My workhorse

[Thomas_baas]

I want to build a high end rendering machine for after effects, 3DS MAX and octane. I already have a decent gaming pc with a 4690 and a gtx 960 4GB. But that thing is starting to lack behind. So I went on pcpartspicker and started to combine some stuff. The fittings and pipe I didn't add because I will do that on the fly. I also added a 10GBit network card for fast transfer with my 35TB server.

 

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[DiamondShark286]

I would go with the i7-6800k because it is slightly faster and is cheaper and you still get 6 cores with hyperthreading but otherwise if you can afford it then it looks good.

[TheNuzziNuzz]

I would get a single titan XP.

[TheNuzziNuzz]

I would also prefer the Cosair k70 Keyboard.

[Thomas_baas]

Isn't 2x 1080 faster and better then 1x Titan XP?

[DiamondShark286]

2 minutes ago, Thomas_baas said:

Isn't 2x 1080 faster and better then 1x Titan XP?

titan xp is designed as a workstation gpu it will perform better in rendering workloads

[DiamondShark286]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qgFQLD here. it is a little bit more expensive but you get a better gpu/cpu

[Thomas_baas]

Also in octane? Because octane is very good in utilizing multiple GPU setups

[DiamondShark286]

5 minutes ago, Thomas_baas said:

Also in octane? Because octane is very good in utilizing multiple GPU setups

also with the titan xp you get the 12gb of vram where as with the two 1080s you only get the 8gb even in sli its your choice but for a professional workstation I think the titan xp would work best.

[Blackhole890]

changed the mobo (because you are not going to 4x sli so it will just be a waste of money) cpu (6800k is cheaper and performs better), gpu (titan xp is more worth getting it for rendering), ram (corsair ones has less latency), ssd (a bit faster and cheaper), hdd (cheaper and faster) and psu (the last one that you choosed was a overkill and the qlogic network adapter wont fit because there's no mobo that supports x8 pcie...

 

and remember that this is my opinion 

 

so this is what i would get.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rjqTjc
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rjqTjc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($409.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A Raider ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($204.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Toshiba X300 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($178.83 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: NVIDIA Titan X (Pascal) 12GB Video Card  ($1603.44 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($134.99 @ B&H) 
Wired Network Adapter: QLogic QLE3242-CU-CK PCI-Express x8 100 Mbps/1 Gbps/10 Gbps Network Adapter  ($142.83 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard 
Mouse: Logitech G602 Wireless Optical Mouse  ($39.99 @ Best Buy) 
Other: Mercury case-labs ($508.00)
Other: GPU block ek ($109.00)
Other: GPU block ek ($109.00)
Other: SSD block ek ($89.00)
Other: CPU waterblock ek ($109.00)
Other: Resovoir ($54.95)
Other: Pomp ($109.95)
Total: $4248.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 11:21 EST-0500

 

 

[Thomas_baas]

I'm still not sure about the CPU and GPU. 5930K has more cores and doesn't that mean it will be faster at rendering, 3D and 2D. GPU: Titan XP = 2x so expensive but does it also give me 2x the performance... I don't think so. I placed the 750 SSD in there because there's a waterblock avaiable for that one. I already have a RM750 PSU and I think that will be enough but I'm not sure...

[DiamondShark286]

15 minutes ago, Thomas_baas said:

I'm still not sure about the CPU and GPU. 5930K has more cores and doesn't that mean it will be faster at rendering, 3D and 2D. GPU: Titan XP = 2x so expensive but does it also give me 2x the performance... I don't think so. I placed the 750 SSD in there because there's a waterblock avaiable for that one. I already have a RM750 PSU and I think that will be enough but I'm not sure...

they both have 6 cores with hyperthreading the psu should be good and you really don't need to watercool your ssd that would be perhaps the biggest waste of $90.

[Thomas_baas]

37 minutes ago, Tb428 said:

and you really don't need to watercool your ssd that would be perhaps the biggest waste of $90.

But is looks cool.....

[brob]

5 hours ago, Thomas_baas said:

I want to build a high end rendering machine for after effects, 3DS MAX and octane. I already have a decent gaming pc with a 4690 and a gtx 960 4GB. But that thing is starting to lack behind. So I went on pcpartspicker and started to combine some stuff. The fittings and pipe I didn't add because I will do that on the fly. I also added a 10GBit network card for fast transfer with my 35TB server.

 

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Rendering is one task where quad channel memory makes a difference. Get a 4x8GB memory kit.

 

I would suggest moving up a cpu generation and investing in a less expensive motherboard. 

 

Instead of the Intel 750 PCIe ssd, an M.2 like the Samsung 960 Pro offers better performance and does not consume an expansion slot.

 

An EVGA P2 psu is arguably a better choice.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6850K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($569.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($396.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($329.00 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($212.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1717.47
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-17 16:43 EST-0500

[DiamondShark286]

16 hours ago, Thomas_baas said:

But is looks cool.....

that is true