Beppe,
Thank you for your helpful feedback. Just what I was seeking!

May I bother you for some additional advice on the separate topic of disk drive / partition strategy given your knowledge of these types of workstations?

I plan to use 3 disks in this basic system:

- Drive 1: New 256GB SSD m.2 ...

Hello,

I've been reading the forum posts in the licensee section regarding GPU specs for Octane.
I'm building a PC for my spouse for archviz use.
I'm planning to include an EVGA 980 ti Hybrid around these system spec's:

Mobo Asus Z170-A
PSU EVGA SuperNOVA 220-P2-0650-X1 650W
CPU i7-6700K
Cooler ...