So it's been some years since I've had to seriously research hardware, even more years since I've upgraded my rig. There are some drafting titles that I'd like to learn and I need a machine that's more than able to play with them.
I'll do the "Asking for help" copy and paste and then post the build I'm thinking about, to get an opinion on it, and also questions if anyone has them.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Autocad 3D modeling and general drafting (been doing it for the past 10 years). I'd like to learn Autodesk Plant 3D, MEP, Mechanical and maybe Civil. Rendering of 3D models.
Machine will also be used for Transcoding movies, Reincoding movies, Porn boxing, General usage stuff. Web, email, etc. Not much gaming at all.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Max is $4 grand for hopefully everything.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Anchorage, AK.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Everything? Build idea will be after the Q&A
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Nothing will be reused.
6) Will you be overclocking?
If I do it would be a light OC. Possibly higher in the late future as I plan for this to be a 3-5 year machine.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I haven't figured out which monitor to get yet. Something in the 27" range. Probably 2 of them.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within 6 months, or as soon as I pay off this credit card.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
RAID-0, SLI, USB 3.0, SATA 6, onboard sound and NIC
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, will be getting Win 7 64 Pro.
So this is what I've come up with so far. A few "minor" items missing. But the meat of it is this...
CPU
Intel Core i7-4960X Ivy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (Turbo 4GHz) LGA 2011 130W 6-Core Desktop Processor BX80633i74960X. $1049.00
Video Card
NVIDIA® Quadro® K4000 VCQK4000-PB 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card. $799.00
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-19200CL10Q-32GBZHD. $369.00
Hard Drives
(2 in Raid 0 for OS and Programs) SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250KW 2.5" TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD). $349.98
(1 for file storage) WD AV-GP WD20EURX 2TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive. $99.99
PSU
RAIDMAX RX-1000AE 1000W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular. $159.99
Still undecided is the case, mobo, BR drive... cooling solution for the CPU... Anything else? Mobo is starting to tick me off. I'd like quad channel support of course.
Thoughts?
I'll do the "Asking for help" copy and paste and then post the build I'm thinking about, to get an opinion on it, and also questions if anyone has them.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Autocad 3D modeling and general drafting (been doing it for the past 10 years). I'd like to learn Autodesk Plant 3D, MEP, Mechanical and maybe Civil. Rendering of 3D models.
Machine will also be used for Transcoding movies, Reincoding movies, Porn boxing, General usage stuff. Web, email, etc. Not much gaming at all.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Max is $4 grand for hopefully everything.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Anchorage, AK.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Everything? Build idea will be after the Q&A
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Nothing will be reused.
6) Will you be overclocking?
If I do it would be a light OC. Possibly higher in the late future as I plan for this to be a 3-5 year machine.
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I haven't figured out which monitor to get yet. Something in the 27" range. Probably 2 of them.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within 6 months, or as soon as I pay off this credit card.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
RAID-0, SLI, USB 3.0, SATA 6, onboard sound and NIC
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
No, will be getting Win 7 64 Pro.
So this is what I've come up with so far. A few "minor" items missing. But the meat of it is this...
CPU
Intel Core i7-4960X Ivy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (Turbo 4GHz) LGA 2011 130W 6-Core Desktop Processor BX80633i74960X. $1049.00
Video Card
NVIDIA® Quadro® K4000 VCQK4000-PB 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card. $799.00
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-19200CL10Q-32GBZHD. $369.00
Hard Drives
(2 in Raid 0 for OS and Programs) SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250KW 2.5" TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD). $349.98
(1 for file storage) WD AV-GP WD20EURX 2TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive. $99.99
PSU
RAIDMAX RX-1000AE 1000W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular. $159.99
Still undecided is the case, mobo, BR drive... cooling solution for the CPU... Anything else? Mobo is starting to tick me off. I'd like quad channel support of course.
Thoughts?