I7 5960 X Please Answer

[CAD Guy]

Hi folks,

My friend just bought Intel processor I7-5960x from Amazon and she wants to custom build it.

She asked me if I know what are the latest motherboards that could fit in and latest memory ram.

What Hard Drive is latest and excellent?

She wants to install a bad ass 128 giga ram of memory.

What brand should I recommend to her?

please tell me!

thanks

 

[MisterMeow]

What exactly does she need the pc for? 128gb of ram is way overkill and you'd be throwing money away if she just wants to game.

 

[CAD Guy]

What exactly does she need the pc for? 128gb of ram is way overkill and you'd be throwing money away if she just wants to game.

I am not sure, but she has a degree in graphics design. I will call her tomorrow morning and find out.

 

[MisterMeow]

So she's probably looking for a high end workstation for 3D modeling and editing. Is there a set budget or is money not an object? Because if she has already purchased that cpu, in for a penny in for a pound, you might as well go all out. You could end up spending another 2000-2500$ USD easily. And that doesn't include peripherals.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

We need information on budget and software to be used.

This PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($174.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($316.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1407.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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is a somewhat budget system and needs a GPU suitable to use, either Pro or consumer.

 

[CAD Guy]

We need information on budget and software to be used.

This PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($174.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($316.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1407.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-27 05:29 EDT-0400

is a somewhat budget system and needs a GPU suitable to use, either Pro or consumer.

Hi, I talked to her on the phone early this morning, she was telling me her major use would be Adobe software for intensive video/image editing.

For the budget excluding the CPU, she said she wont spend more than 2000$.

She basically looking for a good computer with considerable budget.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

This

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($316.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PNY Quadro K2200 4GB Video Card ($410.08 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1536.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-27 14:45 EDT-0400

with a Pro GPU. The i7 5960X is limited to 64Gb of Ram addressing, I think.

consumer version

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($316.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($289.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1416.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-27 14:47 EDT-0400