3-5k USD [Workstation]

[WyvernAbstracts]

Need workstation pc, for video rendering
[give me 2 options, 1 with amd gpu and 1 with nividia]

also need monitor [2x1080p, or 1x4k] and also keyboard and mouse.

[techguru]

you want a quad socket xeon setup for that budget

maybe dual socket..depending on price

[Guest]

Do the programs you're using prefer more cores over clock speed or higher clock speed over cores?

[WyvernAbstracts]

you want a quad socket xeon setup for that budget

maybe dual socket..depending on price

can you make me a partslist

[WyvernAbstracts]

Do the programs you're using prefer more cores over clock speed or higher clock speed over cores?

going to be using adobe suite, idk much about software and how they work. 

[Nikolithebear]

Building a List now 1 second.

[techguru]

name the programs you will be using

[Prastupok]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2660 V3 2.6GHz 10-Core Processor  ($1394.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-E WS SSI CEB LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($324.99 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($279.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Storage: Western Digital RE 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($227.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PNY Quadro K4200 4GB Video Card  ($760.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($319.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($134.95 @ B&H) 

Monitor: Acer B286HK ymjdpprz 60Hz 28.0" Monitor  ($449.99 @ Micro Center) 

Keyboard: Das Keyboard 4 Professional Wired Standard Keyboard  ($169.00 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech MX518 Wired Optical Mouse 

Total: $4841.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-21 19:43 EDT-0400

 

This is what I'd do, but only if you're getting paid for it.

[techguru]

pretty good build...acer garbage monitor tho...

psu should be a seasonic as well

[WyvernAbstracts]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2660 V3 2.6GHz 10-Core Processor  ($1394.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-E WS SSI CEB LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($324.99 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($279.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Storage: Western Digital RE 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($227.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PNY Quadro K4200 4GB Video Card  ($760.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Cosmos II (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($319.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($179.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($134.95 @ B&H) 

Monitor: Acer B286HK ymjdpprz 60Hz 28.0" Monitor  ($449.99 @ Micro Center) 

Keyboard: Das Keyboard 4 Professional Wired Standard Keyboard  ($169.00 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech MX518 Wired Optical Mouse

Total: $4841.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-21 19:43 EDT-0400

 

This is what I'd do, but only if you're getting paid for it.

 

looks good to me, ill show the guy who I'm building it for. 

[Guest]

• E5 1660 V3 or E5 2650 V3 - the 2650 will give you 10 cores vs 8 though at a lower clock speed of 2.3Ghz vs 3Ghz.
• SuperMicro X10SRA
• Noctua NH-U9DX i4 cooler
• 32-64GB of DDR4 2133Mhz ECC RAM - preferably Kingston or Hynix
• K4200/K2200 depending on budget
• Intel 3500 240GB SSD x 2 - scratch disk RAID 0
• Intel 3500 240GB SSD - boot disk
• EVGA 650W SuperNova PSU (Gold, OEM by Seasonic)
• Fractal R4 if still available 
• BenQ BL3201PT - 32" 4K 10bit sRGB panel

I've left out bulk storage as you haven't mentioned they way you plan to store all of the finished work. 

 

With the above build, I would not get either the Asus board or Crucial RAM - I have seen numerous issues with faulty units at the moment.

[Prastupok]

pretty good build...acer garbage monitor tho...

psu should be a seasonic as well

 

Why? That acer is actually pretty nice, especially for the price. If he needs 10-bit color in 4K, then you're talking a lot more money.

And you do know bequiet has some very nice PSUs right? Seasonic is not by any means the only good brand.

 

Edit: @Windspeed36 this is new to me, what happened with the -WS board and then crucial? When the -WS came out it was fine, at least the ones I bought.

[techguru]

its the only brand worth buying if its the same price..or close

and he probably doesn't need 4k monitor right now...just like a 2k monitor nice ips

[Guest]

Why? That acer is actually pretty nice, especially for the price. If he needs 10-bit color in 4K, then you're talking a lot more money.

And you do know bequiet has some very nice PSUs right? Seasonic is not by any means the only good brand.

 

Edit: @Windspeed36 this is new to me, what happened with the -WS board and then crucial? When the -WS came out it was fine, at least the ones I bought.

Crucial RAM I see fail fairly regularly no matter what time - not too sure why. Had 2 Asus boards fail though I haven't seen the notes from Asus yet on what the cause was. I also strongly dislike Asus because they do not use industry standard front panel connectors meaning they do not work in SuperMicro, Chenbro and Intel tower and rack chassis. Same deal with the serial connector too - pin out is slightly different. 

[Prastupok]

Crucial RAM I see fail fairly regularly no matter what time - not too sure why. Had 2 Asus boards fail though I haven't seen the notes from Asus yet on what the cause was. I also strongly dislike Asus because they do not use industry standard front panel connectors meaning they do not work in SuperMicro, Chenbro and Intel tower and rack chassis. Same deal with the serial connector too - pin out is slightly different. 

 

I suppose it's just luck on my part, although just because I recommend it for personal builds, I generally avoid it for any of my own office computers, even if the alternative costs more. I'd agree with the connector pinouts, it limits in some forms, but I've yet to have an Asus board fail. Different strokes, eh?

[brob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($552.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($389.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 330R Titanium Edition ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: Dell P2715Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($589.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $3690.88
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-21 20:21 EDT-0400

 

For the AMD gpu version replace the Titan X with Sapphire Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card which is about $250 less expensive.

[techguru]

thats a really bad choice in parts brob for this budget and intended use

[brob]

thats a really bad choice in parts brob for this budget and intended use

 

You offer only criticism without reason. Perhaps you could offer a part list.

[techguru]

I don't need to..a decent one was already done...

Prastupok

I was gonna say a dual socket would be better..but after checking prices..its actually not feasible for the budget

that cpu on his build tho is 10 cores..thats more then enough