New computer build

[scottmsr62]

Giving thoughts to building my next computer and this is my first go at it. Looking for opinions on the following components that I am thinking of using.
Case, Lian Li PC 2130B

Motherboard, AS Rock X 99 WSE

CPU, Intel core i7 5930k

Memory, G Skill Rip Jaws 4 Series

Hard drives, Crucial BX100
Toshibia PH3200U
HGST Deskstar NAS

Cooling, CPU Zalman CNP 514X
Fans, Cougars V14HP, CFD and V12H

DVD/CD burner, Sony Optica Arc

VGA DNY Quadro K220

Video Sapphire Nitro Radeon R9

Audio Interface, HT Omega Fexix 7.1

USB Card, High Point Rocket U

Power Supply, EVGA 220 T2

Possible Fan Control BIT Fenix BFA

The primary use's for this computer will be both video and audio editing. Yes I know what I have listed will cost a lot but I want to build a unit that will provide years of service only with upgrades. I am looking for suggestions and ideas in case I am going way overboard. My plan at this point is to buy the components over perhaps the next year before I assemble it

 

[bambiboom]

Giving thoughts to building my next computer and this is my first go at it. Looking for opinions on the following components that I am thinking of using.

Case, Lian Li PC 2130B
Motherboard, AS Rock X 99 WSE
CPU, Intel core i7 5930k
Memory, G Skill Rip Jaws 4 Series
Hard drives, Crucial BX100
Toshibia PH3200U
HGST Deskstar NAS
Cooling, CPU Zalman CNP 514X
Fans, Cougars V14HP, CFD and V12H
DVD/CD burner, Sony Optica Arc
VGA DNY Quadro K220
Video Sapphire Nitro Radeon R9
Audio Interface, HT Omega Fexix 7.1
USB Card, High Point Rocket U
Power Supply, EVGA 220 T2
Possible Fan Control BIT Fenix BFA

The primary use's for this computer will be both video and audio editing. Yes I know what I have listed will cost a lot but I want to build a unit that will provide years of service only with upgrades. I am looking for suggestions and ideas in case I am going way overboard. My plan at this point is to buy the components over perhaps the next year before I assemble it

scottmsr62,

The proposed system listed has many excellent choices and the performance would be very good.

I would propose a somewhat more workstation-oriented approach, using a Xeon E5-1650 v3 (6-core at 3.5/ 3/8GHz)ECC RAM, and if possible a Quadro M4000 (8GB) -which will be avaialbe 3 October 2015 fro a but under $900, or a Quadro K4200 (4GB).

However, another approach that has the best possible cost / performance ratio is to buy a recent high-end workstation and upgrade it. How about:

HP z640 (2) Intel Xeon E5-2643V3 3.4GHz 32GB 512SSD 500HDD NVS 510 No OS > Sold for $2,300

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-z640-2-Intel-Xeon-E5-2643V3-3-4GHz-32GB-512SSD-500HDD-NVS-510-No-OS-/271963182064?hash=item3f5244d3f0&nma=true&si=l8iI%252BvMEs8zuQLTs66TjX0tfAAs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

And there you have two E5-2643 v3 6-core @ 3.4 /3.7GHz (=$3,100), 32GB of RAM, 512GB SSD /500GB HD.

Of course, the 12 cores /24 threads would only be fully emplyoed by software that is multithreaded such as Premiere. The Quadro NVS 510 is strictly 2D, but would edit 2D very effectively. On Passmark, an NVS 510 delivers a 2D score of up to 1066 and 3D of 831- actually not too bad.

Dpending on your perf0rmance needs, tere are of course, other Dell Precision and HP z-series. You could also buy a barebones or low specification Precision T7610 which uses the E5 v2 CPU's:

DELL PRECISION T7610 Barebone Workstation ! Build your own System !! > Sold for $750

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DELL-PRECISION-T7610-Barebone-Workstation-Build-your-own-System-/321567999837?hash=item4adef2475d

> and add a single E5-2687w v2- possibly the best Xeon ever- 8-core @ 3.4 /4.0 plus a Quadro M4000 and so on, then later add a 2nd CPU.

Another approach to building is to build based on a Supermicro Superworkstation. As this provides a case, motherboard, and power supply, it's possible to quickly plug in the CPU's, RAM, GPU, and drives. In this way, you could even start with a used single CPU and lower specification GPU and later change without ever taking it out of use for more than a hour or so at time:

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Case /Motherboard /Power supply : Supermicro SuperWorkstation SYS-7038A-I Dual LGA2011 / Suprmicro X10DA / 900W Mid-Tower Workstation Barebone System (Black) > $663

http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/tower/7038/SYS-7038A-i.cfm
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=SY-7038AI

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 Six-Core Haswell Processor 3.4 / 3.7GHz 9.6GT/s 20MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU, OEM, 135W > $1500

http://ark.intel.com/products/81900
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=E5-2643V3

Memory: 32GB (4x 8GB) Samsung DDR4-2133 8GB/1Gx72 ECC/REG CL15 Server Memory > $436 ($109ea.)

