need help configuring ws/pc

ace-adrian · Oct 16, 2014

I need help configuring ws/pc that can handle maya/3ds max,auto cad, z brush and still perform well using unreal engine 4 or if I need two pcs for each assignment budget 5000-6000 would like less if possible but doubt it any pointers are highly appreciated

zeyuanfu · Oct 18, 2014

This would be what I'd get:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($680.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.03 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($274.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($208.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PNY Quadro 6000 6GB Video Card ($1109.25 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2867.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 17:18 EDT-0400

ace-adrian · Oct 19, 2014

zeyuanfu :

This would be what I'd get:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($680.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.03 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($274.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($208.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PNY Quadro 6000 6GB Video Card ($1109.25 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2867.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 17:18 EDT-0400

why so cheap? and this can run unreal engine 4 and connect multiple monitors?

ace-adrian · Oct 19, 2014

zeyuanfu :

This would be what I'd get:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($680.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.03 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($274.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($208.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PNY Quadro 6000 6GB Video Card ($1109.25 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2867.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-18 17:18 EDT-0400

well i jus got done reading about the PNY and i like it think ill go with that any pointers on monitors?

lava1789 · Oct 19, 2014

zeyuanfu :

Already this has been chosen as the best solution but zeyuanfu still if u have not purchased the parts and since u have the budget then I would recommend some changes:
CPU:Intel Haswell-E i7-5960x 8 core 3ghz
Memory:32gb(4x8gb) ddr4 2800 or higher, look for 32gb more than the speed, since 2666 will also be enough.
Storage: Samsung 850 pro 512gb SSD
Video Card: Instead of Quadro6000 go for Quadro K6000 12GB GDDR5
Again I mention its not that above system is not good but since you have the budget you can make a killer machine.
Enjoy with the system let us know with its performance especially about some big time consuming renders.

zeyuanfu · Oct 19, 2014

ace-adrian :

zeyuanfu :

why so cheap? and this can run unreal engine 4 and connect multiple monitors?

It might seem cheap to you as you have a budget of 6000$, but you don't need to spend all of it to get a killer machine.
It should be able to run multi-monitor as the GPU has several video-outs.

zeyuanfu · Oct 19, 2014

ace-adrian :

zeyuanfu :

well i jus got done reading about the PNY and i like it think ill go with that any pointers on monitors?

Monitor budget?

zeyuanfu · Oct 19, 2014

lava1789 :

zeyuanfu :

Already this has been chosen as the best solution but zeyuanfu still if u have not purchased the parts and since u have the budget then I would recommend some changes:
CPU:Intel Haswell-E i7-5960x 8 core 3ghz
Memory:32gb(4x8gb) ddr4 2800 or higher, look for 32gb more than the speed, since 2666 will also be enough.
Storage: Samsung 850 pro 512gb SSD
Video Card: Instead of Quadro6000 go for Quadro K6000 12GB GDDR5
Again I mention its not that above system is not good but since you have the budget you can make a killer machine.
Enjoy with the system let us know with its performance especially about some big time consuming renders.

There is a 10-core CPU available for 100$ more than that.
I WOULD have gotten one with more VRAM, but it wasn't available on PCPartPicker.

ace-adrian · Oct 19, 2014

lava1789 :

zeyuanfu :

Already this has been chosen as the best solution but zeyuanfu still if u have not purchased the parts and since u have the budget then I would recommend some changes:
CPU:Intel Haswell-E i7-5960x 8 core 3ghz
Memory:32gb(4x8gb) ddr4 2800 or higher, look for 32gb more than the speed, since 2666 will also be enough.
Storage: Samsung 850 pro 512gb SSD
Video Card: Instead of Quadro6000 go for Quadro K6000 12GB GDDR5
Again I mention its not that above system is not good but since you have the budget you can make a killer machine.
Enjoy with the system let us know with its performance especially about some big time consuming renders.

thanks defiantly will get 32gb and look at 12gb quadro

ace-adrian · Oct 19, 2014

zeyuanfu :

lava1789 :

There is a 10-core CPU available for 100$ more than that.
I WOULD have gotten one with more VRAM, but it wasn't available on PCPartPicker.

alright appreciate setup will probably look for xeon 10 core for the longer life

lava1789 · Oct 20, 2014

ace-adrian :

zeyuanfu :

alright appreciate setup will probably look for xeon 10 core for the longer life

Oh sorry for interchanging the names in my previous post.

xeons comparable to 5960x are too pricey about atleast twice the price with almost same performance. If you go for xeons with more core &/or more cahe &/or higher base frequency then it will improve your performance although this will be negligible until you do very heavy tasks. Also you can overclock 5960x easily as compared to xeons which are usually not meant for overclocking. With overclock again not to mention performance increases. So for me a 5960x would be the choice. Again but its your choice.

zeyuanfu · Oct 20, 2014

Sorry, but for editing, a 10-core CPU would CRUSH any 8-core CPU, especially if said 10-core CPU has Hyper-Threading.

lava1789 · Oct 20, 2014

zeyuanfu :

That's why I said in my previous post:
" If you go for xeons with more core &/or more cache &/or higher base frequency then it will improve your performance although this will be negligible until you do very heavy tasks."
If you do heavy editing, rendering then the spend money will show otherwise for normal usage there won't be any great difference.

zeyuanfu · Oct 21, 2014

I meant that this was incorrect:
xeons comparable to 5960x are too pricey about atleast twice the price with almost same performance.

lava1789 · Oct 21, 2014

zeyuanfu :

See for urself:
http://ark.intel.com/search/advanced?s=t&CoreCountMin=8&ClockSpeedMhzMin=2900&CacheKBMin=20480&HyperThreading=true

Out of all Xeon Processor E5-1660 v3 is almost same as Core i7-5960X Processor Extreme Edition but still its pricey by 81$. Others are almost double or more.

zeyuanfu · Oct 22, 2014

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80644e52650v3

lava1789 · Oct 23, 2014

zeyuanfu :

Xeon E5 2650 v3 has frequency of 2.3Ghz which goes upto 3Ghz and i7-5960X has frequency of 3Ghz & goes upto 3.5Ghz. So although this xeon has higher cores & cache memory, its performance is below or almost upto the aforementioned i7 cpu & still it costs 160$ more. Just the no of cores does not decide the overall performance, although it is main constituent in deciding performance for multithreaded applications, but the frequency, cache also affects the performance.

zeyuanfu · Oct 23, 2014

Since OP is only editing and not gaming or stuff like that, a high click speed isn't needed. Cores are important.

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