Hi all,
I am very new to PC workstation, having been using Macs exclusively, I decided to go after value for money and build a workstation (first timer!). I have spent quite a bit of time trying to read up on different components and putting together a PC that is optimised for both CPU and GPU intensive tasks. This is all a little overwhelming so your help would be greatly appreciated.
I will mainly be using it for 3D modelling (Maya, Zbrush, Modo, C4D), rendering (Corona, Octane, Keyshot) and digital painting in Photoshop with the occasional editing in Premiere .
After extensive period of procrastinating by looking up reviews for various parts, I have come up with the following list:
PCPartPicker part list /
Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£835.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£67.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE II ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£338.42 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£134.27 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£118.33 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Founders Edition Video Card (£403.48 @ BT Shop)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case (£112.44 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£135.97 @ More Computers)
Keyboard: Logitech K800 Wireless Slim Keyboard Total: £2185.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-04 21:01 BST+0100- The 1070 is a placeholder. My budget is £3000 and I will save whats left of it for 2x 1080ti whenever they are out, is that sensible?
- I chose the 5960x over the 6900k as I will be overclocking and the new octa core does not seem to overclock as well as its predecessor, any opinions?
- Is the motherboard a good choice? At this stage I do not know if I will go more than 2x gpus so the Deluxe II gives the option of adding a 3rd one at some point. It also has Wifi which would save me drilling through my house (or a PCIe slot). And is the most popular model so (hopefully) many of the bugs are ironed out. I was thinking of the E-WS but could not justify the cost.
Many thanks!
