Here's my first pass at a build for a home video editing system. It will be dual boot windows / OS X. A few thoughts/questions:

 

I want to have thunderbolt 2, but didn't find much solid info about how it is working for storage on hackintosh & PCs. Is it working well in both pc/mac worlds with this board? As far as I can tell there is no mobo with eSata and thunderbolt – is that correct? I will be working off an external raid (planning on thunderbolt 2) for my professional work.

 

I'm a little in the dark in terms of the graphics card. Should I bump up to gtx 980? I will be using 2 HDMI monitors currently, is it simple and unproblematic to just get HDMI adapters for the display port outputs?

 

I chose some parts based partly on the whole system being quiet. Any hints/thoughts about that appreciated.

 

And of course, most importantly, any compatibility problems?

   

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor$279.99 @ Micro Center
CPU CoolerNoctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler$54.98 @ OutletPC
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH ATX LGA1150 Motherboard$173.99 @ SuperBiiz
MemoryCorsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory$104.99 @ Micro Center
MemoryCorsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory$104.99 @ Micro Center
StorageSamsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$140.49 @ Amazon
StorageSamsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$140.49 @ Amazon
StorageSamsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive$456.13 @ Amazon
StorageToshiba 5TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$144.99 @ B&H
Video CardGigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card$319.99 @ Amazon
CaseCorsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case$129.99 @ Amazon
Optical DrivePioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer$53.99 @ Newegg
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)$86.98 @ OutletPC
MonitorAsus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor$143.99 @ Amazon
MouseMionix NAOS 8200 Wired Laser Mouse$69.99 @ Amazon
Otherbe quiet! Straight Power 10 500W ATX 12V 80 Plus$109.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$2545.87
Mail-in rebates-$30.00
Total$2515.87
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-13 22:35 EDT-0400
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