I want to build a latest version of 2015 Workstation around 5000$ for rendering

xD $5000 is quite a bit. Just to make sure, which $5000 currency are you talking?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 WS EATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($290.13 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($247.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($132.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ATI FirePro W9100 16GB Video Card ($3103.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($304.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $4946.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-06 01:29 EST-0500

The Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD is cheap also since the 850 has released.

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 (10 core 3.1ghz haswell) ~$2000
MOBO: ASUS Z10PE-D8 WS (C612 chipset, dual socket, workstation motherboard) ~$550
RAM: 4X M393A2G40DB0-CPB0 (Samsung DDR4 ECC RDIMMs) or equivalent from Hynix/Crucial/Micron/Kingston ~$800
GPU: EVGA Titan Black ~$1000
SSD: Plextor M6 Pro 512GB ~$320
Mechanical Storage: WD1002F9YZ as needed (~$100 ea X quantity)
PSU: EVGA 1600W P2 or CORSAIR AX1500i or similar ~$400
CASE: SSI EEB compatible, personal preference. Example: Silverstone FT04B ~$230
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S ~$65

~$5500

Upgrade path options include the addition of another 2600V3 series CPU and accompanying RAM, and of course up to 4 GPUs.

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I think it would be prudent to examine in detail the performance scaling from GPU architectures and driver/API support for your intended workloads. A Titan Black is given as a very loose placeholder example. There is no way to select a GPU for a workstation without analyzing workload. You may be well served to use a workstation class GPUs, or gaming GPU's, or one of these "in-between" options like the Titan, which offers access to the same double precision FPU math performance as a quadro costing 5X as much, but without the driver/API support required for the useful acceleration of some operations in some software.

I have to ask, why C612? X99 chipset is good enough, but this one REQUIRES Crucial 1x32GB or 4x128GB DDR4 DIMMs.

I'm not sure why someone with a $5000 budget should settle for "good enough." This is clearly a true workstation class budget worthy of a proper workstation build approach, which means ECC memory.

If you went to Dell, HP, or Apple with $5000 for a workstation they would show you nothing but C600 series chipset machines with ECC memory.

This may be, but it doesn't support Crossfire, SLI, or CPUs with more cores than 2630 V3.

Where are you getting this nonsense?

The C612 motherboard I selected for the build proposal above currently supports up to 36 cores via 2X E5-2699V3's and quad-SLI GPU configurations. It will eventually support up to 48 cores or more with BIOS updates supporting future CPU releases.

Eh... PCPartPicker problems then. And yes, it does not support SLI or Crossfire.
Reasons:
1) No official listing of the support for SLI/Crossfire. Plus, other Asus motherboards that does support SLI/Crossfire has a section in the specifications that lists:

Support for Multiple Graphics | Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology
Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology

Click to expand...

2) Multiple sites reporting it does not support SLI/Crossfire.

http://www.asus.com/us/Commercial_Servers_Workstations/Z10PED8_WS/specifications/

Please provide references to your sources claiming that the board does not support SLI/Crossfire.

PCPartpicker can't be used as a reference for builds in this class, they have almost NO useful content for these builds.

Hmm... So I was looking at the Z10PA-D8... The only motherboard with dual socket on PCPartPicker. Never mind then, you're clearly the smarter guy here.
Well, updated part list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V3 2.3GHz 10-Core Processor ($1200.98 @ Newegg)
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V3 2.3GHz 10-Core Processor ($1200.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D8 ATX Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 32GB (1 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($722.41 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: AMD FirePro W8100 8GB Video Card ($1091.77 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($304.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $5346.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 00:52 EST-0500

Some constructive criticisms...

The motherboard won't work in that case. (lacks SSI EEB mounting support)

A single DIMM will not suffice for a dual CPU build. The second CPU can't "post" without memory attached to it's memory controller. . Minimum 2 DIMMs must be installed.

I wouldn't advise installing a configuration of memory that provides any less than dual channel interleave on each memory controller with a 10 core haswell. (that would mean no less than 4X RDIMMs, 2 installed per CPU in your build).

I would not personally use WD green drives and CM 212's in a premium workstation. They are economy class components.

