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Workstation for Autodesk products + Pointclouds

Post Date: 2015-10-06
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    Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 9:28am
Budget:
Under3500

Expectations:
Fast, reliable, quiet, 4 years plus of service

Usage:
Home workstation: AutoCAD (w/ large pointclouds), Revit, Recap, Bluebeam.

Special Needs:
Windows 10 vs Windows 7....
(Waiting for Autodesk certification on Revit and Recap.)
Do I gamble and go w/ 10?
I'd like to run 4 monitors. Two of them 4k.

Saved Ticket #:1293690

Specifications:
Digital Storm Slade (Config # 1294347)
Chassis Model: Corsair Obsidian 550D

Core Components
Processor: Intel Core i7 5930K 3.5GHz (Six-Core) (Unlocked CPU)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-X99-SLI (Intel X99 Chipset)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 2800MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX1000i (Digitally Controlled Power)

Storage / Connectivity
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (250GB Samsung 850 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Western Digital - Enterprise Edition)
Internet Access: Wireless PCI-E ASUS PCE-N53 (Dual Band Performance) (Supports 802.11n/g/b)

Graphics / Multimedia
Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA Quadro K2200 4GB (Outputs: 1x DVI-D ; 2x DisplayPort 1.2)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

Digital Storm Engineering
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 2 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds with Noise Dampening Material)

Digital Storm TwisterBoost Technology
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires High-End Motherboard Selection)

Software
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) (FREE Upgrade to Windows 10)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)

Accessories / Goodies

Customer Care
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 4 Year Limited Warranty (4 Year Labor & 2 Year Part Replacement)

To get this build to work w/ the 5930k I had to pick the 2 GPU Slade and modify. (5930 because of Autocad multi-threading when manipulating a PC.) Concerning the size of the SSD: do I store any work data on the ssd? Or is this strictly for the OS & apps? Am I over-killing anything?

I'm new at this (trying to spec a pc). So I'f it looks like I have no idea, that may be the case.

Regards.
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if this isn't to be used to game on then this might serve you better:

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Corsair Obsidian 550D
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 (8-Core) 2.4GHz (8 QPI) (20MB Cache) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-X99-SLI (Intel X99 Chipset)
System Memory: 64GB DDR4 2133MHz (ECC Registered) (16GB x 4)
Power Supply: 750W EVGA SuperNOVA (750 B1)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (1TB Samsung 850 EVO)
Storage Set 2: - No Thanks
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA Quadro K2200 4GB (Outputs: 1x DVI-D ; 2x DisplayPort 1.2)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Standard Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Automatic Overclocking
Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Portable Gaming: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

$3,586
Aventum 3
I7-6700K
Gigabyte G1 Z170X Gaming GT
16GB Corsair Dominator 3000MHz
Corsair Hx1000i 1000W
Samsung M.2 980 Pro 2TB;Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
MSI RTX 3080 Ventus OC 10G LHR
Gigabyte M28U 4K
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Posts: 37 		  Quote nt5k Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 07 Oct 2015 at 5:54am
Interesting...
Thank you db188
Any thoughts on the windows 7 vs 10?
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Posts: 2115 		  Quote db188 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 07 Oct 2015 at 10:57am
i think W10 is still working out the compatibility kinks, but if you're going with a new system build, you might as well upgrade now.  a couple of friends have upgraded and they don't report any issues.
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I7-6700K
Gigabyte G1 Z170X Gaming GT
16GB Corsair Dominator 3000MHz
Corsair Hx1000i 1000W
Samsung M.2 980 Pro 2TB;Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
MSI RTX 3080 Ventus OC 10G LHR
Gigabyte M28U 4K
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Posts: 47 		  Quote Zoofro Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 07 Oct 2015 at 1:18pm
I upgraded my current computer to Windows 10 the day it went live. Have had zero incompatibility problems since then. Pretty flawless thus far and went with Windows 10 for my new computer.
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Intel Core i7 6700K 4.0GHz
ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING
16GB DDR4 2800MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum DHX
512GB Samsung 850 PRO
2TB Western Digital
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
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Posts: 37 		  Quote nt5k Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 08 Oct 2015 at 6:58am
From what I'v read, recap and revit will load/run on a wdw 10 machine that was upgraded from 7 (or 8). Clean wdw 10 machine = no bueno. I can pawn my revit work off for a bit, but I must be able to run recap...
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Posts: 37 		  Quote nt5k Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 08 Oct 2015 at 9:01am
May pull the trigger today:

Digital Storm Slade (Config # 1295068)
$3,337.00
Chassis Model: Corsair Obsidian 550D
Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 (8-Core) 2.4GHz (8 QPI) (20MB Cache) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-X99-SLI (Intel X99 Chipset)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 2133MHz (ECC Registered) (8GB x 4)
Power Supply: 750W EVGA SuperNOVA (750 B1)
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 850 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Western Digital - Enterprise Edition)
Internet Access: Wireless PCI-E ASUS PCE-N53 (Dual Band Performance) (Supports 802.11n/g/b)
Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA Quadro K2200 4GB (Outputs: 1x DVI-D ; 2x DisplayPort 1.2)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 1 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds Only)
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) (FREE Upgrade to Windows 10)
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Looks like a solid build!
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Posts: 37 		  Quote nt5k Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 9:55am
I read somewhere that Xeon's were "locked" and could not be overclocked. Today DigitalStorm confirmed that.
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Posts: 1674 		  Quote  Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 10:05am
Yep, only the "K" and "X" processors are unlocked. The Xeon's are locked as they are focused on stability, something overclocked processors are not known for.
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I use windows 10 on my new DS Laptop and it runs very well. I like it just as much and maybe a tad more than Windows 7. It's a fantastic OS. I'd take the upgrade.
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