depending on the exact audience a 30" NEC Spectraview or Eizo Colouredge monitor with better quality control and the Adobe RGB gamut may be more appropriate.

Sound
External sound card of some sort with speakers and headphones. I'd second the Audio Technica, I've been very impressed with my lowly ATH-AD700s.

Keyboard & Mouse
On a system like this you have to go for the best. Torpe Realforce is the obvious choice for the keyboard (UK layout here. Mouse is more difficult and there don't seem to be any proper high end manufacturers, maybe steelseries. I would definitely throw in an CH products/APEM DT225 trackball though and probably some sort of 3D controller (SpaceNavigator?). As mentioned above a drawing tablet is a good idea but I wouldn't know where to start.
 
I'm not very familiar with Xeons, looking at the range I'm not clear why you picked the E5-2690 v3 over the E5-2697 v3 which is the same base clock speed (2.6Ghz) but has two more cores, 5MB more cache and 0.1Ghz faster turbo when 1-5 cores are in use. It does have a marginally higher TDP (135 vs. 145) but I can't find any other downsides.


I don't really know what the best internals for the system would be, so mine is based on domokun's with the following changes:

Hard drives
17x WD Green 6TB (total: 102TB) in a software-based spanning system so they appear as a single volume. This avoids nasty situations where your motherboard breaks and you have to hunt one down with the same chipset to recover your data. And an HBA card.

SSD
Surely it's got to be NVMe? A 2TB Intel DC P3700 would be a good choice, two would be an even better one :D

Case
Nanoxia Deep Silence 6. With a 3x5.25" to 4/5x 3.5" drive bay converter.

Monitor
The 34" 3440x1440 is a nice size and resolution for general use, and being sRGB will help there too. Depending on the exact audience a 30" NEC Spectraview or Eizo Colouredge monitor with better quality control and the Adobe RGB gamut may be more appropriate.

Sound
External sound card of some sort with speakers and headphones. I'd second the Audio Technica, I've been very impressed with my lowly ATH-AD700s.

Keyboard & Mouse
On a system like this you have to go for the best. Torpe Realforce is the obvious choice for the keyboard (UK layout here. Mouse is more difficult and there don't seem to be any proper high end manufacturers, maybe steelseries. I would definitely throw in an CH products/APEM DT225 trackball though and probably some sort of 3D controller (SpaceNavigator?). As mentioned above a drawing tablet is a good idea but I wouldn't know where to start.

i do agree with your choices,I didn't see the xeon you mentioned where i was selecting the parts so my bad but it does cost £2000 compared to £1200 and I'm not sure how much they would feel the difference

the 2tb ssd is great but it would double the cost of this build, and I'm not sure how much ssd you should use

don't get me wrong i was about to go with the 107tb option as well but i don't think its necessary, i would love to include but even the NAS server we have at our work office doesn't have that much space and we have over 60 people working there on different projects.

im not really a sound professional so i can't give my opinion on sound cards but for a drawing tablet the Cintiq 13hd is a solid choice which I'm going to add to my build
 
its a shame WD haven't been a lot more specific here, having done work for a few schools (hence the comment about the case door) there's a lot more to these builds than meets the eye, so many factors need to be taken into account, ergonomics and locations play a much bigger part in specialist system design for situations like this.

We definitely understand there are many factors involved. Since we want a variety of students to benefit from this build, we would rather keep the build a bit more broad. Building a very specialized machine will limit the number of students who would be able to use it.
 
But don’t worry about the budget. We want to build the best rig to help support the talent and imagination of the students.

Existing builds are a little lacking in the lack of a budget department. I dream big. Here's where I'm at:

Dual 18 core cpu workstation - 72 hardware threads
128 gb ram (ecc!)
3x gtx980
Sennheiser HD800 + HDVD800
(this is important for any students working with audio - amazing reference quality headphones and amp). Speakers are good, but having something reference quality on hand would be big.
Stand/sit desk with a built-in place to store the computer off the ground.
27" 5k monitor
(important for everyone - especially anyone working on video)
Water cooled - more for noise reduction purposes than anything else. This thing could be quite loud, and keeping it quiet would be key
2x 1tb SSD in raid 0
3x 6tb WD Green HD


The details:

