Asus Workstation Mobo: P8P67 PRO vs Z8NA-D6

[sir_shanahan]

What can you recommend and why?

Is it worth the cost of an extra processor? (3ds max, maya, rendering and modeling)

Is there an older WS setup that could be built to perform similarly (in 3D applications) for a fraction of the cost?

 

[Why_Me]

What can you recommend and why?

Is it worth the cost of an extra processor? (3ds max, maya, rendering and modeling)

Is there an older WS setup that could be built to perform similarly (in 3D applications) for a fraction of the cost?

I'm not exactly sure why you chose only those two boards...there's cheaper out there that give you similar performance.

Here' some links that should help you out....

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2 <--- on the right hand side of that page you can choose your cpu's and do a comparison. Two cpu's at a time.

In regards to the new Intel Sandy Bridge cpu's....

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833.html

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083

http://www.guru3d.com/article/core-i5-2500k-and-core-i7-2600k-review/

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-990x-extreme-edition-gulftown,2874.html <----- $1,000 cpu vs Sandy Bridge 2600K