I've been looking to build a workstation for a while now for use with 3D modeling/sculpting software (Maya, Mudbox, etc.). Recently, however, my main laptop which I use to game (SC2, LoL) has bitten the dust. I've been considering the idea of creating a sort of hybrid workstation/gaming system with a roughly 50/50 distribution between gaming and modeling.
My budget is around 2500 (including monitors) as you've already inferred from the title, however I could go up to 3000 if I had to. As always, lower is obviously better if possible.
I'm looking to buy within the next 2 weeks and plan on ordering from Newegg.
No plans to overclock at this point unless I find a need to.
I've posted my build below and welcome feedback and suggestions pertaining to individual parts or the idea as a whole. It's been a few years since I've built my own system so there's a good chance I'm overlooking something.
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor
Any recommendations for a heatsink?
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
PSU: CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Is this overkill?
HDD: Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM
SSD: SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive
For OS and maybe a couple work-related programs.
Video Card: EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5
Am I making a mistake not going with a comparable Quadro card? I will say that the time I spend rendering scenes is less that 1% of the time I spend working with them.
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey Silent ATX Mid Tower Case
Monitors: 2x Acer S231HLbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI LED-Backlight LCD monitor
I would appreciate any feedback anyone can give.
Thanks for reading.
My budget is around 2500 (including monitors) as you've already inferred from the title, however I could go up to 3000 if I had to. As always, lower is obviously better if possible.
I'm looking to buy within the next 2 weeks and plan on ordering from Newegg.
No plans to overclock at this point unless I find a need to.
I've posted my build below and welcome feedback and suggestions pertaining to individual parts or the idea as a whole. It's been a few years since I've built my own system so there's a good chance I'm overlooking something.
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor
Any recommendations for a heatsink?
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
PSU: CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Is this overkill?
HDD: Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM
SSD: SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive
For OS and maybe a couple work-related programs.
Video Card: EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5
Am I making a mistake not going with a comparable Quadro card? I will say that the time I spend rendering scenes is less that 1% of the time I spend working with them.
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey Silent ATX Mid Tower Case
Monitors: 2x Acer S231HLbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI LED-Backlight LCD monitor
I would appreciate any feedback anyone can give.
Thanks for reading.