You didn't mention what you wanted exactly for the $5k and what you work with, got a gopro camera also btw ?
I got over the $5k because of the monitor but much better/cheaper monitors will come out this year, maybe the 40 inch Philips would be a nice one if you need to work in 4k ? I myself wasn't aware that asus also had a dual 2011-3 intel c612 boards on the market already, perhaps you need one with 16+ ram dimm banks ? I mean if you buy a beast of a machine you want expansion possibilties right so dont save on the motherboard I would say. RAM and cpu's will get cheaper or you come across a second hand ones in the future ? If your machine gets slow just add extra ram or another/other cpu.
BTW you can also look at intel motherboards if you need the extra ram, but I am not sure if they also support SLI/crossfire. But intels quality/support/documentation is very good. I would buy it because they will deliver stickers for the inside of your computer case, which can be very handy.
I think you can save a few hundred bucks on the cpu and ram, case and power supply. And graphics card (dont know what need exactly?) and the output your monitor/screens. And this doesn't even have a mouse and keyboard and also a bigger storage device, btw an m2 storage for the OS operating system is probably the best investment for your money, the samsung m2 pcie 512 Gigabytes isn't that much more expensive but looks way better ofcourse. Let me change that!

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jCscFT) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jCscFT/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80644e52630v3) | $649.99 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060016ww) | $104.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [Asus Z10PA-D8 ATX Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z10pad8) | $399.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial 32GB (1 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct32g4lfq4213) | $722.41 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate 600 Pro 200GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st200fp0021) | $331.98 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [PNY Quadro 6000 6GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-video-card-vcq6000pb) | $984.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-750d) | $134.99 @ Micro Center
**Power Supply** | [Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cp9020074) | $219.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Pioneer BDR-2209 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pioneer-optical-drive-bdr2209) | $79.98 @ OutletPC
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc06913) | $170.99 @ Adorama
**Monitor** | [LG 31MU97 60Hz 31.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-31mu97) | $1331.98 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $5132.28
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-10 13:12 EST-0500 |

Samsung SSD instead of seagate you can get smaller ones 256 or 128 but it doesnt matter for price per GB it aint cheaper:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HqLrLk) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HqLrLk/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80644e52630v3) | $649.99 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060016ww) | $104.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [Asus Z10PA-D8 ATX Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z10pad8) | $399.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial 32GB (1 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct32g4lfq4213) | $722.41 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung XP941 Series 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mzhpu512hcgl00000) | $500.98 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [PNY Quadro 6000 6GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-video-card-vcq6000pb) | $984.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-750d) | $134.99 @ Micro Center
**Power Supply** | [Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cp9020074) | $219.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Pioneer BDR-2209 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pioneer-optical-drive-bdr2209) | $79.98 @ OutletPC
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc06913) | $170.99 @ Adorama
**Monitor** | [LG 31MU97 60Hz 31.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-31mu97) | $1331.98 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $5301.28
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-10 13:36 EST-0500 |


The pc parts picker mentions that the motherboard and the Samsung SSD aren't compatible but asus mentions it compatible on their website: http://www.asus.com/Commercial_Servers_Workstations/Z10PED8_WS/HelpDesk_QVL/ good to read that btw if you really going to order a systems such as this. Here is another URL about the drive: http://www.thessdreview.com/daily-news/latest-buzz/ssd-week-samsung-xp941/

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoxdNZ64HhU"][/video]

And it also mentions that the graphics cards could be too big for the case, then you need to buy a bigger one maybe the 900D (much more expensive and heavier) or another one.

This company builds a rackspace server around this motherboard, maybe wise to have a look at: http://www.ico.de/server-konfigurator/bto3.php?gruppe=ybto33&level=&typ=
BTW that information must be wrong it says 1 socket cpu also when you click the PDF, but I found it with a google search and got this PDF: http://www.ico.de/img/pdf/i4ag4a.pdf and there seems to be the right information.

Single channel memory for an 8 core CPU? dumb
EEB motherboard in a EATX case? won't work.
AIOCLC used on a motherboard whose VRM cooling is specifically designed to work in conjunction with heatpipe tower? dumb.
5 year old GPU for $1000? REALLY dumb.

Sorry I don't have the patience to offer my criticisms in a nicer manner at this time. You guys aren't helping. Total disaster of useless information and suggestions.

Bhanu Chandar,

In my view, post production systems, because there are very long duplication, rendering, and effects processing need very good performance in every subsystem: a fast CPU, a high core count, , a large amount of ECC RAM, strong workstation graphic card, and a fast disc system. It's possible to run consumer hardware, but the risk is crashes and artifacts after hour of running, hence the concentration on error correction and stability.

Follows is a system that intends to balance the best cost /performance components for this kind of use. This kind of system would work well for multi-threaded rendering / processing at a 3.2GHz base speed and also be very good for 3D modeling and animation, given the 3.8GHz CPU turbo speed. There is a noticeable cost/performance advantage in using a Xeon E5-1600 series 8-core in a single CPU system as compared to 2600-series as there is a high additional cost to use a CPU configured for dual CPU systems. the disk subsystem should be appropriately fast, base on a Smasung M.2 512GB OS / Programs / working files drive and a pair of WC Black mech'l drives for storage /backup running on a n LSI 12GB/s RAID controller with mechanical drives in RAID 1.

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1. CPU: Xeon E5-1680 v3, 8-core @ 3.2 /3.8 GHz,, 20M Cache, 135W > $1,723

http://ark.intel.com/products/82767/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-1680-v3-20M-Cache-3_20-GHz

2. CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Fan > $32.

3. Motherboard: ASUS X99-E WS LGA2011-v3/ Intel X99/ DDR4/ 4-Way CrossFireX & 4-Way SLI/ SATA3&USB3.0/ M.2&SATA Express/ A&2GbE/ CEB Workstation Motherboard > $488

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-X99E-WS

4. RAM: Crucial 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM ECC DDR4 2133 (PC4-17000) Server Memory Model CT4K16G4RFD4213> $610

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=CTD421RX64

5. GPU: PNY NVIDIA Quadro K4200 4GB GDDR5 PCIe Graphics Card (VCQK4200-PB) > $789

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133558&cm_re=K4200-_-14-133-558-_-Product

6. Drive 1: SAMSUNG SM951 MZHPV512HDGL-00000 M.2 512GB Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - OEM > $400

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147426&cm_re=samsung_m.2_ssd-_-20-147-426-_-Product

7. LSI MegaRAID SAS 9341-4i (LSI00419) PCI-Express 3.0 x8 Low Profile SATA / SAS High Performance Four-Port 12Gb/s RAID Controller (Single Pack)--Avago Technologies > $175
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816118233&cm_re=lsi_megaraid_-bracket-_-16-118-233-_-Product

8. Drive 2: Western Digital Black 2 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, WD2003FZEX> $140 (Files, Backup, System Image)

9. Drive 3: Western Digital Black 2 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, WD2003FZEX> $140 (Files, Backup, System Image)

10. PSU: SeaSonic X-850 ; SS-850KM3 ACTIVE PFC F3 850W 80 Plus Gold ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply > $146

11. Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24X SATA DVD±RW Internal Drive w/o Software (Black) SH-224DB $17.99

12. Case: LIAN LI PC-A75X No Power Supply ATX Full Tower Case (Black) CA-A75 $179.99

13. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit w/ SP1 (1-Pack, DVD), OEM MSFQC04649 $138.99

________________________________________________________

TOTAL = $ 4,979


Cheers,

BambiBoom

HP z420 (2015) > Xeon E5-1660 v2 six-core @ 3.7 / 4.0GHz > 32GB DDR3 ECC 1866 RAM > Quadro K2200 (4GB) > Intel 730 480GB (9SSDSC2BP480G4R5) > Western Digital Black WD1003FZEX 1TB> M-Audio 192 sound card > Logitech z2300 > Linksys AE3000 USB WiFi > 2X Dell Ultrasharp U2715H (2560 X 1440) > Windows 7 Professional 64 >
[ Passmark Rating = 4968 > CPU= 13950 / 2D= 830 / 3D=3481 / Mem= 2767 / Disk= 4716] 6.20.15

Pending upgrade: HP /LSI 9212-4i PCIe SAS /SATA HBA RAID controller, 2X Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB (RAID 1)
Pending upgrade: NVIDIA Quadro K4200 (4GB) GPU

