In the next month, I'm going to be building a new computer, and though I already made a post about it before, I thought I'd post my final list to see if anybody has any last minute suggestions. I'm especially looking for information or tips about compatibility and how the build will generally perform (whether or not it's a good computer).
I've selected a few parts based on a lot of research and a lot of advice, but let me know if you have any suggestions or comments. My budget is about $2000, and I plan to use the machine as an all around filmmaking oriented computer, with a heavy focus on VFX. So that's 3D work (I use Blender, and mainly do general stuff like sims, modeling, raytracing, etc.), heavy compositing in After Effects (I occasionally use the plugin Element 3D, for those of you in the know), editing in Premiere, and maybe a little bit of gaming. Oh, and just for reference, my current computer is a top of the line 2011 iMac (27"). Here are all the parts I've selected:
Case: (This seems like a fine case, though I don't know too much on the subject or whether or not it's even an important decision)
APEVIA X-HERMES-BL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16811144292
Power supply: (The PSU I was originally looking at was discontinued, so I went with this one, and a friend actually recommended I get a higher wattage than I needed, which makes sense, in case I need to do upgrades in the future. The PSU calculator on Newegg told me that I need at least 650W, so I think 750W should be fine.)
SeaSonic G-750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16817151118
Motherboard: (This motherboard seems fine, though I'm debating whether or not I need the 8 RAM slots. This seems like the best motherboard in its class for the price)
ASRock X79 Extreme6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16813157289
CPU: (I'm almost 100% set on this CPU, as it's definitely helpful with After Effects [and Blender too].)
Intel Core i7-4930K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16819116939
Heatsink: (I don't know anything about this [as with most of the parts here], so I'm just assuming this is a fine option.)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16835103099
GPU: (Debating whether or not I need 4GB or 2GB. Pretty sure I should go with the 4GB, and since the 770 is pretty much all I can afford, I think this GPU is the one.)
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 4GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16814125462
RAM: (Was originally going to get 32GB, but I figured I'd save $100 and upgrade that later.)
Team Elite Plus 16GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16820313430
System drive: (System drive [SSD] to store the OS, applications, and possibly stock elements and textures, or things that I'll always need to have access to. Not sure whether I should get a 120 or 250 GB SSD though.)
SAMSUNG 2.5" 120GB SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16820147247
Project drive: (Project drive [also SSD] for storing just whatever project I happen to be working on at the moment. When The project is complete, I plan on moving it to another storage drive. I'm going with SSDs for both of these because I was told that the SSDs would be the single biggest speed increase over my current computer.)
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 2.5" SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16820226371
Storage: (For storage, obviously.)
Western Digital 7200 RPM 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...Item=22-236-339
DVD reader:
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16827135204
Monitor: (This is basically just a temporary monitor until I can afford a better one. I'd like to be able to get a huge 10bit monitor for color grading, but that's for another day.)
Acer S Series 23"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16824009417
Windows: (Some have asked why I'm going with 8.1 and not 7. I think it's good to always be up to date, but if it's really bad, maybe I should go with a different version.)
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16832416778
That comes to $2,289, including tax, and that's about my limit.
Is it a good system? Will it work for the things I mentioned? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you have for me with regards to pricing, quality, compatibility, and anything else I'm not thinking of!
I've selected a few parts based on a lot of research and a lot of advice, but let me know if you have any suggestions or comments. My budget is about $2000, and I plan to use the machine as an all around filmmaking oriented computer, with a heavy focus on VFX. So that's 3D work (I use Blender, and mainly do general stuff like sims, modeling, raytracing, etc.), heavy compositing in After Effects (I occasionally use the plugin Element 3D, for those of you in the know), editing in Premiere, and maybe a little bit of gaming. Oh, and just for reference, my current computer is a top of the line 2011 iMac (27"). Here are all the parts I've selected:
Case: (This seems like a fine case, though I don't know too much on the subject or whether or not it's even an important decision)
APEVIA X-HERMES-BL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16811144292
Power supply: (The PSU I was originally looking at was discontinued, so I went with this one, and a friend actually recommended I get a higher wattage than I needed, which makes sense, in case I need to do upgrades in the future. The PSU calculator on Newegg told me that I need at least 650W, so I think 750W should be fine.)
SeaSonic G-750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16817151118
Motherboard: (This motherboard seems fine, though I'm debating whether or not I need the 8 RAM slots. This seems like the best motherboard in its class for the price)
ASRock X79 Extreme6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16813157289
CPU: (I'm almost 100% set on this CPU, as it's definitely helpful with After Effects [and Blender too].)
Intel Core i7-4930K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16819116939
Heatsink: (I don't know anything about this [as with most of the parts here], so I'm just assuming this is a fine option.)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16835103099
GPU: (Debating whether or not I need 4GB or 2GB. Pretty sure I should go with the 4GB, and since the 770 is pretty much all I can afford, I think this GPU is the one.)
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 4GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16814125462
RAM: (Was originally going to get 32GB, but I figured I'd save $100 and upgrade that later.)
Team Elite Plus 16GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16820313430
System drive: (System drive [SSD] to store the OS, applications, and possibly stock elements and textures, or things that I'll always need to have access to. Not sure whether I should get a 120 or 250 GB SSD though.)
SAMSUNG 2.5" 120GB SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16820147247
Project drive: (Project drive [also SSD] for storing just whatever project I happen to be working on at the moment. When The project is complete, I plan on moving it to another storage drive. I'm going with SSDs for both of these because I was told that the SSDs would be the single biggest speed increase over my current computer.)
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 2.5" SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16820226371
Storage: (For storage, obviously.)
Western Digital 7200 RPM 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...Item=22-236-339
DVD reader:
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16827135204
Monitor: (This is basically just a temporary monitor until I can afford a better one. I'd like to be able to get a huge 10bit monitor for color grading, but that's for another day.)
Acer S Series 23"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16824009417
Windows: (Some have asked why I'm going with 8.1 and not 7. I think it's good to always be up to date, but if it's really bad, maybe I should go with a different version.)
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16832416778
That comes to $2,289, including tax, and that's about my limit.
Is it a good system? Will it work for the things I mentioned? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you have for me with regards to pricing, quality, compatibility, and anything else I'm not thinking of!