Here is the setup I have thus far. I'm torn between GPUs as I'm not entirely sure which would serve me best for animation and rendering(no gaming).
I've narrowed down to EVGA GTX 680 4GB, the 690 4GB, PNY GTX 580 1.5GB, and the GTX 780 3GB. I also considered the Quadro 4000 2GB n ATI FirePro V7900 2GB but I read that the GTXs outshine the Quadro in performance tests and that the FirePro isn't compatible with some of the programs I intend to use(Maya, 3DS, Poser Pro, After Effects, etc.)
However I am open to any and all suggestions.
Also the case I've chosen worries me a bit as the number of 2.5" & 3.5" drives are pretty minimal. Is this something I should be heavily worried about? I've considered the Phanteks Enthoo Series Primo ATX Full as an alternative.
S/N: I do plan to upgrade to 32GB RAM shortly in the future.
Thanks.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xpFl) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xpFl/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xpFl/benchmarks/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80633i74930k) | $565.98 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h80i) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gax79up4) | $239.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c7d16gtx) | $164.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | $149.99 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | $149.99 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001) | $104.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Silverstone RV03B-W ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-rv03bw) | $134.05 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-rm1000) | $184.99 @ Best Buy
**Optical Drive** | [Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas124-04) | $19.98 @ OutletPC
**Wireless Network Adapter** | [TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn881nd) | $18.93 @ B&H
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1823.86
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 23:30 EDT-0400 |
I've narrowed down to EVGA GTX 680 4GB, the 690 4GB, PNY GTX 580 1.5GB, and the GTX 780 3GB. I also considered the Quadro 4000 2GB n ATI FirePro V7900 2GB but I read that the GTXs outshine the Quadro in performance tests and that the FirePro isn't compatible with some of the programs I intend to use(Maya, 3DS, Poser Pro, After Effects, etc.)
However I am open to any and all suggestions.
Also the case I've chosen worries me a bit as the number of 2.5" & 3.5" drives are pretty minimal. Is this something I should be heavily worried about? I've considered the Phanteks Enthoo Series Primo ATX Full as an alternative.
S/N: I do plan to upgrade to 32GB RAM shortly in the future.
Thanks.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xpFl) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xpFl/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xpFl/benchmarks/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80633i74930k) | $565.98 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h80i) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gax79up4) | $239.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c7d16gtx) | $164.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | $149.99 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | $149.99 @ NCIX US
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm001) | $104.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Silverstone RV03B-W ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-rv03bw) | $134.05 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-rm1000) | $184.99 @ Best Buy
**Optical Drive** | [Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas124-04) | $19.98 @ OutletPC
**Wireless Network Adapter** | [TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwn881nd) | $18.93 @ B&H
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1823.86
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 23:30 EDT-0400 |