Ultimate hardware set

Question

Just paid for my CC license. It is REALLY expensive. 
 Now, I need to find an ultimate computer to extract the most value out of CC. I know there are general recommendation, like, get the best GPU... I'd like this post to be about specific specs. 
 Like if money didn't matter for hardware. What should I get (January 2017)?

Casey Bentley · Answer

How big are the projects you will be working on? Your assumptions about the CPU are correct, though its worth noting that for projects with lots of photos/pixels, it might be worth having a few more threads for the AT. For RC though, clock speed is most important and those unlocked i7 XXXXk chips are great for it. I havent gotten a Kabylake chip to test yet but the Skylake chip I have performs very well, especially for the reconstruction. 
 
Also havent gotten the chance to test the new Titan X, but based on the benchmarks I have seen, im not sure its worth the extra cost. the 1080 performs very well ( scores 215+ w/ a 6700k) and it has been rumored for awhile that a 1080 TI will be released soon. 
 
I have tested a couple different RAM configs and haven't noticed any significant differences. 
 
Drive speed does make a difference. storing everything on an SSD will make a world of difference. Havent gotten the chance to personally test the difference between SATA vs M.2 but I have heard the difference is negligible.