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Hmm, how about 32gb of ram (guess it would be nice for caching) and full 2tb of ssd like 840 evo (and mby a backup hdd)?

I don't see the point of getting a 2TB ssd with current prices unless you're just trying to use up your budget. Storage is totally a matter of preference. Get as much or as little as you'd like.

16GB ram is already plenty and unless you're already using 16GB and find it inadequate, I don't see the point to jump to 32GB. If you get 16GB, you can always add more afterwards if it's actually needed.

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OK, I`m building a new PC, mainly use will be in cad software such as catia and adobe ps. Budget is arrount 3,5k $ Already got 4k display, so it should be able to run on it smoothly. Dont have any experience in workstation builds, other rig is for gaming only, so i really need help on this one! Suggestions?

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OK, I`m building a new PC, mainly use will be in cad software such as catia and adobe ps. Budget is arrount 3,5k $ Already got 4k display, so it should be able to run on it smoothly. Dont have any experience in workstation builds, other rig is for gaming only, so i really need help on this one! Suggestions?

 

I've used the German pcpartpicker site. I figure it will provide a rough approximation of what is available to you and general pricing.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  (€499.90 @ Caseking)

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€99.99 @ Pixmania DE)

Motherboard:  Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  (€289.90 @ Caseking)

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€138.98 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Storage:  Crucial M500 480GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (€225.99 @ Pixmania DE)

Storage:  Seagate  4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€155.00 @ Pixmania DE)

Case:  Nanoxia Deep Silence 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€87.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Power Supply:  SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€144.90 @ Caseking)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (€129.90 @ Caseking)

Keyboard:  Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (€50.00)

Other: NVIDIA® Quadro® K4000 VCQK4000-PB 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card (•VCQK4000-PB) (€897.73)

Total: €2719.78

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-08 03:13 CET+0100)

 

You will likely also want a stylus and tablet / display.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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OK, I`m building a new PC, mainly use will be in cad software such as catia and adobe ps. Budget is arrount 3,5k $ Already got 4k display, so it should be able to run on it smoothly. Dont have any experience in workstation builds, other rig is for gaming only, so i really need help on this one! Suggestions?

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($549.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($107.61 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard:  Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($314.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory:  Kingston Beast 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($338.74 @ Amazon) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($154.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($489.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($489.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case:  NZXT Phantom 820 (Grey) ATX Full Tower Case  ($230.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan:  Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan:  Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan:  Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan:  Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply:  Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($289.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $3231.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-08 01:28 EST-0500)

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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I've used the German pcpartpicker site. I figure it will provide a rough approximation of what is available to you and general pricing.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  (€499.90 @ Caseking)

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€99.99 @ Pixmania DE)

Motherboard:  Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  (€289.90 @ Caseking)

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€138.98 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Storage:  Crucial M500 480GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (€225.99 @ Pixmania DE)

Storage:  Seagate  4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€155.00 @ Pixmania DE)

Case:  Nanoxia Deep Silence 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€87.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Power Supply:  SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€144.90 @ Caseking)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (€129.90 @ Caseking)

Keyboard:  Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  (€50.00)

Other: NVIDIA® Quadro® K4000 VCQK4000-PB 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card (•VCQK4000-PB) (€897.73)

Total: €2719.78

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-08 03:13 CET+0100)

 

You will likely also want a stylus and tablet / display.

 

I know i risk to sound stupid, but whats the benefit of those quadro cards over the regural ones? I`ve been doing my work on regural ones so far, so dont really know much about that?

And, I was thinging going all ssd. Even if it hits 4k$ i could pull it out...

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@shomy993, If you want to work with 10-bit color a workstation card like the Quadro is required. Also most cad software either requires or works better with workstation gpu as opposed to consumer cards like Geforce. These cards work at a higher precision and are optimized for design and rendering tasks. They also tend to built with higher quality parts. Information on the Quadro card I included can be found at http://www3.pny.com/NVIDIA-Quadro-K4000-font-colordc0431Newfont-P3275C365.aspx.

