X99 build for 2d/3d rendering etc

Banzai_Joe

Banzai_Joe

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Hi all,

looking to build a new rendering workstation.
Having spoken to my 3d software specialist he actually suggested that the GTX range would be fine for what we do; which is 2d CAD, sketchup and rendering in podium (possibly vray in the future).

So.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus X99-S - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£30 Saving*** £514.98
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 980 Matrix Platinum 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £469.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD432GM2400HC16QC01) £275.99
1 x Samsung SM951 512GB M.2 PCI-e Gen3 8Gbps x 4 Solid State Drive (MZHPV512HDGL-00000) £239.99
1 x Antec Performance Series P280 Midi-Tower - White £89.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - White £87.95
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA15B £13.99
Total : £1,702.48 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).



Ok, so having done some reading, if i'm only using the one gpu i should be able to run the 5820 (28 lanes) and the M.2 x4 SSD fine (hoping to take advantage of uber speeds if possible :) )

I've gone for this setup as sketchup (single core) and podium (multi-core) use cpu computations not gpu. So i'm hoping to OC the 5820 to get the best out of that.
Previewing renders in sketchup can allegedly be done by the GPU as it has plenty of cuda cores and opengl4.4, but the main render will use CPU cores.
And obviously the more ram the better.

That's the theory i'm working with and most is the advice of one of my suppliers who is 3d tech selling sketchup and all various plugins, as well as Maya, 3dsmax etc.
Seemed unbiased to me as he could have insisted on a quadro card costing loads more. But he pointed me to various benchmarks showing that the GTX cards can outperform quadro in the particular tasks we will be setting.
We also use AutoCad but purely for 2d.

All that said, i'd welcome some input from anyone who has opinions on:
a) the build
b) the purpose of the build.

Many thanks :)
 
Do you already have a cpu cooler ?

The EVGA G2 650W is cheaper than the Superflower at the moment. They are basically the same internally.


YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA Supernova G2 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £74.99
Total : £84.59 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).




Also why the expensive 980 if you are just rendering ?


YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 980 "Herculez X3 Ultra" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N98V-1SDN-M5DNX) £359.99
Total : £369.59 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).

 
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Thanks for the reply.
No hard reason for choosing the expensive asus really other than I like and trust the brand. That said my 970 is an inno3d and I've had no issues with it.
The savings are marginal really compared to the overall cost but I appreciate the heads up.
I'm interested in any opinions regarding the matchup of CPU and m.2 ssd for better speeds and also any concerns over temps of the ssd as this was an issue when they first came out.
 
That Matrix 980 is more of an extreme overclockers card as it has lots of power phases. I think it has LN2 cooling as well. Also at this price you are getting near to 980 ti territory.

If you don't want the Inno3D card then you can get a Gigabyte 980 ti for £389.99. You can't get much better than Gigabytes warranty.

I don't know about the m2 SSD heat issues so I can't really answer that question. The Intel 750 PCI-E is another fast SSD although it is out of stock atm, and it also has less capacity for more money. I think they are well suited to workstation builds though.
 
You will need to get a cooler if you don't already as X99 CPUs don't come with a stock cooler generally
 
Banzai_Joe said:
Actually, you sure about this? I can't find ANY 980 Ti for less than £529 inc vat.
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Yeah sorry that was a typo on my part. I meant to type 980 not 980 ti.

I would say that either of these are a good buy, along with the Inno3D one.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £389.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 980 ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2981-KR) £379.99
Total : £779.58 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).

 
Shivy011 said:
You mean the 5820k + X99 boar bundle? I don't think it does...
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Oh yeah, you're right. I was playing around with bundles so i must have chosen one without an afm cooler.
Its a retail cpu though so should come with a stock hsf.
In all the builds i've done for our business i've only really put afmc's on a couple of rigs and never really had an issue.
That said, i probably will put one on this if i buy it.

It will be a test rig. If it performs as expected then i'll buy another 5 identical builds.
 
Banzai_Joe said:
Oh yeah, you're right. I was playing around with bundles so i must have chosen one without an afm cooler.
Its a retail cpu though so should come with a stock hsf.
In all the builds i've done for our business i've only really put afmc's on a couple of rigs and never really had an issue.
That said, i probably will put one on this if i buy it.

It will be a test rig. If it performs as expected then i'll buy another 5 identical builds.
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Retail X99 CPUs don't come with stock coolers
 
Banzai_Joe said:
Oh yeah, you're right. I was playing around with bundles so i must have chosen one without an afm cooler.
Its a retail cpu though so should come with a stock hsf.
In all the builds i've done for our business i've only really put afmc's on a couple of rigs and never really had an issue.
That said, i probably will put one on this if i buy it.

It will be a test rig. If it performs as expected then i'll buy another 5 identical builds.
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The cpu's on 2011-3 platform don't come with an Intel stock fan even if it is a retail version. Unless you buy a bundle that has one included then you would need to buy a cooler.

Something like a coolermaster hyper evo 212 or raijintek themis etc would fine depending on how much you want to spend.
 
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