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Alright, so i just graduated high school and I'm interested in getting a 3D animation/computer modeling degree in college so i'd like to build a new system that would work well with 3ds studio/maya as well as excel in gaming. This will be my 3rd computer build and i have as much as like $2,300 to spend, give or take a hundred. I've been browsing newegg lately and reading reviews/looking at different benchmarks and this is the build i've come up with so far.
Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK - OEM
$32.99
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$109.99
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$299.99
(2) EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$539.98
$269.99 each
Thermaltake Toughpower W0132RU 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail
$329.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
$84.99
XFX MB-N780-ISH9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Intel Motherboard - Retail
$259.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9450 - Retail
$339.99
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
$169.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
$26.99
Subtotal: $2,194.89
Alright, so the reason i want the quad core is because rendering will be way faster with 4 CPU's, i've seen in benchmarks. I'm still iffy about the motherboard/GPU's/RAM. I'm pretty positive that is the HD i want and i'd like to run it in a RAID connection in a few months when i have more money to buy another large HD, after i have the computer setup. I'm wondering if i should go a different motherboard because once i get it i'd like to overclock my cpu to 3.5-3.6 ghz. Should i wait for a different GPU to come out? I'm seeing alot of people recommend a 2xx video card in different threads, what is that? From browsing around at benchmarks two 9800 GTX's looks like it is pretty far up on the charts fps wise compared to others video cards. Any feedback would be nice! I'd like to run SLI though, but if i can get better performance from one GPU for the same price, then shoot me in the right direction please.
Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-115DBK - OEM
$32.99
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$109.99
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$299.99
(2) EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$539.98
$269.99 each
Thermaltake Toughpower W0132RU 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail
$329.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
$84.99
XFX MB-N780-ISH9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Intel Motherboard - Retail
$259.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9450 - Retail
$339.99
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
$169.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
$26.99
Subtotal: $2,194.89
Alright, so the reason i want the quad core is because rendering will be way faster with 4 CPU's, i've seen in benchmarks. I'm still iffy about the motherboard/GPU's/RAM. I'm pretty positive that is the HD i want and i'd like to run it in a RAID connection in a few months when i have more money to buy another large HD, after i have the computer setup. I'm wondering if i should go a different motherboard because once i get it i'd like to overclock my cpu to 3.5-3.6 ghz. Should i wait for a different GPU to come out? I'm seeing alot of people recommend a 2xx video card in different threads, what is that? From browsing around at benchmarks two 9800 GTX's looks like it is pretty far up on the charts fps wise compared to others video cards. Any feedback would be nice! I'd like to run SLI though, but if i can get better performance from one GPU for the same price, then shoot me in the right direction please.