Dell Precision T5500 (2011) > Xeon X5680 six -core @ 3.33 / 3.6GHz, 24GB DDR3 ECC 1333 > Quadro 4000 (2GB ) > Samsung 840 250GB / WD RE4 Enterprise 1TB > M-Audio 192 sound card > Linksys WMP600N PCI WiFi > Windows 7 Professional 64> HP 2711x (1920 X 1080)
[ Passmark system rating = 3339 / CPU = 9347 / 2D= 684 / 3D= 2030 / Mem= 1871 / Disk= 2234]

Pending upgrade: PERC H310 PCIe SAS /SATA RAID controller, 2X WD Black 1TB (RAID 1)(Converts disk system from 3GB/s to 6GB/s)

Pah... Pathetic. You got $5K and you only managed to fit in a card worth a GTX 760?! Seriously.
And even worse, the X99 Board?! One core only?!!! xDDDDD Learn more about the workstation market-space then come back to me and we'll talk. x)

PCPartPicker gets support for workstation crap, so this time it'll be proper and everything will look better, with the new addition of K5200, K4200, K2200, K620, and K420. This card has the equivalence of specs (sans core clock) of the GTX 780.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($67.99 @ Mwave)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($67.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D8 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($539.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory ($321.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($202.85 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY Quadro K5200 8GB Video Card ($1839.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone TJ10S ATX Full Tower Case ($318.95 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($217.29 @ Newegg)
Total: $4954.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 22:01 EDT-0400

okcnaline,

I'm assuming you're referring to the system proposed using the E5-1680 v3.

Firstly, the system is to be used for video post production and the CPU clock speed and cycles per second are more beneficial to editing effects processing than more but slower cores. The E5-2630 is an excellent server and scientific CPU, is 2.4 / 3.2 GHz. It does have a very good memory bandwidth of 59GB/s and should be ultra-reliable.

2X E5-2630v3 :

http://ark.intel.com/products/83356/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2630-v3-20M-Cache-2_40-GHz

Remember too that the intended use is 2D processing, and while more CUDA cores is a help in Adobe and Autodesk applications, using a pair of E5-2630's in Passmark show a maximum 2D ratings of about 750.

The highest rated (of 4) for 2X E5-2630 v3 / Quadro K5200 system in Passmark:

Rating = 4722 / CPU = 16834 (on dell 0215PR/ 2D = 748 / 3D = 6191 / Mem = 1957 / Disk= 4476 (LSI Logical Volume)

With 32GB RAM the high Memory score is 2262.

There was no E5-2630 v3 / ASUS Z10PE-D8 / Quadro K5200 system on Passmark but the ASUS does improve the CPU performance of the 2-E5-2630 v3's to 18812 but using a GTX 970 . The 970 produces a 2D =631 and 3D of 7595. The highest CPU score for a pair of E5-2630 v3's on the Z10PE-D8-WS is 21464 using a Titan X- 3D = 10648= amazing.

E5-1680 v3:

On Passmark, an E5-1680 v3 / Dell 0K240Y (Probably a Precision T5810) / 32GB Quadro K5200 / Intel RAID 0 Volume system:

Rating = 5813 / CPU = 17316 (on dell 0215PR/ 2D = 949 / 3D = 6584 / Mem = 2815 / Disk= 4968 (LSI Logical Volume)

An E5-1680 v3/ ASUS X99-E WS / 32GB / GTX980 / Samsung M.2 SM951 system:

Rating = 6537 / CPU = 21042 / 2D = 89 / 3D = 9793 / Mem = 3120 / Disk= 11643

So, I think you can see that the E5-1680 v3 on the ASUS X99 WS board with an M.2 SSD is producing better results in every parameter then a comparable E5-2630 v3 system.

The important component is the ASUS X99 board producing a comparatively higher performance from the E5-1680 v3 and the RAM plus the extraordinary speed of M.2. In this configuration, the single E5-1680 v3 produces as many or more cycles from half the cores due to the higher clock speed and the sync inefficiencies of many cores. As well, the first two cores will run at 3.8GHz instead of 3.2 and the remaining cores are 3.2 instead of 2.4GHz.

The highest rated system on Passmark - 10528- uses an i7-5820K @ (4.1 / 4.5GHz) on an ASUS X99-A and GTX 780(s).

Amazingly enough, computer technology is scientific! If you intend to take an arrogant attitude and instruct others in workstation configurations, you may wish to first review the numbers and understand the importance of each parameter to the intended applications and balancing the performance- throwing a high performance GPU into a system compromised by squeezing dual CPU's into the budget is an imbalanced solution.

