New Workstation Build - 3DS Max (MR), Revit, Sketchup, Photoshop

chrishuntsman · November 30, 2014

First off, I have appreciated reading through the many threads on this site related to computer builds and how they relate to a similar workflow I use. I was hoping to purchase the components for my first real computer build over Black Friday (did one previously in 2009 during architecture school, but it was on a very tight budget). Unfortunately for me, I have been indecisive on some of the components and Black Friday has come and gone. I am still learning and can use any feedback you can offer.

My main uses will be: 3DS Max (rendering in MR, hoping to jump into Vray), Sketchup, Photoshop, Revit, and AutoCAD.

My comfort zone for the budget is pretty much 2k, you will notice this is just over that at $2,300 (doable but gotta convince the wife). I could drop a HHD, Monitor, and change the video card to a Geforce 970 4GB (GPU saves over 200). Kind of used to dual monitors and would love to keep the second storage for back up.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($459.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($213.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($319.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($564.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.42 @ OutletPC)