Architectural Workstation Configuration

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   Budget:

[no more than 3200]

Expectations:

[I'm hoping to have a system that can run multiple programs at once, render extremely fast, stay cool, and be reliable for years.]

Usage:

[Adobe products, Autodesk Products (Revit Architecture/Structure, Autocad Architecture/MEP, VE, Ecotect Analyis]

Special Needs:

[I'm not certain I have any special requirements other than it run my programs listed above well and maybe have 6 cores with a definite 12gb of memory. I do however, have a 24" Apple Cinema Display so I'm hoping to be able to keep that...I know ill need some kind of female mini display port to male hdmi/displayport adapter]

Saved Ticket #: [I'm trying a few different configurations, 457877, 457880, and 457881 ]

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 

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cschoen1 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Nov 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Topic: Architectural Workstation Configuration Posted: 16 Nov 2010 at 2:46pm
	Budget: [no more than 3200] Expectations: [I'm hoping to have a system that can run multiple programs at once, render extremely fast, stay cool, and be reliable for years.] Usage: [Adobe products, Autodesk Products (Revit Architecture/Structure, Autocad Architecture/MEP, VE, Ecotect Analyis] Special Needs: [I'm not certain I have any special requirements other than it run my programs listed above well and maybe have 6 cores with a definite 12gb of memory. I do however, have a 24" Apple Cinema Display so I'm hoping to be able to keep that...I know ill need some kind of female mini display port to male hdmi/displayport adapter] Saved Ticket #: [I'm trying a few different configurations, 457877, 457880, and 457881 ] Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

MagiK Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 25 Aug 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1074	Quote Reply Posted: 16 Nov 2010 at 2:52pm
	It helps if you post the actual components int he requests, saves time for us trying to look up your various builds. Here is an optimized build from before the Gtx580 cards came out: It should run about $3k http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=441166 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932 Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: EVGA X58 SLI 3 Edition System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Power Supply: 1200W Digital Storm Certified Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (40GB Solid State (By: Intel) Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Internet Access: High Speed Network Port Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 6: Sub-Zero LCS Dual Loop: CPU & Dual SLI/CrossFire Video Cards Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz Recovery Tools: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Install/Test Game: FREE: Hot-selling game Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty To cut costs, you can move down to Air cooling the Noctua coolers are very good and really quiet. The Sabertooth is a good replacement for the EVGA board if it is on backorder. Edited by MagiK - 16 Nov 2010 at 2:57pm
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wcboltman Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 30 Oct 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 173	Quote Reply Posted: 16 Nov 2010 at 8:44pm
	This is a good starting point. You can go down to the Noctua or up to the Stage 4 cooling. Your main focus should be CPU and I would 100% go w/ the 980X for rendering, multiple apps, etc. The 980X is easy to overclock so if you're comfortable w/ it just do the free Stage 1 OC and go higher yourself. $3243 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 932 Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 980X 3.33GHz (Six-Core) (Extreme Performance) Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X58 (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 12GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Digital Storm Certified (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition Recommended) Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: FrostChill Cooling System: CPU Only Boost Processor: FREE: Stage 1: Overclock the processor between 3.3GHz to 3.9GHz Boost Video Card: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability Edited by wcboltman - 16 Nov 2010 at 8:44pm

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