Please critique my part list for a rendering computer

mashu009 · Jul 29, 2013

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/acer589/saved/218c

My laptop can only do so much rendering wise and lately it can barely keep up to the deadlines I have. (i'm an archtecture student) I mainly use revit/photoshop/sketchup/3dsmax. I can't afford a workstation card right now which is why the geforce is there in place. I have a 1500$ budget.

I've talked to several friends whom I know build pc's and they came up with this build. Some have suggested to change the mobo and lite-on writer as well as the western digital drive to a seagate.

It'll be my first build. Thanks for any advice.

realchaos · Jul 29, 2013

It's a nice build.
Looking at the processor and motherboard, I can assume you're not overclocking?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H87-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($187.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1247.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-29 00:49 EDT-0400)

-Removed hyper 212 evo since you're not overclocking.
-16gb of ram is typically enough. If it's not enough for you, you can always add more.
-I find plextor SSDs to be great and reliable.
-Better gpu. The Gigabyte one is cheaper, higher clocked and better cooling.
-Cheaper psu. The XFX psu is seasonic made, so it's still high quality.

I notice there's no case. Do you already have one?

mashu009 · Jul 29, 2013

realchaos :

It's a nice build.
Looking at the processor and motherboard, I can assume you're not overclocking?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H87-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($187.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1247.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-29 00:49 EDT-0400)

-Removed hyper 212 evo since you're not overclocking.
-16gb of ram is typically enough. If it's not enough for you, you can always add more.
-I find plextor SSDs to be great and reliable.
-Better gpu. The Gigabyte one is cheaper, higher clocked and better cooling.
-Cheaper psu. The XFX psu is seasonic made, so it's still high quality.

I notice there's no case. Do you already have one?

I have the case settled out already. This budget is really just for the parts inside. Also, someone else had said I might need to go up to a 750 psu?

realchaos · Jul 29, 2013

What's the case you want?

Also, you will only need 750w if you plan to SLI the GTX 770s. However, the motherboard doesn't support SLI.

mashu009 · Jul 29, 2013

realchaos :

I've been looking at a lot of cases. Preferably a mid tower. This is my first choice so far.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112411

realchaos · Jul 29, 2013

Lian Li cases are definitely nice, but if I had to give a suggestion, how about this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352021

It looks almost the same and it has sound-dampening pads all over the inside of the case to reduce noise level.

Draven35 · Jul 29, 2013

realchaos :

Professional applications don't support SLI either.

mashu009 · Jul 29, 2013

realchaos :

Say I were to overclock it or may want to in the future. Would that decrease the amount of time it'd take for a render to finish? What would you choose personally?

realchaos · Jul 29, 2013

If you want to overclock, I'd suggest an i7-4770k + Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H and then an aftermarket cpu cooler in the future when you want to.
It should decrease the time.

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