First Custom Build PC Specs Ok???

drewster

New Member
@ johnnyp11
Are you positive those are compatible with the SR-2? I'm just not understanding how that memory compatibility sheet on EVGA is formulated...

@ salvage-this
Thanks for the heads up!
 

wolfeking

banned
I don't think that would be a good idea. I am not completely sure on this (other members correct me if I am wrong) but I think that the memory that is on the channels closest to the processor are dedicated to that CPU. 2 sets of 3x2gb would be better.

Again other members please correct me if I am wrong!
I am not sure with multi CPU setups on a single board, But I do know that on single CPU boards, the channel closer to the CPU gets accessed by the CPU first. So, I would think so that what you are saying would also be true.
 

drewster

New Member
Alright so, the memory question is still up in the air.

As for the cpu coolers,
The dimensions of the CoolerMaster V6 are:

(131.5 x 120 x 165 mm)

Dimensions for the Zalman CNPS9700 LED are:

90(L) x 124(W) x 142(H) mm

Therefore, seeing as two Cooler Master v6s fit, so should two Zalmans correct?


ANOTHER thing I was debating is whether or not I should leave the predominant AIR cooling, but maybe get a watercooling kit for JUST the CPUs... any thoughts on this?
 

drewster

New Member
These are the last few issues I gotta clear, and if I could get to where I have this thing built by December, that would be IDEAL!
 

jonnyp11

New Member
i really don't think it can use that speed ram and even if it can i don't think it's worth the cost for 2000mhz ram, especially since it will either make it run as 1866 or 2133mhz ram because of something to do with the cpu not being able to use that frequency.
 

StrangleHold

Moderator
Staff member
Man, this thread has got way out of hand. Considering this thread started almost a year ago. The board and two X5650 will run over 2500 bucks. You do know SandyBridge has been released since then. SandyBridge-E will be out soon and IvyBridge will be out by the first of the year. Or even on the AMD side, Bulldozer will be out next month. There is no way I would spend that much, on what could be really be called dated hardware.

Hell a 2600K with a good socket 1155 board would run around 500/525 bucks and would do what your wanting.
 

drewster

New Member
Yeah but I'm going for enthusiast level here. Money is not something I'm worrying about. I want those 12 cores two xeon x5650s will give me, the SR-2 can support two of those. Keep in mind I'm not only doing 3d animation, I'm also doing HD video editing, extensive use of Adobe products such as Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop, as well as the occasional PC gaming. I mean for 3d animation alone, you can never have enough cores for the rendering, ESPECIALLY with photo-realism.
 

drewster

New Member
So, given what I will be using this for, if the general consensus is that 24GB RAM is still extreme overkill, I'll do without it. But if it's a good idea to have given my circumstances, perhaps one or two sets of these?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145332

They fit the processors limit of DDR3-1333
However on the list of supported memory for the SR-2 there is a corsair model listed as such:

CMX8GX3M4A1333C9 Ver5.1

compared to the model I linked to above which is:

CMX12GX3M3A1333C9

do the small differences cause for the memory to be unusable on the SR-2?
The 12 before the GX instead of an 8, the 3 before the "A" instead of a 4, and the lack of (Ver5.1) at the end? I was thinking perhaps the difference in those numbers was due to the difference in number of sticks, and memory one each stick.

Thanks again for all the help!!


Also, any other thoughts regarding the CPU cooler I chose? As well as my logic as to why two of them would fit onto the SR-2? I don't want to get heatsinks that won't with everything else.
 

drewster

New Member
I had copied down the wrong CPU, I'm planning on getting two of these:

Intel Xeon E5645 Westmere-EP 2.4GHz 6 x 256KB L2 Cache 12MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 80W Six-Core Server Processor BX80614E5645
 

bomberboysk

Active Member
As far as the price for what you're looking to do, I would go along with what Stranglehold has suggested, and go for a built based on Sandy Bridge. A Good Z68 board and an i7 2600k would do what you're looking for pretty well, and would save a considerable amount of money over the purchase of an SR-2, Two Xeons, and an HPTX supporting case...

