$2k workstation for Maya and After Effects

[Nelfatron]

Yea, I'll pick the 4770K system, I see that an actual RAID is easilly within the budget. Does that require anything special besides a load of HDs?

Edit: Holy balls, RAID controllers for 6 disks typically cost $800 and over. Never mind that.

[Saphyron]

Seen you have chosen already would jsut like to put this out here

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($564.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($174.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 750W 80+ Silver Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Acer H236HL bid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H236HL bid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1695.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-15 06:30 EST-0500)

with this you can easily add another 5 1tb hdd's for raid

[Nelfatron]

Thanks for helping me out, I'm putting together my system then. Since I live in the Netherlands this does mean some additional hunting but I got a full components list now.