Better than Dual X5690?

[bobmarker]

I need to build a render beast for Cinema 4D and After Effects projects. Budget is $6000.

We are looking at overclocking two Intel Xeon X5690s (4.1Ghz) on a SR-2 board with 64GB ram, Nvidia GTX 580 card.

Can we do better than this? Do any of the Sandy Bridge chips do better (are cheaper?)?

 

[obsidian86]

when are you looking to puchase ?

the sr3 is on the way you might wanna wait a while and look into that

 

[bobmarker]

Sounds good, when's it coming?

I'm ready to buy right now... probably even today unless that SR3 is coming very soon and is much better.

 

[Rockdpm]

Well IDK is this is Legit and if you like ASUS but.... http://www.techpowerup.com/158373/ASUS-Dual-Socket-LGA2011-Motherboard-Pictured.html

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

With the applications that you are using most likely nothing can give you the performance equal or better to what you would get from a system with dual Intel® Xeon® X5690 at this time.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[bobmarker]

So when are the Xeon E5-2665's supposed to be coming out? Maybe it would be in my interest to wait a few more weeks and throw two of those on a SR-3 (assuming it's coming soon too).

 

[pcfxr4u]

I need to build a render beast for Cinema 4D and After Effects projects. Budget is $6000.

We are looking at overclocking two Intel Xeon X5690s (4.1Ghz) on a SR-2 board with 64GB ram, Nvidia GTX 580 card.

Can we do better than this? Do any of the Sandy Bridge chips do better (are cheaper?)?

You will not be able to use the Premiere Pro App timeline on the SR-2. First, due to the inherent Win 7 audio processing delay, an external audio I/O solution must be made. This is where the SR-2 fails with PPro.

All other audio stuff will work, but the PPro timeline will either not play (hangs) or it will stutter. Firewire, PCI-e, by M-Audio, Creative, SAffire, none of these work.

Buy Intel board, X5690 CPU's PCI M-Audio and you will have a GREAT editing solution.

Prepare for CS6 too...think Quadro and TESLA