Intel 750 series V.S. P3500

DarkShine · October 9, 2015

Hello everyone,

I am building myself a workstation computer (outline below) and I am wondering if I will see any performance difference between the 750 series and the P3500. From what I can tell the difference is primarily reliability not performance. As this will be a workstation and not a 24/7 server, I do not think I will need the P3500's reliability.

As for usage, I am a programmer that does not take advantage of GPUs at all, so I skimped on that one:

ASUS X99-A - http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/X99A/overview/

Intel I7-5930K

Intel Active Heatsink

8 x 8GB DDR4-2133

EVGA GeForce GT 610 2GB PCI-e - 02G-P3-2619-KR - http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=02G-P3-2619-KR

Integrated Single Intel Gigabit LAN

Intel 750 Series 400GB PCI-e SSD - http://ark.intel.com/products/86742/Intel-SSD-750-Series-400GB-2_5in-PCIe-3_0-20nm-MLC

Antec EarthWatt 550W Power - http://store.antec.com/earthwatts-green/ea-550-green.html

Antec VSK4000E Midtower Chassis - http://store.antec.com/value-solution/vsk4000e.html#

Thanks!

ThatOneRussian · October 9, 2015

Not a lot

Knaj · October 9, 2015

Please use https://pcpartpicker.com/ on these forums when you can

stconquest · October 9, 2015

Why do you need 40 PCI-E lanes?

Why such a basic case? ...and I mean a case design from like 20 years ago. =/

Why $90 for a non-modular power supply?

Why are you wasting $50 on a GT610? Spend more and get a lower end GPU that actually does something.

What the hell is an Intel Active Heatsink?

Why do you need 1GB/s sequential transfer rate for the SSD?

stconquest · October 9, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($184.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($394.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($172.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.24 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LBR 40.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($3.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LBR 40.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($3.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1389.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 22:00 EDT-0400

DarkShine · October 9, 2015

So this is my work PC. As a work PC, my boss would prefer to get something just directly out of the box with a single warranty. I have been given a budget of $2500 and a suggested retailer. I have told my boss that I could build a better computer for $2500, and he is open to that. I just need to come up with a good argument.

For my usage, I am a programmer who relies heavily on single core performance. I can use multiple cores sometimes, but for the most part its all about the single core for me. I also need fast access to my data via the SSD or the RAM. Most of my programming big data mining based. Therefore I need a fast connection between the HD, RAM and processor (thus the 750 series SSDs). I can not take advantage of GPU acceleration at all, so therefore no good GPU for me. However, I think my boss would be fine with a GTX 950. Finally, I already have a good dual monitor setup and an enterprise version of windows 10.

Therefore, I have to spend $2500 on a computer without spending money on a graphics card, OS, or monitors. However, I may be able to convince him that I should get a new monitor with the money and give my current dual monitor set up to another person. To achieve this goal, I came up with the following build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P3cGCJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P3cGCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($239.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($394.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 750 Series 400GB PCI-E Solid State Drive ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($158.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.24 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG 34UC87C 60Hz 34.0" Monitor ($799.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $2520.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 23:08 EDT-0400

stconquest · October 9, 2015

So this is my work PC. As a work PC, my boss would prefer to get something just directly out of the box with a single warranty. I have been given a budget of $2500 and a suggested retailer. I have told my boss that I could build a better computer for $2500, and he is open to that. I just need to come up with a good argument.

For my usage, I am a programmer who relies heavily on single core performance. I can use multiple cores sometimes, but for the most part its all about the single core for me. I also need fast access to my data via the SSD or the RAM. Most of my programming big data mining based. Therefore I need a fast connection between the HD, RAM and processor (thus the 750 series SSDs). I can not take advantage of GPU acceleration at all, so therefore no good GPU for me. However, I think my boss would be fine with a GTX 950. Finally, I already have a good dual monitor setup and an enterprise version of windows 10.

Therefore, I have to spend $2500 on a computer without spending money on a graphics card, OS, or monitors. However, I may be able to convince him that I should get a new monitor with the money and give my current dual monitor set up to another person. To achieve this goal, I came up with the following build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P3cGCJ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P3cGCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($239.99 @ B&H)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($394.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Intel 750 Series 400GB PCI-E Solid State Drive ($359.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($158.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.24 @ Amazon)

Monitor: LG 34UC87C 60Hz 34.0" Monitor ($799.00 @ Amazon)

Total: $2520.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 23:08 EDT-0400

The build looks good. I tried looking at a higher clocked i7 6700K, but I could not get a decent 64GB RAM solution while saving much money. I am not sure how much you will benefit from the quad channel (X99) over this dual channel system:

$2432

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($359.99 @ B&H)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($283.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Intel 750 Series 400GB PCI-E Solid State Drive ($359.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 3500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.24 @ Amazon)

Monitor: AOC U3477PQU 60Hz 34.0" Monitor ($716.75 @ Amazon)

Total: $2422.81