Cheers,

BambiBoom

HP z420 (2015) > Xeon E5-1660 v2 six-core @ 3.7 / 4.0GHz > 32GB DDR3 ECC 1866 RAM > Quadro K4200 (4GB) > Intel 730 480GB (9SSDSC2BP480G4R5) > Western Digital Black WD1003FZEX 1TB> M-Audio 192 sound card > Logitech z2300 > Linksys AE3000 USB WiFi > 2X Dell Ultrasharp U2715H (2560 X 1440) > Windows 7 Professional 64 >
[ Passmark Rating = 5064 > CPU= 13989 / 2D= 819 / 3D= 4596 / Mem= 2772 / Disk= 4555 ]

LOL...

Video editing doesn't benefit as much from higher clock speeds than to cores. If what you say is true, a Pentium 4 Extreme Edition (1 core, 1 thread) OC'ed to 10 Ghz, beats a modern day i5 at video editing. If that's true, then what's the point of modern-day computer with the gory amount of cores?! 16 core allow a lot more activity for a video editing program to crunch at once. 8 cores will be slower in AfterEffects, proven by the very crew we have here that reviewed that. Video editing programs today are multi-threaded, designed to take advantage of more cores. The 8 core you very convincingly back up is a pheasant and a wimp compared to the regal, and upgradeable, Xeon E5-2630 V3, with the 16 cores and 32 threads.

PassMark is FUBAR, for all I care. If the best system in that review is i7-5820K and GTX 780, I will go and f*** myself, because GTX 980 Ti dominates a GTX 970, and which the performance are quite similar. The 4K rig would be i7-5820K and GTX 980 Ti. There's a good reason GTX 780 isn't really popular now.

Your GPU is also a weak point. K4200 is the equivalent in specs as a GTX 670. Whilst the K5200 would rape a GTX 670, as it is a GTX 780, for all it's worth. And trust me, GPU power DOES matter in video editing, along with CPU. It requires a WELL balanced build, which your builds does better than mine, I believe, but with the consequence of underwhelming performance.

Not to mention the PSU you selected is very underwhelming for the build....
I doubt you know what you're talking about. Please do yourself some good and read REVIEWS. And please go online and learn more about the market you're targeting. Once you have done so, come back and we'll talk.

EDIT: Looks like everyone here has gotten the wrong ideas. He's doing 3D work, which means more cores benefit, GPU power should be way underminded, etc. This build is designed to be unbalanced, due to the fact that 3D modeling programs utilizing CPU cores/threads more than gaining features on OpenCL or CUDA.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V3 2.3GHz 10-Core Processor ($1173.01 @ B&H)
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V3 2.3GHz 10-Core Processor ($1173.01 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D16 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($489.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 32GB (2 x 16GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory ($320.59 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($374.78 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: AMD FirePro W7100 8GB Video Card ($619.95 @ B&H)
Case: Silverstone TJ10S ATX Full Tower Case ($318.95 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $4989.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-01 21:11 EDT-0400

To the pros, thank you for sharing your insight.

To the pros, thank you for sharing your insight.

I don't have a solution. I just what to thank mdocod for being on this forum. I have bilt computers over the past ten years specifically for Autodesks 3-D Studio MAX . Now reading mdocod's remarks I know now that I am a mere student, not remotely the master. So here I find my self humbeled and very grateful to find one who's opinion I may rely on for a very important build.

I am a 3-D artist creating fine art as opposed to commercial content.My work can be found at rsda.smugmug.com .

I mainly create 3-D prints but I intend to extend into the realm of animation. I plan on building a system for that purpose.
My budget is around $3,,000 but I'm willing to spend more. I just need a good metric to justify making the additional price increase. I'm thinking of a single Skylake system and a Titan graphic card but after reading your posts I realize I'm just guessing here.

Would you please offer a suggested build and help me to help myself not waste my money,

Most appreciative,

Richard Sher

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Make a new post, then PM me. And maybe even mdocod. Please, no bump...

OK, but what means "no Bump?

Richard

it's published in "systems"
Does PM mean Private Message?.
I can not find a way to do that.
Would you prefer my email?

Richard Sher
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1) No bumping. Replying to a thread after a month is a bump.
2) PM is Private Message.
3) I'll look in Systems.