Z170 vs X99: PCI lanes (6700k vs 5820k)

[steven cook]

I will soon be building a new PC to use as a workstation and for gaming, I have a budget of about $1500. I will be doing small high definition projects at first with Adobe Premier and photoshop, I am also considering learning 3d modeling with Blender and Unreal Engine 4 for architecture. I want to use autocad and autodesk maya and autodesk inventor but that is just too expensive right now. I have built a parts list with PCpartspicker and I want some second opinions. Is Z170 and 6700k enough or should I go with X99 and the 5820k.

I am currently self studying at my own pace for 3d arts and architecture and I finally have the budget to build a decent rig for my projects.

Here is a link to my parts list (workstation+gaming studio rig) http://pcpartpicker.com/user/starforceone/saved/gZd8TW

 

[smorizio]

only need x99 if your going more then 2 gpu for the pci lanes. soon intel replacing the x99 with new mb for skylake e and in end of the year new 1151 intel cpu and 200 ser mb are dropping.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10610/intel-announces-7th-gen-kaby-lake-14nm-plus-six-notebook-skus-desktop-coming-in-january

 

[geofelt]

I think your build is excellent as is.

X99 might be useful only if you were planning on triple graphics cards (which I do not recommend)

I have a few suggestions?

1. 14nm skylake runs cool. You do not need liquid cooling. I suggest a Noctua NH-U12s.

2. I suspect your work might be using 64 bit enabled apps that can use lots of ram.
Consider a 2 x 16gb gb kit up front. 2400 speed seems good.

3. GTX1060 needs only 450w or so. That is appropriate for 1080P gaming. Even GTX1080 needs only 600w.
Then, that evga is not one of their best, it is tier 3.
Consider Seasonic 550 or 620w from tier 2.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[FD2Raptor]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1240 V5 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($272.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150M-PRO ECC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M7V 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.38 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1477.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-31 20:43 EDT-0400

I'm pretty sure the gaming and the GPU accelerated 3D program will be able to appreciate the GTX1080 over the GTX1060. And overclocking is overrated.
In my humble opinion, all those dollars that go into a SATA-based 730 SSD and the H100i can totally go somewhere else that could make a bigger performance impact.