Recommended Specs

[AnUglyHyena]

For a fresh build that will be used for heavy CAD-CAM/rendering but also heavy games, what would the community recommend? a workstation or standard mobo, gpu, etc?

[don_svetlio]

Budget?

[AnUglyHyena]

Budget is 3,000USD

[TheRandomness]

Budget is 3,000USD

Does that include peripherals, the OS and a/some monitor(s)?

[AnUglyHyena]

Does that include peripherals, the OS and a/some monitor(s)

It includes the OS and the machine itself

[TheRandomness]

It includes the OS and the machine itself

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($89.90 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($209.41 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.00 @ B&H)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($639.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit) ($125.01 @ B&H)

Total: $1863.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-27 04:40 EST-0500

[HKZeroFive]

It includes the OS and the machine itself

 

Can always tone down to one 980Ti and a 650W PSU if you're not planning on playing very intensive games.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($251.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($150.88 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Blue 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($134.88 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($649.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($649.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX Mid Tower Case  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($87.95 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $2800.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-27 04:42 EST-0500