Need suggestions on a build

[Seanug]

I've started to get into 3D modeling with Blender and as my projects grow more complex so does the render time... I'm in need of a few new parts.

 

My current build was made for 1080p gaming.

- AMD Athlon 750k (quad core - 3.4 Ghz)

- 8Gb of ram

- R9 285

- ASRock FM2A88X-ITX

- Samsung 840 evo SSD (500gb)

- H55 (water cooling for my CPU)

- Silverstone SFX 500w (80+ Gold).

 

I'd like to spend $600-700-ish or less on the upgrade.  I'll probably keep the power supply/SSD/water cooler and maybe the GPU.

I'd like to have at least a 6 core CPU with 16-32gb of ram. If anyone has any suggestions for motherboards/graphics cards or good CPUs then let me know.

 

Edit: Gaming isn't a priority, so more of the budget should go into the CPU/case/ram.

[DrM]

you should still keep the gpu, since blender has an option to do gpu based rendering, which significantly speeds up render times

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tg4MGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tg4MGX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($380.11 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($0.00)
Motherboard: MSI X99A Raider ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($181.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($109.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($73.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $745.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-20 20:11 EDT-0400

[Starelementpoke]

19 minutes ago, Seanug said:

I've started to get into 3D modeling with Blender and as my projects grow more complex so does the render time... I'm in need of a few new parts.

 

My current build was made for 1080p gaming.

- AMD Athlon 750k (quad core - 3.4 Ghz)

- 8Gb of ram

- R9 285

- ASRock FM2A88X-ITX

- Samsung 840 evo SSD (500gb)

- H55 (water cooling for my CPU)

- Silverstone SFX 500w (80+ Gold).

 

I'd like to spend $600-700-ish or less on the upgrade.  I'll probably keep the power supply/SSD/water cooler and maybe the GPU.

I'd like to have at least a 6 core CPU with 16-32gb of ram. If anyone has any suggestions for motherboards/graphics cards or good CPUs then let me know.

 

Edit: Gaming isn't a priority, so more of the budget should go into the CPU/case/ram.

With your ram:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WBWtmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WBWtmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99M-GAMING 5 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($153.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $640.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-20 20:12 EDT-0400

[Seanug]

DrM, I like your choices for the case/cpu and MB. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JKMVqs

 

As for ram, would going for 32gb be worth it? I'm willing to spend a little over the $700 limit.

[brob]

Reuse the rest of your existing build. The motherboard comes with a cooler, but I included the thermal compound in case you want to reuse the H55. Edit: sorry, H55 is not compatible with narrow ILM mounting.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.93 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA2011-3 Narrow Motherboard  ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($116.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $742.90
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-20 21:45 EDT-0400

[Seanug]

The CPU is a "LGA2011 -3", but the motherboard you selected is "LGA2011 -3 Narrow", is there any difference? Whats the Narrow?

[brob]

10 minutes ago, Seanug said:

The CPU is a "LGA2011 -3", but the motherboard you selected is "LGA2011 -3 Narrow", is there any difference? Whats the Narrow?

The cpu is the same for both narrow and square ILM. The difference relates to the cooler mounting. Which come to think of it, means that the H55 cannot be used.

[AlveKatt]

I asked near exactly the same question, here is the thread, I got a lot of really useful help:

[Seanug]

Thanks Alve,

From all the comments I think I have a good idea for how I'll make the build. If a moderator could close this thread that would be good.

 

Thanks to everyone who gave suggestions.