Posted February 27, 2019 Hey guys! I have to upgrade my workstation and I really need some help! My main use is for 3D modeling and rendering. I work with really heavy scenes and I use both CPU and GPU renderers. My computer remains on load almost 24/7 and I need something really reliable. I want to focus this upgrade on a new CPU. I’m thinking about a 2950x but It’s extremely hard to find a build to use as guide and I’m really no expert at all. What I need: -CPU: 2950x (Or other?) -Mobo that suports 4 GPU -Mem: at least 64gb but with possibility to upgrade to 128gb next year. -a reliable cooling system (water or air) but that allow me to use all the pci-e slots. Budget: 2000 Euros ideally, 2500 euros max. My my current build is: CPU: i7 4930K Mobo: ASRock X79 Extreme 6 Mem: 48Gb DDR3 1600mhz (6x8) GPU: 2 x TITAN X (maxwell) + 1x GTX1080 PSU: Corsair Aix1200i Case: Corsair 750D Obsidian Airflow Edition Thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2019 @Rafazc Do you know how well your workload would work between TR and Intel's Skylake-X? Are you willing to keep that case + PSU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2019 Assuming you're reusing your current case and PSU, there's this: PCPartPicker part list: https://it.pcpartpicker.com/list/g9FQbX Price breakdown by merchant: https://it.pcpartpicker.com/list/g9FQbX/by_merchant/ CPU: AMD - Threadripper 2950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor (€939.48 @ Amazon Italia) CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S TR4-SP3 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler (€79.90 @ Amazon Italia) Motherboard: ASRock - X399 Taichi ATX TR4 Motherboard (€339.56 @ Amazon Italia) Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€360.66 @ Amazon Italia) Total: €1719.60 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-28 00:07 CET+0100 With the amount of room left in the budget, I feel you could probably go up to a 2990WX. Quote or tag me( @Crunchy Dragon) if you want me to see your reply If a post solved your problem/answered your question, please consider marking it as "solved" Community Standards // Join Floatplane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, Rafazc said: Hey guys! I have to upgrade my workstation and I really need some help! My main use is for 3D modeling and rendering. I work with really heavy scenes and I use both CPU and GPU renderers. My computer remains on load almost 24/7 and I need something really reliable. I want to focus this upgrade on a new CPU. I’m thinking about a 2950x but It’s extremely hard to find a build to use as guide and I’m really no expert at all. What I need: -CPU: 2950x (Or other?) -Mobo that suports 4 GPU -Mem: at least 64gb but with possibility to upgrade to 128gb next year. -a reliable cooling system (water or air) but that allow me to use all the pci-e slots. Budget: 2000 Euros ideally, 2500 euros max. My my current build is: CPU: i7 4930K Mobo: ASRock X79 Extreme 6 Mem: 48Gb DDR3 1600mhz (6x8) GPU: 2 x TITAN X (maxwell) + 1x GTX1080 PSU: Corsair Aix1200i Case: Corsair 750D Obsidian Airflow Edition Thank you!!! PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU AMD - Threadripper 2950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor €857.99 @ Mindfactory CPU Cooler Noctua - NH-U14S TR4-SP3 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler €79.90 @ Amazon Deutschland Motherboard ASRock - X399 Taichi ATX TR4 Motherboard €326.99 @ Amazon Deutschland Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory €227.91 @ Mindfactory Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory €227.91 @ Mindfactory Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total €1720.70 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-28 00:08 CET+0100 I used the German price list. This is something of a starting point. I'd probably look for a 1950X, actually, as they can be had for closer to 500-550EUR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2019 But I would also highly recommend a very good study on your workflow and program types. Some really won't care whether they have 4 cores or 44 cores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2019 Author Thank you very much guys!! The Cinebench is a good benchmark for me to follow as a base for my work, the 2950x is performing really well there. Using the Noctua would have room to use my 3 gpus on the Taichi? I’m really afraid to the cooler block some of the PCI-e.. Specially because I'm planning to get the 4th GPU soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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