2x Intel Xeon 2699 v3 cpu
Asus z10pe-d8 WS motherboard
Dell UP2715K - 5k monitor - released by Christmas 2014
Sennheiser HD800 + HDVD800
Paradigm Soundscape -
Looks to be the best sound bar available
Spyder 4 Elite - monitor calibrator
2x Displayport cable (5k requires both)
2x Kingston KVR21R15D4K4/64 (128gb ddr4 ecc ram in 8 modules in 2x 64gb kits)
Phanteks Enthoo Luxe case - good water cooling support in a form factor that fits in the specialized holder on the desk. also, looks good. bottom hard drive cage to be removed
Corsair AX1200i power supply - da best
3x EVGA GeForce GTX980 Reference - GTX980 card with a reference design (required for putting the water blocks on)
NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision 2 Full HD Stereoscopic 3D Shutter Wireless Glasses Kit V2
AverMedia Extremecap U3 Game Capture Card - HDMI capture card -for anyone working on video
2x Samsung 840 EVO 1TB
3x Western Digital Green 6TB
Samsung SE-506CB/RSBD External Slim 6x Blu-Ray Writer


Keyboard/mouse - unsure what's best for this group. What I'd pick:
Corsair Gaming K70 with Brown switches
Razer Ourboros Elite Ambidextrous - one of the few high end mice that's ambidextrous - sounds like a plus here

Desk:
NextDesk Terra - It has a motor to enable working at it while sitting or standing. Casters are available though not shown on the website for more options since the entire workstation could be easily moved.

Water cooling stuff: (if the computer isn't quiet, students won't want to use it)
2x EK Supremacy EVO
3x EK GTX 980 block - with backplate
1/2"id - 5/8"od PETG - Monsoon 5/8" OD Hardline PETG Tube - 4x 24" Pack - Clear
Arctic Silver 5 - thermal compound - not too picky here
Radiators all in push/pull venting out of the case:
Top (140.3) - Radiator, 3x140mm 30-FPI Copper
Rear (140.1) - Radiator, 1x140mm 30-FPI Copper
Bottom (140.1) - Radiator, 1x140mm 30-FPI Copper
Rear will feature a high airflow fan going out
Fans:
10x 140 mm rad - Phanteks PH-F140MP PWM 140mm Fan
1x 200 mm high airflow (front) - included with case
Liquid Cooling Controller - Lamptron CW611
18x Bitspower G1/4 Thread 1/2" ID x 5/8" OD Compression Fitting
Bitspower G 1/4" Temperature Sensor Stop Fitting
EK-D5 PWM Motor (pump motor)
Monsoon Series Two Premium D5 / MCP655 Dual Bay Reservoir w/ Quick Change LED Control (reservoir + pump housing)

This is something I've been working on for a while myself... and hopefully I'll be building something very close to this for myself soon :D

The rig must feature one or more WD Green drives and an SSD boot drive of your choice. But don’t worry about the budget. We want to build the best rig to help support the talent and imagination of the students.

I don't know if I could dream up a better workstation at this point. Maybe a second monitor? Dunno... Maybe an external storage array? Oh, a monitor arm would prob be good...

Could consider swapping out the GTX980s for workstation cards that support 10bit color (monitor already supports it). That's not my thing though, and could mess with other design choices. Might be something to consider if someone wants to draw up the specs for a machine with cards that do 10bit color.
 
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I usually lurk, but thought I'd have a crack at this. I'd have loved something like this in my school!

CPU Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3: 2.6GHz, 14-Core (28-thread), 35MB cache. Beast!
Motherboard ASUS X99-E WS: Stunning X99 workstation board with amazing component quality and features.
GPU PNY NVIDIA Quadro K6000: It's a workstation build so why not!?
RAM 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX Black DDR4: Loads of memory because you can! Corsair also works well in ASUS boards.
PSU Corsair AXi 860W: Fully modular, 80 PLUS Platinum and semi-fanless, so efficient and quiet.
Chassis Fractal Design Define XL R2 Black Pearl: Simple, not too flashy for a school, but still impressive. Lots of storage capacity.
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3: Excellent air cooler. Liquid or AIO liquid not suitable due to risk of leaks.
Mechanical storage 6 x WD Cavier Green 3TB: RAID 10 configuration giving 9TB of data storage and good data security.
SSD Storage [OS + Apps] Samsung 512GB 850 PRO: Very fast drive using the latest 3D NAND. It also has a 10-year 150 TBW (terrabytes written) warranty, so will last too.
SSD Storage [Scratch disk] Samsung 256GB 850 PRO: Same as above, for a scratch disk.
Keyboard daskeyboard Model S: Mechnical with MX Brown switches. Never actually used one, but it looks awesome and built like a tank!
Mouse Logitech Trackman Marble: Admittedly, not used one, but it looks mental, and flexible for lots of different applications. Also wired so not batteries.
Monitor ASUS PA279Q: AH-IPS, 1440P and 99% Abobe RGB calibrated. Great for colour work, video editing and CAD/CAM too. Stunning.
Extra Fans 2 x Fractal Silent Series R2 140mm: To match the existing fans, and for some extra cooling.
Blu-ray Writer Pioneer BDR-209EBK: In case discs needing reading & writing.
Capture DeckLink 4K Extreme: For video work.
Speakers Samson 3A MediaOne: Simple, compact monitors
 
