I plan on buying and assembling my first PC within the next week or two and I need a review / some advice. This will be primarily a 3D Modeling and rendering PC as well as some Video editing and probably will use some Adobe Products (Premiere, Photoshop, Flash, In-design). I do plan on playing a few games on it, but I really don’t care for top line performance.
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Approximate Purchase Date: Next two weeks
Budget Range: Under $2000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: 3D Modeling & Rendering, Video Editing, maybe a bit of gaming.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Probably Not (may be free at my school)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com
Location: Bellefonte, PA
Parts Preferences: Intel Processor
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Additional Comments: Fast Rendering times in blender/maya are most important to me. Smooth editing with Hi-Res footage in Premiere is a close second.
Build (Prices Rounded Up):
CPU: i7 3930k $570
MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 $330
GPU: Nvidia GTX 560 Ti $280
PS: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W $145
RAM: 3 X G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) [24GB] $120
CASE: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel $100
COOL: Intel Thermal Solution Liquid $80
HDD: SAMSUNG F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $70
OPT: LITE-ON ihes112-04 - OEM $50
SSD?: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal $85
Any advice appreciated. Thanks!
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Approximate Purchase Date: Next two weeks
Budget Range: Under $2000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: 3D Modeling & Rendering, Video Editing, maybe a bit of gaming.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Probably Not (may be free at my school)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com
Location: Bellefonte, PA
Parts Preferences: Intel Processor
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Additional Comments: Fast Rendering times in blender/maya are most important to me. Smooth editing with Hi-Res footage in Premiere is a close second.
Build (Prices Rounded Up):
CPU: i7 3930k $570
MOBO: ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 $330
GPU: Nvidia GTX 560 Ti $280
PS: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W $145
RAM: 3 X G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) [24GB] $120
CASE: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel $100
COOL: Intel Thermal Solution Liquid $80
HDD: SAMSUNG F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $70
OPT: LITE-ON ihes112-04 - OEM $50
SSD?: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal $85
Any advice appreciated. Thanks!