12-26-2014, 10:16 PM
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qxk8yc
Gigabyte isn't as great as Asus or EVGA, but I think it'll get the job done. The newest Intel stuff uses DDR4, DDR3 would be fine but in 5-9 years, it won't be relevant. A ssixx said, you could use a workstation card and an Intel Xeon ($1500 will get you 12 cores! If you really need that CPU power, you could probably get a dual CPU mobo and have 24 cores) Also RAM is very upgradable, so you can add in a load more. Windows 8.1 would be fine, just put the pro version cause it's an office/workstation PC.
Gigabyte isn't as great as Asus or EVGA, but I think it'll get the job done. The newest Intel stuff uses DDR4, DDR3 would be fine but in 5-9 years, it won't be relevant. A ssixx said, you could use a workstation card and an Intel Xeon ($1500 will get you 12 cores! If you really need that CPU power, you could probably get a dual CPU mobo and have 24 cores) Also RAM is very upgradable, so you can add in a load more. Windows 8.1 would be fine, just put the pro version cause it's an office/workstation PC.