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After some great advice to begin with, I'm trying to finalise details for my new desktop I'm putting together.

I'll for most be running AutoCAD, Rhino (+Vray), 3DMAX (+ Vray) and the adobe master suite (photoshop, illustrator, indesign, etc).

I've upgraded a certain few things since the last post so here is the new list of hardware (where i'm still deciding between parts i've included the hardware options):

Motherboard: Intel H81?
Gigabyte H97?
Z series?
(**I've been told the H series is for home use and the Z series for performance - can anyone back this up or justify the need for a Z series?)
Processor: Quad-Core i7-4790 (8MB cache up to 4GHz)
RAM: 16GB Kingston/Transcend
(**I've been recommended to take 32GB? I thought to leave it at 16GB with the option to upgrade?)
Graphics Card: GTX660 2 GB
**(or GTX680 2GB?)
SSD HD: 256GB Kingston
(I've been told to look at the Samsung 840 Pro - any recommendations on the difference or other brands?)
Storage HD: 2TB (WD Red/Black)

All help is appreciated!

Thanks!
 
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(1) I would definately get a z97 series because it can support the 5th generation of Intel CPU's(Broadwell). Also it comes with great overclocking features and a better build quality in general. More Z series have integrated wifi or a good ethernet then H. Z is higher enthusiast/gamer quality. Also Z series come in different colors.

(2) Get the K skew. In Applications where you need to render, the difference is massive. In the US the price difference is like 20$ and the performance difference when overclocked is 15-20%.

(3) 16 GB of RAM is enough to start but rendering and editing at higher resolution videos like 4k require that much memory to function. The programs that could use 32 GB are AutoCAD, Rhino, 3Dmax...
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I usually recommend getting a z motherboard if you're going for a multicard setup or overclocking builds.

If you're not overclocking or having a multicard setup, a H97 motherboard would be recommended for the i7 4790 so that way you don't have to deal with any possible bios updates that you need.
 
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(1) I would definately get a z97 series because it can support the 5th generation of Intel CPU's(Broadwell). Also it comes with great overclocking features and a better build quality in general. More Z series have integrated wifi or a good ethernet then H. Z is higher enthusiast/gamer quality. Also Z series come in different colors.

(2) Get the K skew. In Applications where you need to render, the difference is massive. In the US the price difference is like 20$ and the performance difference when overclocked is 15-20%.

(3) 16 GB of RAM is enough to start but rendering and editing at higher resolution videos like 4k require that much memory to function. The programs that could use 32 GB are AutoCAD, Rhino, 3Dmax, and photoshop at large file sizes. Difference in memory speeds are not even noticeable. Go for the cheapest 32 GB modules that you can find.

(4) The difference between the 660 and 680 is massive. 680 has a massive amount of CUDA cores vs the 660. While the 660 was good for gaming in 2013, the 680 is basically a 770. Its worth the upgrade in your 3d rendering and animation applications. Now that I think about it get a 770, the MSI gaming one on newegg is 329$ right now. The 680 is about twice the cost.

(5) Samsung 840 Pro(now 850s) have much quicker write and read speeds then competition. They are also more reliable and have a longer life. They are relatively expensive but are worth the fantastic read and write speeds. 2tb will be filled up fast by 4k files. 2tb will be more then enough for 1080p.

Even though I recommended the more expensive options, its completely worth the initial costs for the reduced production time.


 
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