I was told the X99 system with either the 5960X 8 Core clocked at 4.5GHz or one of the E5 V3 Xeons is the way to go now for GPU acceleration applications. From what I was told DDR4 is making a large impact on performance especially GPU and the load a cpu can put on them. Someone suggested 64GB of ram because 2666 seems to be the peak of where DDR4 stability is right now. Also I heard that waiting on the new 980GTX cards may be a good idea versus the Titan cards. Thats because of the updated HDMi 2.0 output options.
I have a few questions for all of you regarding upgrading. Is it best to wait if he is wanting a new system for realtime 4k? I mean im hearing rumors about Thunderbolt 3 now coming sooner than expected. Also new cards with HDMI 2.0?? Also Displayport 1.3?? Not to mention USB 3.1C coming out soon as well. What is the most reliable route to go? It is getting really confusing. MAC or PC? What will be most beneficial for the next TWO years before he has to upgrade again??