Keyboard daskeyboard Model S: Mechnical with MX Brown switches. Never actually used one, but it looks awesome and built like a tank!

It's primary selling point, the blank keys, might be a bit of a hurdle for a wide use computer.
 
Mine's not nearly as overkill as the others. Being a student, and having to use the crappy computers, I know what I would have liked in them. :)
CPU: Intel i7 4790K.
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH- D15
Mobo: Asus Z87- pro
RAM: 32 gigs of 2133 Corsair vengeance
Storage: 1 TB 850 Pro SSD. I chose a TB because if they have large video files, and programs they'll want to open quickly, it's annoying when it takes 5 mins to open photoshop...
4 tb WD Green HD
GPU: a Quadro K2000D, probably overkill, but for the price (400) it's worth it.
Case: Fractal Design R4 case with window
PSU: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-241ST
Keyboard: Corsair k65
Mouse: Corsage M65
Monitor: Asus PBQ278Q or Acer H236HLbid (If 1080p is preferred over 1440p)
Fans: Corsair af120's
 
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It appears to have printed keycaps...

The Das III was always a dubious proposition at UK prices. It doesn't have the pointless attention to detail and use of over-durable materials that mark a luxury product, it's primarily a functional high end keyboard. The main selling point to justify it's 50% higher price tag to comparable boards was it's aesthetics with blank keys (it was launched before customised keycaps were at all common).

For me, the one with labels dilutes that. At £70 I could see it as an competitive product, at £100+ it seems like the only reason to go for it is if you really click with the look of it.
 
This is not my dream mashine, but the mashine i just built.

CPU:
Intel Core i7-4790K (Devil's Canyon OC 5.0GHz)

Cooler:
Corsair H110 Hydro Series CPUKøler

Motherboard:
ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO, Socket-1150

Mem:
Kingston DDR3 HyperX Beast 2400MHz 32GB (OC til 2600MHz)

Harddrive:
HyperX 3K SSD 240GB (x2 i raid 0)
WD Desktop Black 4TB

Graphic card:
Asus GeForce Strix GTX 980 4GB PhysX (x2 i SLI)

PSU:
Corsair RM1000, 1000W PSU

Cabinet:
Zalman H1
ASUS ROG Front Base
 
CPU: Intel Core i7 5960X Extreme
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
Mobo: X99-A Intel S2011-3 Asus ATX Motherboard
RAM: 32 gigs of 2666 Corsair vengeance
Storage: 1 TB 850 Pro SSD, 4 tb WD Green HD
GPU: Quadro K2000D
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 650D
PSU: Corsair RM 550W
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209EBK Blu-ray Writer Quad Layer
Keyboard: Corsair k70
Mouse: Corsage M65
Monitor: P2314H Dell Professional
3D Mouse: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse Pro
Card Reader: NZXT Aperture M Mesh Design All In One Card Reader
Speakers: Creative GigaWorks T40 Series II Speakers
 
I'm really more interested to see a PC that someone would actually build, not some crazy ultra high end gaming workstation.

Case: Lian Li PC-Q33B
CPU: Intel i5 4690K
CPU Cooler: Be Quiet! Shadow Rock 2
Motherboard: Asus Z97i-Plus
Memory: Kingston Fury Black 2x8GB 1886MHz
Video Card: GTX 970 Asus DC Mini
Power Supply: Corsair CS450M (CSM Series 450W)
Case Fan: Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 120mm
SSD: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 27" 2560x1440p IPS
Keyboard: Ducky Shine 3 TKL DK9087
Mouse: Mionix Naos 3200 Black
Headphones: AKG K14HD
Microphone: AntLion ModMic v4.