 

I'm in favor of all SSD if the budget permits.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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depending on how heavy youre going to use it, 32GB might be needed. 16GB already is the minimum for a workstation grade machine

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@shomy993, If you want to work with 10-bit color a workstation card like the Quadro is required. Also most cad software either requires or works better with workstation gpu as opposed to consumer cards like Geforce. These cards work at a higher precision and are optimized for design and rendering tasks. They also tend to built with higher quality parts. Information on the Quadro card I included can be found at http://www3.pny.com/NVIDIA-Quadro-K4000-font-colordc0431Newfont-P3275C365.aspx.

 

I'm in favor of all SSD if the budget permits.

Okay, thanks for the answer! :)

Oh, and, could quadro cards work in sli? If they can, i was thinking of mby going 2-way k4000...

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Okay, thanks for the answer! :)

Oh, and, could quadro cards work in sli? If they can, i was thinking of mby going 2-way k4000...

 

No on SLI. However many programs that support them are able to make use of multiple cards when using gpu acceleration. According to the Adobe FAQ, using more than one gpu does not enhance Photoshop performance.

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Wellm its actually euros, but the prices for hardware are same in usd-eur xD

What shops are you using? So 3500 euros?

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No particular ones.. Yes, 3500 euros... Can go to 4k or more if needed, but i think that nice pc can be built with 3,5k?

3500 is more than enough. 

So there are no specific shops you can link us to?

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Nope, no specific ones, any shop you link is fine :)

For one, I don't really know of any good shops for serbia. It would help if you could link us to certain shops that are available to you and that you are comfortable with. 

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For one, I don't really know of any good shops for serbia. It would help if you could link us to certain shops that are available to you and that you are comfortable with. 

I`m from Serbia, but I actually study and and live most of my time in Austria, so any shops that are functional in Europe are okay :)

For ones, I know http://alternate.de is popular in europe... And, there is http://amazon.de for most of the stuff :)

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I`m from Serbia, but I actually study and and live most of my time in Austria, so any shops that are functional in Europe are okay :)

For ones, I know http://alternate.de is popular in europe... And, there is http://amazon.de for most of the stuff :)

1. What exactly do you mean by workstation? What will the pc be used for in these work applications? 3D modeling? 

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I`m from Serbia, but I actually study and and live most of my time in Austria, so any shops that are functional in Europe are okay :)

For ones, I know http://alternate.de is popular in europe... And, there is http://amazon.de for most of the stuff :)

Alright. What kind of projects are you working on? Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

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1. What exactly do you mean by workstation? What will the pc be used for in these work applications? 3D modeling?

Alright. What kind of projects are you working on? Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

I`ll be making 3D models of buildings or building complexes in 3DS, models of industrial parts in Catia and rendering all that. Will be working on 4k display (already got it). As I`m usually short on time for all this stuff, speed is crucial in this case, and therefore I`m spending a bit more that what might be considered necessary, and 4000 (usd or eur, all the same) is top point. All software and peripherals are already owned.

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I`ll be making 3D models of buildings or building complexes in 3DS, models of industrial parts in Catia and rendering all that. Will be working on 4k display (already got it). As I`m usually short on time for all this stuff, speed is crucial in this case, and therefore I`m spending a bit more that what might be considered necessary, and 4000 (usd or eur, all the same) is top point. All software and peripherals are already owned.

How's this look? http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Rfa9

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Hmm, how about 32gb of ram (guess it would be nice for caching) and full 2tb of ssd like 840 evo (and mby a backup hdd)?

I don't see the point of getting a 2TB ssd with current prices unless you're just trying to use up your budget. Storage is totally a matter of preference. Get as much or as little as you'd like.

16GB ram is already plenty and unless you're already using 16GB and find it inadequate, I don't see the point to jump to 32GB. If you get 16GB, you can always add more afterwards if it's actually needed.

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I don't see the point of getting a 2TB ssd with current prices unless you're just trying to use up your budget. Storage is totally a matter of preference. Get as much or as little as you'd like.

16GB ram is already plenty and unless you're already using 16GB and find it inadequate, I don't see the point to jump to 32GB. If you get 16GB, you can always add more afterwards if it's actually needed.

Ok, thanks for help! :)

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