3D Modelling & Rendering build (2800-3000$)

INSTEAD OF BUYING FROM AMAZON, BUT FROM LOCAL STORE! (FOR WARRANTY)

Any system that is 2000$ will be able to run Maya and all other 3d modelling programs.

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec Nine Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($57.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($95.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $995.81
This setup here could run it easily. So just buy whatever you like, with that price range your pc will run it no matter what

I would love to go to pcpartpicker and make a beast pc for you but i dont have the time. just quickly you waant an X99 CPU and one of nvidias "workstation GPUS" so that means not GTX series X99 means x99 cpu and Motherboard im just saying dude but you have an insane budget and make sure you know what your getting sorry i couldnt help more but good luck

2x cpu-https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B015NLI4NK/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1466048091&sr=8-1&keywords=e5-2670&condition=used
mobo-https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007EDAOMK/ref=psdc_1048424_t3_B0082FOSDA
ram 4x-https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2x4GB-1600MHz/dp/B00J8E93G6/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1466048329&sr=1-2&keywords=ddr3+ram
gpu-https://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-Quadro-K4000-Graphics-PNY/dp/B00BLTE7X0/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1466048498&sr=1-7&keywords=quadro
cooling- https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Contact-Heatpipes-RR-T4-18PK-R1/dp/B00BSKY1M4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1466048640&sr=1-2&keywords=hyper+212+evo
case-https://www.amazon.com/Chenbro-Micom-Co-Ltd-Motherboard/dp/B00P9XJPXQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1466048589&sr=1-4&keywords=ssi+eeb+case
ssd-https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/dp/B00OBRE5UE/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1466048691&sr=1-1&keywords=samsung+evo+850
hdd-https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Desktop-Hard-Disk-Drive/dp/B013QFRS2S/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1466048715&sr=1-4&keywords=2tb+hard+drive
psu-https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-HX1000i-Platinum-Certified-warranty/dp/B00M2UINT6/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1466048776&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+psu

ddr4 gives ZERO advantage over ddr3 ram speed means nothing. and you will not get a dual cpu build under 3k if you want a socket that supports ddr4

the build i suggested has a dual cpu motherboard. however i would buy both cpus now because why wait.

"i told u im not planning to make a big upgrade after i purchase" yes thats why i suggested a build that you dont have to upgrade

e5 v3 cpus will run around 1k for a cpu that will preform exactly the same a a e5 2670

their is no advantage to getting a 612 chipset so why should i recommend it

and finding a case to support a dual socket mobo is very difficult and a case is a case why does it matter what company made it. if you want a name-brand case i believe the corsair 900d supports ssi ebb form factor it will also cost 200 more.

thank you bambiboom
but can u tell me why u picked 1070 instead of quadro ?

DarXtra,

Since 2001 I have used only Quadros plus a couple of Firepros and prefer them for the Autodesk, Adobe, and Dessault software I use. In this case, it was a budgetary decision as the minimum Quadro suitable to this system is a Quadro M4000 (8GB) which would add about +$230 to the cost. The GTX970 has a good reputation for Premiere and AE use, but if you are using for example Maya, I would suggest only a Quadro..

I think of a dual Xeon E5 system- that needs to have a good single-threaded performance, plus multiple cores and a lot of CUDA cores for both CPU and GPU rendering,and a fast disk system as a $5,000+ system. Starting with a single CPU and using a GTX instead of a Quadro is the only way to maintain the performance and a quite high image quality within the general performance expectation and within the budget.

In this budget, if released from the original request limits, I would suggest either:

1. A used, upgraded workstation: Dell Precision T7600 (about $700) and add 2X Xeon E5-2690 (8-core @ 2.9 /3.8Ghz) (about $450), 64GB of RAM DDR3-1600 ECC registered (used about $400), a Quadro M4000 (8GB) $830, a Samsung SM951 256GB M.2 on a PCIE adapter card ($200), Samsung 850 (512GB)($160) and 2TB storage drive ($130), - about $3,000. The reasoning is that that system is providing the performance of that system as new which would have cost perhaps $12,000 or so. This is based on experience with 7 used, upgraded workstations since 2004 of which reliability has been 100%- not a single failed component. The longest running of these, a 2008 Precision T5400 was the main system from 2010 to 2013 and was sometimes running continuously for up to a week. It still starts and runs perfectly.

2. This is quite close and from Amazon:

Dell Precision T7600 Workstation, 2x Intel Xeon E5-2670 2.6GHz Eight Core Processors, 128GB DDR3 Memory, 1x 500GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295, Windows 7 Professional Installed > $1,059. There's a pair of E5-2670 is 8-core @ 2.6 /3.3 - not a million miles from the E5-2640 v3 (8 Core) 2.6 / 3.4GHz which alone costs $940, but the company might be able to substitute E5-2690 and there's 128GB of RAM. At that price of $1,059, add the fast drives and Quadro M4000- perhaps $2,400-$2,600 with the two CPU's and 128GB of RAM already.

It's all well and good to have the latest technology, but if two CPU's with the same number of cores and higher clock speed cost half of the one new one, there are then funds that can go into the best GPU's and drives.

Or, for a new system in which all the parts are from Amazon:

3. F A Xeon E5-1600 v3 series 6-core on an X99 motherboard- probably ASUS Z10 WS, Quadro M4000, native M.2 NVMe OS /Programs drive, 2nd M.2 NVMe or Intel 750 PCIe scratch disk, , and Mech'l storage drive. This would again approach the $3,000 upper limit, This recommendation is based on the limitations of CPU multi-threading and concentrating on the real-time performance and leaving rendering .processing semi-autonomous processing as secondary performance since it's possible to setup a queue and walk away.

I might mention the last two times I bought computer parts from Amazon ended in disappointment. These were both drives and the first mech'l HD arrived in a clamshell rolled in bubble wrap in a folded over piece of cardboard open on the ends, and three years later- last week- an M.2 drive purchased as new sent in a soft envelope that revealed it had been started 84 times and used a total of 120 hours. An entire day wasted installing/ loading and then uninstalling wiping, and packing, mailing it back. It's not a computer part, but I ordered a y-cable-(dual RCA male to 3mm stereo female) necessary to use new wireless headphones and it took two weeks extra to arrive from China - the $250 item useless until the $2.45 item shows up. A company too big to succeed? Here endeth the rant.

Cheers,
BambiBoom