Need a long term working station.

[Caring1]

So DDR4-2800, 32GB at a price below 300 dollars. Good deal or no?

I would say it is reasonable, it wasn't that long ago DDR3 was around that price or more.

 

[krusha03]

So DDR4-2800, 32GB at a price below 300 dollars. Good deal or no?

Yeah go for it.

I would recommend the build that krusha03 recommended. 750w is easily enough got that CPU overclocked and a single gpu and then some.

I disagree with him regarding the 970 though, will easily game at 1440p. I'm using a 970 on a 4k screen and gaming easily.

Unless you plan to push the cpu to it's very limits, I would go for the Noctua cooler over water cooling. Will still allow for a decent overclock and will represent less problems in the long run.

Well it really depends on what you expect. Review sites show a single 970 pulling 25-55 average FPS on 1440p with 4xaa depending on game and 15-30 Fps at 4k and no AA. If that's playable for you then sure. Finally op said that the 970 is just a placeholder atm

Also why would you pay more $$ for a lesser performing air cooler?

 

[BiggieShady]

We have the the super computer setup over here on campus which employs these hundreds of these 16-core Xeon for pipelining raw genomic data.

I see that during your studies you have worked on projects using software which is not GPU accelerated. Now when you are planning for your doctorate, maybe you should make inquiries about what other software you'll be required or encouraged to use, is any of it GPU accelerated, is it CUDA or OpenCL, because it may affect your decision about the GPU.

 

[xvi]

If it's cores you want, why not go with a workstation motherboard and dual Xeons? Overclockability will be rather limited and price will go up if you want something latest and greatest, but us WCG crunchers have been building dual LGA1366 Xeon rigs for inexpensive prices.

I think it depends what your focus is on. If you want to lean towards gaming with the option for simulations, 5930k. If you want to lean towards simulations with the option for gaming, older dual Xeons. If you want both, maybe two builds? Build a cheap dual Xeon rig for simulations and a 4790k (or 4590k) gaming rig? I'unno.

If you're planning on gaming at 1440p, I'd suggest just going for a 290x or the GTX 980. Many will say wait for the 390x (or 980 Ti) and while I agree, it sounds like you want a card now and the only ones that'll do it well are ones packing horsepower. Bumping up to one of those cards will cost though and you may have to scale down one area to provide for this other.

 

[xkm1948]

I just made purchase of the ADATA 32GB DDR4-2800 kit. At 299.99 it seems to be a really good deal.

I will pick up parts from time to time, I am in no hurry of building the PC up. 390X will definitely be my first choice~

 

[xkm1948]

I see now Sabertooth has become available on Newegg. Should I still wait for 390X or just go for it now with my old 5870?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132518

 

[xvi]

If that's the board you want, I don't see any reason why you'd wait to get it (unless the price is considerably above MSRP or something). I'd stick with the 5870 for now and swap it out later when the 390x is out. If anything, it'll (hopefully) bump prices down on last-gen things and allow you to get better hardware for the same price.

 

[xkm1948]

Thanks xvi for your recommendations. Right now I'm debating the choice of monitors. Should I do 2560*1440 or 1920*1080 at 27 inches? I'm shooting for an IPS screen.

 

[xvi]

Thanks xvi for your recommendations. Right now I'm debating the choice of monitors. Should I do 2560*1440 or 1920*1080 at 27 inches? I'm shooting for an IPS screen.

If you have the budget for a 2560x1440 monitor, then you might as well go for it. The HD 5870 will most likely have trouble keeping frame rates very high in newer games at that resolution (can compensate by lowering graphics quality), but if you're planning on getting a nice new card soon, it shouldn't be an issue for long.

General rule of thumb, if your numbers go up, it means you're having more fun.

 

[xkm1948]

I just made purchase of the Sabertooth X99 from newegg. They have a 15% off coupon code for me so that brought the motherboard price from $330 to $280 with free shipping. I am wishing this is a good deal. Since I don't see motherboard dropping price that frequently.

Anyway I am getting my components together one at a time. Things bought so far:

1. Curcial MX200 500GB, got them from newegg during a sale at $180
2. ASUS Sabertooth X99, got at $280
3. ADATA 32GB DDR4-2800, got them on sale at $299.

I really wish R9 390X would come out earlier, that would have made my build much easier.

 

[xkm1948]

Bought the monitor today. 299.99 for a 27'' IPS panel is not that bad.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=24-009-626

 

[xvi]

That monitor is back up to $350, so I'd say you bought it at just the right time.

 

[xkm1948]

That monitor is back up to $350, so I'd say you bought it at just the right time.

I have read some reviews on that monitor. It is definitely not the best, but for 300 bucks and an 2k IPS I have nothing to complain.

 

[xkm1948]

OK I am still torn on what to order for keyboards and mouse. Is logitech mx master any good?

 

[xkm1948]

Finally pulled trigger on the 5820K and Noctua D15. Ain't no point waiting any longer since it seems unlikely for CPU to drop price.

Stuff remained to be purchased:

Fractal Design R5 Black with window
Keyboard---looking at Razer Black Widow or Corsair 600K
Mouse---looking at logitech master mx

 

[MxPhenom 216]

just out of curiosity, this doesn't have much to do with the thread, but what are you getting your Ph.D in?

 

[xkm1948]

just out of curiosity, this doesn't have much to do with the thread, but what are you getting your Ph.D in?

molecular genetics with emphasis on epigenetics, mainly using zebrafish for studying.

 

[xkm1948]

And just bought Fractal Design R5 black with window on newegg on sale for 99.99 and free shipping. Waiting out for deal feels great~

 

[xkm1948]

All parts except graphic card are purchased. I will start the building on Monday and I will open up a new thread to show case my new build~ Thanks everyone for your kind help!!!

 

[xkm1948]

I would say it is reasonable, it wasn't that long ago DDR3 was around that price or more.

Just got my new rig up and running today. Thank you so much Caring1 for suggesting Sabertooth X99. This is an AWESOME board at a great price!!!!

I am still installing updates and fine tuning. Did a quick Pandaseq sequence aligement. For a 27GB RAW sequencing file I got it aligned in 50mins! It used to take at least 8 hours on my old QX9650 with only 8GB of RAM. This feels amazing! I can load almost any raq seq file directly into the 32GB RAM. A big RAM size along with a good SSD surely feels good.

 

[brandonwh64]

Please do not double and triple post. Merge all of your posts into one.