Help Building a 3D apps PC?

Hey Guys,

I am getting ready to buy a new system and I need advice on componets. I have done some research and am even more confused as there seems to be too many options. I just need a system which will work for my needs and not any more since I am on a budget (1500 & under).

I basically need a system to run my 3D applications and graphics programs. I do not need anything for gaming... just a system that can handle my 3D scenes and rendering which takes alot of processor & power. I run the following software:

3D Studio Max
Maya
Photoshop
AfterEffects

Here is where I am in my research to buy componets:

1) Intel Core i7
2) Asus Mother board (Don't know which one)
3) 750w power supply
4) 6GB or 12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 at 1066MHZ (3x2GB DIMM)
5) nVidia GeForce GTX 285 1024MB or ati 4870 card. (Most confused about this as there a dozens of ATI cards,...which is enough for my needs)
6) Solid State SSD Drive as my C: drive for programs and a 500GB normal drive as my D: for data and backup. ( Have no idea what HD's to buy and is the solid state worth buying?)
7) Go to Vista 64 or stay with XP?
8) Sound- Don't care.
9) Watching TV/DVD- Don't care
10) Basic DVD burner to backup data.


I don't care about the case as far as looks...just so long as it's funcational. Any recommendations or opinions welcome and let me know if you guys have better componets ideas for this kind of system. Thank you.

Hello sir .. move mo po sa helpline section ng forum i think its more like a technical info regarding sa RIG mo.. thanks sir ..

Sorry about that.

hi sir.. your a turkish? right? try to pm sir necrolyte... he knows all about this...!

enough na po yang nVidia GeForce GTX 285 for your 3D rendering needs, mas okay po ang NVIDIA in terms of performance and driver compatibility. actually, I already tried those 2 cards you have mentioned.

Here's my previous 4870





and here's my current graphics card (GTX 285)





I can really tell the huge difference among the 2 cards, mura na din naman mga GTX 285 ngayon, you might get a cheaper brand like Inno3D or Palit, but in terms of durability and warranty, you can try out XFX or EVGA brands.

For motherboards, you may want to try P6T series

actually lahat naman yan okay, tignan nyo na lang yung specs nya kung ano yung sa tingin mong mas kakailanganin mo for your work.

click here for the link

yung sound card built-in naman yun palagi, kaya hindi na problema.

HTH sir!

Sir if u have the cash.. pwede nyo bilhin yon fastest inte i7... pero expensive tlga. kc u can easily boost speed or overclock sa 4.6 Gigahertz

QUADCORE NA YAN SIR...... IF NOT SIR PWEDE NYO BILHIN YUN AMD PHENOM X4 9850

YUN INTEL TLGA MAGALING SA RENDERING.... W8 PA NATIN ANG HIGHEND NG AMD ... MAGANDA SA AMD KC MURA PO

@cadmazter

masyadong expensive yung Corei7 Extreme sir, hindi po sya praktikal kahit sabihin mo na meron tayong pera na pambili. mataas din naman ang multiplier ng Corei7 920, sa TPC merong nag ooverclock hanggang 4.7ghz using air cooling. lalabas na din yung Corei9 by next year, it has 6 cores, 12 threads kaya hindi na din advisable bumili ng Corei7 Extreme. you can use the extra budget to buy other peripherals.

i think he's a turkish mga sir... baka nde nya naintindihan ...!

Stryker wrote:i think he's a turkish mga sir... baka nde nya naintindihan ...!

ah ganun ba... hehehe... he posted in CGPinoy, so we thought he could understand tagalog as well even he's a foreigner. and I assume he can understand our language, sinagot nya yung message ni edosayla just above his 2nd post.

If we can help him in english much better. Thanks for the help guys.

Thank you sirs for all the replies. Sorry about posting this in the wrong section. Yes, I am Turkish but I will learn:) So far, this is going to be my build:

CPU INTEL|CORE I7 920 2.66G 45N
ASUS P6T DELUXE V2 1366 X58 RTL
OCZ OCZ3G1600LV6GK R - (12 GB ram)
VGA EVGA | 896-P3-1173-AR GTX 275
PSU CORSAIR|CMPSU-850TX 850W RT
SSD 64G|CORSAIR 2.5" CMFSSD-64N1 (C:drive)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB Hard Drive (D:drive)
NZXT ZERO 2 Crafted Series CS-NT-ZERO-2 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

It should be a sweet box and the SSD should be fast!

@Sardo Numspa

nice set sir! can't wait to see that rolling.

Sardo Numspa wrote:Thank you sirs for all the replies. Sorry about posting this in the wrong section. Yes, I am Turkish but I will learn:) So far, this is going to be my build:

CPU INTEL|CORE I7 920 2.66G 45N
ASUS P6T DELUXE V2 1366 X58 RTL
OCZ OCZ3G1600LV6GK R - (12 GB ram)
VGA EVGA | 896-P3-1173-AR GTX 275
PSU CORSAIR|CMPSU-850TX 850W RT
SSD 64G|CORSAIR 2.5" CMFSSD-64N1 (C:drive)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB Hard Drive (D:drive)
NZXT ZERO 2 Crafted Series CS-NT-ZERO-2 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

It should be a sweet box and the SSD should be fast!

After you made a final decision sir.. i'm not really quite familiar to specs and stuffs... might I can see this in the future for references..
can you post the price's of each? just curious... thx

Eto rin Sweet:

CPU: Core i7940 2.93G
EVGA X58 Classified Motherboard
Corsair Dominator GT 1600 tripple channel (2x6gb)
EVGA GeForce GTX285 2GB DDR3 OC
Corsair HX850 Power Supply
2-300GB WD Velociraptor on RAID 0
Cooler Master CM-Sniper Chasis

Logitech G-15, keyboard
Logitech G-9, mouse
3D connexion, 3D mouse