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morenod901
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I'll be using this rig for heavy 3D, 2D rendering and probably games but not really a main concern. I'm going with a dual Xeon build because cores are more important than speed in rendering.

My question here is what Xeon's I should go with. I don't really understand their numbering and what's going on with skylake vs haswell etc. I want something equivalent to an i7 - 5930k I think. I also want this build to last 4-5 years.

 

I also need help with mobo and psu to support this build.

 

 

As for a case, I'm either going with a define R5 or a phantek enthoo luxe.

I appreciate all the help!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8F2TK8

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8F2TK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8F2TK8/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($669.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($669.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D16 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($498.54 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory  ($269.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory  ($269.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $3616.44

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Budget 3-5K in the US.
Already have monitors, keyboards, mice, & Storage.
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Please don't tell me that PSU is a CX.

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morenod901 Historically, I don't believe Windows Home versions have supported multiple processors. There is no definitive answer online from Microsoft that I could find specifically about Windows 10.

 

You might want to look into this before you wouldn't be able to return it.

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I have personally used the 2610's and 2620's running large databases and other heavy workloads, so the 2630's should be just fine for you

 

I can vouch for the 2630s

 

Get rid of that PSU though 

 

Like don't buy it

 

Really 

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/434993-the-corsair-cx-series/

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morenod901 Historically, I don't believe Windows Home versions have supported multiple processors. There is no definitive answer online from Microsoft that I could find specifically about Windows 10.

 

You might want to look into this before you wouldn't be able to return it.

Ohhhh that's good to know. I'll look into it. Is this something that the Pro or Business version would solve normally?

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And add whatever storage solution you want. Preferably Samsung 950 or 850 Pro's.

 


 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D16 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($479.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory  ($265.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory  ($265.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  ($994.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($142.99 @ NCIX US) 


Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($129.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $3769.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Should really do SLI on this thing.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D16 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($479.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory  ($265.99 @ Mac Mall)
Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory  ($265.99 @ Mac Mall)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($156.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($90.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $4217.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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morenod901 Historically, I don't believe Windows Home versions have supported multiple processors. There is no definitive answer online from Microsoft that I could find specifically about Windows 10.

 

You might want to look into this before you wouldn't be able to return it.

 

 

Ohhhh that's good to know. I'll look into it. Is this something that the Pro or Business version would solve normally?

 

 

Sauce

 

after speaking with Microsoft I can confirm the following:

Windows 10 Home (Maximum processor sockets used = 1)

Windows 10 Professional (Maximum processor sockets used = 2+)

So if anyone is using a workstation machine with a dual Xeon Board you will need windows 10 Professional to make best use of it.  I have also confirmed these findings by upgrading to windows 10 Pro and now both of my processors are registering and being used.

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Sauce

 

after speaking with Microsoft I can confirm the following:

Windows 10 Home (Maximum processor sockets used = 1)

Windows 10 Professional (Maximum processor sockets used = 2+)

So if anyone is using a workstation machine with a dual Xeon Board you will need windows 10 Professional to make best use of it.  I have also confirmed these findings by upgrading to windows 10 Pro and now both of my processors are registering and being used.

The CPU socket limitation has been in place since Windows 2000. Pro versions support dual sockets.

CPU: Core i7 4970K | MOBO: Asus Z87 Pro | RAM: 32GBs of G.Skill Ares 1866 | GPU: MSI GAMING X GTX 1070 | STOR: 2 X Crucial BX100 250GB, 2 x WD Blk 1TB (mirror),WD Blk 500GB | CASE: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced | PSU: EVGA SUPERNOVA G2 750W | COOL: Cooler Master Hyper T4 | DISP: 21" 1080P POS | KB: MS Keyboard | MAU5: Redragon NEMEANLION | MIC: Snowball Blue | OS: Win 8.1 Pro x64, (Working on Arch for dual boot) |

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Ohhhh that's good to know. I'll look into it. Is this something that the Pro or Business version would solve normally?

 

Yes, the Pro version should support at least two processors, possibly more.

 

I know Windows 8 Pro only supported a maximum of 2 physical processors, so Windows 10 Pro shouldn't give you any troubles.

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Please don't tell me that PSU is a CX.

 

Get rid of that PSU though 

do you guys even google ? CX series is not a Full Modular PSU, and its not 80+ Gold

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Should really do SLI on this thing.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D16 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($479.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory  ($265.99 @ Mac Mall)

Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory  ($265.99 @ Mac Mall)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($699.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($159.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($156.98 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($90.75 @ OutletPC)

Total: $4217.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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two 980ti's will be a down the line investment if I end up using GPU rendering as much as I want to. It all depends on the workflow etc. so im being cautious and just keeping 1 980ti for now. 

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two 980ti's will be a down the line investment if I end up using GPU rendering as much as I want to. It all depends on the workflow etc. so im being cautious and just keeping 1 980ti for now. 

 

I would probably lean more on a Titan X... Considering you want 3D rendering. You want that VRAM.

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I would probably lean more on a Titan X... Considering you want 3D rendering. You want that VRAM.

Cost x Performance is better on the 980ti's either way. If I did go down GPU rendering, I would quickly need 2-3 more 980ti's in a dedicated GPU enclosure. Those extra 300 bucks on the titan's don't really get me much farther than just one 980 ti.

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Cost x Performance is better on the 980ti's either way. If I did go down GPU rendering, I would quickly need 2-3 more 980ti's in a dedicated GPU enclosure. Those extra 300 bucks on the titan's don't really get me much farther than just one 980 ti.

 

Do you plan on going for more than 2-way SLI? If not then 

 

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor  ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D16 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($479.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory  ($265.99 @ Mac Mall) 
Memory: Kingston 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory  ($265.99 @ Mac Mall) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($646.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($646.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case  ($142.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  ($129.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $4123.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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And of course -650 off the price if you're just getting one for now. No need to get a PSU that powers that rig, if you plan to upgrade get a PSU that can support future needs as well. 1000G2 should do you perfectly. Also, whatever storage solution again. Preferably 850 Pro's or 950's.
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Get 64 gigs in a combo

Better power supply (maybe)

SLI or Titan X

Windows 8/10 Pro

Other than that is OK

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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