PC build for high performece 3D modeling and rendering

[forsunil_p]

Hello everyone,
I'm a 3D concept designer and work mainly on high end modeling softwares and use multiple S/W at the same time while I work. For instance I use Maya, Modo Keyshot Zbrush and photoshop and bounce between those programs while working. I'd like to run my specs by the experts on this forum and see if this configuration is sufficient for what I do. Any help with this is much appreciated!

Specs -

Intel Core I7-6900K BROADWELL-E Processor 8CORE 20M

ASUS X99-DELUXE II ATX LGA2011-3 X99

Corsair Vengeance Lpx 64GB 4X16GB DDR4

PNY NVIDIA Quadro M4000 8GB GDDR5

Western Digital WD1003FZEX Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM

Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100I V2

Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100I V2

be quiet! Silent Base 800 ATX Full Tower Window Case

CRUCIAL® MX300 1TB M.2 Type 2280SS Solid State Drive (SSD)

Thanks in advance!!
S

 

[Aeacus]

You might want to switch out the M.2 SSD.
Here's some further reading about them: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-ssds,3891.html

Don't see PSU in your list.

One Corsair H100i is for CPU, what's the purpose of the another Corsair H100i? For GPU?
As far as AIO water coolers go, i'd go for NZXT X61 Kraken since it's the best AIO water cooler there is.
Further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpu-coolers,4181-2.html

 

[forsunil_p]

Hi Aeacus,

My apologies for typing that twice. I meant to put the power supply info there -

Corsair AX860I 860W ATX 12V V2.31 80 Plus Platinum Modular Power.

I've looked into the links you've sent. Thanks for those. The Samsung 960EVO NVMe 1TB looks good for what I need. I have a question though. Is there any MAJOR performance difference between what they call the Enthusiast and Mainstream SSD's? Sorry if the question sounds trivial. I'm no expert here
The reason I ask is I do see a significant difference in the price there.

Thanks for your help!
S~

 

[Aeacus]

About M.2 SSDs, there is a big performance difference between 960 EVO and 960 PRO.
Here's a comparison between the two,
link: http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-960-Evo-NVMe-PCIe-M2-500GB-vs-Samsung-960-Pro-NVMe-PCIe-M2-512GB/m204072vsm182182
Note: Those are 500GB ones since benchmark site doesn't have 1TB ones. But i believe the performance difference be the same when compared the 1TB ones.
But when to put it short then the Mainstream ones are for common folks and Enthusiast ones are for those who want top performance.

Your selected PSU is a good Tier one PSU made by Seasonic and sold by Corsair.
PSU Tier list: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Though, your system's peak wattage without OC (overclock) is about 433W. 860W is in my opinion too much. You'll fare much better with 600W range PSU with plenty of room for OC.
Here i suggest Seasonic PRIME 650.
specs: https://seasonic.com/product/prime-650-w-titanium/
And reason why: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-psus,4229.html
Note: I have PRIME 650 in my Skylake build (specs in my signature).

And here's also some further reading about MoBos: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-motherboards,3984-2.html
And about RAMs as well: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-ram,4057.html
(When selecting new RAM, make sure to look up from MoBo manufacturer's site if the selected RAM is supported.)
If you're willing to change the case then also some further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-pc-cases,4183.html

 

[forsunil_p]

Thanks for all this info.

I'm hoping I can pair the ASUS X99-DELUXE II ATX LGA2011-3 X99 motherboard with all my other specs. On a later date I also plan to go with another Nvidia Quadro card, Could be the same M4000 or higher. I hope that won't be a problem either.

yes, I'll cross check on the RAM and its compatibility with the ASUS X99 MoBo.

As far as the case is concerned I really like the Corsair 780T http://www.corsair.com/en/graphite-series-780t-white-full-tower-pc-case but I've been suggested the be quite! case as its supposed to be really ...quite!

 

[Aeacus]

Nvidia Quadro M4000 is rated at 120W. If you put the 2nd one in then your system's total would be about 550W. Well enough for PRIME 650 to handle with room to spare.

Corsair 780T is a nice looking case. Was thinking about going with it when i was looking the case for my Skylake build. I ended up getting the Corsair 760T instead since i found out the 780T build quality isn't as good as 760T has it.
My sources, video review of 780T: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIyPeXUfFKE
and video review of 760T: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLOt8h8-kNY

As far as the quietness of your case goes, it's the moving components (usually fans) than the case itself that helps to keep the system quiet.
If you have an epic fan like this in your case, don't expect any of the available cases to muzzle it's sound.
But if you have a fan like this, you can use even open-air test bench and still won't hear much from a fan.

 

[forsunil_p]

That sounds great. thanks for the links Aeacus! I did watch the 780T review on youtube before hand.
I'll do some more research on my end on the specs you've mentioned and what I already have, then cross check for compatibility overall.

Thank you