Help me pick a CPU.
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 3:17 pm
Hi!
I'm having trouble deciding what CPU to build my new machine with. I've been reading reviews of the new broadwell-e chips coming out and am not totally thrilled by the performance vs price. If the 10 core was $1000 I probably would have bought that but its way over priced. Now I'm not sure if it would be in my best interesting to stick with a cheaper CPU and put money somewhere else or not. I was thinking about the 6900k but I think it would only really benefit me for photogrammetry processing. I was also thinking about the 5930k in the past but I'm open to any ideas...here are the specs for the other components below. I will be using a 980ti and either buying another 980ti or buying a 1080 depending on how they preform with Octane.
I have started devloping for VR with the vive but also do a lot of 3D rendering with octane, process 3D objects with agisoft, sculpt high poly with zbrush, and do a lot of work with adobe products.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/YPXwr7
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/YPXwr7 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/YPXwr7/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-6900K 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ?!?!MAYBE?!?!
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($238.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($263.87 @ B&H)
Storage: Sandisk X400 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Red Pro 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($279.90 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.38 @ Amazon) Case
Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.38 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.38 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($21.89 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($21.89 @ OutletPC) Total:
I'm having trouble deciding what CPU to build my new machine with. I've been reading reviews of the new broadwell-e chips coming out and am not totally thrilled by the performance vs price. If the 10 core was $1000 I probably would have bought that but its way over priced. Now I'm not sure if it would be in my best interesting to stick with a cheaper CPU and put money somewhere else or not. I was thinking about the 6900k but I think it would only really benefit me for photogrammetry processing. I was also thinking about the 5930k in the past but I'm open to any ideas...here are the specs for the other components below. I will be using a 980ti and either buying another 980ti or buying a 1080 depending on how they preform with Octane.
I have started devloping for VR with the vive but also do a lot of 3D rendering with octane, process 3D objects with agisoft, sculpt high poly with zbrush, and do a lot of work with adobe products.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/YPXwr7
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/YPXwr7 Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/YPXwr7/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-6900K 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ?!?!MAYBE?!?!
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($238.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($263.87 @ B&H)
Storage: Sandisk X400 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Red Pro 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($279.90 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.38 @ Amazon) Case
Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.38 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.38 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($21.89 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($21.89 @ OutletPC) Total: