Hungry for computing/rendering power!

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tanzu

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I am intending to upgrade to a powerful workstation desktop computer and I am confused witch way to go. I do a lot of 3D modeling/rendering/simulation and video editing and I want to build an kickass workstation that will rock my world! I can spend 2000-3000$ now and have a functioning system and upgrade more later and istall new parts when more money come my way. I am stuck now in deciding what CPU and MoBo I should go for. I'd like to get the most bang for my money. I have been thinking about two Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2's and Asus Z9PE-D8 WS for a MoBo. But now I am confused that would it be the Intel or AMD way. Apparently both make great server cpu's. I have been raiding through benchmark charts with a calculator on my hand and trying to find out which one is the best in price/performance ratio. I have noticed that one Intel Xeon cpu core is almost three times as powerful than AMD Operton one, but on the contrary AMD offers wopping 16 cores in the same price when Intel offers only 6. So the first thing I would ask is that is there a significant advantage in owning lots of AMD cores in 3D rendering/computing or is it fine to go with fewer powerful Intel ones? Second of all: is there any compability differences when talking about desktop applications and AMD/Intel server processors.
Next I have been wondering: Asus is a reliable MoBo manufactor an the Asus Z9PE-D8 WS must be more than adequate solution, but I have also been sneakpeaking some Supermicro serverboards that have no more than 4 cpu slots and would support my will on having a system that I can upgrade on time to time (buy one-or-two cpu's now and rest with in a year or so). And would this choice affect on which CPU brand to go for? Please if someone have had similar problems would you please give me examples what king of system would be great! I'm all ears! I use Autodesk Maya for 3D modeling and Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro for video and of course Photoshop. Please ease my pain making these choises!
 
Thos applications will make use of nvidia's CUDA cores, so get nvidia graphics card. The intel chip may be 6 core but it will run 12 threads. If you want double precision power, you need to look at the Titan.
 
yeah that I know and will be ordering a nvidia quadro K2000. but PCIe slots are in almost every MoBo so that wont be an issue. Now wondering the differences between AMD and Intel server processors and the MoBos to istall them on. Cause they will do most of the work in rendering and encoding.
 
Those are just sigle i7 powered gaming laptops for gamers who think LED lights improve your pc performance. The intention is to build stable and super reliable calculation machine that can run with all cores at 100% for two weeks straight without overheating. i7 can't do that. I was thinking something like dual Intel Xeon 2630 v2's or even quad AMD Opteron 6200/6300 (starting buying only one or two cpu's).
 
tanzu said:
Those are just sigle i7 powered gaming laptops for gamers who think LED lights improve your pc performance. The intention is to build stable and super reliable calculation machine that can run with all cores at 100% for two weeks straight without overheating. i7 can't do that. I was thinking something like dual Intel Xeon 2630 v2's or even quad AMD Opteron 6200/6300 (starting buying only one or two cpu's).
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If you're gonna run it that long you're going to need serious cooling, I just thought that portability with power would be nice.
 
AnonNone said:
If you're gonna run it that long you're going to need serious cooling, I just thought that portability with power would be nice.
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Why so serious? Yeah I need good cooling but not extreme. These server cpu's are ment to do that and don't heat up so bad as basic cpus, especially OC'd ones. this is why we are not talking about i7 or nothing basic consumer cpu's. My friend in my class also argued with me about single cpu systems superiority and how expensive xeons are and how just overclocking basic i7 will do the trick. I told him that OC isn't wise in 3D rendering but he started rendering his first couple hours long render. Didn't take long after his computer crashed. right after he put his clockspeed right where it was in the start. You werent suggesting OCing but just wanted to point out the difference between normal game setup and 3D rendering setup.
 
An i7 and a Xeon (on same socket) is practically the same, the Xeons are just tested more extensively and have added instruction sets, which helps in specific applications.
Keeping a Xeon at 40C rather than 60C makes a big difference if you run it 24/7, in terms of how long it lasts. I'd recommend getting some very good cooling for your needs.
 
yes I agree. and I know they are the same architecture and almost similar to each other. they have max power and wattage limitations to run them cooler, but the main thing for me is the extra bus (called whatever it was) to keep the other cpu next to it company and work together with it. the difference that they can give maybe 80% the max power compared to corresponding i7, but run at 100% for days and the ability to get two or even four of these on one board is quite a difference when considering extreme power. ofcourse this requires money but when not purchasing the top-of-the-line xeon cpu of 2700$ each, the performance/price ratio is actually very good. and yeah cooling must be good but these setups dont reguire no more cooling than extreme gaming machines, acyually little less suffices.
 
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