Building a Computer for 3D Animation and Design

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masonbrown

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I am starting to build a computer that would be used to run programs like Maya, ZBrush, Mudbox, etc. With some gaming in there as well. I don't know a lot about computers, but I know that it would be better to build one to what I want then to try and buy one. I've done some research and this is what I'm thinking. If I am missing something or have any suggestions please let me know!

Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH X79 Intel X79 ATX Motherboard http://www.directron.com/sabertoothx79.html

CPU: Intel Core i7-3820
http://www.directron.com/bx80619i73820.html

Tower: NZXT Phantom Black Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.directron.com/phan001bk.html

Power Supply: Kingwin Lazer Gold Series 1000W ATX 12V
http://www.directron.com/lzg1000.html

Graphics Card: GeForce GTX 670 (not sure one the graphics card)

Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 3.5in 500GB
http://www.directron.com/wd5003azex.html

or

SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW 2.5" 256GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193

Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135240


All help would be very appreciative, considering this is my first time trying to build a PC!
 
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coozie7

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A few points:
The i7 may be a good idea, but check the software revisions you are using can use the Hyperthreading feature of this CPU for best performance, if not, and you cannot upgrade to later revisions that can use Hyperthreading, you can save a fair bit by dropping down to a i5.
You can do better with the power supply, look for 600Watts (700 absolute maximum) from a good maker like: Corsair, OCZ, Seasonic, Silverstone, Pc Power and Cooling or Antec.
Stick with 'stock' memory and a 'boring' motherboard flashy stuff is only really useful for overclockers.
If you are using large files, go for 16 GB of RAM, it's still quite cheap and it's better to overdo it than under spec for a productivity machine.
SSDs' are best used for fast access rather than bulk storage. You would probably be better served with a pair of drives in a mirrored array for security with a small SSD as a boot drive, aim for the largest HDDs you can get.
From here:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-titan-opencl-cuda-workstation,review-32670.html

It looks like the GTX670 is your weapon of choice both for gaming and Maya ;).
Nice case BTW.
 
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