Hello:
I'm about to mount a new workstation, I have some doubts that i wanted to ask you.
My main us is 3dMAX, Vray, Photoshop, lightroom, autocad, After effects,
I am a 3d guy but also an enthusiast photographer.
I reside in Spain and this is the web i usually purchase my hardware (just in case) my budget is arround 3.000 €
http://www.pccomponentes.com
This is what i have in mind:
MB: Asus Sabertooth X79
CPU: Intel Core I7-3930K 3.2Ghz Box Socket 2011
HDD: Crucial M4 256GB SSD SATA3 (system)
RAM: G.Skill Ripgaws 1600 pc3 4x8GB (32 GB)
VGA: ATI Firepro V5900 or Gforce GTX 670
HDD: WD Caviar Black 2TB SATA3 64MB (Data)
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1200W
BOX: Antec P193 V3
Cool: Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100
Monitor: Dell 2410 or 2412m
VGA: I have always used gaming cards, i want to try a firepro to see if i get better performance especially in 3d max display, but i have read that for adobe soft, a CUDA based card is better. Also i want to be able to use Vray RT at least for preview purposes, not final renders.
I saw Andrew's list for CUDA rendering, and he adds two Gforce cards to an firepro card for display.
I wonder how such a mix would work.
For instance in case i need Gforce for better PShop performance, could i instal the firepro for 3dmax display and use Gforce for PS and Vray RT, how would i tell the sofw what card to use? wouldn't it be a driver conflict or problems of other type?
Besides i would go for just one gforce and the firepro, so would that make a big diference or i'll be fine with just the ATI.
HDD: To RAID or not to RAID, that is the question here. Now i have a 1+0 Raid setup, with 4 750GB disks. I can use these same disks on my new machine and so avoid the data transfer (pain in the A.. if you ask me), but i also want to keep my old machine as second render node (i have also an older dual xeon that i don't know what to do with ) so i will need to put anothe HDD there. Or i could just use a new 2TB disk here, this option is more temting for me.
PSU: This is the best offer i could find with my dealer, is that a good choice?
BOX: The same here, will i be able to fit the cooling Hydro H100 radiator on the top 2 fans compartiment of the case?
Monitor: here the doubt is only for the money, i know the 2410 is better in therms of color and gamut, so in the deep of me i know is what i need (especially for raw photo editting working on adobe rgb color space). But the difference in terms of money here is like 200 U$, so i wonder if the difference is that important. Now i have 2 monitor of worst quality than the 2412 i guess, and will be keeping one to pair the new Dell.
I guess this is all.
Thank you for reading and any help will be very apreciated, i don't want to make some of the errors i did on my actual system, wich can't allways recon the 12GB of ram i have installed for isntance. and brings me nuts to render big scenes in 3d max.
Cheers.
I'm about to mount a new workstation, I have some doubts that i wanted to ask you.
My main us is 3dMAX, Vray, Photoshop, lightroom, autocad, After effects,
I am a 3d guy but also an enthusiast photographer.
I reside in Spain and this is the web i usually purchase my hardware (just in case) my budget is arround 3.000 €
http://www.pccomponentes.com
This is what i have in mind:
MB: Asus Sabertooth X79
CPU: Intel Core I7-3930K 3.2Ghz Box Socket 2011
HDD: Crucial M4 256GB SSD SATA3 (system)
RAM: G.Skill Ripgaws 1600 pc3 4x8GB (32 GB)
VGA: ATI Firepro V5900 or Gforce GTX 670
HDD: WD Caviar Black 2TB SATA3 64MB (Data)
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1200W
BOX: Antec P193 V3
Cool: Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100
Monitor: Dell 2410 or 2412m
VGA: I have always used gaming cards, i want to try a firepro to see if i get better performance especially in 3d max display, but i have read that for adobe soft, a CUDA based card is better. Also i want to be able to use Vray RT at least for preview purposes, not final renders.
I saw Andrew's list for CUDA rendering, and he adds two Gforce cards to an firepro card for display.
I wonder how such a mix would work.
For instance in case i need Gforce for better PShop performance, could i instal the firepro for 3dmax display and use Gforce for PS and Vray RT, how would i tell the sofw what card to use? wouldn't it be a driver conflict or problems of other type?
Besides i would go for just one gforce and the firepro, so would that make a big diference or i'll be fine with just the ATI.
HDD: To RAID or not to RAID, that is the question here. Now i have a 1+0 Raid setup, with 4 750GB disks. I can use these same disks on my new machine and so avoid the data transfer (pain in the A.. if you ask me), but i also want to keep my old machine as second render node (i have also an older dual xeon that i don't know what to do with ) so i will need to put anothe HDD there. Or i could just use a new 2TB disk here, this option is more temting for me.
PSU: This is the best offer i could find with my dealer, is that a good choice?
BOX: The same here, will i be able to fit the cooling Hydro H100 radiator on the top 2 fans compartiment of the case?
Monitor: here the doubt is only for the money, i know the 2410 is better in therms of color and gamut, so in the deep of me i know is what i need (especially for raw photo editting working on adobe rgb color space). But the difference in terms of money here is like 200 U$, so i wonder if the difference is that important. Now i have 2 monitor of worst quality than the 2412 i guess, and will be keeping one to pair the new Dell.
I guess this is all.
Thank you for reading and any help will be very apreciated, i don't want to make some of the errors i did on my actual system, wich can't allways recon the 12GB of ram i have installed for isntance. and brings me nuts to render big scenes in 3d max.
Cheers.