Hey everybody, this is my first post at cgarchitect. It's admittedly a bit long so *please*, bear with me.
I am about to go for a ~2000 € pc build (tower only) that will be used for:
1. Architectural Visualization/3d rendering workflow (Rhinoceros, Revit, 3Ds Max, some Cinema 4D, Vray, Autocad, Photoshop, and the Adobe Creative Suite workflow like Illustrator and InDesign)
2. Video editing workflow (Premiere Pro for editing and After Effects for compositing and DaVinci Resolve for Coloring)
***absolutely no gaming, I don't game at all*** only other uses: surfing the net, office etc. plain stuff.
I 'll be working just as much in both workflows/fields, but if you should put and emphasis/priority on one as far as parts picking is concerned, it would be the arch viz/3d rendering one.
Having been a mac user for some years now, I admit I am a bit confused to return to the pc world so I would like to ask for your help.
The parts I am considering up to now are these (feel free to question them):
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (because I am a silence freak and it has a good looks/value/performance balance)
CPU: Intel Core i7 5820K, (I've seen around on the web that there's not much point investing in the 5930K, especially if you OC the 5820K a bit). I d' love to hear if you have a different opinion.
Motherboard: I really need your help here. X99 Chipset I guess, but what? emphasis on future to-be-standard interfaces connectivity (USB-C, Thunderbolt 3.0) a must. I feel I'm leaning towards Asus. It should have enough slots for a potential SLI for GPUs and a future SSD(when oh when) or HDD RAID expansion.
RAM: Has to be 32GB (4X8 please), DDR4, I suppose @>2000Mhz, 2400 is ok? How much does that matter by the way? Also ECC or Non-ECC since it's workstation? I'm confused about that. Kingston,Crucial,Corsair or what else?
GPU: I guess that's a pretty debatable issue on the net when it comes to $$$ and arch viz rendering and correct me if I'm wrong, but I get the general feeling from reading around (except some occasional voices) that there's also no point in going for a specs equivalent "workstation" Quadro (it's only about the drivers and "support") when you can get the same from a gaming card such as an Asus Strix GTX 980 (say at 4GB). I might be starting a fire with this question, but please, do enlighten me. Also comment on the SLI issue, since it's not clear to me whether it can be useful or pointless for the programs I mentioned above, i think i 've read that for 3ds max its useless.
Cooling: Air or Liquid? I get contrasting opinions on this one. Again, "silence is golden", for me. Corsair H100i/H110, Noctua NH Series, NZXT Kraken X61 are some potential choices I've seen.
Storage: Obviously an SSD for system/scratch, whatever fits in the total price bundle, either Samsung/Sandisk, preferably M.2 (samsung 850/950?) in the 500GB-1TB range.
Backup HDDs: I was thinking to start off with the system SSD, and later go into this as an upgrade, with a couple of TBs in RAID 0. If you believe you can fit something *reliable* in the price, please suggest it!
PSU: Also has to be as quiet as possible, i have no idea how many Watts, maybe one of these? > http://www.custompcguide.net/10-most-quiet-power-supply...
OS: Windows 7 Professional, (Home only supports 16 GB RAM), by the way, is there a reason everybody seems to be sticking to 7 and not go 8? I do think it's a bit early to adopt 10 anyway. What do you guys think?
Wireless/wired Network adapters: depends on which motherboard model I choose, right?
That's pretty much it. I've probably forgotten a few things but anyway.
Looking forward for your input and answers people!
Thanks in advance for your time.
p.s. this should probably be in the beginning of the post, but I know that the Intel Skylakes are out, yet the top line is not out yet. Since it's also a different motherboard chipset than the 2011-3, would it be reasonable to go for a lesser grade Skylake than the 5820K Haswell-E, so as to keep the motherboard in a future upgrade, once the new generation's top line is out?
