Workstation Budget planning 2016

[hubmer3]

Hy!

i would like to upgrade my workstation in 2016, so i want to make a view considerations about the new system and the availible budget.
I'am doing mainly arch-viz (vray, much forest pro) but also some cad work.

my current setup:
win 7 ultimate
Z68X-UD4-B3 Mainboard
i7 2600k 4c/8t @ 4.4Ghz
32GB DDR3 Ram 1333Mhz
GTX 780ti 3GB

planned setup:
win 10
MSI X99A SLI Plus
i7 6950x 10c/20t (release Q2 ~1200€)
HyperX Fury 64GB 8x8gb
Palit GTX 980ti super jetstream 6Gb (option: GTX Titan X)
Dark power pro 850

Setup is about 3100€ (3500€)

1. How you guys doing with win10?
2. Is there a need for a Titan X (for forest scenes)?
3. maybe the i7 6950x will be replaced with i7 6900K we will see prices and further specs soon.
4. is there any point to go with a dual xeon setup?

greets phil

[FSGFX]

i would go with a bigger power supply...
maybe you update your rig with a second GPU...
GPU rendering is comming closer and i wont be surpriced if chaos has something up their sleeves...

[hubmer3]

yeah you're right i think i will switch this to 1000w so it can handle two 980ti's
thanks for the hint
maybe someone found this useful
calculate your power supply: http://www.bequiet.com/en/psucalculator

[super gnu]

looks like a good setup.. im interested to see the reviews of that cpu before jumping in.

a more advanced psu calculator if you are a stickler for detail..

http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

[glorybound]

What would a rig like that cost?

[hubmer3]

Hy Bobby,

here is a list with two possible setups.
Maybe the 6950x is only 1000€... there are only rumors so i go with 1200€ (always better to plan more, you can see the impact now on the oculus
Prices are from Austria.
Cant wait to build up such a rig!




Greets Phil

[hubmer3]

I was tired of waiting till the release of the i7 6950x!
So i made a little chart for the decision about a the cpu for my new workstation!
Very interessting results, best option for the budget is the new E5-2640 v4! Only 500€ more than the i7 6950x and nearly twice the power.
Maybe it'll help somebody.

[numerobis]

Some points regarding your calculation...
You can't multiply the single core turbo to get the combined GHz. The all core turbo is always lower - sometimes much lower like for the 2640 v4 with 2.6GHz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...l-processor.29
Hyperthreading normally adds maybe 20-30%, so doubling the threads is not really helpful. And because all bigger intel CPUs use HT you can simply exclude it from the calculation.
And i think Passmark is not the best tool to measure rendering performance. I have seen completely different results in the past when i compared the values to rendering benchmarks.

[hubmer3]

Some points regarding your calculation...
You can't multiply the single core turbo to get the combined GHz. The all core turbo is always lower - sometimes much lower like for the 2640 v4 with 2.6GHz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...l-processor.29
Hyperthreading normally adds maybe 20-30%, so doubling the threads is not really helpful. And because all bigger intel CPUs use HT you can simply exclude it from the calculation.
And i think Passmark is not the best tool to measure rendering performance. I have seen completely different results in the past when i compared the values to rendering benchmarks.

Thanks for your info, didn't mention that!
i updated the chart with the right calculation for the stepping.
i also made an graph.
One thing is very interessting, the E5-2620 v4 has a higher ratings than the 6950x an the dual setup is also 600€ cheaper!

[ronaldograxa]

Hey Guys , just wondering if anyone can help me out with this computer I am about to order.

I want a fast rendering workstation to render personal projects at home. I have a 5k budget. What would you change on this build. Prices are in Aus dollar.

ASUS Z10PA-D8 Dual LGA 2011-3 ATX Workstation Motherboard ( 685 dol )

2x Xeon E5-2640v3 LGA 2011-3 2.6GHz (Turbo 3.4GHz) Processor ($1459.98 Each)

1x ASUS GeForce GTX 980 STRIX 4GB Video Card ($725.00)

4x Kingston 8GB (1x 8GB) DDR4 2133MHz ECC Memory KTD-PE421/8G ($117.98 Each)

Thanks

[muoto]

i would go for some more ram, 64gb at least