Scientific Reconstruction PC

[Apod]

First post, wooo.

 

That aside, I am responsible for building computer for my lab on campus.  The budget for this build is $8000, likely the mouse and keyboard will be free from IT and potentially a monitor (as was the case with the last pc we got).

 

The purpose of this computer will be to run the program Arivis, reconstructing 3D holograms and not gaming.  I am ok at googling parts reviews and scouring different forums for opinions, but with a computer this spendy I am not wanting to trust my "guess".  I have attached the recommendations for Arivis to the post.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-7980XE 2.6GHz 18-Core Processor  ($1899.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML360R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: EVGA - X299 DARK EATX LGA2066 Motherboard  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Dominator Platinum 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($699.74 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Pro 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($397.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card (2-Way SLI) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card (2-Way SLI) 
Case: Corsair - 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($239.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($124.79 @ OutletPC) 
Wired Network Adapter: StarTech - ST10000SPEX PCI-Express x4 100 Mbps/1 Gbps/10 Gbps Network Adapter  ($221.29 @ Amazon) 
Total: $4403.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-08 20:07 EDT-0400

 

 

Budget & Location

$8000 and Oregon, USA

Aim

Heavy reconstruction of holograms, scientific research.

Monitors

Only one is fine and 1080 is all that is needed, nothing fancy necessary.

Peripherals

10GB network card is about all that is necessary for added parts.  Mouse and keyboard will be simple and likely provided by IT department on campus.

Why are you upgrading

Professor got a grant for $8k and said to buy a computer for the project.

 

 

Help me go from here to the best setup $8k can get, with a primary focus on GPU.  The contact at Arivis let me know that Titan V is the best for their software, but I think dual 2080ti would be better for cheaper.

 

Thank you very much!!

Hardware Recommendations arivis Vision4D.pdf

[Fasauceome]

A quadro GV100 is all I can think of to improve here, but that card alone is out of budget.

 

The titan V has a heaping helping more cuda cores and more memory bandwidth, but strangely I can't seem to find the tensor core count of the 2080 ti anywhere. If it were a lot lower, I'd say the titan V wins

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

I'm surprised they are even building systems themselves rather than special ordering them from the likes of Lenovo, Dell or any other well known system integrator. 

[Apod]

The NSF grant was written with the budget for a PC and did not specify it had to be ordered from any particular place/vendor.  I don't feel comfortable going into too much detail about the lab other than to say it is primarily grant funded and are not restricted with vendors.  Hope that helps clear up any confusion as to why I am asking for advice here.

[brob]

Some suggestions.

 

Use an air tower cpu cooler. They are very reliable, reasonably quiet, do not pose a leak risk, and have more than adequate performance unless one is planning to push overclocking. The beQuiet included below is rated for up to 250W TDP, the cpu is rated at 165W TDP.

 

Consider a motherboard that includes 10G networking. The motherboard below has two 10G ports.

 

Consider a memory kit with slightly better timings. CL14 instead of CL15. Not much, but is should improve memory performance.

 

Use two NVMe ssd for working and temporary storage instead of one. 

 

Use fewer higher capacity hdd.

 

Get a higher capacity psu. At some point there may be budget to add another gpu or two.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-7980XE 2.6GHz 18-Core Processor  ($1899.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus - WS X299 SAGE/10G SSI CEB LGA2066 Motherboard  ($681.89 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($839.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($277.69 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($277.69 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - IronWolf 10TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($301.61 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - IronWolf 10TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($301.61 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB DUKE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1224.98) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB DUKE Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1224.98) 
Case: Cooler Master - COSMOS II 25th Anniversary Edition ATX Full Tower Case  ($229.25 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA T2 1600W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($124.89 @ My Choice Software) 
Monitor: Asus - VP239H-P 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($139.00 @ B&H) 
Total: $7964.54
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-08 22:52 EDT-0400

[Apod]

Brob - Sorry for the delayed response.  Thank you very much for your feedback, it is greatly appreciated!