Hardware Needed for a Rendering Machine

[lachiebw]

Hi all.

 

A school I work at has recently granted us $10k AUD to put towards a rendering machine. This computer will be used mainly for rendering projects in Autodesk Revit along with some potential video rendering in Adobe Premier/After Effects.

Seeing as most of the rendering for Revit is done on the CPU I was thinking maybe a consumer grade 8 core intel CPU. Happy to look at server grade stuff. This along with some good workstation grade GPU. Any help is appreciated.

 

Cheers,

 

Lachlan

 

[Epic_Nex]

Your definetly going to need an i7, gonna want 16gbs of ram, as for the gpu idk

[Epic_Nex]

10k australian dollars? thats alot.. almost  8500 usd

[Epic_Nex]

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/49102-build-off-week-7-video-editing-workstation/?mode=show

[lachiebw]

10k australian dollars? thats alot.. almost  8500 usd

Well the school originally said no to a PC I made up for under 2k then suddenly we have 10k to go wild...

[fredrodregus]

Hi all.

 

A school I work at has recently granted us $10k AUD to put towards a rendering machine. This computer will be used mainly for rendering projects in Autodesk Revit along with some potential video rendering in Adobe Premier/After Effects.

Seeing as most of the rendering for Revit is done on the CPU I was thinking maybe a consumer grade 8 core intel CPU. Happy to look at server grade stuff. This along with some good workstation grade GPU. Any help is appreciated.

 

Cheers,

 

Lachlan

if this machine is for rendering i would go with an 5960x and 64 gigs of ram. i would also consider a quatro gpu

[kameshss]

I would ask you to choose Xeon E5 series and Quadro graphics, 64 GB RAM, 850 Pro SSD or Intel 730 Series SSD, Decent cooling for CPU.

Good for you!

 

Edit:

Or get a Lenovo ThinkStation P900. Powerful enough to handle your needs.

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[Spev]

Sounds like a pretty cool school

[Str_Mape]

If you're really cool with going right up around the 10K limit I'd go with something like this.
With a Quadro K5200, not on Aus pcpartpicker
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W V3 3.1GHz 10-Core Processor  ($2659.98 @ Mwave Australia) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($529.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($665.00 @ IJK) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($665.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($720.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Western Digital RE 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($429.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($229.00 @ CPL Online) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($169.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor: Dell U2713H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($859.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $7178.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-03 16:40 EST+1100

[RJSX1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2695 V3 2.3GHz 14-Core Processor  ($2339.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($92.99 @ Mwave) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($284.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($3242.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($597.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($253.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Silverstone TJ11B-W ATX Full Tower Case  ($586.80 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1600W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($332.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $7732.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-03 14:25 EST-0500

 

 

Use this as a video card http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Graphics_Cards/Workstation/56608-Quadro_K5200

[brob]

Some room for keyboard, mouse, and drawing tablet.

 

Not sure on project storage requirements. Storage: M.2 SSD for system, swap, & programs, 1TB for scratch & temp, 2x4TB in RAID 1 for projects.

 

Quiet case & cooling.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($1247.99 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($85.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($529.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($1650.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Plextor M6e 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($525.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($465.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($224.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($224.00 @ IJK)
Case: Corsair 550D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($189.50 @ Centre Com)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($209.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($79.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit)  ($165.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: Dell UP2414Q 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  ($1093.00 @ IJK)
Other: Leadtek Quadro K5200 8GB Workstation Card (pccasegear) ($2399.00)
Total: $9084.49
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 06:56 EST+1100

[lachiebw]

Thanks for all your help. It has given me some food for thought.

 

cheers,

 

Lachie