Looking to build or buy a desktop computer for 3d rendering

[llanquin]

Hello there, i found this amazing site thanks to a friend because i want to build a tower computer for 3d still and video rendering. My budget is ultra-low. So, what can i do with $400? Thanks in advance!

 

[h3sham]

just to be sure $400 for cpu of over all? if its for the CPU this one is super perfect for rendering , andu will need like 8GB of ram to go with it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116502

 

[llanquin]

originally i was thinking about the whole desktop computer tower, but maybe it is futile to try to find a render computer for that money so i will elevate my budget to 600 bucks for the whole thing

 

[h3sham]

well take it up to 700 and u can actually buy one that can handle ur work check this out

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1307678

 

[h3sham]

I kept tryin to squeeze it to 600 but I cant figure out a decent rig that can handle that kind of work for that much

 

[8350rocks]

This is about as good as it gets for trying to do a rendering rig on such a budget:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rVCs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rVCs/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rVCs/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.13 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($113.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($233.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Gigabyte GZ-F5HEB ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.12 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $648.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-14 14:35 EDT-0400)