Bikerchris
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- Mar 4, 2017
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APOLOGIES - PERHAPS THIS SHOULD BE IN THE HARDWARE AREA
Hello all,
First of all, what an interesting forum full of very knowledgeable fellows
After about 5 years using a 2500K i5, 16GB RAM and a GTX 560 Ti, it's starting to show it's age and so I thought I'd upgrade. As a self-employed bod', it'll be tax deductible so replacing it will be a good investment.
So far I have my heart set on:
CPU: E5-1650V4
MOBO: Asus X99-E WS
RAM: 32GB 2400MHz (ECC, 4 x 8GB)
Graphics: GTX 1070
Any thoughts on this? My main programmes are:
Initially I was very keen on modestly priced SuperMicro boards, but they had some odd quirks.
I was quite interested in a Quadro P4000, but my brain just won't permit it - any comments are welcome. I was very tempted to buy both and simply send back the least performing card, but I'm not sure I have the time or the inclination.
Going the Xeon route may be overkill, but as reliable as an i7 will be, I still want a system that'll run during the day with mostly single threaded apps and rendering at night (scheduled). I also want as little chance of downtime as financially possible, because if my computer goes pop, I'm letting people down which will effect my income (and I like food!).
Thanks in advance, and if you know waaaaaay more than me, please be nice
Hello all,
First of all, what an interesting forum full of very knowledgeable fellows
After about 5 years using a 2500K i5, 16GB RAM and a GTX 560 Ti, it's starting to show it's age and so I thought I'd upgrade. As a self-employed bod', it'll be tax deductible so replacing it will be a good investment.
So far I have my heart set on:
CPU: E5-1650V4
MOBO: Asus X99-E WS
RAM: 32GB 2400MHz (ECC, 4 x 8GB)
Graphics: GTX 1070
Any thoughts on this? My main programmes are:
- AutoCAD (2D/3D use)
- Sketchup (possibly 3DMax one day)
- CPU based rendering application (possibly CPU and GPU based rendering application in future)
- May be video editing if I could just be bothered.
- Normal things, web, FTP, Photoshoppery
Initially I was very keen on modestly priced SuperMicro boards, but they had some odd quirks.
I was quite interested in a Quadro P4000, but my brain just won't permit it - any comments are welcome. I was very tempted to buy both and simply send back the least performing card, but I'm not sure I have the time or the inclination.
Going the Xeon route may be overkill, but as reliable as an i7 will be, I still want a system that'll run during the day with mostly single threaded apps and rendering at night (scheduled). I also want as little chance of downtime as financially possible, because if my computer goes pop, I'm letting people down which will effect my income (and I like food!).
Thanks in advance, and if you know waaaaaay more than me, please be nice
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