It's finally time for me to replace my old AMD 1090T system, as it can no longer keep up. The AMD is still perfectly fine for day to day stuff, but I've really started to feel the pain with the latest generation of CAD software, 4K video editing, and to a lesser extent raw image editing. I've done a good deal of research, and come up with a system that I think is pretty decent, and would like to hear what others think, as while i'm not a complete newbie I'm still an amateur at this.
Based on the "How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice" thread, this is what I have:
Approximate Purchase Date: Next 2 to 3 months
Budget Range: $1500 to $200 USD, I can be a little flexible on the upper limit as long as I can maintain a good cost/performance ratio.
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Parts to Upgrade: Everything needs replaced
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, I will get this via my brother who works for Microsoft, and gets a discount.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, B&H
Location: IL
Parts Preferences: I'm open to anything, Performance is my primary concern, followed closely by a good cost/performance ratio.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 2 x 1920x1080, I have 2 ViewSonic vx2370smh-led monitors. I'd potentially like to get a 3rd in the future or maybe upgrade to dual 4k monitors when the prices come down.
Additional Comments:
What I currently have picked out is as follows:
Based on the "How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice" thread, this is what I have:
Approximate Purchase Date: Next 2 to 3 months
Budget Range: $1500 to $200 USD, I can be a little flexible on the upper limit as long as I can maintain a good cost/performance ratio.
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
■ 4k video editing (right now I use Corel Videostudio 9.5 pro, but I've been looking at DaVinci resolve 12.5)
■ Cad/Cam (Fusion 360)
■ Raw image editing (Raw Therapee)
■ Software development (I'm a web developer)
■ general web surfing
■ watching movies [YouTube, Netflix, Vudu, Amazon]
Parts to Upgrade: Everything needs replaced
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, I will get this via my brother who works for Microsoft, and gets a discount.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, B&H
Location: IL
Parts Preferences: I'm open to anything, Performance is my primary concern, followed closely by a good cost/performance ratio.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Yes, Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 2 x 1920x1080, I have 2 ViewSonic vx2370smh-led monitors. I'd potentially like to get a 3rd in the future or maybe upgrade to dual 4k monitors when the prices come down.
Additional Comments:
What I currently have picked out is as follows:
■ Intel Core i7-6850K 15M Broadwell-E 6-Core 3.6 GHz
Retail -http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117647&ignorebbr=1
■ GIGABYTE GA-X99-Ultra Gaming Motherboard
Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128928&cm_re=GA-X99-Ultra_Gaming-_-13-128-928-_-Product
■ SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive
(for boot and current project working directories/files)
Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147467
■ G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400
Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231796
■ EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-3978-KR 4GB FTW+ GAMING w/ACX 2.0+
Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487090
■ WD Black 2TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB
Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236624
■ Thermaltake Versa H34 CA-1C9-00M1WN-00 Black SPCC ATX Gaming Mid Tower
Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133270
■ Thermaltake Toughpower TPD-0750M - SLI / CrossFire Ready
Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153198
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