At the time this thread was started, an SR-2 would have been a decent option...but at this time, the 1366 platform is rather dated in terms of what is available on the market currently.
 

drewster

New Member
Alrighty, so as far as price is concerned this new idea is the best way to go, but disregarding price, is the SR-2 plan the better way to go performance-wise?
 

StrangleHold

Moderator
Staff member
So if I've got everything correct, this is what it looks like I'll be getting.

PC SETUP

PSU: ANTEC 1200W
Case: Custom Pinnacle 24
Graphics Card: Geforce GTX 470 TWO OF THEM
Memory: G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 TWO OF THEM
Harddrive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB
SSD Drive: OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE180G 2.5"
CPU: Intel Xeon X5650 Westmere 6 core TWO OF THEM
DVD Drive: SAMSUNG BLACK SH-S223
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX
Fans: Yate Loon CLEAR 120mm High Speed Silent Case Fan with Blue LED Not sure how many I need
Fan Grilles: 120mm Chrome Also not sure how many


WATERCOOLING SYSTEM

Pump: Swiftech MCP 355 12v DC Pump
Top Reservoir: XSPC - Acrylic Reservoir for Laing DDC
Fittings: Bitspower Black Sparkle Compression Fitting (X8)
Waterblocks: XSPC Rasa Black CPU Acetal (X2)
Tubing: PrimoFlex Pro LRT UV Blue Tubing - 1/2in. ID X 3/4in. OD
TIM: Tim Consultants T-C Grease 0098 - 2.5g
Radiator: XSPC RX360 - Triple 120mm high performance radiator
Biocide: Antimicrobial Silver Strip

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112342
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146068
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163154
or, if you like the sorta military look.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119239
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128513
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231456
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233191
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136891
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125364
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118050
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703022
If you think there is a reason you need more wattage.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139014
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209049

Or wait for SandyBridge-E or Zambezi.
 
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wolfeking

banned
is the SR-2 plan the better way to go performance-wise?
Only in Highly threaded applications, and things that eat memory like theres no tomorrow. A SB processor will do more processing per cycle, and OCd will end up faster too. And the memory is not really important, and nothing short of a server that loads everything in RAM will not use more than 16GB anyway.
 

drewster

New Member
Sheesh!! Thanks StrangleHold! Laying it all out like that, links and everything! Ok so here's the story now...

I'm going to be using this computer for 3D modeling/animation, extensive Adobe work, HD video editing, as well as the occasional intense game.
I want this computer built by December of this year.

So these are the contestants. Without cost bias, please tell me which is best for my situation, as that is all I'm worried about.

COMPUTER 1
Case:
COOLER MASTER HAF X Blue Edition

Motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD5

PSU:
CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200

Graphics Card:
GIGABYTE GV-N580UD-15I GeForce GTX 580

Memory:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB)

Harddrive:
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB

SDD:
Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB

CPU:
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz

Optical Drive:
SONY Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 8X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM



COMPUTER 2
Case:
Custom Pinnacle 24

Motherboard:
EVGA SR-2

PSU:
ANTEC 1200W

Graphics Card:
TWO GeForce GTX 560

Memory:
TWO sets of Kingston HyperX 24GB (6 x 4GB)

Harddrive:
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB

SDD:
OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD3-2AGT180G 3.5" 180GB

CPU:
TWO Intel Xeon E5645 Westmere-EP 2.4GHz

Optical Drive:
SONY Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 8X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM




Again, thank you all so much for all your help!
 
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jonnyp11

New Member
1 is best, but 1200w is pure overkill no matter how you look at it unless you plan to run quad 570's or something like that man.

also don't get caviar green, it is slower than crap, either get a blue at least, pref a samsung or cav black 7200rpm, best option is 2 samsung f3's or caviar blacks 1tb's running in raid 0, will be wayy faster, not near ssd, but still blazing fast for a mechanical hdd.
 
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