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$2500 Rig for Computer Graphics/Video Editing/Gaming (occasionally)

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July 4, 2013 5:59:17 AM

I'm looking to build a system that can easily handle Cinema 4d, Maya, Krakatoa, Adobe's CS6 Creative Suite, HD footage editing and more. Efficiency and quick render speeds are key here. I'd also like to be able to do a little gaming in my spare time when I'm not using the system for work. So, here's the build i've got so far. Feel free to tear it apart and tell me what works and what needs to go. Thanks.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1daOo

CPU Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor $563.98

COOLER CoolerMasterHyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing Cooler$29.98

MOTHERBOARD Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard $224.99

RAM Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $104.99

STORAGE Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $133.99
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $99.99

VIDEOCARD EVGA GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card $1022.98

CASE Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99

POWER SUPPLY SeaSonicM12II 850W ATX12VEPS12V Power Supply $136.50

OPTICAL DRIVE Asus BC-12B1ST BLU+DVD Drive $56.23

OPERATING SYSTEM Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64 bit $89.98



So, that's about it, lemme know what you think. I appreciate any and all answers!

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July 4, 2013 6:13:44 AM

For a lower price this build will perform better. You can get higher overclocks with this amazing cooler (you could switch it out for a H100i too, which is just a tad better). All of the parts you chose were great, but this is the better bang for the buck. The GTX 780 is so similar to the Titan in performance, and yet is $400 cheaper. I went with a lower watt PSU, as it's all you'll need, but the one you listed was cheaper with more watts. Why? The one I listed is gold rated, making it more efficient than the bronze rated one in your system. Both are great though, so pick whichever you prefer. I also managed to double the capacity of the SSD you put in your system and it's the best SSD on the market currently. The HDD is also less prone to failing than the Seagate and also has 5 year warranty! The ram I listed is also a little better as it has a CAS latency of 9, as opposed to 10 and you could almost definitely overclock it to 1866 if need be.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler ($76.23 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($224.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($145.27 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($154.78 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($56.23 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $2477.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-04 09:13 EDT-0400)
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July 4, 2013 6:16:42 AM

1WaffleIron said:
I'm looking to build a system that can easily handle Cinema 4d, Maya, Krakatoa, Adobe's CS6 Creative Suite, HD footage editing and more. Efficiency and quick render speeds are key here. I'd also like to be able to do a little gaming in my spare time when I'm not using the system for work. So, here's the build i've got so far. Feel free to tear it apart and tell me what works and what needs to go. Thanks.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1daOo

CPU Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor $563.98

COOLER CoolerMasterHyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing Cooler$29.98

MOTHERBOARD Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard $224.99

RAM Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $104.99

STORAGE Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $133.99
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $99.99

VIDEOCARD EVGA GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card $1022.98

CASE Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99

POWER SUPPLY SeaSonicM12II 850W ATX12VEPS12V Power Supply $136.50

OPTICAL DRIVE Asus BC-12B1ST BLU+DVD Drive $56.23

OPERATING SYSTEM Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64 bit $89.98



So, that's about it, lemme know what you think. I appreciate any and all answers!


Looks like you have a good setup. As long as you don't plan to overclock, the cpu cooler should be fine as well.
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July 4, 2013 7:01:00 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($294.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ATI FirePro V7900 2GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($589.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: ATI FirePro V7900 2GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($589.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.97 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $2438.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-04 09:54 EDT-0400)

Q&A -

Why the FX 8350 - The FX 8350 has the advantage in multi threaded apps , and leaves a lot of room for a perfect GPU setup. Its performance is really great on the apps you want to use. Since Gaming isn't the priority there is no doubt the FX 8350 should be in your list.
Why the Dual V7900's - They are workstation GPU's , they are meant for editing , rendering , etc. And the FirePro V7900 was the best for the money. Since you have a high budget , the dual GPU settup was coming in , and I said to myself , Why Not ?
Why a 256GB SSD - It came under budget and was really faster in real world performance when compared to the 128GB model.
Why Windows 7 Professional - Its needed. You know why........
Why 32GB of 1866MHz Mem - 32 Gigs of mem ensure you can run the most intensive task , while 1866MHz is enough for the task.

