Workstation/Gaming PC

[DoctorDan]

Greetings! Most recently I've been looking ahead to building a PC to call my very own. While I have a spreadsheet I've been compiling to build a gaming PC, I came to the realization that as someone who has been using more and more programs for engineering, CAD software, solid works, simulation software, etc. as well as software I use for my hobbies (i.e. Premiere, other CC apps, Ableton live, etc) it would benefit me to have some more workstation grade hardware implemented into my build. I am looking to build a gaming/workstation pc in essence. Of course I expect that I will need a Quadro, in all likelihood not something too expensive or powerful but just enough such as the k2200. I'm very open to getting recommendations for this, and expect this build to take a while to save up for. In the mean time I'll be collecting peripherals on my own. So far I have a corsair k70 keyboard I find to be a very nice balance, and I am looking into getting an MX masters (my current mouse is an old razor tapai and will likely still be my "gaming mouse" since its wired). I'm looking into getting an ASUS MX279H either 25" or 27" to add on to my gaming laptop and eventually this build, but by then I will likely be getting a second display for efficient workflow. HOWEVER; this display doesn't have a display port, so if you all have a better choice of display please do comment! Really what I am looking for here is a great hybrid between Gaming and Workstation as my old gaming laptop is beginning to outgrow the workload I push on it with its old 600 series Gtx and 3000 series i7. honestly I love the thing to death, but I need something more powerful as I continue to grow in the number of powerful programs and games I have adopted and will adopt in future years. Thank you! 

 

PS: Case recommendations are also very welcomed!  

[brob]

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

 

Check out pcpartpicker.com. It makes building a part list very easy, provides a power estimate and does some basic compatibility checking.

 

Workstation gpu are not good choices for gaming system. Mixing gpu can be done, but there are very few success stories. Besides, with some exceptions most new workstation software editions provide decent support for consumer oriented gpu.

[DoctorDan]

1 hour ago, CUDA_Cores said:

3 very important questions:

1. What is your budget?

2. What region do you live in?

3. Do you mind buying used parts?

1. I'd say my max budget will be $3k since this is a progressive process, but that would be the very max.

2. I live in the US (Eastern)

3. Depending on the part I wouldn't mind.

[DoctorDan]

1 hour ago, brob said:

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

 

Check out pcpartpicker.com. It makes building a part list very easy, provides a power estimate and does some basic compatibility checking.

 

Workstation gpu are not good choices for gaming system. Mixing gpu can be done, but there are very few success stories. Besides, with some exceptions most new workstation software editions provide decent support for consumer oriented gpu.

What if I were to run something like unraid to assign and assign each GPU to its own OS? Now I hear stories about Xeons not being that great for gaming but in the "7 gamers" project I noticed they used dual Xeons.

[brob]

2 hours ago, DoctorDan said:

What if I were to run something like unraid to assign and assign each GPU to its own OS? Now I hear stories about Xeons not being that great for gaming but in the "7 gamers" project I noticed they used dual Xeons.

Haswell Xeon do pretty well in gaming. With the exception of the non-hyperthreaded models, they are a reasonably priced way into i7 level processing power.

 

I suppose one could run two vm with specific gpu assigned to each. To me this seems a needlessly complicated and expensive approach.