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So to put it simply. I'm currently a college student who studies 3D Art and Animation, I recently scored a job at a 3D printing company that is about to reposition me as a designer and I'm also a PC gamer. Oh yeah I live in AUS.

 

The programs I currently use are Maya 2015, Mudbox, Zbrush, Photoshop, Adobe Premier.

 

So what I'm looking for is a Rig that is capable of rendering at a relatively fast rate, has 16Gb RAM minimum, A CPU with hyper-threading, preferebly running on the 1150, 2011 or the new 2011-3 platform that still doesn't skimp out on performance when it comes to gaming, so I'd rather skip out on Quaddro GPU's because im not prepared to spend AUD$600-800 on poor gaming performance.

 

Aesthetics mean everything guys, so I'd like to stick with the white and blue theme I have now.

 

The rig i have now is okay, but I can really feel the hurt when im rendering out 720P shots in Maya where the CPU maxes out, the RAM gets abused and get nearly 0 ability to multi-task during batch renders. Gaming-wise, the rig is still a 1080P crusher. Any suggestions will be welcomed.

 

Budget

$2500

 

My Current Build

Intel i7 2600 (no k) @ 4.23GHz

8Gb Kingston DDR3 @ 1333MHz

2x HDD's = 3Tb @ 7200rpm

Gigabyte GTX 680 SOC edition

Asus P8Z68-V LE

BitFenix Colossus White w/ Window

750Watt PSU

 

Desires

Modular PSU

16Gb RAM or 32Gb if not 2011-3

SSD Boot Drive

White and Blue Theme

i7 1150, 2011 or 2011-3 (current gen)

 

Willing to Salvage

The BitFenix Case

The HDD's

The Graphics Card (Possibly, or sell for extra cash if necessary or keep as a media PC)

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If you want to render then I really suggest a GPU with lots of CUDA cores.GPU rendering is better than CPU rendering.

 

Not only is it faster,but it also allows you to have a reasonable life outside of your 3D program.

 

Oh,you've already got a 680.That's pretty good.

 

Your rig is already really good.A little aging,but good.

i5 4670k @ 4.2GHz (Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo); ASrock Z87 EXTREME4; 8GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3 RAM @ 2133MHz; Asus DirectCU GTX 560; Super Flower Golden King 550 Platinum PSU;1TB Seagate Barracuda;Corsair 200r case. 

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Here you go!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($385.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($125.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($259.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($137.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($499.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($499.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($22.00 @ CPL Online)
Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($22.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2226.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 21:57 EST+1000

 

Going to try if I can get a low tier 6 core 2011 platform for you but I doubt I can get the Haswell-E without comprimising performance

I was wrong @DuhAshun!

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($446.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($125.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($299.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($579.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($137.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($499.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($22.00 @ CPL Online)
Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($22.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2268.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 22:01 EST+1000

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Wait what, non-k cpu and you can still OC it to 4.23GHz?

 

IMO I think you only need to upgrade CPU, mobo, buy a SSD, CPU Cooler and a fully modular PSU as you desire, your 680 will still kick ass in 1080p gaming and rendering

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($449.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($379.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($579.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $1844.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 22:02 EST+1000

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What render do you use? because there are a lot of good renders that are CPU only, like V-ray, in that case I would suggest you to go for a better CPU, if not you already have an awesome rig man

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Maybe you should think about a 6 core 2011 CPU -> This should help you quite a bit in multithreaded render applications.

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For extreme CPU performance :

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($1044.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($237.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($164.47 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2086.41
DDR4...mmm.
Keep your drives and the GPU.
Didn't respect the color scheme,sorry.
 
 
@DuhAshun What renderer are you using?
 
Or,get a good all-rounder :
CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($569.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($228.97 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($325.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($441.85 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($557.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2513.75
(Reuse your HDDs for mass storage)

 

And for tons of CUDA cores...

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.93 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($325.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($557.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($557.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2439.84
Same story with the hard drives.

i5 4670k @ 4.2GHz (Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo); ASrock Z87 EXTREME4; 8GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3 RAM @ 2133MHz; Asus DirectCU GTX 560; Super Flower Golden King 550 Platinum PSU;1TB Seagate Barracuda;Corsair 200r case. 

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Go with 2011 socket i7, with 32gb or more RAM & Titan black GPU, if budget is friendly, than get TiTan Z instead of Titan black.

| CPU: i7 3770k | MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming | GPU: GTX 770 | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident X | PSU: XFX PRO 1050w | STORAGE: SSD 120GB PQI +  6TB HDD | COOLER: Thermaltake: Water 2.0 | CASE: Cooler Master: HAF 912 Plus |

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Future Proof. X99

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qrgwD3

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qrgwD3/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($379.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220-X 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($154.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($396.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: PNY Optima 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($175.59 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($112.50 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($418.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($418.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $2615.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 16:33 EDT-0400

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Thanks for the reply guys, plenty of variation. The renderer that I'm currently using is mental ray, but coming in the near future I pretty sure it's going to switch to Arnold renderer like in industry. As far as I know, I know that mental ray is extremely GPU intensive depending on the type of Poly model you aim for. (Eg. Hard and Soft)

@Nineshadow Thanks for the suggestions, I don't need the case or the case fans though. I've already spent $300 worth on the case and case fans that I have now, and I don't want to throw them away since the fans I installed are much better than stock. Though your suggestions seen pretty close to what I may get

@Firenetics I don't think I could go with that build. Newegg doesn't ship to Australia I'm pretty sure and the shipping from the US is a joke (around $200 shipping cost), also, is the Ram. I want my new rig to be as stable as the one I have now. So preferably I would like everything to be optimal out the box.

@nukturdukk84 your GPU suggestions are way out of budget but thanks.

@Barodil thanks for the suggestion. I think the 5820k seems to be the budget sweet spot for me. I think that the 2 cores and 4 threads more than 1150 platform, and only costs a bit more

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