How Good is my Workstation Spec?

[Cenfx]

System intent: To be used for 3D Visualisation, heavy 3DS Max files,Vray renders, post in Adobe PS&AE + Architectural VR work.

The machine has been specced to adhere to a budget £1250 - £1550 so please no recommendations for brand new xeons or quadros! =)

Location UK

CPU - Intel i7-5820K Extreme
MB -Asus X99 Pro
Case - Carbide Series® 330R Quiet Mid-Tower Case
PSU-CS750M
GPU- EVGA GTX 970
Ram-Hyper X Fury DDR4
SSD- Intel 730
Cooling- Noctua NH-D15

This is one of my first builds so please advice if I have gone wrong anywhere ect.

Many thanks

 

[VR PC-BUILD]

You will be needing better GPU and what is your budget?

 

[VR PC-BUILD]

Please provide budget

 

[Cenfx]

Updated to provide budget £1250-£1550

 

[Karsten75]

The Intel i7 5820K (and it's earlier brethren) is an extremely capable machine. I've built with it for workstation use and it does a great job. I'm a little puzzled by your choice of Intel SSD and a number of people here will surely point out that you probably can do better with the PSU.

Also, personally I prefer the ASRock motherboards over the Asus motherboards - but that's almost like religion - we each have our own preferences.

Since you didn't mention country or prices or budget, it's also hard to make comparisons. There may well be a build out there with a Xeon that will perform better, or you may want to wait a few weeks and get a much more powerful Nvidia GTX 1070 for about the same price, or maybe the GPU is not central to your requirements and you can save money...

 

[Cenfx]

Thanks for the reply Karsen updated the post a little. What's wrong with the Intel SSD as the main drive of the machine? What would you recommend?

 

[Icaraeus]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£329.99 @ Novatech)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Frio Silent 14 71.2 CFM CPU Cooler (£37.49 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£176.21 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£114.64 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£132.80 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.58 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£105.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£71.81 @ More Computers)
Other: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (£350.00)
Total: £1483.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-24 17:26 BST+0100