I need a workstation build under $3010. Any help?

You need a PC for rendering right? No gaming?

2D / 3D AutoCAD or Maya / Solidworks or both?

It's not that hard on the graphics card as the above right?

The FX processor is holding you back. Better an i7

You can use two, but better one powerful card.

i recently came across this article and found it very interesting as it suggests building a very capable workstation for somewhat acceptable price. Maybe you find it helpful. http://www.techspot.com/review/1155-affordable-dual-xeon-pc/

On the partslist mate.

How much storage do you need?

I don't know much about workstation graphics cards, so I need to learn more about it.
For now my recommendation,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($174.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: ATI FirePro W8100 8GB Video Card ($1014.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1995.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 08:23 EDT-0400

Can you wait till tomorrow.
I will check into workstation graphics cards and give a final beastly workstation build.

TyreseCaps,

After Effects is in an odd situation as regards multi-threading as the 2015 version discontinued the "render multiple frames simultaneously" feature of 2014, plans to reintroduce a new multi-threading function.

To make the proposed system as versatile as possilble going forward, the suggestion is to base a system on a Superomicro Superworkstation that provides a case, server-quality dual Xeon E5 motherboard, CPU coolers, and 900W power supply. this means that the system is completed by simply plugging in the CPU's, RAM, GPU, and drives- no wiring or real assembly. Supermicro are specialists in ultra-reliable server and workstation technology and the Superworkstations are rated to be very quiet.

In this use, the suggestion is to include used CPU's. As Xeons are constructed to include server use- running years continuously and offer more cores than consumer /gaming processors, they are appropriate to video and animation editing /processing/rendering which involves so many frames .images. Also, a Quadro GPU suggested to run viewport software and high anti-aliasing factor drivers. The suggestion is to have a used 4GB K4200 which will very good 3D performance is needed for setting up 3D modeled rendering. As well, they provide CUDA acceleration to Adobe and Autodesk programs. K4200's are being sold to be replaced by the recent (9.15) Quadro M4000 (8GB).

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Case /Motherboard /Power supply: Supermicro SuperWorkstation SYS-7037A-I Dual Socket LGA2011 Xeon 900W Mid-Tower Workstation Barebone System (Black) > $721

http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/tower/7038/SYS-7038A-i.cfm
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=SY-7038AI

CPU: 2X Intel Xeon E5-2680 Eight-Core Haswell Processor 2.7 /3.5GHz, 20MB LGA 2011 CPU, 130W > used about $320 ($160 each)

http://ark.intel.com/products/64583/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2680-20M-Cache-2_70-GHz-8_00-GTs-Intel-QPI

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-SR0KH-Xeon-E5-2680-2-7GHz-8-Cores-Socket-2011-CPU-Processors-USA-TESTED-/191770882001?hash=item2ca66f6fd1%3Ag%3A9TkAAOSwCQNWhBsk&nma=true&si=bKkcIBSFWFwXM%252Bjp2IbFzHJFj9Y%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Memory: 64GB (8x 8GB) Crucial 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Memory Model CT102472BA186D > $640 ($60ea.)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=12K-00WZ-00010&cm_re=8GB_DDR3-1866_ECC_unbuffered-_-12K-00WZ-00010-_-Product

GPU: Quadro K4200 (4GB) used about $550

http://www.pny.com/nvidia-quadro-k4200

RAID Controller: Future:

Drive 1: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E250B/AM > $88 (OS/Programs)

SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E250B/AM

Drive 2: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E250B/AM > $88 (Disk Cache Active projects)

Drives 3, 4: 2X WD Black 2TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD2003FZEX> $258 ($128ea) (Files, Backup, System Image)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236624&cm_re=Western_Digital_Black_2_TB-_-22-236-624-_-Product

Optical Disk: SLG 16x Internal Blu Ray BD-R/DVD/CD Burner Writer Drive 3D play back - OEM > $95

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UB3430484

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit English (1-Pack), OEM > $139.

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MSFQC08289
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TOTAL = about $2,950

With 2X 8-core @ 2.7 /3.5GHz, 64GB of RAM, a 4GB Quadro, two fast SSD's and 2X 2TB storage, the system should perform well for the intended use. The 3.5GHz turbo speed of the E5-2680 and Quadro K4200 could provide a very good 3D animation capability. the E5-2680 supports up to DDR3-1600, but the 1866 RAM suggested means that in the future, the system could change to use Xeon E5 v2 series CPU"S which support the 1866 speed.

Cheers,

BambiBoom

Modeling:

1. HP z420 (2015) > Xeon E5-1660 v2 (6-core @ 3.7 / 4.0GHz) > 32GB DDR3 1866 ECC RAM > Quadro K4200 (4GB) > Intel 730 480GB (9SSDSC2BP480G4R5) > Western Digital Black WD1003FZEX 1TB> M-Audio 192 sound card > 600W PSU> > Windows 7 Professional 64-bit > Logitech z2300 speakers > 2X Dell Ultrasharp U2715H (2560 X 1440)>
[ Passmark Rating = 5064 > CPU= 13989 / 2D= 819 / 3D= 4596 / Mem= 2772 / Disk= 4555]
[Passmark V9.0 Beta Rating = 5019.1 > CPU= 14206 / 2D= 779 / 3D= 5032 / Mem= 2707 / Disk= 4760] 3.31.16
[Cinebench R15 > CPU = 1014 OpenGL= 126.59 FPS] 7.8.15

Rendering:

2. Dell Precision T5500 (2011) (Revised) > 2X Xeon X5680 (6-core @ 3.33 / 3.6GHz), 48GB DDR3 1333 ECC Reg. > Quadro K2200 (4GB ) > PERC H310 / Samsung 840 250GB / WD RE4 Enterprise 1TB > M-Audio 192 sound card > Logitech z313 > 875W PSU > Windows 7 Professional 64> HP 2711x (27", 1920 X 1080)
[ Passmark system rating = 3844 / CPU = 15047 / 2D= 662 / 3D= 3550 / Mem= 1785 / Disk= 2649] (12.30.15)

Like bambiboom's suggestion, i'd seriously consider a Xeon build for this task. Some Xeon's go for much lower price than the high end i7 parts. For example Xeon E5-2670 (used) can be found for as low as 70$ from ebay. Or new for $175 + shipping. This is not because it's an inferior product but because supply-demand balance. I'd seriously consider bambiboom's suggestion with dual CPUs, literally those are some of the best builds for a budget workstation

The dual Xeon build needs cooling, more power etc.

An Intel i7 6700k performs much better. Will talk later about this, will post build tomorrow