Looking for help designing a 3D and Animation PC: $2000

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Hey there, I was just hired to do a 3d animated project for a group of musicians. As part of my contract, I'll be given a budget of $2000 (a small amount over is fine) to build a PC to use for the project. I am pretty new to hardware assembly and was hoping to find a little guidance in building this rig.

The price includes:
- The PC itself
- The display ( multiple preferred but not necessary )
- Drawing tablet ( I'm used to Wacom )
- The OS

It will be a render intensive project and I'm looking for a build that can confidently handle large loads. Expansion options would be great to have, as I'm a gamer and would like to upgrade it in that direction later.

I've read through a lot of the other threads for this pretty common (from what I can see) question. I just feel a little overwhelmed with my choices, especially when it comes to using gpu rather than cpu to render.

Any and all assistance is appreciated! Thanks!
 
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I don't know about the tablet but this 6-core build should give you all the power you need for rendering and it's upgradeable. The Quadro series graphics cards are pretty much the "standard" for rendering builds.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($368.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver.2 44.2 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($38.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($168.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PNY Quadro M2000 4GB Video Card ($435.98 @ PCM)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($129.95 @ B&H)
Monitor: Asus VE278Q 27.0" Monitor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VE278Q 27.0" Monitor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1903.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-11 23:19 EDT-0400
 
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Wow, Thanks for the quick reply! So when upgrading should I stick to the PNY line? Also, with the extra leg room in the budget, where could I upgrade for an additional 100$
 
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You're welcome. If you upgrade to a better Quadro for more rendering power, I would stick with the PNY brand.

For later on in the future, if you want to convert it into a gaming PC I would get a GeForce GTX 1070 or 1080. They are good for gaming, but not so much for 3D rendering. Good luck


 
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Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY CS2111 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: NVIDIA Titan X (Pascal) 12GB Video Card ($1200.00)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VX238H-W 23.0" Monitor ($110.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2083.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-11 23:34 EDT-0400

The reason I went for this is to include TITAN X PASCAL as it is the card that performs only next to Quadro P6000 card in 3Ds Max, Maya, Blenders and other 3D rendering software.

The only thing I had to limit is i5 from i7 as the budget was not letting me.

Why not go for low end Quadro card instead of TITAN X PASCAL. Reason is that it out-performs any Quadro in the software and rendering except for the software which require ECC memory which most-probably you will not be using.

Dual monitor will be good but your budget is limited and would not swap out that powerful GPU for second monitor.

Windows OS you can get one for low price from Kinguin and is legit. The Windows activates online With Microsoft Server and you will receive all the upgrades.
 
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If I were to change the card to a Quadro, where should I apply the difference in price in upgrading other components?

 
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If you wanna go for Quadro then get i7-6700K and Second monitor. But I would still recommend you to check out reviews and benchmarks of TITAN X PASCAL in 3D software as it is scaling very high.
 
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Thanks for the recommendations! I'll have to read up on the TITAN X PASCAL.
 
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