No more Mac. 3d Design PC build

quenten18

May 23, 2012 1:53:38 AM

I have been a Mac user for the past 5 years and but due to all the issues with software and trying to run bootcamp and all the other problems that created. I just want a good PC. One that will be able to handle AutoCAD Arch. 3ds MAX and anything else I throw at it. this is the system I have started to put together any advice/recommendations would be great. I would also like to add a good video card in the $250-$350 range

Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
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ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
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CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750M 750W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Semi Modular High Performance ...
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Intel Core i7-2700K Sandy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623i72700K
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CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B
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Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
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Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
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Pioneer Black Internal BD/DVD/CD Writer SATA BDR-207DBKS
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daship

May 23, 2012 2:30:06 AM

Very similar to a build I just did for a client of mine, in Hawaii, except I used a 2500K. I made his dual boot OSX Lion, and Windows 7. This is the 4th one he has ordered from me. I saved him about $3000 vs buying a Mac Pro with similar specs on older Nehalem processors, and I used a Z77 Gigabyte board for upgradability to Ivy bridge. OSX doesn't support Ivy officially yet

My client requires both OS's and does not like running boot camp.

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quenten18

May 23, 2012 9:02:42 AM

daship said:

Very similar to a build I just did for a client of mine, in Hawaii, except I used a 2500K. I made his dual boot OSX Lion, and Windows 7. This is the 4th one he has ordered from me. I saved him about $3000 vs buying a Mac Pro with similar specs on older Nehalem processors, and I used a Z77 Gigabyte board for upgradability to Ivy bridge. OSX doesn't support Ivy officially yet

My client requires both OS's and does not like running boot camp.

Thank you for the reply! Thats sounds like a wise decision to go with the Z77. Also did you go with the 2500k instead of the i7 to save $ do to the fact that you plan on upgrading to Ivy later once supported? If OSX wasn't required would you have gone with the i7-3770K?

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