DanthePolishman

Hello, here's the link to the pcpartpicker site with the parts list, and here it is displayed: PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7TX4zy Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker....zy/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($364.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($86.49 @ SuperBiiz) Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($161.84 @ Amazon) Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.43 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit) ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz) Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($259.99 @ B&H) Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire XT Wired Slim Keyboard ($69.95 @ Newegg) Total: $2330.61 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 12:02 EST-0500 I'm looking for a general-minded workstation that can do many different tasks and run different professional software, from Avid to Blender to Maya to Autodesk Inventor. My budget is just over $2k, my parts list tops out at just below $2,400 with peripherals included (monitor and keyboard, already have headphones). I'm not planning to get speaker monitors and subwoofers just yet, but if you have suggestions for cheap speakers, feel free to say them. I'm quite content with the performance of the 5820k, and how it easily overclocks to 4.4 GHz. I'm not willing to dish out the money for the 5960x, although I'm marginally concerned with the PCIE lanes. The 5820k has 28. I might eventually SLI or introduce a workstation graphics card into the computer, so 16 lanes go away. I will also probably introduce a PCIe SSD, taking 4 more lines, a 10 Gb NIC, taking away 4 more, and a new sound card, taking another lane. That leaves me with just 3 lanes, and I don't know if my concern is validated. I read somewheres that PCIe SSD's and sound cards don't use direct CPU lanes. The monitor looks excellent for the price, but I've heard that it's wobbly. From the review the display is great. I could go down to around a 21.5 inch display, but not want to really go much over 25" for my eyes' sake. I might introduce a workstation graphics card at some point of a software that I use requires double point precision, like Maya. I read that CAD is unreliable with desktop graphics cards, but we use CAD without fail at our school with consumer laptops and desktops. I guess that it's just for more advanced designs. I'm also considering doing a raid 0 for the SSD. I'm going to take the Samsung Pro 512 out of this laptop and put it into the desktop, and putting the bx100 into this laptop, and eventually getting another Samsung Pro to put in there; I'm sure that 1 TB of storage will be plenty for all projects that I'll be concurrently working on. I am aware that I don't have a backup system, and I'll probably get a 4 TB backup drive and program it to back it up every so often, or have a raid 5. I'll take suggestions for that. Also not sure if the cooling solution should stay as is, or if a fan is good enough or quieter. Def. not going to get a custom water cooling loop. I might actually have the computer downstairs and just connect it upstairs and add an USB bus. Looked at different motherboards and motherboard guides, and still not sure if any choice really trumps the rest or is worth the extra cash. Still kinda clueless about the importance of push/pull fans, and whether or not I should really have a full tower case for optimal airflow, and therefore better overclock-ability and stability. If I do stick with the AIO water cooler, and if it's not too bad for the three-fan GPU or workstation GPU I might plop in there, I'd rather stick with the mid tower to save some portability and adaptability. Revisiting what I wrote, I'm considering putting a full tower case and perhaps downgrading the power supply. Not sure what fans would be compatible with what case, and at this point, that is my only real concern. That's it. Thanks a lot for the help!

Hello, here's the link to the pcpartpicker site with the parts list, and here it is displayed: PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7TX4zy Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7TX4zy/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($364.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($86.49 @ SuperBiiz) Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($161.84 @ Amazon) Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.43 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit) ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz) Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($259.99 @ B&H) Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire XT Wired Slim Keyboard ($69.95 @ Newegg) Total: $2330.61 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-27 12:02 EST-0500 I'm looking for a general-minded workstation that can do many different tasks and run different professional software, from Avid to Blender to Maya to Autodesk Inventor. My budget is just over $2k, my parts list tops out at just below $2,400 with peripherals included (monitor and keyboard, already have headphones). I'm not planning to get speaker monitors and subwoofers just yet, but if you have suggestions for cheap speakers, feel free to say them. I'm quite content with the performance of the 5820k, and how it easily overclocks to 4.4 GHz. I'm not willing to dish out the money for the 5960x, although I'm marginally concerned with the PCIE lanes. The 5820k has 28. I might eventually SLI or introduce a workstation graphics card into the computer, so 16 lanes go away. I will also probably introduce a PCIe SSD, taking 4 more lines, a 10 Gb NIC, taking away 4 more, and a new sound card, taking another lane. That leaves me with just 3 lanes, and I don't know if my concern is validated. I read somewheres that PCIe SSD's and sound cards don't use direct CPU lanes. The monitor looks excellent for the price, but I've heard that it's wobbly. From the review the display is great. I could go down to around a 21.5 inch display, but not want to really go much over 25" for my eyes' sake. I might introduce a workstation graphics card at some point of a software that I use requires double point precision, like Maya. I read that CAD is unreliable with desktop graphics cards, but we use CAD without fail at our school with consumer laptops and desktops. I guess that it's just for more advanced designs. I'm also considering doing a raid 0 for the SSD. I'm going to take the Samsung Pro 512 out of this laptop and put it into the desktop, and putting the bx100 into this laptop, and eventually getting another Samsung Pro to put in there; I'm sure that 1 TB of storage will be plenty for all projects that I'll be concurrently working on. I am aware that I don't have a backup system, and I'll probably get a 4 TB backup drive and program it to back it up every so often, or have a raid 5. I'll take suggestions for that. Also not sure if the cooling solution should stay as is, or if a fan is good enough or quieter. Def. not going to get a custom water cooling loop. I might actually have the computer downstairs and just connect it upstairs and add an USB bus. Looked at different motherboards and motherboard guides, and still not sure if any choice really trumps the rest or is worth the extra cash. Still kinda clueless about the importance of push/pull fans, and whether or not I should really have a full tower case for optimal airflow, and therefore better overclock-ability and stability. If I do stick with the AIO water cooler, and if it's not too bad for the three-fan GPU or workstation GPU I might plop in there, I'd rather stick with the mid tower to save some portability and adaptability. Revisiting what I wrote, I'm considering putting a full tower case and perhaps downgrading the power supply. Not sure what fans would be compatible with what case, and at this point, that is my only real concern. That's it. Thanks a lot for the help!