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3D Animation / Rendering / Compositing / Simulation Computer Rig Help Needed

sujeetyadav1992

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Hello everyone,
I just wanted to ask for some help. I'm going to start working on Softwares like Adobe Suite, Nuke for Compositing, Realflow for Water Simulation, Rendering in 1080p and some Gaming also. My Budget is around 2500$ - 3000$. Please help me in making my computer rig.

Note, that working on Compositing is my first priority and I need some for my gaming also. So please suggest me some good GTX GPU only as I'm not a fan of AMD.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($374.21 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.92 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($185.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card ($1019.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2170.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 03:55 EST-0500

Here's my suggestion. The titan is an odd choice, but I think that it fits your niche well. If you'd prefer, you could swap down to a 980 or 970 for excellent gaming performance and add extra memory or maybe the 5960x.

The Titan is neat, because its strong in both gaming and as a workstation processor.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($999.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler ($73.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($185.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($198.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($198.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($569.94 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2591.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 04:01 EST-0500

Here's one that's a little closer to your ceiling with the 8 core 5960x, 32gb of slightly faster memory, a kickass air cooler for overclocking, and a GTX 980. The PSU is another pretty great unit, a little more headroom an a little less price, but i like the efficiency of the Antec.
 
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