- Feb 12, 2016
- 13
- 0
- 18,510
Hi,
I'm savvy with the software I use, but a bit clueless regarding hardware for custom PC builds, because I have been on OSX for the last 10 years. I'm now about to start working on some VR development, so I need/want a powerful PC build for that, which also works well for the apps I continue to use for my other work.
This is the primary software I will be using:
I would like to get an EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 I think, and would also like the motherboard to have the potential for a second card (probably the same) in the future as VR catches up to optimise more for dual card systems (I hear that's not quite an issue yet, and one 1080 card will be enough right now).
I don't care how it looks, so don't worry about a fancy case, the more functional and cheaper the better if it's just a question of aesthetics.
The more silent the machine can run the better.
I'd like a fast, decent-sized SSD as the main drive, and the possibility of a few internal drives for a potential RAID configuration.
As much fast RAM as possible!
One thing I really know very little about is what to go for in terms of CPU. Is the i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core a good bet for this kind of build? Should I be thinking Xeon?!
I think that about covers it, but let me know if there's something I need to be clearer on.
All help and suggestions much appreciated!
I'm savvy with the software I use, but a bit clueless regarding hardware for custom PC builds, because I have been on OSX for the last 10 years. I'm now about to start working on some VR development, so I need/want a powerful PC build for that, which also works well for the apps I continue to use for my other work.
This is the primary software I will be using:
• Adobe CC (especially Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop)
• Cinema 4D
• Houdini (using this more and more)
• Unreal Engine
• Nuke
• I have been using Arnold render since GPU renderers (Octane etc.) haven't really been available to me on Mac, but would be interested to be able to use a powerful GPU
I would like to get an EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 I think, and would also like the motherboard to have the potential for a second card (probably the same) in the future as VR catches up to optimise more for dual card systems (I hear that's not quite an issue yet, and one 1080 card will be enough right now).
I don't care how it looks, so don't worry about a fancy case, the more functional and cheaper the better if it's just a question of aesthetics.
The more silent the machine can run the better.
I'd like a fast, decent-sized SSD as the main drive, and the possibility of a few internal drives for a potential RAID configuration.
As much fast RAM as possible!
One thing I really know very little about is what to go for in terms of CPU. Is the i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core a good bet for this kind of build? Should I be thinking Xeon?!
I think that about covers it, but let me know if there's something I need to be clearer on.
All help and suggestions much appreciated!
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram