BestConfigs: High-End Workstation

[jpishgar]

It's that time again! Time to update the Tom's Hardware BestConfigs! Once again, we are opening the field to user recommendations to get the best consensus for the absolute best of the best in each category. Post the best configuration you can put together for the following build category and our editorial and mod team will pick 5 of the best to be put up to a public vote right here in the Systems forum. The top-ranking build will go on to become one of Tom's Hardware BestConfigs and you'll get the credit for having put together a brilliant build with a special credit in the feature article.

Post your entries to this thread for the category of:
High-End Workstation

Stay within $4000 (without shipping) and no need to include OS, monitor, mouse/keyboard. To keep things fair and level the playing field, we ask that you restrict your product links to Newegg or Amazon. Please be sure to format your list of components as follows:

Joe's Uber-Compiler and Render Beast
Processor: Component Name and Component Price
Motherboard: Component Name and Component Price
RAM: Component Name and Component Price
Graphics Card: Component Name and Component Price
Hard Drive: Component Name and Component Price
Case: Component Name and Component Price
Power Supply: Component Name and Component Price
Cooling: Component Name and Component Price
DVD Burner: Component Name and Component Price

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Power Supply: Component Name and Component Price
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Good luck, and may the best builds win!

 

[AMD Radeon]

AMD Radeon's Quadro based Workstation Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($579.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($304.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($266.71 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.18 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.18 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($154.14 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Other: PNY VCQK5000-PB NVIDIA Quadro K5000 4GB256-bit ($1799.00)
Total: $3972.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-14 00:27 EDT-0400)

 

[AMD Radeon]

AMD Radeon's FirePro based Workstation Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($579.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($304.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($266.71 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.18 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.18 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($154.14 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Other: AMD FirePro W8000 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 ($1299.00)
Total: $3472.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-14 00:16 EDT-0400)

 

[sadams04]

sadams04's Workstation Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($579.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($230.79 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($202.58 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M550 1TB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($516.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Other: NVIDIA® Quadro® K5000 ($1799.00)
Total: $3968.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-14 14:50 EDT-0400)

 

[g-unit1111]

G-Unit's "Almighty Render Farm" Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($574.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($106.50 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 1TB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($495.45 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($262.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($197.04 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHBS112-04 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($78.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: PNY Quaddro K4000 ($759.00)
Other: PNY Quaddro K4000 ($759.00)
Total: $3973.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-14 23:16 EDT-0400)

Note: The GPUs I picked are not listed on PC Part Picker, but they are on Newegg's website: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133485

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

Joseph's Workstation Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2640 V2 2.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($919.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($304.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($300.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($144.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 750W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG BH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($107.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: NVIDIA® Quadro® K5000 ($1799.00)
Total: $3936.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 05:46 EDT-0400)

 

[bambiboom]

jpishgar,

This submission for BestConfigs: High-End Workstation is configured for high calculation density requirements > Mathematical, Astrophysical, vector analysis, particle, fluid, gas flow, and thermal simulation, statistical analysis, molecular biology, static and dynamic structural, 2D/ 3D CAD modeling, video editing, sound processing, graphic design, rendering, architecture, industrial design, financial analysis.

Based on dual Xeon E5-2637 v2 Quad-Core Processors @ 3.5 / 3.8GHz to provide 8 cores / 16 threads at 3.5 / 3.8GHz, the high clock speed and 50% more threads than a 6-core would be an advantage for workstation applications, coupled with ECC error correcting RAM and the Quadro K4000 3GB workstation card to provide proper viewport and anti-aliasing driver support.

BambiBoom PixelCannon Cadasimurendergrapharific iWork ExtremeTurboSignature 99000 ®$$™®£™©_5.15.14

Processor: [urlExt=http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=E5-2637V2]2X Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 Quad-Core Processor 3.5 / 3.8GHz 8.0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011 CPU > $1,990 ($995 each)[/urlExt]

Motherboard: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157350]ASRock EP2C602-4L/D16 Dual LGA2011/ Intel C602/ DDR3/ SATA3/ V&4GbE/ SSI EEB Server Motherboard > $300.[/urlExt]

RAM: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147307] SAMSUNG 32GB (4X8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Server Memory > $336 [/urlExt]

Graphics Card: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133485] NVIDIA Quadro K4000 VCQK4000-PB 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card > $760[/urlExt]

Hard Drive 1: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112387http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W00ZD1539]Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW > $139[/urlExt]

Hard Drive 2: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236625]WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (RAID 1) > $80 [/urlExt]

Case: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112387http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112387]LIAN LI PC-A75 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case > $170[/urlExt]

Power Supply: [urlExt= [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151132]SeaSonic]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151132]SeaSonic[/url] G-750 SSR-750RM 750W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Modular Active PFC Power Supply > $120[/urlExt]

Cooling: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103179] 2X Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan> $70 ($35 each)[/urlExt]

DVD Burner: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204] ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM > > $20[/urlExt]

Total = $3,985.

Cheers,

BambiBoom

 

[bambiboom]

BambiBoom PixelCannon Cadarendergrapharific iWork TurboApocalypse 88000 ®$™®£™©_5.15.14

Processor: [urlExt=http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?p=E5-1650&=fr&pid=2c44208f0b1dcd0cde99479f720367c6945473d18f8a0933a1a8bcd4ed5ec4f2&gclid=CKerxcX37bgCFY2Z4Aod2TEAzQ]Intel Xeon Six-Core Processor E5-1650 v2 3.5 / 3.9GHz 0GT/s 12MB LGA 2011 CPU, OEM > $590[/urlExt]

Motherboard: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131971]ASUS P9X79-E WS LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 SSI CEB Intel Motherboard > $462[/urlExt] (High Performance, 7X PCIe x16 slots)

RAM: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239878] 32GB ( 4 X 8GB) Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Registered DDR3 1866 Server Memory Model $396 > ($99 ea.)[/urlExt]

Graphics Card: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133468] PNY VCQK5000-PB NVIDIA Quadro K5000 4GB256-bit PCI Express 2.0 x 16 HDCP Ready Workstation video card > $1,800[/urlExt]

Hard Drive 1: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112387http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W00ZD1539]Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW > $139[/urlExt]

Hard Drive 2: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112387http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W00ZD1539]Western Digital 2 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, WD2003FZEX(RAID 1) > $147 (Files, Backup, System Image)[/urlExt]

Hard Drive 3: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112387http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W00ZD1539]Western Digital 2 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, WD2003FZEX(RAID 1) > $147 (Files, Backup, System Image)[/urlExt]

Case: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112387http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112387] LIAN LI PC-A75 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $170[/urlExt]

Power Supply: [urlExt= [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151132]SeaSonic]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151132]SeaSonic[/url] G-750 SSR-750RM 750W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Modular Active PFC Power Supply $120[/urlExt]

Cooling: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103179] Cooler Master Seidon 120M – All-In-One CPU Liquid Water Cooling System with 120mm Radiator and Fan $70[/urlExt]

Blu-Ray /DVD Burner: [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136269] LG Black 16X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner WH16NS40 - OEM $65[/urlExt]

Total = $3,846

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The Xeon E5-1650 v2 six-core at 3.5 / 3.9GHz has one of the best cost /performance ratios for workstation CPU's. On the high performance ASUS X79 WS board, combined with 32GB of fast 1866 ECC RAM and the Quadro K5000 (4GB) card- one of the best all round workstations GPU's, the performance, precision, and reliability should be excellent.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

shortstuff_mt's rendering beast

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($579.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($350.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($200.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($200.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY Quadro 6000 6GB Video Card ($1904.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($110.49 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $3916.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 23:52 EDT-0400)

This high-end workstation will power through the most demanding workloads. The 6-core CPU, 32GB of RAM, SSDs, high-end workstation GPU, and 80+ platinum GPU will work together for a great overall workstation system.

 

[ivanjacob]

Ivan's beast

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($1034.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige 60.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($425.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($405.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($113.15 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($113.15 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY Quadro 5000 2.5GB Video Card ($1004.86 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $3998.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-18 08:44 EDT-0400)

I could have chosen a cheaper psu but this psu will serve you for a very long time.

 

[nikoli707]

Nikoli's "WTH" workstations build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V2 2.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($606.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($425.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($120.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($120.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($120.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY Quadro 6000 6GB Video Card ($1904.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $3988.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-19 01:21 EDT-0400)

 

[lp231]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V2 2.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($649.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79-E WS SSI CEB LGA2011 Motherboard ($446.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($107.75 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($107.75 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill ARMOR-EVO ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2128.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-24 00:15 EDT-0400)

The list does not have a video card.
Video Card:PNY Quadro K5000 4GB $1,799.00 @Newegg

Total: $3,927.41

 

[sonny8888]

Sonny's "The Pro needs to play some games" Workstation Build with GeForce Card for CUDA acceleration

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($578.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($242.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($300.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($488.79 @ Amazon)
Video Card 2: PNY Quadro K5000 ($1799 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $3978.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-30 04:02 EDT-0400)