Pc to run 3ds Max with high polygon count

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The_gabman

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Hello,

I was currently looking at a PC to render in 3ds Max. I was wondering what could be a good deal, considering that I want something that can perform well. Any ideas where I should concentrate my dollars? Can this be done under 1200$ ?

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k1114
You might be able to squeeze in a 6 core. But 10 sec in mental ray is probably impossible depending on your lighting complexity. What do you have now and how long does it take?

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The_gabman

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I'm using Mental Ray with optimised settings with medium heavy polycount for scenes, so about a million polygons so I need to be able to navigate the scene without too much hassle and having less than 5-10 seconds to render per frame.
 
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You might be able to squeeze in a 6 core. But 10 sec in mental ray is probably impossible depending on your lighting complexity. What do you have now and how long does it take?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nphl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nphl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1nphl/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($127.11 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1195.03
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-02 10:35 EDT-0400)
 
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