3 Finite Element/number crunching builds with 1500, 2000, 2500 CAD$ Budget!

Mofasa

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Hi guys,
I am willing to buy a system for research that mostly will involve ABAQUS/Finite element!

Approximate Purchase Date: This month

Budget Range: (e.g.: 300-400) If you can provide atleast 2 builds with the budgets in the title would be amazing!

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Research based analysis, using ABAQUS and Finite Element softwares

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: Want a prebuilt system from lenovo or dell preferrably in canada
Do you need to buy OS: Yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Lenovo canada/dell canada.. any good brand with prebuilt workstations in canada is welcome too!

Location: London,Ontario Canada!

Parts Preferences: No preference!

Overclocking: Most probably no

SLI or Crossfire: Most probably no

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080,

Additional Comments: Nothing special.. I was looking at few workstations in lenovo running Xeon E5- 2603 v3 but then noticed it has a lower score than the new generation i7? is there a reason for this? I heard Xeon's are better for number crunching? Sorry my background is not the strongest when it comes to Finite element builds. I will need 16GB of ram minimum and a GPU thats suitable for finite element. The rest is flexible as long as its a prebuilt system from a reputable website in canada!

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: For research, showing my advisor several builds with different budget to check which one is suitable

 

VR PC-BUILD

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May 14, 2016
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Here is $2000 one
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk X400 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($196.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($593.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2040.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-18 02:14 EDT-0400

I would recommend you to wait for a week and go for GTX1080 instead of GTX980Ti
 
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VR PC-BUILD

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May 14, 2016
577
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2,160
$2500 build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk X400 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($196.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($593.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2040.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-18 02:14 EDT-0400

Wait and go for GTX1080 instead of GTX980Ti price will remain same