Putting together system for sub $4k?

[hoorhay]

I'm looking to assemble the parts and purchase for this build by either late tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest if I still have indecision. This will be replacing a very old W3565 + dual GTX 295 quad SLI system we've been using for far too long. Our day to day tasks include very frequent and often massive file compression/decompression as well as hosting 20+ virtual machines at any given time.

We've also upgraded our old 1600x900 monitor to new 4K monitor which has forced our hand with upgrading our system. We will be playing some games here and there, and would prefer no stutter. This is what we're looking at so far.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Xeon E5-2640 V4 2.4GHz 10-Core Processor ($899.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston - 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory ($390.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($338.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.73 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($479.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($479.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($111.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($137.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $3190.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-12 09:51 EDT-0400

 

[kanewolf]

That CPU is almost 1Ghz slower clock speed than your old one. Since you are buying a single socket motherboard, there is no reason to pay for the dual socket capabilities of the E5-2xxx CPU. An E5-1xxx CPU or an E3-1xxx CPU might give you higher clock speed for similar costs.
Look at your options here -- http://ark.intel.com/products/series/91287/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-v4-Family
The E5-1660 V4, although it has two fewer cores, it has significantly higher clock speed.
Also 32GB of RAM is skimpy IMO for hosting 20+ VMs.
I would also recommend an 1080 or 1080ti rather than an SLI implementation.