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hey guys,

 

so this is one of those threads again...

 

so im usually prettty confident in my hardware choosing but when it come to workstations i  got no idea.

i was hoping you guys could give me some good suggestion.

 

what im lookin for is the best price / performance workstation.

this is not gonna be used for gaming at all. mainly heavy virtual machine usage and running automated tests so no graphics power required. just cpu and ram.

 

budget is that important since if i get it approofed my boss will be paying fo it but im trying to make it really attractive so not more than 2000 €. ideally between 1000 and 1500 bucks but ultimatly price / performance ratio is more important than total budget.

 

so if someone got an idea id appreciate it thanks

"You know it'll clock down as soon as it hits 40°C, right?" - "Yeah ... but it doesnt hit 40°C ... ever  😄"

 

GPU: MSI GTX1080 Ti Aero @ 2 GHz (watercooled) CPU: Ryzen 5600X (watercooled) RAM: 32GB 3600Mhz Corsair LPX MB: Gigabyte B550i PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Hyte Revolt 3

 

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£196.14 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: Asus H97-PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£97.99 @ Dabs) 


Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£129.47 @ Amazon UK) 


Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  (£147.25 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.19 @ Aria PC) 


Total: £922.32

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

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those "i7" Xeons make a good deal. For a lower budget, best workstation CPU is prolly (don't hate me) FX 8300 OCed to 8350. Anything pricier than that i7 xeon has to be a 2011 i7/Xeon.

 

Something like this:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($195.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($153.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Suppressor F51 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1223.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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those "i7" Xeons make a good deal. For a lower budget, best workstation CPU is prolly (don't hate me) FX 8300 OCed to 8350. Anything pricier than that i7 xeon has to be a 2011 i7/Xeon.

yes well i also thought about xeons but i dont quite know how they stack up against each other and wich xeon is best for buck. thanks though

"You know it'll clock down as soon as it hits 40°C, right?" - "Yeah ... but it doesnt hit 40°C ... ever  😄"

 

GPU: MSI GTX1080 Ti Aero @ 2 GHz (watercooled) CPU: Ryzen 5600X (watercooled) RAM: 32GB 3600Mhz Corsair LPX MB: Gigabyte B550i PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Hyte Revolt 3

 

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£196.14 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus H97-PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£97.99 @ Dabs) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£129.47 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  (£147.25 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.19 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £922.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 17:05 BST+0100

 

thanks but i got a few questions if allowed:

would it be possible to get more cores than that?

why the huge storage? maybe i forgot to mention that its not a server of any kind its gonna be crunching numbers. i was thinking some sshd would do fine.

what is the 960 doing there?

"You know it'll clock down as soon as it hits 40°C, right?" - "Yeah ... but it doesnt hit 40°C ... ever  😄"

 

GPU: MSI GTX1080 Ti Aero @ 2 GHz (watercooled) CPU: Ryzen 5600X (watercooled) RAM: 32GB 3600Mhz Corsair LPX MB: Gigabyte B550i PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Hyte Revolt 3

 

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thanks but i got a few questions if allowed:

would it be possible to get more cores than that?

why the huge storage? maybe i forgot to mention that its not a server of any kind its gonna be crunching numbers. i was thinking some sshd would do fine.

what is the 960 doing there?

For more cores u will need to check out socket 2011-3 xeons.

The xeon series come without an iGPU(no intel hd) so u need a gpu, tho he could have gone cheaper, if it is not for gaming/editing.

Workstations usually tend to have quite big storage, so thats why he added a 4tb hdd. Also the red series are server/workstation grade.

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xeons and i5/i7s are the same, mostly. Xeons don't have iGPU. 2011-3 Xeons have up to 18 cores but are usually clocked lower. 1150 Xeons are equivalent to i5/i7s, but without the iGPU. Their performance is same, as a i7 with same amount of cores at the same speed.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250 1GB Video Card  ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Thermaltake Suppressor F51 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1126.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Xeon E3 V3 have Haswell cores and are roughly equivalent to i5/i7. They do have slightly better memory performance and lack a couple minor features of the i5/i7 cpu. The model in this build has 4 hyperthreaded cores and an igpu (HD P4600).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1246 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€295.57 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€89.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€182.89 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€107.36 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (€39.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: SeaSonic ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€54.40 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €770.10
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xeons and i5/i7s are the same, mostly. Xeons don't have iGPU. 2011-3 Xeons have up to 18 cores but are usually clocked lower. 1150 Xeons are equivalent to i5/i7s, but without the iGPU. Their performance is same, as a i7 with same amount of cores at the same speed.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250 1GB Video Card  ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Thermaltake Suppressor F51 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1126.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 12:49 EDT-0400

 

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Yes basicly what i was thinking but maybe going for a sshd instead and an even more basic gpu? Also sadly those prices dont really translate

"You know it'll clock down as soon as it hits 40°C, right?" - "Yeah ... but it doesnt hit 40°C ... ever  😄"

 

GPU: MSI GTX1080 Ti Aero @ 2 GHz (watercooled) CPU: Ryzen 5600X (watercooled) RAM: 32GB 3600Mhz Corsair LPX MB: Gigabyte B550i PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Hyte Revolt 3

 

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Xeon E3 V3 have Haswell cores and are roughly equivalent to i5/i7. They do have slightly better memory performance and lack a couple minor features of the i5/i7 cpu. The model in this build has 4 hyperthreaded cores and an igpu (HD P4600). PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Xeon E3-1246 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€295.57 @ Mindfactory)Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€89.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€182.89 @ Mindfactory)Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€107.36 @ Mindfactory)Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (€39.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)Power Supply: SeaSonic ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€54.40 @ Amazon Deutschland)Total: €770.10Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 19:19 CEST+0200

Ok this seems like a really good deal but still a bit more cores for virtualization would be nice

"You know it'll clock down as soon as it hits 40°C, right?" - "Yeah ... but it doesnt hit 40°C ... ever  😄"

 

GPU: MSI GTX1080 Ti Aero @ 2 GHz (watercooled) CPU: Ryzen 5600X (watercooled) RAM: 32GB 3600Mhz Corsair LPX MB: Gigabyte B550i PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Hyte Revolt 3

 

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Ok this seems like a really good deal but still a bit more cores for virtualization would be nice

 

An i7-5820K would be the next step. An alternative might be two of the Xeon E3 builds if work can be split across boxes.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($92.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($60.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1013.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler  ($71.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($92.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($60.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1324.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($559.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler  ($71.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($92.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($60.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1505.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler  ($71.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($184.94 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($92.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($60.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1570.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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