Does anyone have opinions on the suitability of the new 8-core Haswell 5960X processor from Intel for a bioinformatics workstation/server? We have about $4,000 to spend, and we need to order everything early this week. I'm considering the setup below, but my experience is limited to building single-processor PCs. I've never built a dual-processor Xeon system, so I'm not really sure how the below setup would stack up against a Xeon setup for the same cost (if it's even possible to build a similar Xeon setup for under $4,000).
The system will mainly be used for things like read mapping, reduced-complexity de novo assemblies (not mega RAM-intensive, see http://ibest.github.io/ARC/), and population genomic analyses (often using ANGSD).
Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011 140W Desktop Processor BX80648I75960X - $1050
EVGA X99 FTW (150-HE-E997-KR) LGA 2011-3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard - $310
2X Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4-17000) Desktop Memory Model CT4K8G4DFD8213 - $818
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE1T0BW 2.5" 1TB SATA III MLC (SSD) - $470
4X Seagate Desktop HDD.15 ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - $600
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition - High Air Flow Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior - $140
CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready - $150
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - $20
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler- $35
==$3,941 including tax and shipping==
Please let me know if you have any thoughts. Thanks so much!
The system will mainly be used for things like read mapping, reduced-complexity de novo assemblies (not mega RAM-intensive, see http://ibest.github.io/ARC/), and population genomic analyses (often using ANGSD).
Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011 140W Desktop Processor BX80648I75960X - $1050
EVGA X99 FTW (150-HE-E997-KR) LGA 2011-3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard - $310
2X Crucial 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4-17000) Desktop Memory Model CT4K8G4DFD8213 - $818
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE1T0BW 2.5" 1TB SATA III MLC (SSD) - $470
4X Seagate Desktop HDD.15 ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - $600
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition - High Air Flow Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior - $140
CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready - $150
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - $20
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler- $35
==$3,941 including tax and shipping==
Please let me know if you have any thoughts. Thanks so much!
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