Computer Quote

[glorybound]

I just got a quote from my local computer shop. How does it look? Other than the SATA drive, which I'll change to an SSD, does it look good. The price is right. I will have the one workstation, so I am not sure if I should get the i7 or the dual Xeon.

[glorybound]

I have the GTX 960, so I don't need a card.

[dlparisi]

AFAIK, the 4930 is a LGA-2011 socket not a LGA-2011v3 so it basically won't fit and is incompatible. Your local computer shop should know this! You'll either need to switch to a different CPU (5820k is equivalent) or switch out the MB and RAM to a x79 board and ddr3 ram. Both options will save you money as the MB and RAM should be cheaper if you stay with the 4930 or the CPU is cheaper if you switch to the 5820.

[glorybound]

Good to know. They are building it for $150, but I am buying the parts.

[baastyan]

I would difinitelly go for i7 5960x.
I got 4 machines with 3930K (very simillar to 4930K) and they are working OK ... but if you choose x5960 the total cost increases 25% but the rendering performance increases 40%.

[glorybound]

The computer shop guy said that, that configuration will only give me a slight increase in performance from what I currently have. He recommends the:

'The only reservation I have about this build is you will only get a slight boost in performance. A step up in significant performance would be a newer Xeon processor but I am told it would get into the 4-6 thousand range."

[baastyan]

Do not believe him. I don't think this guy knows enough about rendering with V-ray.

Below are 2 results from this thread:
http://forums.chaosgroup.com/showthr...INTERIOR-SCENE

95s. (5960x) vs. 155s. (4930K)

New build over the weekend.

i7-5960x OC
32Gb Ram
M2 SSD
Quadro K4200

3DS Max 2016
V-Ray 3.20.

Embree ON

1m 35.4sec

I just discovered this thread, I love it so I decided to test my rig:

Asus Sabertooth x79
4930k (6-core) @ 4.2ghz
32 GB Ram
V-Ray 3.10.03
3ds Max 2015

2.50s No Embree

2.35s Embree On

[glorybound]

So, the 4960 is the way to go?

[baastyan]

So, the 4960 is the way to go?

I don't think so. You have only 6 cores in 4960. And 5960x has 8 cores.
And if you compare 4960x OC @ 4,2GHxZ vs 5960x OC @ 4,2GHz it still much better to take 5960x.

In my opinion 5960x is at the moment best $/performance choice.

[glorybound]

gotcha, thanks!

I don't think so. You have only 6 cores in 4960. And 5960x has 8 cores.
And if you compare 4960x OC @ 4,2GHxZ vs 5960x OC @ 4,2GHz it still much better to take 5960x.

In my opinion 5960x is at the moment best $/performance choice.

[baastyan]

I am pretty sure you won't regret it.

gotcha, thanks!

[glorybound]

How's this looking?

[Donald2B]

What are you using for your OS HDD? I highly recommend an M.2 drive as the OS drive. Motherboard supports them at PCIe x4 speed, so it's the fastest HDD interface on the market right now. Just a thought.

[glorybound]

Yes. I was going to add an SSD for the OS.

What are you using for your OS HDD? I highly recommend an M.2 drive as the OS drive. Motherboard supports them at PCIe x4 speed, so it's the fastest HDD interface on the market right now. Just a thought.

[super gnu]

make sure you get a pcie m.2 drive not a sata m.2 drive. you can tell because they are the more costy ones. a sata m.2 drive has no advantage over a normal sata ssd.