- Jul 27, 2015
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Hi, there Tomshardware! I've finally decided to make an account and start posting. I'm building a new PC from scratch and I'm looking for suggestions on a build I've put together on pcpartpicker.com (I'm using ca.pcpartpicker.com).
Approximate Purchase Date: September 2015
Budget Range: $4500-5000 CAD before shipping/rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Rendering in Maya with IRay, Animation in Maya, 3D modelling in ZBrush, Architectural Visualizations, game development with Unity, CryEngine, and DirectX12, and playing games as high settings
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: It's an entirely new system
Do you need to buy OS: Yes (I've included it in the parts list after this template)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.ca, canadacomputers.com, ncix.com, directcanada.com
Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada (very rural town, no parts stores within a 4 hour drive)
Parts Preferences: Nvidia and Intel, otherwise I have no preferences here
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Noise isn't an issue; if it sounds like a jet taking off I'm totally okay with that. I was hoping to get some green internal lighting but wasn't sure what would fit in the case. I would also appreciate some advice on cooling; is what I have enough or should I get more fans/a bigger or more intense liquid cooler? I'm also trying to future-proof it a little bit, hence the graphics card I've picked out. I'm also going to stick to single-card setups since I've read of SLI issues for gaming and that most renders don't make use of multi-card setups (would appreciate correction if I'm wrong about this).
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I would like to have a system that I can render on and do CGI with at a good enough level to start freelancing. I played with Blender for a while 3 years ago and found that CGI is something I absolutely love doing. Game development is a secondary passion of mine that is almost as strong as that of CGI, but the only reason I really want to be able to run high-quality games is so that I can run test builds of games (you know, before optimizations).
The parts list I've assembled:
Intel Xeon E5-1650 V3 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Superclocked Video Card
NZXT Phantom 820 (White) ATX Full Tower Case
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card
Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter
So guys, do you think this system will meet the needs I have? Also, will this system even work/function? Any and all criticisms greatly appreciated.
Edit: I've updated the parts list above to reflect your guys' suggestions as well as some additional research I did.
Approximate Purchase Date: September 2015
Budget Range: $4500-5000 CAD before shipping/rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Rendering in Maya with IRay, Animation in Maya, 3D modelling in ZBrush, Architectural Visualizations, game development with Unity, CryEngine, and DirectX12, and playing games as high settings
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: It's an entirely new system
Do you need to buy OS: Yes (I've included it in the parts list after this template)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.ca, canadacomputers.com, ncix.com, directcanada.com
Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada (very rural town, no parts stores within a 4 hour drive)
Parts Preferences: Nvidia and Intel, otherwise I have no preferences here
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Noise isn't an issue; if it sounds like a jet taking off I'm totally okay with that. I was hoping to get some green internal lighting but wasn't sure what would fit in the case. I would also appreciate some advice on cooling; is what I have enough or should I get more fans/a bigger or more intense liquid cooler? I'm also trying to future-proof it a little bit, hence the graphics card I've picked out. I'm also going to stick to single-card setups since I've read of SLI issues for gaming and that most renders don't make use of multi-card setups (would appreciate correction if I'm wrong about this).
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I would like to have a system that I can render on and do CGI with at a good enough level to start freelancing. I played with Blender for a while 3 years ago and found that CGI is something I absolutely love doing. Game development is a secondary passion of mine that is almost as strong as that of CGI, but the only reason I really want to be able to run high-quality games is so that I can run test builds of games (you know, before optimizations).
The parts list I've assembled:
Intel Xeon E5-1650 V3 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Superclocked Video Card
NZXT Phantom 820 (White) ATX Full Tower Case
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card
Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter
So guys, do you think this system will meet the needs I have? Also, will this system even work/function? Any and all criticisms greatly appreciated.
Edit: I've updated the parts list above to reflect your guys' suggestions as well as some additional research I did.
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