A build like this is very compact, quiet, ready for gaming at 1440p and has perfect balance between price and premium feel.
 
This is not my dream mashine, but the mashine i just built.

CPU:
Intel Core i7-4790K (Devil's Canyon OC 5.0GHz)

Cooler:
Corsair H110 Hydro Series CPUKøler

Motherboard:
ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO, Socket-1150

Mem:
Kingston DDR3 HyperX Beast 2400MHz 32GB (OC til 2600MHz)

Harddrive:
HyperX 3K SSD 240GB (x2 i raid 0)
WD Desktop Black 4TB

Graphic card:
Asus GeForce Strix GTX 980 4GB PhysX (x2 i SLI)

PSU:
Corsair RM1000, 1000W PSU

Cabinet:
Zalman H1
ASUS ROG Front Base

It's a nice build, you must be very pleased with it! :)
Although for this, it needs to include WD Green drives rather than WD Black HDD's.
Also can you add a monitor and peripherals and maybe some case fans too. :p
 
Fractal Define R5
Corsair AX760
Asus X99-PRO
i7-5820K
ASUS GTX980 Strix
G.Skill Ripjaws 4 3000MHz 16GB or 32GB.
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB
WD Green 4TB
Drive Asus BW
Noctua NH-U14S

Monitor: NEC PA272W

Budget friendly:

Fractal Define R5
Seasonic G 650w
I7 4790K
Asus Z97-A
Kingston HyperX Savage DDR3-2400MHz 2x8GB
Crucial MX100 256GB
WD Green 2TB
ASUS DVD Drive
Asus GTX 970 Strix
Noctua NH-U14S

Monitor: Dell U2414H
 
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Intel Core i7-4790K, Asus GeForce GTX 970, Fractal Design Define R5 - System Build - PCPartPicker this is the link for Pc Part picker, However I will write them down myself
CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
Motherboard: Asus X97 Deluxe
GPU: ASUS Strix Nvidia GTX 970
RAM:16GBs Corsair Dominator Platinum @ 2400 MHz
PSU: Corsair HX 750i
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Windowed Titanium
SSD: Intel 730 Series 480GB
HDD: 4x WD Caviar Green 1TB in Raid 10
Monitor: ASUS PA248Q 24.1 Inch
Soundcard: ASUS Xonar Essence STX
Capture Card: AverMedia Live Gamer HD PCI-E
SD Card Reader:NZXT Aperture M Internal 5.25-Inch

More or Less 2.7K USD to build this Bad Boy
I tried making this computer more of a Work Station type build rather than a gaming build, Hopefully I will get chosen for this thank you for reading and have an awesome Day!
 
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There we go, price went actually higher than i had planned, but at least there not suppose to be any problems with performance. I added that 3D mouse in it too for graphics designing, but it's really there just as a detail. Screenshot just because it was easier way to get things together by actually making it as a shopping list (sorry for finnish language in it :D ).
 

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Intel Core i7-4790K, Asus GeForce GTX 970, Fractal Design Define R5 - System Build - PCPartPicker this is the link for Pc Part picker, However I will write them down myself
CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K
Motherboard: Asus X97 Deluxe
GPU: ASUS Strix Nvidia GTX 970
RAM:16GBs Corsair Dominator Platinum @ 2400 MHz
PSU: Corsair HX 750i
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Windowed Titanium
SSD: Intel 730 Series 480GB
HDD: 2x WD Caviar Green 1TB in Raid 10
Monitor: ASUS PA248Q 24.1 Inch
Soundcard: ASUS Xonar Essence STX
Capture Card: AverMedia Live Gamer HD PCI-E
SD Card Reader:NZXT Aperture M Internal 5.25-Inch

More or Less 2.7K USD to build this Bad Boy
I tried making this computer more of a Work Station type build rather than a gaming build, Hopefully I will get chosen for this thank you for reading and have an awesome Day!

I'd love to use the R5 in a build! Hopefully I'll be able to get hold of one to use if it's in the winning build submission! :D
Btw you need at least 4 HDD's to be able to raid 10 them.
Also I'd love to know what peripherals you'd pick. :)
 
There we go, price went actually higher than i had planned, but at least there not suppose to be any problems with performance. I added that 3D mouse in it too for graphics designing, but it's really there just as a detail. Screenshot just because it was easier way to get things together by actually making it as a shopping list (sorry for finnish language in it :D ).

