Building a Animation/Gaming PC - NEED HELP.

[rikg09]

Hi guys I was wondering if anyone could help me with this.

 

I have a budget of around £1000, or around $1600, for this Gaming/Animation PC, excluding peripherals. I've got something already, shown below, but I'd appreciate some input Thanks in advance guys, and sorry if I've made any noob choices.

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 4771

 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 3

 

RAM: HyperX Fury 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Black

 

Graphics card: KFA2 GTX 770 2048MB

 

SSD: Samsung 840 EVo 120GB

 

Hard Drive: 1TB WD Black

 

Case: Corsair Carbide 200R Windowed

 

Fans: Corsair AF120-LED Quiet Edition x 4

 

Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ 22 inch Widescreen.

 

PSU: Corsair Builder Series 600W Semi-modular

 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i

 

Thermal Paste: IC Diamond 7

 

I don't really intend to overclock, unless it would be within the price range and would really boost performance.

 

I have a feeling I've forgotten something important...but that's all I think.

 

Thanks again

 

 

[SparkySamZa]

intel core 4771??? um that doesn't exist :L

edit: also do you need an OS?

[Rheinwasser]

are you really serious about content creation?

then go 2011.

 

what applications do you use?

 

just get the normal 4770.

you dont need z97 if you dont intend to overclock. just go for a decent asus board that fits your budget.

are you sure you need 16gb of ram? if you are only doing some light editing and gaming, 8gb will most likely be fine. and you can always upgrade later.

get a wd red/blue.

it would invest a little more in the case, maybe define r4?

buy a larger screen, i like 24", 27" is a great size as well.

you dont need to buy thermal compound, it comes with the cooler.

get an decent air cooler, single tower 140mm noctua cooler is what i'd recommend.

[Rheinwasser]

intel core 4771??? um that doesn't exist :L

edit: also do you need an OS?

actually it does.

i dont think so because he didnt list one.

[ImBleu]

intel core 4771??? um that doesn't exist :L

edit: also do you need an OS?

 

http://ark.intel.com/products/77656/Intel-Core-i7-4771-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz

 

 

 

@rikg09 could you specify what you already own? thanks.

[SparkySamZa]

http://ark.intel.com/products/77656/Intel-Core-i7-4771-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz

 

 

 

@rikg09 could you specify what you already own? thanks.

okay i stand corrected :L, didn't think intal would mess up there product like with a random one like that.

[SparkySamZa]

actually it does.

i dont think so because he didnt list one.

wow strange as i said neve though intel would mess up a product like with a random chip like that :L

[Rheinwasser]

wow strange as i said neve though intel would mess up a product like with a random chip like that :L

intels nomenclature is messed up as fuck.

[ImBleu]

wow strange as i said neve though intel would mess up a product like with a random chip like that :L

 

So tell me about this Pentium G3258 then, while we're at it.

[rikg09]

Wow, I forgot to turn on email notifications for this, so sorry for the no replies.

 

I have the thermal compound already from something else so its not a cost, and I already have an OS disk.

 

I don't need a great looking case, just something cheap and easy to build in. 

 

In terms of applications: Manga Studio, After Effects, Photoshop, Blender, Sony Vegas and Maya.

 

I'm intending to use this at Uni, where I'll be doing a lot of animation stuff, so I'd rather have 16GB from the get go. And others have said having more is always better, but I don't need 32GB right now, nor do I have the money

 

I was unsure between the 4770 and 4771, but the 4771 is cheaper, so it seemed like a no brainer.

 

Why the WD red/blue? What in particular is better?

 

Thanks for all the help guys

[rikg09]

The other thing was about the 2011.

 

I don't know if it's within the price range, but if you can show me a board, RAM and CPU to use that'll be within budget, that would be amazing  

 

Thanks guys

[rikg09]

Sorry I keep adding to this, but

 

What is the benefit of the Noctua Air cooler vs the H80i? The price is the same, on Amazon.co.uk.

 

I know Noctua make amazing fans, but I've also heard good things about Corsairs all in one coolers  

 

So what's the benefit of the Noctua's?