Is x99/5960x Over Kill for 4k WS/Gaming Rig?

[AliceSML79]

Hi I'm trying to figure out if I'm building too hard. I want to run a 4K TV is my monitor. And I'm trying to decide if X 99 with a 5960 X is overkill to do 4K workstation work and gaming. I am also building this is a memorial to my brother, who used to work for Nvidia.

ASUS X99-E WS or something else?

3x GTX 980 Ti

5960x or something else?

32gb ddr4

500gb M.2 Samsung drive, will it fit on other board?

6x 8tb mass storage drives.

Silverstone ST1500-GS

Silverstone td03 120mm liquid Cooler

Reusing my main gear case

Thanks in Advance, Alice

[Kyuubixchidori]

depends on what your workstation work is. could you get away with less? yes. will this rig be bad ass and wreck everything you throw at it? yes

[sms1202]

5960X is unnecessary. A 6 or 4 core Cpu is enough for 4K

[Meawa]

I would get only 2 GTX 980 tis but keep the 5960X. 2 GTX 980 tis is more than enough for doing CUDA stuff and playing games at 4k

[sms1202]

2 980 ti are enough too

[IanDrexP]

Hi I'm trying to figure out if I'm building too hard. I want to run a 4K TV is my monitor. And I'm trying to decide if X 99 with a 5960 X is overkill to do 4K workstation work and gaming. I am also building this is a memorial to my brother, who used to work for Nvidia.

ASUS X99-E WS or something else?

3x GTX 980 Ti

5960x or something else?

32gb ddr4

500gb M.2 Samsung drive, will it fit on other board?

6x 8tb mass storage drives.

Silverstone ST1500-GS

Silverstone td03 120mm liquid Cooler

Reusing my main gear case

Thanks in Advance, Alice

Depends if your workstation is like for work and needs to be the fastest as possible for productivity.

[Meawa]

5960X is unnecessary. A 6 or 4 core Cpu is enough for 4K

he said he has to do work station work too...

 

 And I'm trying to decide if X 99 with a 5960 X is overkill to do 4K workstation work and gaming.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Depends on the work load. 

 

For gaming, it's way more than enough. 

[Guest]

What "workstation" stuff will you do?

[IanDrexP]

Hi I'm trying to figure out if I'm building too hard. I want to run a 4K TV is my monitor. And I'm trying to decide if X 99 with a 5960 X is overkill to do 4K workstation work and gaming. I am also building this is a memorial to my brother, who used to work for Nvidia.

ASUS X99-E WS or something else?

3x GTX 980 Ti

5960x or something else?

32gb ddr4

500gb M.2 Samsung drive, will it fit on other board?

6x 8tb mass storage drives.

Silverstone ST1500-GS

Silverstone td03 120mm liquid Cooler

Reusing my main gear case

Thanks in Advance, Alice

 

Depends if your workstation is like for work and needs to be the fastest as possible for productivity.

But if the company is paying for it then GO FOR IT HAHAHAHA   if not, it will really depend on your workload and the purpose.

[AliceSML79]

I encode videos for YouTube, edit photos, reference the web all at the same time, & even play games while rendering in the background.

 

I was afraid all that would be to much for a 4790k and z97 driving 4k

[SkywardKkalox]

I encode videos for YouTube, edit photos, reference the web all at the same time, & even play games while rendering in the background.

 

I was afraid all that would be to much for a 4790k and z97 driving 4k

That is way too much work for a 4790k, I would keep the 5960x in that case.

[AliceSML79]

I adjusted build down to just two gtx 980 ti's as recomended. 

[MrBucket101]

Hi I'm trying to figure out if I'm building too hard. I want to run a 4K TV is my monitor. And I'm trying to decide if X 99 with a 5960 X is overkill to do 4K workstation work and gaming. I am also building this is a memorial to my brother, who used to work for Nvidia.

ASUS X99-E WS or something else?

3x GTX 980 Ti

5960x or something else?

32gb ddr4

500gb M.2 Samsung drive, will it fit on other board?

6x 8tb mass storage drives.