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=D4218G4S1

GPU: PNY Quadro M4000 VCQM4000-PB 8GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Full Height Workstation Video Card > $889.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814132051&cm_re=Quadro_M4000-_-14-132-051-_-Product

RAID Controller : LSI MegaRAID SAS 9341-4i (LSI00419) PCI-Express 3.0 x8 Low Profile SATA / SAS High Performance Four-Port 12Gb/s RAID Controller (Single Pack)--Avago Technologies > $175

Disk 1: SAMSUNG 850 PRO MZ-7KE512BW 2.5" 512GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) > $258.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=SAMSUNG+850+PRO+MZ-7KE512BW+&N=-1&isNodeId=1

Disks 2, 3: 2X Western Digital Black 2 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, WD2003FZEX > $280 ($140ea) (Files, Backup, System Image)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=WD+Black+2TB&N=-1&isNodeId=1

Optical Disk: SAMSUNG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM > $18

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151266

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit English (1-Pack), OEM > $139.

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MSFQC08289
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TOTAL = $4359

This kind of system may also be done using fully depreciated LGA1366 CPU's:

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1. Supermicro SuperWorkstation SYS-7036A-T Dual LGA1366 Xeon Mid-Tower Workstation Barebone System (Black) > $658 (Includes case, motherboard, power supply, heatsink, fans)

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=SY-736AT

2. CPU: 2X Xeon X5690 (6-core @ 3.47 / 3.73GHz) > about $500 ($250 each)

3. Memory: 96GB (6X 16GB) DDR3 1333 ECC Registered > about $900-$1000

4. GPU: PNY NVIDIA Quadro K4200 4GB GDDR5 PCIe Graphics Card (VCQK4200-PB) > $789

5. RAID Controller : LSI MegaRAID SAS 9341-4i (LSI00419) PCI-Express 3.0 x8 Low Profile SATA / SAS High Performance Four-Port 12Gb/s RAID Controller (Single Pack)--Avago Technologies > $175

6. Disk 1: SAMSUNG 850 PRO MZ-7KE512BW 2.5" 512GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) > $292.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147361&cm_re=samsung_850_512gb-_-20-147-361-_-Product

7. Drive 2, 3: Western Digital Black 2 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, WD2003FZEX> $246 ($123 each (Files, Backup, System Image)

8. Optical Disk: SAMSUNG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE - OEM > $18

TOTAL = $2.678

That's 12 cores / 24 threads at 3.47 /3.73GHz , 96GB or RAM, and a very fast disk system at a reasonable cost because the $3,200 of processors only cost $500-600.

But this could be started and put into use quickly with 16GB RAM, no RAID controller and a used GPU. them sell the current system and improve it -GPU, second CPU, more RAM, etc.while continuing to work.

Depending on performance expectations, it might be possible to derive a quite high speciifcation at a low cost:

HP Z420 Workstation E5-1650 v2 3.5GHz 8GB RAM 500GB HDD K600 Win7 Pro G3E87US > Sold for $1,200

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Z420-Workstation-E5-1650-v2-3-5GHz-8GB-RAM-500GB-HDD-K600-Win7-Pro-G3E87US-/301696156440?hash=item463e7e0318

> As that system has 6-cores @ 3.5 / 3.9GHz, it would then need a GPU e,g, Quadro K4200 and Disks- e.g. Samsung 850 EVO /WD Black 2TB to complete and again could be in use very quickly.

My idea is to find ways to reduce the number of decisions and time to have a usable system that can continue to improve.

So, a couple of alternatives.

Cheers,

BambiBoom

1. HP z420 (2015) > Xeon E5-1660 v2 six-core @ 3.7 / 4.0GHz > 32GB DDR3 ECC 1866 RAM > Quadro K4200 (4GB) > Intel 730 480GB (9SSDSC2BP480G4R5) > Western Digital Black WD1003FZEX 1TB> M-Audio 192 sound card > 600W PSU> Logitech z2300 > Linksys AE3000 USB WiFi > 2X Dell Ultrasharp U2715H (2560 X 1440) > Windows 7 Professional 64 >
[ Passmark Rating = 5064 > CPU= 13989 / 2D= 819 / 3D= 4596 / Mem= 2772 / Disk= 4555] [Cinebench R15 > CPU = 1014 OpenGL= 126.59 FPS] 7.8.15

2. Dell Precision T5500 (2011) > Xeon X5680 six -core @ 3.33 / 3.6GHz, 24GB DDR3 ECC 1333 > Quadro K2200 (4GB ) > Samsung 840 250GB / WD RE4 Enterprise 1TB > M-Audio 192 sound card > Linksys WMP600N PCI WiFi > 875W PSU > Windows 7 Professional 64> HP 2711x (1920 X 1080)
[ Passmark system rating = 3490 / CPU = 9178 / 2D= 685 / 3D= 3566 / Mem= 1865 / Disk= 2122] [Cinebench 15 > CPU = 772 OpenGL= 99.72 FPS] 7.8.15