Hello,
I'm a first time builder who is also new to 3D rendering. As I am inexperienced in both areas any guiding wisdom would be greatly appreciated. My priorities are creating and rendering animations, as well as video editing.
A few questions I have:
1.) For a budget render build, am I correct in going with an 8-core AMD instead of a 4-core Intel?
2.) I've seen budget builds listed with no GPU included. Are those purely intended to be render farms, or should I drop the GPU in favor of a better processor?
3.) If I do require a decent GPU for the viewport, is the one I have appropriate? I consistently read that many expensive gaming cards are outperformed by cheaper alternatives when it comes to the viewport and I honestly have next to no idea how to discern them all.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($201.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: A-Data Premier Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($115.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.44 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7750 2GB Video Card ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: DIYPC FM08-B MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($18.33 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard: Verbatim 96664 Wired Standard Keyboard ($5.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Mouse: Microsoft Optical Mouse 200 for Business Wired Optical Mouse ($4.89 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $639.35
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-15 23:19 EST-0500)
Approximate Purchase Date: Anytime (is it cheaper after Christmas?)
Budget Range: $600 preferable, $700 max; S+H and taxes included
System Usage from Most to Least Important: 3D rendering (basic), 3D modeling, video editing.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg Canada, Direct Canada, Vuugo, etc (No real personal preference)
Location: Toronto area, Ontario, Canada
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1440 x 900
Additional Comments: No priority on gaming
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Looking for the capability to work on 3D projects. Also this laptop is on its last legs. There's a critical hard drive error preventing me from installing anything so I can't test anything out.
Thank you for all your time and consideration.
I'm a first time builder who is also new to 3D rendering. As I am inexperienced in both areas any guiding wisdom would be greatly appreciated. My priorities are creating and rendering animations, as well as video editing.
A few questions I have:
1.) For a budget render build, am I correct in going with an 8-core AMD instead of a 4-core Intel?
2.) I've seen budget builds listed with no GPU included. Are those purely intended to be render farms, or should I drop the GPU in favor of a better processor?
3.) If I do require a decent GPU for the viewport, is the one I have appropriate? I consistently read that many expensive gaming cards are outperformed by cheaper alternatives when it comes to the viewport and I honestly have next to no idea how to discern them all.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($201.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: A-Data Premier Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($115.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.44 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7750 2GB Video Card ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: DIYPC FM08-B MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($18.33 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard: Verbatim 96664 Wired Standard Keyboard ($5.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Mouse: Microsoft Optical Mouse 200 for Business Wired Optical Mouse ($4.89 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $639.35
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-15 23:19 EST-0500)
Approximate Purchase Date: Anytime (is it cheaper after Christmas?)
Budget Range: $600 preferable, $700 max; S+H and taxes included
System Usage from Most to Least Important: 3D rendering (basic), 3D modeling, video editing.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg Canada, Direct Canada, Vuugo, etc (No real personal preference)
Location: Toronto area, Ontario, Canada
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1440 x 900
Additional Comments: No priority on gaming
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Looking for the capability to work on 3D projects. Also this laptop is on its last legs. There's a critical hard drive error preventing me from installing anything so I can't test anything out.
Thank you for all your time and consideration.
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