New Workstation

[Tabularas]

After 8 years of my old build it was time to get something new. Can somebody tell me if there would be some issues concerning compatibility etc.?

 

I would use it as a Workstation for Lightroom image-editing, After FX, Premiere, 3Ds Max (Simulation, Rendering etc.).

Additionally playing games from time to time was also planned. 

 

The Noctua and Corsair are for a more silent build (At work I'm already working with a HP Z400 Workstation (Xeon W3670 3.2 GHz & a Quadro 4000). The sound of this machine is annoying. I know it's because of HP but I want a more silent Workstation at home). 

 

 

 

Intel Core i7 4930K 6x 3.40GHz So.2011

Corsair Hydro Series H100i with 2x Noctua NF-F12 PWM

Asus P9X79 Pro Intel X79 So.2011

32GB Corsair Vengeance Red DDR3-1866 DIMM CL10 Quad Kit

760 Watt Seasonic Platinum Modular 80+ Platin

MSI GTX760 OC Twin Frozr (I have to decide if 2GB or 4GB Version)

256GB Samsung 840 Pro Series Creative Sound Blaster Zx PCIe Corsair 600T

 

Special question is, is the 32 GB RAM compatible with the Motherboad? And can I use the same RAM to upgrade later to 64GB?

 

Thank you!

[Guest]

Thought about a Quadro card?

[Qpm5]

I do not see any but i think you would want a worstation card or at least a more powerful card

[brownninja97]

Ditch the noctua fans and get 1600mhz ram, with the money you save get a better gpu as that will make a bigger difference for sure.

[rhyseyness]

Ditch the noctua fans and get 1600mhz ram, with the money you save get a better gpu as that will make a bigger difference for sure.

I disagree.

Noctua fans will keep it super quiet and the 1600MHz memory will make very little performance difference, if any.

 

@Tabularas I think your system looks good, but you might wanna consider a higher grade video card. Maybe a quadro.

 

hope this helps

[TheProfosist]

I would stick with the 1866 since the memory controller of ivy-e natively supports it.

[brownninja97]

I disagree.

Noctua fans will keep it super quiet and the 1600MHz memory will make very little performance difference, if any.

 

@Tabularas I think your system looks good, but you might wanna consider a higher grade video card. Maybe a quadro.

 

hope this helps

Would you rather have a quiet computer or the ability to render faster, my opinion is screw the fans and anyways if you put some music on then you will never tell the difference, noctua fans are quiet expensive for such a small difference.

[JoshM]

What was your old build and was it cutting it or struggling?

[Tabularas]

Thank you for the fast response.

 

@JoshM

My old/current build is a

AMD Dualcore 939

4GB Ram

Nvidia 9800 GT

 

So like said too old. It already struggles when editing in Lightoom my Raw-files. Not to mention After FX / 3Ds Max.

 

What I forgott to tell was, that I also wanted to play some games on this station (besides working) and that whon't really work with a Quadro. In addition the price for a Quadro would be too high. A Quadro would just improve if I would render more on the GPU instead of the CPU. But this means also I would need a better Quadro with more Ram on the Card. (the new Quadro 6000 with 6GB costs 20k).

[rhyseyness]

Would you rather have a quiet computer or the ability to render faster, my opinion is screw the fans and anyways if you put some music on then you will never tell the difference, noctua fans are quiet expensive for such a small difference.

The noctua fans are about $20 each.

If he gets rid of them, he has an extra $40 to spend on a graphics card (Don't think this is even enough to upgrade to a 770?).

I'd argue that that's not enough to make much of a difference in performance in workstation applications.

[rhyseyness]

Thank you for the fast response.

 

@JoshM

My old/current build is a

AMD Dualcore 939

4GB Ram

Nvidia 9800 GT

 

So like said too old. It already struggles when editing in Lightoom my Raw-files. Not to mention After FX / 3Ds Max.

 

What I forgott to tell was, that I also wanted to play some games on this station (besides working) and that whon't really work with a Quadro. In addition the price for a Quadro would be too high. A Quadro would just improve if I would render more on the GPU instead of the CPU. But this means also I would need a better Quadro with more Ram on the Card. (the new Quadro 6000 with 6GB costs 20k).

Can you afford to upgrade to a 780 (preferably wait for 780ti, which is released soon)?

This will be less expensive than a quadro, but you'll get significantly better workstation and gaming performance (I believe there'll be a 6GB model).

[Monty007]

I agree with the GPU upgrade.  Wait for the 780ti - same thing I'm doing.  One thing - and this my personal opinion - might be to ditch the sound card.  I used onboard audio and don't have any issues with it.  Some of the higher end Asus boards have great onboard audio.  Everything else looks great!!

[Havoc]

After 8 years of my old build it was time to get something new. Can somebody tell me if there would be some issues concerning compatibility etc.?

 

I would use it as a Workstation for After FX, Premiere, Lightroom image-editing, 3Ds Max (Simulation, Rendering etc.). In addition playing games from time to time was also planned. 

The Noctua and Corsair are for a more silent build.

