First Build

[AlexanderFuentes]

1. Budget & Location
I'm located in Canada but I can buy parts in the US if they're cheaper.

Budget:

$3000 CAD or $2700 US

 

2. Aim
 

My new job requires a fair bit of work in Adobe Premiere, After Effects, etc.

I'm not much of a gamer and the really aim is for a work station.

3. Monitors
I already have 2 x 4K Samsung U28D590D Monitors which I intend to use. 

4. Peripherals
No need for any peripherals..

I'll be running Windows 8.1. I've considered setting up a dual boot system running Mac OS.

5. Why are you upgrading?
I don't even have a desktop at the moment

 

What I'm thinking listed below

 

CPU Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core $565.98 CPU Cooler Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid $92.99 Motherboard Asus P9X79 WS SSI CEB LGA2011 $359.98 Memory Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 $419.99 Storage Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" SSD $254.29 Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB ACX $499.99 Case Silverstone FT04B-W ATX Full Tower $229.00 Power Supply Corsair 850W ATX12V / EPS12V $119.9

TOTAL: $2542.21

 

All help and advice are greatly appreciated

[Real_PhillBert]

If you are not interested in gaming I would consider swapping the 780 for a Quadro K4000, 10 bit color, and better drivers for workstation use.

 

Welcome to the forum BTW!

[Shd0w2]

I'd consider ceaper 32gb of ram, possibly dual xeons.

[SAV1OUR]

If you are not interested in gaming I would consider swapping the 780 for a Quadro K4000, 10 bit color, and better drivers for workstation use.

 

Welcome to the forum BTW!

A quadro cant run multiple monitors plus he will get cuda from the 780 give me a second to make something

[Rorgash]

if money isnt a issue.. and clearly its not, i would go for a TITAN, you will enjoy the extra vram and such for working and rendering things from what i know.

[Coconut Money Affiliates]

A quadro cant run multiple monitors

Are you an idiot?

[Shd0w2]

A tiny bit over.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.79 @ DirectCanada) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard:  Asus Z9PE-D8 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011 Motherboard  ($639.75 @ Vuugo) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 32GB (8 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($362.27 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($529.99 @ Memory Express) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($529.99 @ Memory Express) 

Case:  Rosewill ARMOR-EVO ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply:  Fractal Design Integra R2 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Memory Express) 

Other: Intel Xeon E5-2609 V2 2.5Ghz Quad-Core Processor TIMES TWO ($751.00)

Total: $3136.54

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 18:06 EDT-0400)

[SAV1OUR]

And id recommend adding a quadro 4000 later

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3AgWI

[Faceman]

@AlexanderFuentes

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AgWl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AgWl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AgWl/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($368.50 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($150.04 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($172.07 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card  ($1699.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($131.25 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $3111.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 18:10 EDT-0400)

 

I went with this monster video card because you are using 2x Ultra 4k monitors.  The 8GB of VRAM should come in handy.  Regardless of what you end up doing, I think Crossfire or SLI is going to be required for two ultra 4k monitors.  I have also heard, AMD cards are better at task-oriented programs like the ones you intend to use.

 

Case is such a personal and aesthetic choice.  I went with a less expensive, but very popular and feature-rich case that is suitable for your needs.  I went really overboard with the video card, so I had to find ways to cut costs elsewhere.

 

I added in a 1TB HDD, wasn't sure if you would actually need it or not.

 

If you are going to create a "Hackintosh"  here is a handy guide for compatible components.

[SAV1OUR]

Are you an idiot?

...

The quadro dosent have the available vram to run them it can but it will struggle

[AlexanderFuentes]

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card  ($1699.99 @ NCIX)

 

I went with this monster video card because you are using 2x Ultra 4k monitors.  The 8GB of VRAM should come in handy.  Regardless of what you end up doing, I think Crossfire or SLI is going to be required.  I have also heard, AMD cards are better at task-oriented programs like the ones you intend to use.

 

Really think its necessary that's half my budget. Not trying to pretend that I know anything about this...

[Coconut Money Affiliates]

...

The quadro dosent have the available vram to run them it can but it will struggle

This is my afterburner right now

 

Not even 1/4th of a GB of vRAM being used. I have TWO monitors. 

[AlexanderFuentes]

 

 

Not even 1/4th of a GB of vRAM being used. I have TWO monitors. 

 

What resolution?

[Faceman]

Really think its necessary that's half my budget. Not trying to pretend that I know anything about this...

It is not necessary, the alternative is buying 2x R9 290X and running them in crossfire.  I selected the 295X2 because it is easily the most powerful single GPU on the market, you have this monstrous budget, you deal in graphics, and it is water cooled out of the box for excellent temperatures, something that the 290Xs tend to have issues with.  Here is an alternative that doesn't cost quite as much:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AhkE

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AhkE/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AhkE/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($368.50 @ Vuugo)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.99 @ Memory Express)

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($150.04 @ DirectCanada)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($172.07 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290X 4GB PCS+ Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($579.99 @ NCIX)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290X 4GB PCS+ Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($579.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Canada Computers)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.99 @ Memory Express)

Total: $2630.51

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 18:19 EDT-0400)

 

I do gaming builds for the most part, so I am not in my element per say.  I just know that Ultra 4k is going to demand a very powerful GPU. 

