$12,000 VFX / Editor Build

[lawriejaffa]

Hey there guys, 

 

I'm looking to build up a powerful computer capable of sophisticated projects in vfx (after effects) a decent punt at 3d with Cinema 4d, and editing/grading at 4k.

 

Would love to read your thoughts on builds that would be powerful and stable. 

 

The budget I have is approximately $12,000! 

 

 

[Guest Emrye]

Imo, $12,000 is waaaaaay too much for a build.

[EpicGeekonFire]

4k rendering and editing, wow. Well with 12k have fun using the most powerful hardware you can find

[lawriejaffa]

Well, it would be doing some real churning with some pretty sophisticated VFX compositions and builds, ie film special effects. Yep I'd deffo appreciate your suggestions for a build spec list

[Katsu-K1L]

CPU - http://ark.intel.com/products/75283/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2697-v2-30M-Cache-2_70-GHz

GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133347&nm_mc=OTC-Channel&cm_mmc=OTC-channel-_-Video+Cards+-+Workstation-_-PNY+Technologies++Inc.-_-14133347&srccode=cii_7240466&cpncode=34-37847813&DEPA=0&refer=channel&CMP=OTC-

Now thats 6k$ you know where to spend to get top of the line performance

[Lays]

Well, it would be doing some real churning with some pretty sophisticated VFX compositions and builds, ie film special effects. Yep I'd deffo appreciate your suggestions for a build spec list

 

 

You don't need a $12000 pc to do that..........

[H4X3R]

I HIGHLY suggest waiting 2 more months for haswell e

[lawriejaffa]

I was thinking maybe 2x Xeon Ivy Bridge 2.5ghz 10 core 25mb

with maybe 128 mg RAm (Hynix ddr, 1600 mhz ecc) 

annnnd a mobo Asus Z9PE-D8 WS for starters

[Enderman]

I HIGHLY suggest waiting 2 more months for haswell e

Two Xeons would be more appropriate for this workstation build.

[Guest]

You could also get the top of the line trashcan and save 2.4k. You will also be settled for 4k.

[H4X3R]

Two Xeons would be more appropriate for this workstation build.

Yeah, 2 xeons based on haswell e architecture

[brob]

Hey there guys, 

 

I'm looking to build up a powerful computer capable of sophisticated projects in vfx (after effects) a decent punt at 3d with Cinema 4d, and editing/grading at 4k.

 

Would love to read your thoughts on builds that would be powerful and stable. 

 

The budget I have is approximately $12,000! 

 

Was not clear if monitors were part of the budget. So I took the optimistic approach and assumed they were not. I also only provided basic storage.

 

So, as others have suggested, a dual Xeon system with 64GB of memory and a Quadro K6000. Note the second Xeon at the bottom since pcpartpicker will not allow two cpu even with a dual cpu motherboard. The K6000 is also there because pcpartpicker does not list it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 V2 3.0GHz 10-Core Processor  ($1947.94 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($62.99 @ Mwave)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($62.99 @ Mwave)

Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011 Motherboard  ($534.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($700.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($699.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Series Primo Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case  ($239.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($277.04 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($94.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Other: NVIDIA Quadro K6000 VCQK6000-PB 12GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Workstation Video Card  ($4999.00)

Other: Intel Xeon E5-2690 V2 3.0GHz 10-Core Processor ($1947.94)

Total: $11658.83

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