$4-4500 build.

[ShowponyStuart]

Hey guys, I am just looking for opinions of the parts I have selected for my build and whether they are suitable/compatible with each and will result in a reasonably good system.

Price: Aiming for $4-4500 Australian.
Timeline: Order and build within about a month
(Note: I also plan to overclock given the chance too)

*Provisional Specs*
Keep in mind this machine is primary built for CFD (pre/post,sims) but also pro-e, matlab, strand 7 etc...(So its basically a Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) workstation)
CPU --------> i7 3930k
MOBO ------> ASUS P9x79 Deluxe OR Asus Rampage IV extreme
RAM -------> G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 64GB ram-- ie 2 sets of http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-37141046-G_Skill_RipjawsZ_32GB(4x_8GB)_Memory_Kit_DDR3_2133 MHz_PC3_17000_CL_9_Unbuffered_
HDD(1st) --> 240GB corsair Force GT
HDD(2nd) -> 2x1TB seagate in raid 0
GPU ------> Nvidia Quadro 4000
Case -----> Azza Hurrican 2000
PSU ------> ???
Cooling ---> Corsair 100



(Note: I am currently setting up this computer for my final year project for my mechanical engineering degree at uni. The project will include Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) which is VERY computationally expensive. After researching, talking to people from the CFD community and more research I have narrowed the system down to that shown above. The system is (as best I could) optimised for CFD simulations, I just need help finalising the build design as I am not sure which way to go when it comes down to the specifics.)

[zburns]

ShowponyStuart:

Welcome to the forums.Sorry,I jumped into your post without realizing it!

Anyhow, is your software for this project going to support 6 cores and hyperthreading! If not you might be better off with 4 cores than 6 cores. You have multiple software packages for your needs; how much of it will run on 6 core hyperthreaded? That cpu is expensive and I would be reluctant to use it unless I could really make use of all the features!!

The processor choice and motherboard are compatible ( the spec list for the Asus motherboard is quite long (impressive). If 6 cores are not needed, I think you have more choices with 4 cores plus hyperthreading for cpus and motherboards.

The rest of your list is easy to deal with; I just wanted to settle exactly the cpu and mobo!!

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Here is an easy read on 'hyperthreading'. Pretty much up to the software developer as to whether or not 'X number of both threads and hyprthreading will be used' !! Here is the link: http://www.agner.org/optimize/blog/read.php?i=6

I googled this query to get a long page ref 'hyperthreading': 'cpu with hyperthreading requires specific software'

This is the 'Google page' that the link came from: http://www.google.com/search?q=cpu+with+hyperthreading+requires+specific +software&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=fflb
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Go to this intel link: http://www.intel.com/products/ht/hyperthreading_more.htm The title of this page is: Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ------ This page is a short 'summary' type page but here is the prime sentence: "Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. See your system manufacturer for details on specific system configurations and performance."

Since you have very specific 'computational analysis' to investigate, I am simply pointing out that it is my impression that your software for this application has to be specifically written to support 'hyperthreading' , and also support six cores as well!!
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I will look at the rest of the components in the next several hours and do a new post, given the length of this post!!