$1700 Workstation PC

[kravichinnu]

Hi guys,

I am a 3D artist and I do often play games. I am looking at a config that can suit both my needs. Can anyone please suggest what motherboard and memory I should go for?

Thanks in advance


Approximate Purchase Date: Next Month (Feb2012)

Budget Range : $1800

System Usage from Most to Least Important : 3D Applications, Rendering, Gaming, Movies

Parts Not Required : OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts : www.newegg.com

Country : UK

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire : No

Monitor Resolution : 1920x1080, 1920x1200

Additional Comments :

Parts that I have chosen so far :

CPU : Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

GPU : MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr III PE/OC GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127582&Tpk=msi%20570%20gtx

HDD : Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

Chassis : Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129097

PSU : COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M700
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171037

Monitor : Dell UltraSharp U2212HM (320-2736) Black 21.5" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with LED
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824260054

Thanks again

 

[sosofm]

Ill recomand you one of these, read the reviews and decide yourself :
This one is my favourite : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131781
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128498
Memory because you use programs what need a lot of memory ill recomend 16gb : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231486
I choosed 2x8 gb ( 16gb total) because if in the future you need more you can buy another 2x4gb for a total of 32gb. I know in 3D you need big memory.

 

[kravichinnu]

Ill recomand you one of these, read the reviews and decide yourself :
This one is my favourite : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131781
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128498
Memory because you use programs what need a lot of memory ill recomend 16gb : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231486
I choosed 2x8 gb ( 16gb total) because if in the future you need more you can buy another 2x4gb for a total of 32gb. I know in 3D you need big memory.

thanks a lot sosofm.....you are right about needing a lot of memory for my 3d applications (I was thinking about it but was unsure..)......the upgrade options it gives makes more sense....ill look into these...

thanks again

 

[sosofm]

Welcome. Good luck with your build.

 

[g-unit1111]

GPU : MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr III PE/OC GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 0570%20gtx

Is this going to be exclusively for workstation applications or are you planning to do some gaming on the side? With your budget I'd be more tempted to go with a Fire Pro over a Twin Frozr.

 

[kravichinnu]

GPU : MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr III PE/OC GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 0570%20gtx

Is this going to be exclusively for workstation applications or are you planning to do some gaming on the side? With your budget I'd be more tempted to go with a Fire Pro over a Twin Frozr.

hi g-unit1111,

I will be gaming along side my work....so I opted to get a GTX570 instead of a workstation card like Fire Pro or Quadro....im not really sure about how games might run with Fire Pro/Quadro....

Thanks

 

[g-unit1111]

I will be gaming along side my work....so I opted to get a GTX570 instead of a workstation card like Fire Pro or Quadro....im not really sure about how games might run with Fire Pro/Quadro....

Yeah if you're going to be doing any sort of gaming the Fire Pro or Quaddros wouldn't be a good choice at all, but I'm not a fan of the Twin Frozr either - go with the EVGA 570 - that would be a much better choice.

 

[kravichinnu]

I will be gaming along side my work....so I opted to get a GTX570 instead of a workstation card like Fire Pro or Quadro....im not really sure about how games might run with Fire Pro/Quadro....

Yeah if you're going to be doing any sort of gaming the Fire Pro or Quaddros wouldn't be a good choice at all, but I'm not a fan of the Twin Frozr either - go with the EVGA 570 - that would be a much better choice.

awesome.....ill look into it and change accordingly....thanks again g-unit1111