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Hi! I want to build a computer with Intel 4930k with Thermalright Silver Arrow IB-E Extreme, and Asus x79 Deluxe and G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) with 1866 and Intel SSD 530 240 GB for a multi-purpose computer. I use Ansys, ANSA, Catia, Inventor and so on, I want to get into video-rendering. I want to leave the computer on for mining all night.
I will also buy Seasonic Platinum 760W and ASUS Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II Top 3GB DDR5 384-bit, although I will not buy these from Newegg but from a local store because I've read many problems regarding Ati Radeon GPUs and I don't want to get through all the trouble of returning the GPU to USA. Another problem is there is very little information on the internet regarding using an ATI for programs like Ansys, Catia or Autodesk Inventor and Autocad. I've heard it said that Nvidia is better because of their quality drivers. The thing is I want to mine coin at night (and ATI is the only way to go or so I've heard) and I need a multi-purpose computer as I mentioned above. Can anyone please give me some extra information or advice ?
I don't know how I'm going to cool the GPU though and I don't know how to pick a raiser for keeping the GPU outside the computer case.
 
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when you say you use ansys, ansa,catia, and inventor what do you mean? are you a student? is this for work? im leaning toward this is either for a student or for fun since its weird you would be using Inventor AND catia for work.

if this is for school build yourself a mining computer and use the schools desktops for your engineering stuff. they should have better desktops for that then you could afford(unless engineering isnt top there.)

also i think you mean AMD not ATI. ATI cards will work 99% as good for most people as nvidia. i doubt you will get an assembly in catia large enough to bog down the 280x. i have the same card and have worked in assemblies in Creo with hundreds of parts if not thousands. We also use fully detailed parts. i.e. threaded nuts and bolts. that really ups the poly count and murders gpus but the 280x handles it just fine.

you wont need a hexacore i7 unless you really want it. the added cost would be better used for an additional gpu for video rendering(if you go gpu rendering route)/mining. I havent worked a tone in Ansys but the added speed you would get from a hexacore wouldnt be worth it in my book. Catia/inventor are essentially single threaded programs so they dont even need a regular i7. if you really care about rendering times then the hexacore is for you though.
 
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Ok! Let's say I change the configuration to Intel Core i7-4770k, ASRock Z87 Extreme4/TB4 LGA 1150 with Thermalright Silver Arrow IB-E, G.SKILL G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 1866. The GPU remains the same (AMD Radeon R9 280x) but the power supply will be Seasonic X-series 650W Gold.
This is both for school and working on some work-related projects, but you are right, the previous configuration might be too expensive for what I'm doing.
Would this be a better option ?
 
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i really like that cpu cooler. those things are beast along with the nh-d14/nh-d15 coolers. you have enough ram. if you wanna save some money go with the 1600mhz ram. solid powersuppy.

what GPU are you getting exactly?

also thats some expensive software... shouldnt have said it was overkill considering your budget.... lol (ed versions i guess too though)
 
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ASUS Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II Top 3GB DDR5 384-bit is the GPU I want to purchase. However, I wanted to see if there's any Ansys user that could tell me how such a system would handle Fluent and Mechanical, before I make the purchase of the entire system.
As I have heard Ansys works better if I have more ram, but it also requires a good GPU and CPU. I've heard it said that a hexacore would change Ansys solve time a great deal.
If anyone has more info on the matter please share!
 
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