Opinion on a Broadwell-E computer - high end

[FFM]

Another one of those threads (and I read a lot of them).
I need to build or buy a new PC and need help as things are moving fast in the CPU/GPU departments.

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.

Used for general computing, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier (basically transfering old family movies to DVD), Encore, InDesign, Desktop publishing, accessing medical imaging and charts from home. No gaming.
Speed, quality, upgradability and expansion, workstation type stability are considerations.
I Like computer to be on the quite side
Computer to last at least 5+ years

2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread

$4,000-$5,000 +/- for computer alone

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA

4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.

5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.

Presfer Intel, nVidia, Asus, Supermicro, Samsung, WD.

6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.

Not realy, maybe a plextor optical drive
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
If it overclocks to speed up work and it is stable then OK. Aim is not to destabilize system. Xeon is acceptable
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1080p for now but 4K in the future
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
Anytime now.
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Windows 10 pro.

From my research and reading this is what I came up with as a starting point. It could be an overkill to what I do but I wasn't top notch components, speed, durability, stability, and longevity.
I'm looking at Broadwell-E i-7 6900K or equivalent Xeon .
Motherboards ASUS Deluxe II or X99 E-10G WS, or equivalent Supermicro?
The case should have front access to at least 3 5.25 drives, USB 3 ports. Nanoxia 5B or Corsair 750D or Fractal Design XL R2 meet needs
Multi-card reader (fits in 5.25" slot)
Memory 32-64 GB high quality and speed depending on CPU. If Xeon then ECC
nVidia GTX-1080 or Titan X
Intel PCIe 750 1.2 TB SSD or equivalent in speed and durability
Couple of 3-4 TB backup drives in RAID 1 for backup and data protection
Couple DVD/BluRay read/write optical drives
1000-1200 Watts power supply, Corsair AX1200i or equivalent (silent and powerful enough that fans don't need to run!)
Cooling: Not sure. Either Noctua NH D15 or slimmer design for RAM compatibility or water cooling like Corsair H-115i or equivalent (no experience here)

Did I miss anything?

Self built, I am technical support. Custom built, more expensive, less hassle, all parts tested and work, and get technical support

Advice and input are appreciated.

Any input is appreciated. Thanks

 

[mnewsham]

Stupid overkill for the PSU, you have a 140w CPU and a ~200w GPU. The rest of your components might throw another 100w out, but overall you're looking at less than 600w total power draw.

Looks fine otherwise. If you're fine getting an Engineering sample Xeon you can certainly get something FAR more powerful than you could get with a retail Xeon or retail i7, but you wont have any warranty support, For example if you KNOW you can use more cores and don't need high clockspeed, an E5-2658 v3 engineering sample on ebay can be had for around $230, that's 12 cores, 24 threads, at 2.2GHz. Or E5-2685 V3 ES for $320, 12c/24t @ 2.6GHz.

But if you need single core performance the i7 will be your best bet since it can be overclocked to ~4GHz on all cores.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

I feel like a lot of this system is overkill. Do any of those programs even make use of a GPU? If not, why not skip it entirely and just run on-chip with an i7-6700K or something? Burning $1500 on a titan isn't doing you any favors if you aren't making use of it.
32GB of ram would be more than enough. I'd honestly throw out the intel SSD and just go with a samsung (either 860 pro or 960 pro if you feel like messing with NVME). I personally favor asrock boards for this generation, but cannot comment on asus/supermicro right now. I bet you could get away with a pretty kickass long-term system build for $2k or less if you strip out all the gaming stuff, and stop trying to turn it in to a server.

 

[FFM]

I guessed it will seem an overkill for a lot of people. I usually buy or build on the high end so as not to keep upgrading components every year or so. I know virtual reality is coming and I need to be ready.

 

[mnewsham]

No offence, but no GPU you buy today will be ready for high end VR in the next 24-36 months.

It will be years before we even know where the VR landscape settles, let alone being able to actually future proof FOR it.

 

[Torn Mind]

Food for thought.

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/GTX-1070-and-GTX-1080-Premiere-Pro-Performance-810/

The Titan might not be such a titan.

 

[FFM]

Thanks for the link above. There is even a newer test with the Titan X (Pascal) and the conclusions are similar. the GTX 1080 is a s good.
https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CC-2015-3-Pascal-GPU-Performance-840/
I guess I don't need the Titan X for what I do. The GTX 1080 is enough.

mnewsham, I agree VR technology is emerging and I can't future proof my PC for 5 years for that.

 

[KentState]

You could always do a budget AMD or Nvidia card from this generation if you want GPU acceleration down the road. I would also get a cheaper nvme drive and then a few other SSD drives to split up the IO. I game on my setup but it also does well at any productivity apps I throw at it for work.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

No gaming.

I know virtual reality is coming and I need to be ready.

You need to figure out what you're building for. If this is a workstation/productivity rig, you do not need a Titan GTX XP TI 3500. If this is a gaming rig, by all means, spend the cash on the top-end if you're going to make use of it. Please note that you cannot really future-proof vid cards. You can the other components (a skylake i-7 will likely last until early-mid 2020's at this point, barring anything apocalyptic happening in the consumer CPU landscape), but with a video card, the things it's going to run will outpace it within 36 months. SLI will get you another 12, albeit buggy.

 

[FFM]

The computer is not for gaming. I am convinced now that I do not need the nVidia Titan X. I'll start looking at component prices on the internet and at Microcenter (I have one nearby).