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I am building my system For Maya, houdini and Realflow heavy dynamics(particles and fluid) and rendering. My desired config goes as:

CPU: Intel I7 4930k
MB : ?
CPU Cooler : NZXT kraken x60
RAM: Gskill ripjaws 8gbx4 2200
GPU: quadro k4000 (still confused with 780 GTX)
Cabinet : NZXT phantom 630
PSU: Cooler master 750 watt gold series
Monitor : Asus PA238Q
Storage : Samsung SSD 256 x1 , Seagate barakuda 1 tb x1 and seagate barakuda 2tbx1


.My simulations and rendering will go 24/7.I want to overclock upto 4.5 GHz .Now Motherboard I found good for it like Asus rampage 4 extreme is getting costlier. My querries are,
Is Intel DX79TO capable to overclock upto this for my usage?

any other Motherboard options for overclocking continous overcloking .

Also any config improvisation within the budget ?


 
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/7613/asus-p9x79e-ws-review/3

Here is a review of the WS. For me the main + of the WS is that it is compatible with Xeons, while offering features found on mainstream boards. Since I do not own any of the boards, I can not really say will the WS be more stable or not. What the WS has is certifications for tons of hardware. About stability, there are no 24/7 test of anything over there.

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I strongly advise to go with the K4000.

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/AutoDesk-Maya-2013-GPU-Acceleration-166/
Note that there is no K4000 or GTX 780. The increase of 780 to 680 is comparable to the increase from 4000 to K4000.

The 780s performance is lower, not due to insufficient raw power, but due to driver limitations. I was reading a post at creativecow and the guys over there found out that the GTX drivers were not allowing any of the GTX cards to reach their full potential.

If you compare Fermi and Kepler - there is 1 major difference. Example - Fermi card with 48 cores at 1 GHz will be a Kepler card with 96 cores at 500 MHz (which are running at half of the GPU frequency). But the older generation Fermi - the GTX 500 has the same performance or even higher performance as the new 600/700 series. The reason is that in the new drivers for 600 and 700 series, most pro software (including Maya) can address only 1 CUDA core out of the 2 or 4 core cluster (I don't have exact information of how many of the new cores are per cluster). So that means only 25-50% of the GPU is used. To confirm that, I tried with my new GTX 650ti and PremierPro and Nuke. And indeed the GPU usage was topping at 25% under PP and 50 at Nuke.

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On the motherboard side of things - I would go with Asus. The Intel boards are (or were, since they are out of production) rock solid, but are lacking features.

On the PSU side of things. I am a Cooler Master fanboy but I will avoid their PSUs. It is simply no their thing. Their GX series is manufactured by Seventeam and Seventeam is a mixed bag. A more safe option is a Seasonic/XFX/bequiet!/Fortron Source (FSP) unit even if it has only Bronze or Silver certification. Other option is few of Corsair models - AX-750; AX-850; TX-750 v2; TX-850 v2. There are few quality Antec and OCZ units but I can't remember them.
 
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Thanks Shneiky, I`ll go with Quadro K4000 .But,for motherboard still confused,I get it that ASUS is better in terms of features.Can you suggest me cheaper option than rampage4 extreme for hassle free overclocking. I am not intrested in alot of PCIE slots. 2 is fine as I am not planning to go for more than one quadro k4000 in near future.My main concern is to suck whatever I can from my processor by overcloking it for longer period.And a max memory of 64 gigs.thats why I am overlooking Asus rampage 4 formula which has max memory of 32 gb. :(
 
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https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P9X79/

It does not have USB 3.0 header for front USB 3.0 but that is not a deal breaker for me. This MB costs 240 Euro where I live in, so it is a good bargain for what it offers.

You can also go with the slightly more expensive Asus P9X79 PRO, and the major difference is it gives you more USB 3.0 and 1 more x16 PCIe lane (which you might not use).
 
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yes It seems to be a good solution.Thanks againShneiky.Between I found this product from asus

http://www.asus.com/in/Motherboards/P9X79E_WS/

according to ASUS its a wrkstaion board which is designed specially to wrk 24/7 even though I find the extra PCIE slots not useful.Using it day and night is what I want.Cost of P9x79 pro at my place is around $340 where as P9x79-e--WS is $100 more.What do you suggest,does the specification looks more useful to you for extra 100 bucks?
 
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/7613/asus-p9x79e-ws-review/3

Here is a review of the WS. For me the main + of the WS is that it is compatible with Xeons, while offering features found on mainstream boards. Since I do not own any of the boards, I can not really say will the WS be more stable or not. What the WS has is certifications for tons of hardware. About stability, there are no 24/7 test of anything over there.

 
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