[AlexanderFuentes]

It is not necessary, the alternative is buying 2x R9 290X and running them in crossfire.  I selected the 295X2 because it is easily the most powerful single GPU on the market, you have this monstrous budget, you deal in graphics, and it is water cooled out of the box for excellent temperatures, something that the 290Xs tend to have issues with.  Here is an alternative that doesn't cost quite as much:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AhkE

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AhkE/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AhkE/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($368.50 @ Vuugo)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.99 @ Memory Express)

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($150.04 @ DirectCanada)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($172.07 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290X 4GB PCS+ Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($579.99 @ NCIX)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290X 4GB PCS+ Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($579.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Canada Computers)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.99 @ Memory Express)

Total: $2630.51

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 18:19 EDT-0400)

 

I do gaming builds for the most part, so I am not in my element per say.  I just know that Ultra 4k is going to demand a very powerful GPU. 

Thanks I'll look into both options

[Faceman]

Thanks I'll look into both options

Check out what other people are using for the programs and resolutions that you run.

[Coconut Money Affiliates]

2,606,720 pixels. 2x 4k is about 16m pixels. Do math, thats about .00008 MB per pixel. Do more math, you would use about 1280MB which is just over 1GB of vRAM. 

[SAV1OUR]

This is my afterburner right now

 

Not even 1/4th of a GB of vRAM being used. I have TWO monitors.

He has TWO 4k monitors

[Coconut Money Affiliates]

He has TWO 4k monitors

2,606,720 pixels. 2x 4k is about 16m pixels. Do math, thats about .00008 MB per pixel. Do more math, you would use about 1280MB which is just over 1GB of vRAM. 

[SAV1OUR]

 

He has TWO 4k monitors

2,606,720 pixels. 2x 4k is about 16m pixels. Do math, thats about .00008 MB per pixel. Do more math, you would use about 1280MB which is just over 1GB of vRAM. 

 

sadly dosent work out like that why does stuff like the titans with 6gb ram exist then? also quote within a quote o_0

[Real_PhillBert]

A quadro cant run multiple monitors plus he will get cuda from the 780 give me a second to make something

Umm... I run two monitors on my quadro at work all day every day...

[SAV1OUR]

Umm... I run two monitors on my quadro at work all day every day...

but at what resolution?

[Real_PhillBert]

but at what resolution?

 

I promise not to call you an Idiot lol.

 

I run my K2000 with dual 1920x1080 monitors, which I openly admit is a different horse all together.

 

However I see you claimed that a K4000 does not have the necessary VRAM to run two 4K monitors, then turned around and recommended a 780. Both these cards have the same size VRAM, 3GB.

 

I stand by my recommendation of the K4000 as you also get CUDA, an infinite run time, double precision, as well as a boatload of validated programs which I suspect Adobe is one of.

 

Normally I am a large proponent of consumer level cards, but to me this is certainly a perfect fitment for a Professional level device such as a Quadro.

[SAV1OUR]

I promise not to call you an Idiot lol.

 

I run my K2000 with dual 1920x1080 monitors, which I openly admit is a different horse all together.

 

However I see you claimed that a K4000 does not have the necessary VRAM to run two 4K monitors, then turned around and recommended a 780. Both these cards have the same size VRAM, 3GB.

 

I stand by my recommendation of the K4000 as you also get CUDA, an infinite run time, double precision, as well as a boatload of validated programs which I suspect Adobe is one of.

 

Normally I am a large proponent of consumer level cards, but to me this is certainly a perfect fitment for a Professional level device such as a Quadro.

alright you have me wrong but i still stand by a quadro not being recommended for two 4k monitors. also as far as cuda a 780 would boost his cuda and work together with the quadros

[Real_PhillBert]

alright you have me wrong but i still stand by a quadro not being recommended for two 4k monitors. also as far as cuda a 780 would boost his cuda and work together with the quadros

 

10 Bit color? 

 

You are correct the sheer volume of CUDA cores on the 780 will make it perform better in a purely CUDA accelerated application. I simply contend that the Quadro K4000 offers several advantages that make a real difference in a workstation machine.

 

Quadro's are all rated to run at %100 load 24 hours a day, indefinitely. This is not something that everyone will utilize but what it does display is the level of quality control and design attention that is paid to the professional cards is substantially higher than that paid to the consumer cards.

 

Now if you are suggesting to run a Quadro in conjunction with a 780 for higher levels of CUDA performance, I would agree. I just don't see that happening at within the budget.