3D rendering and gaming

[hollowvolition]

Hello.

I am building a rig specifically for 3D rendering and gaming. I have chosen the parts I want, I just need some feedback from someone who has more experience. I will list the applications and games that will be used. I will also be overclocking the CPU and would like to keep SLI an option for the future.

- applications: Autocad 2015, 3ds-Max 2015, Photoshop - the apps are used for architectural 3D modeling; rendering stills and walkthroughs of building exteriors and interiors.
- games: basically all the latest games (BF4, Watchdogs, Skyrim, Crysis, etc...)

All the parts will be purchased from Newegg, except for the screen and optical drive. I will purchase those locally. Though I must add that I will not be mailing in rebates and such as I live abroad. By the way, I've listed the monitor just for the record.

My initial budget is $1,000 including the screen; I already am ~$83 over budget, but that's fine. Below is the list of the parts. I am open to any kind of feedback and/or suggestions. I appreciate it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($96.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($250.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($164.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $1082.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-11 11:54 EDT-0400)

 

[Hjgrove]

All of that looks good!
Your ram supports XMP which will allow you to overclock the rams frequency even further than the 2133MHz base clock speed.
Be careful with overclocking as your PSU only has 620W of power so make sure you don't demand more than it can offer.
But I must say that 3D rendering is a CPU hungry task.
this is just a option, for a $100 dollars more (Don't know about your budget) you could get a Intel i7 4770K
That will handle 3D rendering and all CAD programs like a dream.
Hope this helps!

 

[hollowvolition]

I've never built a rendering machine before. If the 4770k really does make that whole lot of a difference, I'll squeeze it in. I figured if the 4670k is in the same league as the 4770k in terms of gaming, it ought to be the same in rendering.

I won't be overclocking the graphics card - I've always considered GPUs to be somewhat flimsy, so I don't bother. The memory, definitely will just as the processor to state the obvious.

Will the PSU limit my potential that much?

 

[unknownofprob]

i7 4770k, your best choice for that work, the more threads will serve you well!

1866Mhz ram runs best with Haswell CPU's, to let you in on a little secret, all modules above 1600Mhz are just pre-overclocked 1600Mhz modules, so best to go 1600Mhz and OC yourself.

Great choice of other components, that's it!

 

[hollowvolition]

Sound advice, thank you very much. I'll switch to 1600MHz ram instead as well. Anyone got any further tips for the PSU? Will it be enough? I forgot to mention I'll be adding an aftermarket cooler to the CPU.

 

[unknownofprob]

your power supply is enough, and it is a great power supply, a quality product.

 

[hollowvolition]

Terrific. Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.

 

[unknownofprob]

no problem, if you have any other questions, just ask and we'll gladly help.