Need help deciding what to upgrade, or which chipset to move to.

Jared485 · Sep 11, 2014

I am looking for the weak link in my PC and looking to upgrade it for Rendering (I'm getting my degree in CAD +Engineering soon). My pc does all i ask gaming wise (which i do a lot of) but is a slow on the rendering side with programs like Revit, 3Ds max, and inventor. My system is:

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77 V-Pro

CPU: i7-3700K

Ram: Corsair Vengance 2x8 16GB

Storage: 120gb SSD for OS, 120GB SSD for CAD only programs, & 1TB HDD for all drawings & pics

GPU: EVGA GTX 760 SC

PSU: EVGA 700W

CPU and GPU cooled with custom water loop w/ 240mmX 60mm & 420mmX60mm Rads in push pull.

Ive been looking at the new X99, HASWELL-E but is just to far out of my price range mainly because of the cost of DDR4 memory.

SO i looked at the X79 stuff but seems to outdated. i also looked at Z97 but didnt seem quite qorth the jump.. IM kind of stuck.

What do you guys think? My budget is pprobably MAX around $600

im mainly looking for more rendering power which is why i was looking at the 6 and 8 core processors.

Thanks!

Martell1977 · Sep 11, 2014

I'd say your CPU is fine, it's your GPU. nVidia and AMD gimp the compute function on their gaming cards (AMD less than nVidia, but both are less than the workstation cards).

I would saw get a AMD R9 290X or for nVidia a Titan. Getting a workstation card will impact your gaming performance and the cards I mentioned will be good for both worlds. If your programs require Cuda (which I believe 3ds Max does) then you have to get a nVidia card.

Jared485 · Sep 12, 2014

Martell1977 :

OK, how does the Titan stand up against the 780TI in redering?

Martell1977 · Sep 12, 2014

I believe that with the 780ti being a gaming card, the compute is still gimped. If you want to do both gaming and rendering, the Titan is your best choice. (not the Titan Z, that's a huge waste of money)

Jared485 · Sep 12, 2014

Martell1977 :

I cant seem to find a regular titan anywhere just the titan z and titan blacks...

zeyuanfu · Sep 12, 2014

Jared485 :

The regular Titans are so outdated that they're not in retailers anywhere. try finding one on eBay?

Jared485 · Sep 12, 2014

zeyuanfu :

Jared485 :

The regular Titans are so outdated that they're not in retailers anywhere. try finding one on eBay?

OK iill look. Would titan Black be better since its not outdated?

Martell1977 · Sep 12, 2014

Jared485 :

The Titan Black replaced the original Titan. That would be the one to get, if you want the original version eBay will likely have used ones.

Jared485 · Sep 12, 2014

Martell1977 :

Jared485 :

The Titan Black replaced the original Titan. That would be the one to get, if you want the original version eBay will likely have used ones.

I dont like to get used hardware lol so ill look to getting the titan Black. Thanks guys!

zeyuanfu · Sep 12, 2014

You could consider AMD's Firepro cards if you want an alternative, but personally, I wouldn't trust them due to frequent bad cards and drivers.

Jared485 · Sep 12, 2014

zeyuanfu :

Yea im aware if the Quadro and Firepro cards but those get really expensive lol also they are not gaming cards whatsoever ive heard. Also im an nvidia fan haha

zeyuanfu · Sep 12, 2014

Jared485 :

Meh, you can find 2-4 GB Quadros on eBay for about 75-100$

Jared485 · Sep 12, 2014

zeyuanfu :

you know when i was going to build this machine i planned on doing a quadro and a 760 card together. but i couldn't really figure out how to use them both without it being a pain in turning on and off each card when i wanted to use them on top of having both types of drivers. DO you know if its possible to keep my current 760 for gaming and a quadro for rendering id be extremely interested to kno how to do it????

i think thatd be my BEST senario would be to have both cards

zeyuanfu · Sep 12, 2014

Hmmm... I believe that Asus has an option for assigning PCI-E lanes to each GPU you have... But, that's on their X99 boards, but they might be on some high-end Z97 boards too... Depends on whether you're willing to pay a LOT for a mobo.

Jared485 · Sep 12, 2014

zeyuanfu :

Ehh not really because thatd mean i also need a new cpu and possibly ddr4 ram.. If anyone else knows of something likes this happening pinch in!

hmm.. still not sure where to go though. titan blacks are around $1000 a little on the high side..

zeyuanfu · Sep 12, 2014

Meh, I looked at the MOST expensive Z97 board and I didn't find the PCI-E lane feature... But then, the X99 Rampage V was the board I looked at and that cost 500$. I would go with the Quadro if you'll be doing more rendering.

Jared485 · Sep 12, 2014

zeyuanfu :

Thanks for checking into it. Yeah thats more then i want to spend right now. Ill look more into the quadro cards for my situation.

zeyuanfu · Sep 13, 2014

Good choice. I also heard somewhere on Tom's Hardware about something on Quadros and Firepros in gaming...
Aha, here it is:http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/workstation-graphics-card-gaming,3425.html

Need help deciding what to upgrade, or which chipset to move to.

Honorable

Splendid

Honorable

Splendid

Honorable

Splendid

Honorable

Splendid

Honorable

Splendid

Honorable

Splendid

Honorable

Splendid

Honorable

Splendid

Honorable

Splendid

Share this page