Hi everyone,
I would like to build 2 workstations to replace our current Dell Precision's that are already 5 years old with fairly low Xeon clock speeds, older Quadro cards and warranty expired last month. But with all the rumors about the Haswell-E and Nvidea Maxwell, I think I should wait and see what they bring to the table. If you think I should wait, please tell and why I should wait.
If no-one of you thinks they will offer big improvement (like ivy-bridge -> Haswell), I'll build them by the end of the month.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
One will be used for heavy video-editing and 3D stuff with some photoshop. (After effects, but mainly Premiere Pro) Gaming will also be done on this machine, but this is secondary.
Other one will be used for mainly photoshop, illustrator and other graphics programs (no motiongraphics on this one).
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Budget is around 2500-3000 for the editing rig and less than 2000 for the photoshop rig.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Belgium
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, CPU, RAM, PS, SSD, GPU, Mobo, optical drive, cooling,
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Some 13000 rpm harddrives maybe, but got enough storage on our servers. Otherwise nothing.
6) Will you be overclocking?
CPU on the editing and gaming rig will be OC'ed
No or just a little OC'ing on the photoshop rig.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Currently both have 2x Dell 27" 1400p (or was it 1600p?). Will be upgrading both to 4K screen next year.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
I was going to do it this month, but after seeing rumors I am not sure if I should wait or not
Certainly because they will have to be working 5 years without maintenance about 6 days a week 10 hours a day.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
Mobo has to have Raid controler, very good soundcard build in, usb 3, But most importantly reliability!
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes already got multiple Windows 8.1 licenses from our current machines. (will drill holes in harddrives and smash them to pieces when we get the new ones in and sell the old workstations)
Here is what I was thinking of if I would build it now for the editing rig:
GTX 780 (maybe Ti)
I7-4930K
Fractal design Arc Midi R2
Asus rampage IV Extreme or P9X79 WS
Samsung 840 EVO 500gb or Intel 530 series (not sure which ones are more reliable)
Don't know about ram, will see what is cheapest (any series that are worth looking at?) Certainly 32gb quadchannel for both.
Fractal design Newton R3 800W
CPU cooling will be H100i because I read it won't need any maintenance. (is this true?)
Don't know about fans, I wanted to go with Gentle typhoon's AP-15's, but noticed they are discontinued and computershop I go to only go the AP-11 and AP-12 in stock. (are they as good as the AP-15's?)
Suggestions for normal airflow optimised fans for the case? I think the Arc Midi can fit multiple 140mm's, so that might be an option (suggestions on these?)
Second rig will be the same as the first but without a good GPU (just one that can output 4K, any suggestions?).
I am not a fanboy of any make, so if you know parts that work better than the ones listed or are more reliable, please tell.
And yes, silence is desirable, but not a priority.
We might be using a 4k camera by the end of the year (might play a big factor here).
Many thanks for suggestions in advance!
I would like to build 2 workstations to replace our current Dell Precision's that are already 5 years old with fairly low Xeon clock speeds, older Quadro cards and warranty expired last month. But with all the rumors about the Haswell-E and Nvidea Maxwell, I think I should wait and see what they bring to the table. If you think I should wait, please tell and why I should wait.
If no-one of you thinks they will offer big improvement (like ivy-bridge -> Haswell), I'll build them by the end of the month.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
One will be used for heavy video-editing and 3D stuff with some photoshop. (After effects, but mainly Premiere Pro) Gaming will also be done on this machine, but this is secondary.
Other one will be used for mainly photoshop, illustrator and other graphics programs (no motiongraphics on this one).
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Budget is around 2500-3000 for the editing rig and less than 2000 for the photoshop rig.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Belgium
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, CPU, RAM, PS, SSD, GPU, Mobo, optical drive, cooling,
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Some 13000 rpm harddrives maybe, but got enough storage on our servers. Otherwise nothing.
6) Will you be overclocking?
CPU on the editing and gaming rig will be OC'ed
No or just a little OC'ing on the photoshop rig.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
Currently both have 2x Dell 27" 1400p (or was it 1600p?). Will be upgrading both to 4K screen next year.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
I was going to do it this month, but after seeing rumors I am not sure if I should wait or not
Certainly because they will have to be working 5 years without maintenance about 6 days a week 10 hours a day.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
Mobo has to have Raid controler, very good soundcard build in, usb 3, But most importantly reliability!
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes already got multiple Windows 8.1 licenses from our current machines. (will drill holes in harddrives and smash them to pieces when we get the new ones in and sell the old workstations)
Here is what I was thinking of if I would build it now for the editing rig:
GTX 780 (maybe Ti)
I7-4930K
Fractal design Arc Midi R2
Asus rampage IV Extreme or P9X79 WS
Samsung 840 EVO 500gb or Intel 530 series (not sure which ones are more reliable)
Don't know about ram, will see what is cheapest (any series that are worth looking at?) Certainly 32gb quadchannel for both.
Fractal design Newton R3 800W
CPU cooling will be H100i because I read it won't need any maintenance. (is this true?)
Don't know about fans, I wanted to go with Gentle typhoon's AP-15's, but noticed they are discontinued and computershop I go to only go the AP-11 and AP-12 in stock. (are they as good as the AP-15's?)
Suggestions for normal airflow optimised fans for the case? I think the Arc Midi can fit multiple 140mm's, so that might be an option (suggestions on these?)
Second rig will be the same as the first but without a good GPU (just one that can output 4K, any suggestions?).
I am not a fanboy of any make, so if you know parts that work better than the ones listed or are more reliable, please tell.
And yes, silence is desirable, but not a priority.
We might be using a 4k camera by the end of the year (might play a big factor here).
Many thanks for suggestions in advance!