Using Server as Workstation

[Slyus]

First of all. my english really really bad. I trying hard without Google translate.

 

 

Currently I have i7-6800K I found it not really impressive for 3D rendering. I rendering a lot frame by frame. so maybe gonna torture them for days and night.

So I want to build this spec.

 

intel Server board s2600cw2r

2* Xeon E5 2630 V4

32 ECC ram

1000 watt corsair PSU

GTX 1080

950Pro samsung SSD

1 tb wd blue.

 

the main question is.

 

is it intel server board really reliable for long time 3D rendering. because. I ask some Seller on my city. they have some complaint from the intel owner. that their motherboard socket damaged because too much stress on their CPU. I dont ask too much because. its really scary. or maybe. they only have defect mobo one.

 

sometime. I Really like to play some game. because I already had the GTX 1080. actually I dont play heavy game. maybe just like. wargame, GTAV, Paladins, Overwatch. no heavy game. I know the xeon kinda not good for gaming. but need sometime to play. the real question is.

The intel server kinda dont have any audio input on their mobo. But I have a USB headset. is that still audioable. cause I Read some many user of server board. they dont have any audio input.

 

 

I know some people will said.

if you want to rendering as using as workstation. why not buy Asus Z10pe. WS.

actually they dont sell it in my country. and if I want to import it. that gonna be like maybe $1200.

 

so this is the question.

sorry for bad english

[LienusLateTips]

Maybe wait for X399?

[Energycore]

If a motherboard got damaged because of heavy but standard use, that's a problem with that particular motherboard and not with the use of those specific parts.

 

That said if your 3D rendering program does only CPU rendering and can use all those cores then

 - Yes you definitely should grab that workstation because that's 20 cores with Hyperthreading. That should cut rendering times by around half, methinks.

 - You definitely don't need a GTX 1080 for that. If you're going to render with it using Nvidia's CUDA, then most of your CPU will not be utilized. If you want to use it for gaming, the really low clockspeed of the Xeons will lead to a bad experience. Maybe keep the 6800K machine and game on that, while you render on your 20-core workstation.

 - For the audio input / output problem, just grab a cheap sound card, and it should do the job. That's one of the great things about big expandable motherboards.

 - You definitely don't need a 1000W PSU. You could power both Xeons + 1080 with a 650W. If you already have it then that's different of course.