 

 

 

Intel Core i7 4930K 6x 3.40GHz So.2011

Corsair Hydro Series H100i with 2x Noctua NF-F12 PWM

Asus P9X79 Pro Intel X79 So.2011

32GB Corsair Vengeance Red DDR3-1866 DIMM CL10 Quad Kit

760 Watt Seasonic Platinum Modular 80+ Platin

MSI GTX760 OC Twin Frozr (I have to decide if 2GB or 4GB Version)

256GB Samsung 840 Pro Series Creative Sound Blaster Zx PCIe Corsair 600T

 

Thank you!

 

Workstation? Get a Xeon E5.

[AxelPeeters]

Looks fine for editing purposes but get the 4gb edition of the gpu or get a quadro ... and change the color of the rams B) why red ? 

[flibberdipper]

Workstation? Get a Xeon E5.

But the OP wants to game on it here and there, and the i7 would have a slight edge in that.

[flibberdipper]

Looks fine for editing purposes but get the 4gb edition of the gpu or get a quadro ... and change the color of the rams B) why red ? 

He wants to game on it, and the Quadro's suck at gaming. Tried that on the computers at my school, and it was HORRIBLE.

[Havoc]

But the OP wants to game on it here and there, and the i7 would have a slight edge in that.

 

Maybe... maybe not, depends if he Overclocks and also the way games are going with next-gen consoles being 8 cores games are going to become more and more multi threaded.

[ltguy]

I'd try to get at least a GTX 770 4gb if you can swing it. Everything else looks pretty good. I have a similar setup if you have any other questions. You're probably gonna need do a usb bios flash on that Asus board to support ivy bridge e. Also have you looked at the Asus X79 Deluxe board as an option ?

[anton_ma_99]

this seems more like planing

[JoshM]

Thank you for the fast response.

 

@JoshM

My old/current build is a

AMD Dualcore 939

4GB Ram

Nvidia 9800 GT

 

So like said too old. It already struggles when editing in Lightoom my Raw-files. Not to mention After FX / 3Ds Max.

 

What I forgott to tell was, that I also wanted to play some games on this station (besides working) and that whon't really work with a Quadro. In addition the price for a Quadro would be too high. A Quadro would just improve if I would render more on the GPU instead of the CPU. But this means also I would need a better Quadro with more Ram on the Card. (the new Quadro 6000 with 6GB costs 20k).

But are you sure you need an intel extreme edition, seems a bit overkill, maybe a 4770k instead

[hiyayhi]

Thought about a Quadro card?

Or modding the 760...

[Tabularas]

Wow already new feedback. Thank's guys.

 

At work I'm already working with a HP Z400 Workstation (Xeon W3670 3.2 GHz & a Quadro 4000). The sound of this machine is annoying. I know it's because of HP but I want a more silent Workstation at home.

Currently I'm not interested in fully water-cooling this PC (maybe later). At least I've selected the Corsair H100i as a start. Additionally the Noctua-fans should help on this purpose.

The MSI GTX760 OC Twin Frozr was also chosen because from my research it is the most silent GTX available. I do not know if there is a similar 770GTX 4GB version. 

 

The Asus X79 Deluxe has just additional WiFi or am I wrong? 

 

My only fear is that the RAM is not compatible with the Motherboard (cannot find anything on the manual on www.asus.com). Especially when I later whant to upgrade to full 64 GB. Does anybody know more about this??

[AxelPeeters]

He wants to game on it, and the Quadro's suck at gaming. Tried that on the computers at my school, and it was HORRIBLE.

 

Watch out ! we have a badass over here ! somoene who game's at his school  B)  just kidding dude ... U made a good point there but what if you combine a quadro and a GTX ? of course u can't sli them but u can use the quadro for cuda acceleration 

[flibberdipper]

Watch out ! we have a badass over here ! somoene who game's at his school  B)  just kidding dude ... U made a good point there but what if you combine a quadro and a GTX ? of course u can't sli them but u can use the quadro for cuda acceleration 

That's true... I forgot you could do that. I just came out of the Stone Age known as AGP...

[EpicGeekonFire]

After 8 years of my old build it was time to get something new. Can somebody tell me if there would be some issues concerning compatibility etc.?

 

I would use it as a Workstation for Lightroom image-editing, After FX, Premiere, 3Ds Max (Simulation, Rendering etc.).

Additionally playing games from time to time was also planned. 

 

The Noctua and Corsair are for a more silent build (At work I'm already working with a HP Z400 Workstation (Xeon W3670 3.2 GHz & a Quadro 4000). The sound of this machine is annoying. I know it's because of HP but I want a more silent Workstation at home). 

 

 

 

Intel Core i7 4930K 6x 3.40GHz So.2011

Corsair Hydro Series H100i with 2x Noctua NF-F12 PWM

Asus P9X79 Pro Intel X79 So.2011

32GB Corsair Vengeance Red DDR3-1866 DIMM CL10 Quad Kit

760 Watt Seasonic Platinum Modular 80+ Platin

MSI GTX760 OC Twin Frozr (I have to decide if 2GB or 4GB Version)

256GB Samsung 840 Pro Series Creative Sound Blaster Zx PCIe Corsair 600T

 

Special question is, is the 32 GB RAM compatible with the Motherboad? And can I use the same RAM to upgrade later to 64GB?

 

Thank you!

Sounds good but for the graphics you might want to get something more powerful? 770? If you are going with a 760 a 4gb is worthless Cause you most likely will never use the capabilities of the 4 gbs.. save the 60 bucks get something else better.