Silverstone ST1500-GS

Silverstone td03 120mm liquid Cooler

Reusing my main gear case

Thanks in Advance, Alice

You don't need a 1500W PSU, I'd get the AX1200i

 

Do you really need 32GB of RAM? If yes, then perfect, if not drop it back to 16GB. DDR4 is already pricey enough, no need to buy more if you don't need it

 

Also, if those 8TB drives, are the seagate archive drives. Then those hard drives are meant for archiving data. As in write once, never touch it again.

 

They don't perform well in RAID, the speed on them is terrible, and they're not even rated for regular usage. Depending on what you're after, I would get some WD Blacks, or some HGST NAS drives. HGST NAS over the WD Red because the NAS drives are 7200 rpm, and have a vibration sensor, and will perform excellent in RAID.

[AliceSML79]

the 1500w is originally because of the 3way sli but been downgraded. 

 

so Kingston HyperX FURY Black 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 2133MHz DDR4 Non-ECC CL14 DIMM Desktop Memory (HX421C14FBK2/16) would be a beter investment then I see.

 

as for the drives I didn't relize that it was a write once drive.  ty for letting me know about that. sounds like the HGST NAS 6tb drives would work best then.

You don't need a 1500W PSU, I'd get the AX1200i

 

Do you really need 32GB of RAM? If yes, then perfect, if not drop it back to 16GB. DDR4 is already pricey enough, no need to buy more if you don't need it

 

Also, if those 8TB drives, are the seagate archive drives. Then those hard drives are meant for archiving data. As in write once, never touch it again.

 

They don't perform well in RAID, the speed on them is terrible, and they're not even rated for regular usage. Depending on what you're after, I would get some WD Blacks, or some HGST NAS drives. HGST NAS over the WD Red because the NAS drives are 7200 rpm, and have a vibration sensor, and will perform excellent in RAID.

 

 

 

would the onboard controller be good enough for a raid 10 array or should I invest in a sas raid card?

 

Thanks in Advance, Alice

[NumLock21]

According to Asus website on the X99-E WS, the maximum M.2 drive that can be installed is type 2280. Samsung didn't say what type is their M.2 drive. To be on the safe side, just grab a standard 2.5" SSD, or for speed, then take a look at Intel 750 NVMe drives. For the NVMe drives, there are 2 types, the PCIe card version where you will plug into one of the x16 slots or 2.5" model, you will also need to get a NVMe Express kit (forgot the actual name) from Asus, where it converts that M.2 into a U.2 connector.

[MrBucket101]

the 1500w is originally because of the 3way sli but been downgraded. 

 

so Kingston HyperX FURY Black 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 2133MHz DDR4 Non-ECC CL14 DIMM Desktop Memory (HX421C14FBK2/16) would be a beter investment then I see.

 

as for the drives I didn't relize that it was a write once drive.  ty for letting me know about that. sounds like the HGST NAS 6tb drives would work best then.

 

 

 

would the onboard controller be good enough for a raid 10 array or should I invest in a sas raid card?

 

Thanks in Advance, Alice

They're not write once, but they're meant for "archival" so if you read/write to them a lot, they'll degrade faster and die sooner because they are not designed for that sort of workload. That isn't to say they won't work, but you should buy a drive that is meant for the workload you'll be using.

 

If you have it in the budget, then I would definitely get a good RAID card. Mobo raids are the cheap and dirty method, they do the bare minimum to get the job done. A lot of RAID controllers do much more with the drives in the array, like preventive error checking and the like.

 

Each method will work, each has pros and cons.

 

As far as the RAM goes, only you know what you will need. The best way to judge this is off your current usage. If you constantly finding yourself filling up 16GB of RAM, then yeah 32GB makes perfect sense. If you barely even fill up 8GB of RAM, then jumping up to 32GB isn't going to do much for you.

[AliceSML79]

im not sure how much ram I actually need. using a laptop with 4gb but ovr loaded it I have to restorre it every few months.

 

the Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB M.2 3.5-Inch SSD (MZ-N5E500BW) is a Form Factor: M.2 (80mm). I know its not the fastes but way faster then a hdd, lol.

