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    Helrud reacted to brob in Help! Is this a good build for a workstation?   
    I would suggest the Skylake build with a couple of modifications. The i7-6700K has slightly better performance than the i7-4790K. A number of the programs mentioned in the OP will benefit from this.
     
    A single more powerful gpu is best for most of the software mentioned. With the exception of some rendering tasks, most design software only makes use of single gpu, (when they use one at all), for accelerating various functions.
     
    I would suggest a slightly smaller psu and less expensive motherboard.
     
    A better cpu cooler will allow for decent overclocks.
     
    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
    CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£323.99 @ Aria PC)
    CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£78.72 @ Aria PC)
    Motherboard: Asus Z170-K ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£99.49 @ Amazon UK)
    Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£56.99 @ Ebuyer)
    Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£58.79 @ Aria PC)
    Storage: Toshiba  3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£64.94 @ Amazon UK)
    Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£499.93 @ More Computers)
    Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.99 @ Aria PC)
    Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£67.98 @ CCL Computers)
    Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£9.00 @ CCL Computers)
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  (£72.30 @ CCL Computers)
    Total: £1382.12
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 20:56 GMT+0000
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    Helrud reacted to Real_PhillBert in Help! Is this a good build for a workstation?   
    The xeons that are supported by Z97 (E3-1241-V3 would be my first choice) are just i7's that arent clocked as high and more locked down. They are actually a bit cheaper than the consumer K SKU i7s. 
     
    Get one of the most powerful GPU you can afford, that way if you need more power in the future (you really shouldn't with a 980Ti for engineering school) your upgrade path is simpler.
     
    Dont worry about my member title... 
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    Helrud reacted to allisonmahmood in Help! Is this a good build for a workstation?   
    i7 6700K and 980ti
     
    1# Cuda does batter in these programs than the AMD alternative
    2# As quadro is the profesional standard not anything from AMD you will have better support because the actual chips are the same as with quadros only the amount of vram and suppport for a couple things is difrent.
    3# If you end up gaming on it than 980ti is a really good graphics card even for 4K gaming and if you end up getting 4k mnitor for the work you want something that can handle the monitor as well for gaming
    4# I personally prefer the Nvidia features and implimatations of stuff like Gsync, gforce experience, etc.
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    Helrud reacted to stealth80 in Help! Is this a good build for a workstation?   
    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant   CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£323.99 @ Aria PC)  CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)  Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£134.93 @ More Computers)  Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£56.99 @ Ebuyer)  Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£58.79 @ Aria PC)  Storage: Toshiba  3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£64.94 @ Amazon UK)  Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£499.93 @ More Computers)  Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.99 @ Aria PC)  Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£87.95 @ Amazon UK)  Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£9.00 @ CCL Computers)  Total: £1331.50 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available  
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-01 19:55 GMT+0000   A little more, however Im sure you can pick up a 980ti for less, sure I seen em on Scan for 449 this weekend, but that boat has sailed. Save a little swapping the PSU out aswell
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    Helrud reacted to stealth80 in Help! Is this a good build for a workstation?   
    Id take skylake for future proofing + DDR4. You can save £50 by getting windows from G2A, maybe help swing a 980ti into your build using the 6700k with that £50 saved
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    Helrud reacted to Real_PhillBert in Help! Is this a good build for a workstation?   
    @Helrud Welcome to LTT!
     
    Most mechanical design software (Solidworks and Creo for sure, Inventor may be similar) take better advantage of CUDA than OpenGL so I would certainly stay with Nvidia GPU's for this particular use. My personal machine (see signature) gets used a fair amount for Solidworks and Creo 2, and does a fantastic job. 
     
    The i7 is a good idea but you want the biggest baddest GPU you can afford as well. So it may be better to step down to the 4790K or even a Xeon if you are ok with giving up overclocking, to make room in your budget for a 980Ti. 
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