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Title: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: ebfd11 on January 29, 2013, 08:40:32 PM
A buddy of mine asked me to do a build for him, he is a Graphics Artist and wants me to do a build. So here are the nuts and bolts, all I can say is WTF!!!!!!

EVGA Classified SR-X 270-SE-W888-KR LGA 2011 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188119 649.00

2 Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492 569 per 1338

2 AMD 100 - 505633 FirePro W8000 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Workstaion Video Card AMD 100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814195117  1449.00 per card 3000.00 total

64 gig of CORSAIR Vengeance http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233331 400

600 gig SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167059 959.00

2 HGST H3IK40003272SP (0S03355) 4TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145560 379 per HD  758 total

Rosewill HERCULES-1600 Continuous 1600W@50 Degrees C ATX12V v2.3 & EPS12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182251 399

Rosewill BLACKHAWK-ULTRA Gaming Super Tower Computer Case, support up to HPTX, come with Eight Fans,Top HDD docking http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147157 159.00

6 ASUS VS278Q-P Black 27" 1ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 80,000,000:1 309 per

Plus if need I will install more fans.. All I said when he sent me the spec's was OK, joking around I sent him this list.. (Bad part is this is the 2nd one i built for him) the other one cost 21450 total.

Anyone wanna buy this from him??? LOL

The one thing I am trying to do is to have him knock down to a 320 gig ssd, but he said he wants it LARGE and in Charge.. So as soon a the parts start arriving I will put this badboy together and post pics.


LawnDart

ps I didn't figure out the total because I am scared ...




Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: titanic3 on January 29, 2013, 09:19:26 PM
What...the...hell... :huh  :bolt:
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: ToeTag on January 29, 2013, 10:27:17 PM
sounds like he just want s to heat his home more efficiently.. :D
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: bacon8tr on January 29, 2013, 10:36:48 PM
HOLY @!#$&! BATMAN !!!!!!!  :O
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: guncrasher on January 29, 2013, 11:25:23 PM
Isnt it risky to put amd cards on an intel build.



Midway
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on January 30, 2013, 12:03:52 AM
Isnt it risky to put amd cards on an intel build.



Midway

If you want to believe in urban legends, very.
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: 2bighorn on January 30, 2013, 12:43:48 AM
hmm, bad choices...

Xeons with ECC memory is a must, so is dual high quality power supply (Rosewill it isn't). If you have to run large amount of monitors, than something like nvidia quadro plex is a better choice (or at least quadro 6000)

What kind of graphic artist is that friend of yours?  S-IPS wide gamut panels would most likely be better choice. Which graphic pro works on TN displays anyway?
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: guncrasher on January 30, 2013, 01:10:36 AM
If you want to believe in urban legends, very.

If it's not your money go for it.  When I started doing my build,  there were threads about mixing amd with nvidia and they didn't play well.   If they were 50 dollar cards, I wouldnt say anything but not with platinum cards.


Midway
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: Debrody on January 30, 2013, 03:31:42 AM
Another perfect example of the successful propaganda, Semp.
Just like AMD, the NVidia has nothing common with the Intel either. Anyways, if you start thinking a bit, the AMD is VERY much interested to make their video cards work with the CPU manufacturer's products that has 85% of the market...
lulz, stupidity

Also, the high end AMD cards are almost always tested with Intel CPUs... They work...

There is no need to explain why you have bought the GTX465 instead of the cheaper, faster, cooler HD-5850   :aok

But yea, the HD-7970 wont work in "SLI" with the HD-4000  :lol
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: guncrasher on January 30, 2013, 04:42:44 AM
Another perfect example of the successful propaganda, Semp.
Just like AMD, the NVidia has nothing common with the Intel either. Anyways, if you start thinking a bit, the AMD is VERY much interested to make their video cards work with the CPU manufacturer's products that has 85% of the market...
lulz, stupidity

Also, the high end AMD cards are almost always tested with Intel CPUs... They work...

There is no need to explain why you have bought the GTX465 instead of the cheaper, faster, cooler HD-5850   :aok

But yea, the HD-7970 wont work in "SLI" with the HD-4000  :lol

Wow then not sure why there's a thread about ati beta drivers that my overpriced nvidia cards don't have.  Btw I believe I paid about 350 bucks for both of my overpriced cards but it was worth it.

Midway
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: Debrody on January 30, 2013, 06:34:00 AM
Not sure what you wanted to say with that, but let it be  :aok
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on January 30, 2013, 07:01:01 AM
If it's not your money go for it.  When I started doing my build,  there were threads about mixing amd with nvidia and they didn't play well.   If they were 50 dollar cards, I wouldnt say anything but not with platinum cards.


Midway

Nvidia != Intel
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: katanaso on January 30, 2013, 08:34:24 AM
I'm echoing what Bighorn said.  If I was building a workstation at that level, I'd go with Xeon's, ECC RAM, and a higher quality P/S.

Also, perhaps a RAID card.
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on January 30, 2013, 08:47:00 AM
I'm echoing what Bighorn said.  If I was building a workstation at that level, I'd go with Xeon's, ECC RAM, and a higher quality P/S.

Also, perhaps a RAID card.

ECC ram is slower so it makes no sense to use it for a workstation. For servers it's necessary to achieve higher stability. If your workstation crashes during your daily work there are bigger problems than lack of ECC.
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: Skuzzy on January 30, 2013, 09:14:03 AM
hmm, bad choices...

Xeons with ECC memory is a must, so is dual high quality power supply (Rosewill it isn't). If you have to run large amount of monitors, than something like nvidia quadro plex is a better choice (or at least quadro 6000)

What kind of graphic artist is that friend of yours?  S-IPS wide gamut panels would most likely be better choice. Which graphic pro works on TN displays anyway?

100% on the money.

There is not a Rosewill power supply worth the trouble of installing.

The NVidia Quadro line of cards is better than the ATI Firepro line.

I cannot imagine a professional graphics artist using a TN display.  There is not one of them on the market that can accurately reproduce color.  An IPS panel is a must, if you want to have a chance of accurately displaying color.

For a graphics workstation, I would go with a Supermicro motherboard and Xeon processors.  The Xeon CPU's have significantly better floating point performance than the desktop counterparts.  It also means using ECC RAM.
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: katanaso on January 30, 2013, 09:27:07 AM
I didn't see the TN panels.  No way for graphics work.  IPS panels, and do a little research on which type and how much you want to spend, if you're getting 6 of them.

On a personal note, I'll never go back to a TN panel after working on my IPS panels, and I'm using 6-bit e-IPS 2209WA's, not even high end like the one Skuzzy mentioned in his build thread a few months ago.
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: Skuzzy on January 30, 2013, 09:31:06 AM
Oh, and I would not use those Hitachi hard drives either.  Better to use 4) 2 TB Hard drives, than 2) 4TB hard drives.

I would recommend the enterprise level Seagate Constellation ES series drives.
Title: Re: Super Build for a friend (yes I have friends)
Post by: guncrasher on January 30, 2013, 02:44:59 PM
lawn, I think you just got a bunch of expensive components thinking they might work better but without regards to the actual use they will have.  Not sure how much actual graphics he will be doing as you dont mention it but if his other computer cost 21k then you may actually want get help from a pro.


midway