 

is a HighPoint RocketRAID 2720SGL 8-Port SAS 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x8 RAID HBA beter choice for my raid?

[AliceSML79]

jut wanted to put in a updated build list:

 

Alice's Memorial PC Build 
 
2x EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Superclocked Graphics Card 06G-P4-4992-KR 
1x ASUS EATX DDR4 LGA 2011-3 Motherboards X99-E WS/USB 3.1 
1x Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor BX80648I75960X 
1x Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB Kit (8GBx4) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DIMM 288-Pin Memory BLS4K8G4D240FS​A/BLS4C8G4D240F​SA 
1x Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB M.2 3.5-Inch SSD (MZ-N5E500BW) 
6x HGST Deskstar NAS 3.5-Inch 6TB 7200RPM SATA III 128MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (0S03839) 
1x HighPoint RocketRAID 2720SGL 8-Port SAS 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x8 RAID HBA 
2x HighPoint Internal Mini-SAS to 4SATA(SFF8087 to SATA), 1M (3 feet) Int-MS-1M4S 
1x Corsair Hydro Series H80i GT Performance Liquid CPU Cooler CW-9060017-WW 
1x Corsair Professional Series AX 1200 Watt Digital ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Platinum (AX1200i) 
1x Microsoft Windows 10 Home | USB Flash Drive

[MrBucket101]

jut wanted to put in a updated build list:

 

Alice's Memorial PC Build 

 

2x EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Superclocked Graphics Card 06G-P4-4992-KR 

1x ASUS EATX DDR4 LGA 2011-3 Motherboards X99-E WS/USB 3.1 

1x Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor BX80648I75960X 

1x Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB Kit (8GBx4) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DIMM 288-Pin Memory BLS4K8G4D240FS​A/BLS4C8G4D240F​SA 

1x Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB M.2 3.5-Inch SSD (MZ-N5E500BW) 

6x HGST Deskstar NAS 3.5-Inch 6TB 7200RPM SATA III 128MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (0S03839) 

1x HighPoint RocketRAID 2720SGL 8-Port SAS 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x8 RAID HBA 

2x HighPoint Internal Mini-SAS to 4SATA(SFF8087 to SATA), 1M (3 feet) Int-MS-1M4S 

1x Corsair Hydro Series H80i GT Performance Liquid CPU Cooler CW-9060017-WW 

1x Corsair Professional Series AX 1200 Watt Digital ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Platinum (AX1200i) 

1x Microsoft Windows 10 Home | USB Flash Drive

Here's what I would go with

 

I just dont think the extra 2 cores are worth the additional $600. Plus you can overclock the CPU if need be...then again what's $600 when you're already spending $4500

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($368.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($111.99 @ B&H) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($439.99 @ Mwave) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($177.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($269.00 @ B&H) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($269.00 @ B&H) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($269.00 @ B&H) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($269.00 @ B&H) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($269.00 @ B&H) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($269.00 @ B&H) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($679.99 @ B&H) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($679.99 @ B&H) 

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($325.92 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($91.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $4725.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-30 14:03 EDT-0400

[AliceSML79]

mane reason for post is to determine if the 5960x is over kill for my multi taking or if i should drop to a 5930k

 

i know i have killed i7s in a p55 format before.

[DrtyDiesel]

mane reason for post is to determine if the 5960x is over kill for my multi taking or if i should drop to a 5930k

i know i have killed i7s in a p55 format before.

Personally I'd go for the 5960x. Better to have it just in case.

[AliceSML79]

Personally I'd go for the 5960x. Better to have it just in case.

that's my line thinking to actualy, LOL. i am wanting to get a degree as a adobe master oneday to. and lots thi9se programs would benefit from it im thinking

[MrBucket101]

mane reason for post is to determine if the 5960x is over kill for my multi taking or if i should drop to a 5930k

 

i know i have killed i7s in a p55 format before.

If you have money to burn, then by all means get it.

 

I just don't see the added value in it

[AliceSML79]

insted of starting a new thread i was wondering which motherboard is better the "ASUS X99-E WS/USB 3.1" or the "ASRock X99 EXTREME11"?

 

Thanks in Advance, Alice