Contemplating a new PC...but should I?!

[fire r a g e]

Ok, since you are going to use a i7-39**, then that will be no issue at all, as all of the motherboards are compatible.

ASrock X79
- 8 DDR3 channels, fairly affordable, 16/16/8 SLI/CF on PICe x16 3.0, 2 PCI slots. Good brand.
Patriot G2 16GB
- 16GB (4x4). Quality brand, heat spreader. Leaves you room to double or quadruple the amount of RAM should you need to. You can expand up to 64GB if need be.
HAF-x
-Case is always personal opinion. I happen to be partial to Coolermaster, and this one has a side window, and excellent cable management. Full Tower means you can put just about any computer component inside without worry.
Hyper 212+ EVO
- One of the best air coolers on the market, and has the LGA 2011 mount hardware.
Segate HDD
- Only $20 more than the 1TB of the same model, and plenty of room. If you need more, then just buy the same drive over and over. You could theoritically have 14 TB of space using these drives, assuming 1 DVD (or blueray) drive and 1 SSD.
XFX 1250 Watt
you said that you never want to have to worry if you have enough power. Challenge accepted by this PSU, quality brand, and enough power for 4 580's I think.
64 GB SSD
GTX 580
-Best you're going to find for the 422 left in the 1500 budget. You can go down to a 570 or 6970, but for the price you can not bat this one.

He could get a 7950 and a 128GB SSD from Crucial with the $422.

 

[Oddler]

Could you suggest a DVD drive as well? Also, I stated earlier that the link for the cooler is a broken link. Any chance you can replace it with a working one?


I think I'll purchase a lot of these on Friday...but I won't be using Newegg as my vendor since they usually charge shipping and sales tax.

 

[Gary1]

no. It is the replacement socket for 1366. LGA 2011 is a completely diferent beast though. The use of it is more or less the
3. 48 lanes of PCIe connectativity (16/16/8 or 16/8/8/8) verses 32 lanes in X58.

Are you sure its not 40 lanes of PCIe bandwidth?

 

[Oddler]

Are any of these parts crucial to get soon? I may wait a few weeks to buy these but if there's a great deal on any I'll put the money down now...if not I may have to create a new list in a couple of weeks.

 

[wolfeking]

The first product was announced on November 14, 2011, for "Extreme" CPUs using the LGA 2011 socket.[2]
Features include:[3]
2× Serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 (6 Gbit/s) ports
4× SATA 2.0 (3 Gbit/s) ports
PCI Express 3.0 ×40 lanes
PCI Express 2.0 ×8 lanes
14 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet MAC (Lewisville PHY)
Optional Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0
SATA RAID support (0/1/10/5)
Write journaling
100 MHz BCLK
Supports processor, memory and chipset overclocking
Supports Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 3.0 (XTU)
8-layer printed circuit board (PCB), 2 oz copper recommended
The X79 chipset is made to work with the Intel LGA 2011 (Socket R) which features 2011 copper pins. The added pins allow for more PCI Express lanes and interconnects for server class processors.

I am completely sure. it has 40 lanes of 3.0 and 8 lanes of 2.0. PCIe covers more than just 3.0 dude.

 

[southsoon1]

Steer me in the right direction please.

I just ran across this thread and I have a similar question.... I want to build a machine to use for building CAD files and then feeding them into a CNC machine. I know that CAD takes some pretty serious computer horsepower to build files but is this at the video card level or the main processor? I certainly don't want to underbuild for the application and have to wait for it to create files but I also don't want to spend more $$ than I have to. Because the machine will only be used in a commercial application it will not be used for gaming. It seems that you guys know what's best in the market right now so I am looking for help.... I"ll admit that I haven't built a computer in over five years so this is mostly new to me.

Ok, since you are going to use a i7-39**, then that will be no issue at all, as all of the motherboards are compatible.

ASrock X79
- 8 DDR3 channels, fairly affordable, 16/16/8 SLI/CF on PICe x16 3.0, 2 PCI slots. Good brand.
Patriot G2 16GB
- 16GB (4x4). Quality brand, heat spreader. Leaves you room to double or quadruple the amount of RAM should you need to. You can expand up to 64GB if need be.
HAF-x
-Case is always personal opinion. I happen to be partial to Coolermaster, and this one has a side window, and excellent cable management. Full Tower means you can put just about any computer component inside without worry.
Hyper 212+ EVO
- One of the best air coolers on the market, and has the LGA 2011 mount hardware.
Segate HDD
- Only $20 more than the 1TB of the same model, and plenty of room. If you need more, then just buy the same drive over and over. You could theoritically have 14 TB of space using these drives, assuming 1 DVD (or blueray) drive and 1 SSD.
XFX 1250 Watt
you said that you never want to have to worry if you have enough power. Challenge accepted by this PSU, quality brand, and enough power for 4 580's I think.
64 GB SSD
GTX 580
-Best you're going to find for the 422 left in the 1500 budget. You can go down to a 570 or 6970, but for the price you can not bat this one.

 

[wolfeking]

I just ran across this thread and I have a similar question.... I want to build a machine to use for building CAD files and then feeding them into a CNC machine. I know that CAD takes some pretty serious computer horsepower to build files but is this at the video card level or the main processor? I certainly don't want to underbuild for the application and have to wait for it to create files but I also don't want to spend more $$ than I have to. Because the machine will only be used in a commercial application it will not be used for gaming. It seems that you guys know what's best in the market right now so I am looking for help.... I"ll admit that I haven't built a computer in over five years so this is mostly new to me.

CAD is more video card based, and if you are going for it you need a Firepro or Quadro video card, and those cost out the arse.

If you start your own thread, then we can help you build up a system for your needs.

 

[Oddler]

By the time I can pump out the cash...some of these parts are probably going to be gone or have gone back up in price. I just realized the SSD went up like 40 dollars or something?

I'm still getting those paychecks to pay for this...

What I want to know is there some way to tell what parts I should seize NOW that it's at a really low price and what stuff I can wait for? I'll get the parts eventually but I don't mind savin the cash for good deals. Is there any way to keep a watch out for what's good and on sale to *slowly* build the PC up?

 

[southsoon1]

Thank you... I started a new thread called... "CAD PC Hardware suggestions needed..." I apologize if it seemed like I was hijacking the thread... In retrospect, I can see how it appears that way.

 

[Oddler]

Do you think this build is still applicable? I've got my cash in stock and ready to purchase. Should anything be tweaked?

Few other things that never got mentioned:
I need a DVD burner [I think the HAF has a deal on it in a combo bundle though?]
Working link for the cooling fan.