I hope it helps.
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July 4, 2013 7:22:05 AM

heres how i would do it
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1dbP7

i can tell you off the bat that you arent going to get a whole lot of a performance gain from going to a titan. i also see no reason to go with firepro cards when generally things favour CUDA rather than OpenCL but that is slowly changing
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July 4, 2013 7:36:19 AM

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heres how i would do it
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1dbP7

i can tell you off the bat that you arent going to get a whole lot of a performance gain from going to a titan. i also see no reason to go with firepro cards when generally things favour CUDA rather than OpenCL but that is slowly changing


Do you really believe a GTX 760 will be fast enough to satisfy his needs ? Why does everybody simply add crazy gaming GPU's if the word " Gaming " is mentioned. Firepro and Quadro GPU's are for workstations which means editing , rendering etc. You guys simply add GTX cards and say " it has CUDA , don't worry " Its not that case at all. A single V7900 is at par with the Quadro 4000 , but the V7900 is cheaper. And therefore two of these in CFXPro is possible in this budget. I seriously recommend you to check the review for professional GPU's , before you suggest anyone another GTX card. And yeah the CUDA advantage is no longer existent. Firepros are now the way to go.
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July 4, 2013 7:43:33 AM

the 760 is in no way crazy. if its the adobe suite and you are working with video, there is almost no difference between a professional card and a gaming card. if you were talking about 3D renderings or tasks that require the double percision compute power, yeah you will want to get a proper workstation card
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July 4, 2013 7:47:13 AM

TheBigTroll said:
the 760 is in no way crazy. if its the adobe suite and you are working with video, there is almost no difference between a professional card and a gaming card. if you were talking about 3D renderings or tasks that require the double percision compute power, yeah you will want to get a proper workstation card


The V7900 has workstation features which apparently no gaming GPU does an is a bang for the buck. Also why not the GTX 770 or GTX 780 may I ask , since both fit in budget.
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July 4, 2013 7:52:32 AM

specialized drivers and ECC memory only go so far when you are talking about video work. If you were doing double precision compute tasks, then your workstation cards excel.

the 770 and 780 barely perform better in these types of tasks
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July 4, 2013 7:55:35 AM

What about two V7900's V/S 1 GTX 760 ?
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July 4, 2013 11:22:48 AM

1Waffleiron,

In my view, high performance in content creation has different requirements to content consumption. In an imaging workstation, image quality takes precedence over image speed (gaming frame rates). For rendering precision, 3D high polygon modeling, high anti-aliasing, accurate shadows, and color gradients, a Xeon > ECC RAM > Quadro system is going to perform better and more reliably. Autodesk applications and Adobe CS are optimized for CUDA .

This system is intended as a workstation solution with high performance / high precision, very high stability / reliability at reasonable cost, and suitable for 2D and 3D CAD, graphic design, rendering, mathematics, some simulation, animation, and video editing.

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1. Xeon E5-1650 6-core 3.2 /3.8GHz, 12MB cache, LGA 2011 $600 (Passmark CPU score= 11462, rank = No. 12)

2. Noctua NH-U12S 120x120x25 ( NF-F12 PWM) SSO2-Bearing ( Self-stabilising oil-presure bearing ) CPU Cooler $70

3. ASUS P9X79 WS LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 SSI CEB $380.

4. 16GB (2X 8GB) Crucial DDR3 PC3-12800 • CL=11 • Unbuffered • ECC • DDR3-1600 • 1.35V • 1024Meg x 72 • • Part #: CT102472BD160B $180 ($89 each)

5. NVIDIA Quadro K2000 (D) VCQK2000-PB 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card $414

6. SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $134.99 (OS and Applications)

7. Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $94.99 (Files, Backup, System Image)

8. SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold ((SS-650KM Active PFC F3)) 650W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply $120.

9. LIAN LI PC-A75 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $182

10. Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit - OEM $140

11. ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM $17.

TOTAL > $2,315.
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Options to this would be >

1. Used Quadro 4000 2GB Graphics Card > About $350-400

2. New Quadro K4000 3GB Graphics Card > $800 (Highly recommended)

3. 2nd Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (RAID 1 mirroring) $94.99

4. 3rd Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $94.99 (RAID 5 striping + mirroring, backup, system image)

As the system and GPU RAM are error-correcting and Quadro drivers are oriented towards complete rendering of every frame with high anti-aliaising, this system will not be brilliant in demanding games at high settings. However, in Maya, rendering, and Adobe CS- excellent!

Cheers,

BambiBoom

[Dell Precision T5400 > 2X Xeon X5460 quad core @ 3.16GHz, 16 GB ECC , Quadro FX 4800 (1.5GB), WD RE4 / Segt Barcd 500GB > Windows 7 Ult > AutoCad, Revit, Solidworks, Sketchup, Adobe CS MC, Corel Technical Designer, WP Office, MS Office]




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