I'm moving back to PC after using a Mac for ~5 years. I was told in college I have to use a Mac to work in animation and unfortunately I was quite naive at the time. Looking forward to working on a PC again but I need a little help with the components!
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next 2-3 weeks
Budget Range: $800-1000 with tax, shipping & rebates
System Usage From Most to Least Important: After Effects, Flash, Premiere, Maya (strictly for animation), Illustrator, Painter, Web Browsing
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor*, case*
*I have a Cintiq but I would like to add a secondary monitor for when I don't need to use it. I also have an old case that I can use for the time being but plan on replacing in the near future for a Prodigy M. The price of the case is not part of the budget. I just want to make sure for anyone giving input that I will eventually be using a Micro-ATX.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, Frys, Micro Center, Newegg
Location: Northern Atlanta Area, US
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, NVIDIA Chipset Graphics Card, and just some good reliable RAM (16-32 GB)
Overclocking: Not Sure
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Cintiq - 1600x1200, I would like to add a secondary 2560x1440 monitor but I am aware of how unlikely that is to fit in my budget.
Additional Comments: My reason for this build is I'm running on a severely outdated and underpowered machine. I'm aware I can't get everything with my budget but more than anything I want to make sure I'm not paying too much for components I won't utilize completely or even need at all. Please keep in mind this is in no way a gaming rig. My main concern is render times in After Effects & Premiere.
Here are the components I'm considering:
CPU - Intel Core i7-4770
Motherboard - ASRock H87M Pro4
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8) DDR3 1600
Graphics Card - EVGA GeForce GTX760 Superclocked
Power Supply - Silverstone ST55F-G 550W
SSD - Samsung 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" SATA III
Hard Drive - Western Digital Blue 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
OS - 64-bit Windows 7 OR Windows 8 (not sure which as they both cost the same)
Any and all advice is appreciated. It's a little overwhelming for me trying to build from scratch. Thanks!
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next 2-3 weeks
Budget Range: $800-1000 with tax, shipping & rebates
System Usage From Most to Least Important: After Effects, Flash, Premiere, Maya (strictly for animation), Illustrator, Painter, Web Browsing
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor*, case*
*I have a Cintiq but I would like to add a secondary monitor for when I don't need to use it. I also have an old case that I can use for the time being but plan on replacing in the near future for a Prodigy M. The price of the case is not part of the budget. I just want to make sure for anyone giving input that I will eventually be using a Micro-ATX.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, Frys, Micro Center, Newegg
Location: Northern Atlanta Area, US
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, NVIDIA Chipset Graphics Card, and just some good reliable RAM (16-32 GB)
Overclocking: Not Sure
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Cintiq - 1600x1200, I would like to add a secondary 2560x1440 monitor but I am aware of how unlikely that is to fit in my budget.
Additional Comments: My reason for this build is I'm running on a severely outdated and underpowered machine. I'm aware I can't get everything with my budget but more than anything I want to make sure I'm not paying too much for components I won't utilize completely or even need at all. Please keep in mind this is in no way a gaming rig. My main concern is render times in After Effects & Premiere.
Here are the components I'm considering:
CPU - Intel Core i7-4770
Motherboard - ASRock H87M Pro4
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8) DDR3 1600
Graphics Card - EVGA GeForce GTX760 Superclocked
Power Supply - Silverstone ST55F-G 550W
SSD - Samsung 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" SATA III
Hard Drive - Western Digital Blue 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
OS - 64-bit Windows 7 OR Windows 8 (not sure which as they both cost the same)
Any and all advice is appreciated. It's a little overwhelming for me trying to build from scratch. Thanks!