Speed and crunching

[kutter]

HI All,

First off, thank you for the coolest forum on builds I've found. Great job.

I trying to build a box for Solidworks... need speed...
I can append a SiSoft report if that would help, wouldn't think so as this is basically a whole new box.
I should mention I don't care about the visuals. Butt ugly is fine. Just fast.
Some truly beautiful works of art out there there guys. Very cool.

Budget: $800.00 to $1200

Main uses of intended build: Solidworks 2014, Camworks ONLY.

Parts required: ASUS ROG Motherboard (pci 3.0), CPU, RAM, PSU?, CASE?

Previous build information (list details of parts): These are the parts I have on Hand and are in the current system I’m using.
Gigabyte GA-970A-UDS
AMD FX-8150
Rip Jaws 8gb x 2, F3-12800cl DDR 1600 CL 10-10-10-30,
PSU: AZZA APLHA 700W PSAZ-700C12, extra ROSEWILL RE502-BLK
AMD FIREPRO W7000
AMD FIREPRO 4900
2X SAMSUNG 840 PRO
7 TB. INTERNAL, EXTERNAL STORAGE.
Spacepilot Pro
Logitech G620 mouse
Logitech G510s keyboard
I can’t find much on the case (got it from IBUYPOWER). It has 4 fans across the top with a radiator, and 2 pull out screens on the bottom. I’ll dig around and see if I can find some more info.

Monitor resolution:
VIZIO E390i-AI1 39” 240HZ MAIN SCREEN ON FIREPRO W7000 AT 1920X1080
AOC 29-inch IPS Q2963PM AT 2560X1080 on Firepro 4900

Storage requirements: I have 1 Samsung as the primary (windows 8 pro 64) and the second as my drawing cache, frequently accessed storage. The rest is used model and vector storage.

Will you be overclocking: Yes… I think…

Any motherboard requirements: 6 to 8 USB 3.0 ports, at least 1 PCI 3.0.

I will be using this box solely for Solidworks. Current performance is adequate. But Solidworks has always seemed to have an issue with AMD cpu’s. My first one was in 2000, and would hang more times than I care to count. I finally narrowed it down to the AMD Cpu. Sure enough an Intel fixed it.
So Intel is one requirement, the second is the motherboards you guys are using. I bought a G75vw last year and it by far the best laptop I’ve ever had. Runs SW faster than the current box above. And aside the Mac’s I use, it is my favorite computer.

I have done very little over-clocking as it seemed to be a gaming thing. Through the SW forums I’ve concluded that SW needs a lot of Cpu muscle. Most people throw a high end GPU at it and are disappointed. So with this in mind
I would like to give it (overclocking) a try. And ASUS seems to have made it a lot simpler than it was 15 years ago.

My first box was a Commodore 64, when it first came out, and at least one or 2 new computers a year since. So I’m not new to the party. But the last 5 years have left me in dust, no time to amass the required info to make an informed decision.

So bang for the buck… what I don’t need, care about, ect..
Never connected to the net. Just a cat 5 to my CNC. No audio. And nothing that requires a very high frame rate. Just number crunching. MASSIVE crunching. I’ve got the GPU’s covered. The MB and CPU are what is puzzling me. So many variables’… and so many geared for specific use.
I’ve tried to think this thru and be a comprehensive as possible but please pardon me if I’ve missed something.

I don’t know if I need to upgrade the ram, I just bought the Rip jaws hoping that give it would give it a boost. Didn’t do much. Gotta start with the CPU me thinks…

Thanks Abunch,
Kutter
customknives.net

[kutter]

HI ALL,

I thought I'd post an update to my build.

I took the advise listed above (Or most of it relative to the MB and CPU).
So now I have:

Z87-WS
Intel 4770K 3.5
Rip Jaws 8gb x 4, F3-12800cl DDR 1600 CL 10-10-10-30, 32GB Total.
Sea-sonic 660 PLATINUM PSU
AMD FIREPRO W7000
AMD FIREPRO 4900
2X SAMSUNG 840 PRO
7 TB. INTERNAL, EXTERNAL STORAGE.
Spacepilot Pro
Logitech G620 mouse
Logitech G510s keyboard

Everything hooked up without a hitch.
Below 2 Realbench scores. Pretty much out of the box.

Then a series odd happening occurred.

I had several issues with the sata ports and hard drives. Swapped out various cables/ports and such. Finally ended leaving the Marvel sata ports empty and using just the six Intel ports.

It would run fine....Then the box wouldn't shut off.

Right now it appears my CPU is running at 799mzh?
The ram timing have changed...

The tpu and epu switches on the MB are off. Dr.Power is off.
Anyway, before i start tearing into stuff again and start getting z-code b2, 62. A2, and no shut down I thought
I'd ask if there's something obvious I'm missing.

I cant find much info on setting up the MB, all on this site are more Rog-ish. And i dont know which one has compare features to cross ref with this board.

Happy to give more info, I just don't know "what" is pertinent....

Thanks,
Kutter
customknives.net