This workstation can be self-built for around $3000.00, although I decided to purchase it from Thinkmate because of their experience with matching components and a 3 year advanced parts replacement warranty. It renders over 3x faster then my i7 laptop, so I'm happy.
Motherboard: SuperMicro X9SRA
CPU: Xeon E5-2670 v2 2.50GHz 25MB cache (115W)
Memory: 16GB PC3-12800, 1600MHz ECC Register DIMM
SSD: 256GB Samsung 840 Pro 2.5 SATA, 6.0Gb/s
Hard Drive: 1 TB SATA, 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM 3.5 - Seagate Constellation
GPU: NVIDIA Quadro K2000 2.0GB GDDR5
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)