I actually love this screenshot submission template! Allows you to really visualize the end result. :)
Thanks for the submission!
 
I'am using MSIs pretty good gaming laptop and my dream machine would be something small, probably m-Atx or m-Itx build.
So i have two build, m-Atx first. I left any Firepro or Quadro card out because i would't need it)

Fractal Design Arc mini R2
Asus Maximus VII Gene z97 mobo
Intel I5 4690K processor (oc to 4-4.2 Ghz)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo cpu cooler
8Gb of Corsair vengeance 1600 Mhz ram 2x 4GB low profile
Samsung 840 250 GB ssd
2 TB WD Black
EVGA 750 watt Supernova G2 psu
(Avermedia Live Gamer hd capture card)
And EVGA reference GTX 780 (yes, there are newer cards but, i dont need better card for 1080p gaming)
End price in Finland: 1764.5 e
And m-itx

Cooltek U2 windowed Black
MSI Z97I AC mobo
Intel I5 4690K cpu
Cooler Master 212 Evo cpu cooler
8Gb of Corsair vengeance 1600 Mhz ram 2x 4GB low profile
Samsung 840 250 GB ssd
2 TB WD Black
Corsair RM 550 psu
And EVGA reference GTX 780
End price in Finland: 1494.7 e

So this is my dream machine, not yours
These are no peripherals and no monitor to choose, that is your own choise what do you want for mouse or your monitor or keyboard.
I end here.
 
OK let's get cracking!

Case: BitFenix Colossus M Micro-ATX Black
Power Supply: Corsair AX760i Digital ATX Platinum
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro-ATX
CPU: Intel Core i7 3770
CPU Cooler: Be Quiet! Shadow Rock 2
RAM: Corsair Vengance Low Profile 16GB (2 Sets=32GB total)
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU Mini
Storage: WD Digital Black2 (For boot drive)+ WD Caviar Green 6TB (All the backup storage for all needs mwahaha!)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 7.1
Media Card Reader: BitFenix Superspeed USB 3.0 Card Reader Black
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Brown Switch
Mouse: CM Storm Reaper
Wireless Adaptor: Asus USB-N13 300Mbps
Monitor: Acer K272HUL 2560x1440
Speakers: Logitech Z506 5.1

In summary whilst this might not be the most powerful rig in the world it would definitely suit the needs of creative students with 8-threads from the i7, ample amounts of RAM and rather plentiful storage availabilities. The card reader is certainly useful for hot-swapping any external media and the keyboard/mouse combo is a personal favourite of mine.
A well rounded system in my opinion and I hope it makes it through!
 
Ofc, you can go cheaper or even more expensive on every part,but this imo is a good combination.

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 V2 3.0GHz 10-Core / 20 Thread Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition EATX LGA2011 Motherboard
GPU: AMD FirePro W9100 16GB /512 Bit
Memory:
Crucial 128 or 64 GB (4 or 2 x 32GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
SSD: Intel DC S3700 Series 800GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Green 6TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (White) ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (64-bit)
Monitor: Samsung U28D590D 60Hz 28.0" 4K, 3840 x 2160 Monitor
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mix 2 Fan Controller
 
Portable beastie Mini-ITX rig

Case: Corsair Graphite 380T - I loved Lauren's review of this case and think it looks the bees knees.

Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VII Impact - The best Mini-ITX motherboard available.

CPU: i7 4790K - I don't think any explanation is necessary for this part.

CPU Cooling: Corsair H100i - Fully compatible with the 380T.

GPU: Reference AMD R9 290X - See GPU cooler below

GPU Cooler: Corsair HG10 A1 and Corsair H80i (in Push Pull if it'll fit with 2 SP120 fans) - For a watercooled system without the hassle of maintenance.

RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1600MHz CAS 7 - Low latency great Ram

PSU: Corsair AX760i - 80+ Platinum and can also hook up Corsair Link to the H100i or H80i.

SSD: 2x Samsung 850 Pro 1TB in RAID 0 - For the speed.

HDD: 2x WD Green 4TB in RAID 1 - For the redundancy

Fans: 1 AF120 LED quiet fan at the back of the case, 2x SP120 PWM quiet fans for the H100i, 2 SP120 LED fans (for the front of the case) + 1 SP120 fan for the H80i Push Pull.

So there you have it the best Mini-ITX rig you can assemble without going into complicated custom build territory.
 

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