Need some advise...Looking to build for $4000-$5000; more if need be

[ElSuave]

Hello!

It's getting to be that time, but with all I know about computers, I've never built one, and know very little about which components are considered 'high end' and such.

I'm currently running 3D modeling software including SketchUp, Revit, and SoftPlan, as well as rendering software.

Current System:

64-bit Windows 7
AMD Phenom II X4 925 (2.8GHz)
8GB RAM (not sure what type)
And whatever graphics card that came with it.

I'm finding that the 8GB RAM isn't enough for some of the processes. Obviously my system is extremely fast, but I need it for more than everyday use. I'm looking to end up with 16-32GB

Can anyone recommend an AMD Opteron 6000 12 Core Processor? Or the NVIDIA TESLA C2070? As well, what about stinging a few shells together? And, would there be a benefit to stinging 6 or 8 PlayStation 3s' together instead? Something I read up on.

This may sound overkill, but I need to provide ridiculously fast rendering services and high quality 3D video walkthroughs.

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 $328.99 FREE SHIPPING
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157231 $219.99
ASRock P67 EXTREME6 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231456 $299.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL

 

[tomate2]

hm... maybe you should go with something more than just a quad core... with that budget you should think about the extreme editions of the i7... hexa cores with hyper threading total of 12 threads and should overclock nicely if you wish to do plus they run on triple channel so you get a lot of ram... amd opteron should do the job fine as well... but amd is launching its bulldozer line shortly and it should perform a lot better than opteron... you can always opt for intel's server processors... xenons... some motherboards are dual socket so you can run two xenons which should make rendering... intel processors perform better but opterons have more cores for less... which is good for rendering but i dont think price is really a problem here with a 4k budget..

 

[jerreddredd]

The will run just about anyting

EVGA Classified SR-2 E-ATX Quad SLI
$580
Intel Xeon X5690 Westmere-EP 3.46GHz
$1700
Intel Xeon X5690 Westmere-EP 3.46GHz
$1700
RAM (48GB)
Patriot Viper Xtreme 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000)
$240
Patriot Viper Xtreme 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000)
$240
Patriot Viper Xtreme 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000)
$240
Patriot Viper Xtreme 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000)
$240
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
$140
CASE
COOLER MASTER HAF X/932 or NZXT Phantom/TEMPEST EVO (E-ATX MB)
$150
EVGA Classified SR-2 100-PS-1200-GR 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular ...
$369.99
EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580
$520
EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580
$520
EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580
$520
EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580
$520