logix1390 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Hello, i'm in the process of researching my first computer build that works nicely with Houdini. I do a lot of Houdini work professionally and personally as well as freelance. I mostly work with pyro, destruction and water sims as well as rendering in Houdini. I don't mind investing in a killer machine since I'll need something that will let me get through large scale sims.. I also won't be switching jobs any time soon so I mind as well invest in something now and not have to worry about this. That being said, this is the CPU I was thinking: Xeon E5-1660 V3 (8 Core/16 threads /3.0 Ghz ) -I'll be adding in one more of these guys down the road - I already have a Geforce 980 - 64 gbs of DDR4 RAM I will figure out the water cooling, motherboard etc. after I know which CPU I want to get. At first I was going for the i7 5960 (8 Core/16 Threads/3.0-3.5 Ghz) but if I am already investing all this money already, why not go for a similar Xeon and eventually down the road i'll add in another one and have a monster machine. some of the threads i've been reading: https://archive.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=172&page=viewtopic&p=186431 https://archive.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=172&page=viewtopic&p=187656 https://archive.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=172&page=viewtopic&p=169540 https://archive.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=172&page=viewtopic&p=160815 I know i'm stepping into the classic argument of 'fewer powerful cores vs more cores but less powerful' but I wanted to get some fresh opinions about this subject matter, and choosing the right CPU. Seems as if the Xeon E5-1660 V3 (8 Core/16 threads /3.0 Ghz ) is best of both worlds especially if I get two... Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tar Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Xeon for more Ram, but the 10 core 6950X is coming out soon too. http://www.pcworld.com/article/3050987/components-processors/extreme-edition-inbound-intel-support-site-leaks-core-i7-6950x-broadwell-e-info.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logix1390 Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 Thanks for the reply marty. That looks promising. Xeon Only good for Ram? I was planning on upgrading to dual Xeon eventually and get twice as many threads. Thats why I thought the Xeon E5-1660 V3 (8 Core/16 threads /3.0 Ghz ) would be an excellent choice since it runs at 3.0ghz. What are your thoughts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tar Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 You're right - the dual cpu is very good, everything else looks exactly the same on the Intel Ark site. i.e. instruction sets, pci lanes IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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