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It is more powerful - 6 core/12 thread cpu, quad channel DDR4 memory. When it comes to highly multi-threaded, cpu intensive operations like many modeling tasks it will perform much better. Both builds use the same gpu so gaming would be roughly the same as would editing functions that use the gpu.

I honestly do not think the x99 plateform is worth going into.. z97 is way more cost efficient 

 

How would this one compare to the one given by xnoobftw?

Here is a better built that you wanted

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.76 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: AOC I2757FH 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($229.99 @ Best Buy) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($7.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1731.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 06:22 EST-0500
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Hello members of the linustechtips forums, I have found myself in a situation in which I need to build my own PC. I will be using it primarily for 3D modeling/rendering and gaming. The 3D programs i will use will be Maya, 3DsMax, Zbrush, etc and the games I will play will be Far Cry 4, Assassin's Creed Unity, etc I don't have any experience with building a PC but after a lot of research this is what my potential rig will be composed of:

 

Intel Core i7-3770 LGA 1155 Ivy Bridge Quad Core processor - $300

Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler - $71

Asus P8Z77-V LX LGA 1155 motherboard - $224

Corsair Vengeance 16GB Dual Channel (2 x 8GB) DDR3 RAM - $147

Asus GeForce GTX 760-DC2OC-2GD5 graphics card - $200

Kingston Digital 120GB SSD for operating system and chosen applications- $58

Western Digital 1TB Black hard drive for general storage - $70

Asus DRW-24F1ST SATA Black DVD/CD writer - $20

TP-Link TL-WDN4800 wireless network adapter - $40

Seasonic 550w 80+ Gold Semi-Modular power supply - $75

Corsair Carbide Series Black 300R windowed computer case - $90

 

Peripherals:

 

Asus VX228H 21.5 inch LED monitor - $140

Razer DeathAdder 2013 mouse - $47

Corsair Raptor K40 keyboard - $62

 

Operating system:

 

Windows 8.1 OEM 64bit - $92

 

 

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Budget?

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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Get a Intel Core i7-4790, it costs less than 300$.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790

 

And get a actual motherboard like Z97, but you'll not overclock that CPU so maybe a H97 is better.

System 1: Thermaltake Element Q - Thermaltake 220W SFX - Asus AT5IONT-I mini-ITX - Intel® Atom™ D525 onboard 1.8GHz Dual-Core HT - Integrated NVIDIA® ION™ - 2x 2GB Kingston DDR3 - Samsung 120GB 840 Series - Scythe Kama Rack 3.5 - Asus DVD-RW

System 2: Thermaltake Element Q - Thermaltake 220W SFX - Asus E2KM1I-DELUXE mini-ITX - AMD E2-2000 onboard 1.75GHz Dual-Core - Integrated AMD® Radeon HD 7340 - 2x 4GB Kingston DDR3 - Samsung 120GB 840 Series - Scythe Kama Rack 3.5 - Asus DVD-RW

Building: Bitfenix Prodigy Black - Corsair AX860i - Asus Maximus VII Impact - Corsair Hydro Series H100i - Intel® Core™ i7 4790K - Asus Matrix Platinum GTX 980 4GB - Corsair 16GB Dominator Platinum 2x 8GB DDR3 2400MHz CL10 - Samsung 1TB EVO 840 Series

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Micro Center) 


Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.98 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.76 @ OutletPC) 


Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($7.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1391.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 19:07 EST-0500

 

SLI another 970 if you want more graphics power.

Peripherals is all up to you, get an IPS panel since you are doing 3d modeling 

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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Id like to to keep my budget under $2000 US dollars

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.76 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($7.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1391.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 19:07 EST-0500
 
SLI another 970 if you want more graphics power.
Peripherals is all up to you, get an IPS panel since you are doing 3d modeling 

 

Can you recommend any IPS panels and also I'd like to avoid water cooling for now so can you recommend something else for CPU cooling?

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I would suggest a more powerful cpu and gpu. The motherboard has dual channel a/b/g/n/ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus X99-PRO ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($298.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($199.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VN248H-P 23.8" Monitor  ($207.58 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($61.02 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($46.15 @ Amazon)
Total: $1981.88
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 22:42 EST-0500

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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I would suggest a more powerful cpu and gpu. The motherboard has dual channel a/b/g/n/ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.98 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus X99-PRO ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($298.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($199.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ NCIX US)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus VN248H-P 23.8" Monitor  ($207.58 @ Newegg)

Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($61.02 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($46.15 @ Amazon)

Total: $1981.88

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 22:42 EST-0500

How would this one compare to the one given by xnoobftw?

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How would this one compare to the one given by xnoobftw?

 

It is more powerful - 6 core/12 thread cpu, quad channel DDR4 memory. When it comes to highly multi-threaded, cpu intensive operations like many modeling tasks it will perform much better. Both builds use the same gpu so gaming would be roughly the same as would editing functions that use the gpu.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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It is more powerful - 6 core/12 thread cpu, quad channel DDR4 memory. When it comes to highly multi-threaded, cpu intensive operations like many modeling tasks it will perform much better. Both builds use the same gpu so gaming would be roughly the same as would editing functions that use the gpu.

I honestly do not think the x99 plateform is worth going into.. z97 is way more cost efficient 

 

How would this one compare to the one given by xnoobftw?

Here is a better built that you wanted

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.76 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: AOC I2757FH 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($229.99 @ Best Buy) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($7.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1731.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 06:22 EST-0500

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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Thank you all for your advice and opinions, I think I will go with the build given by xnoobftw because it seems to be the the most cost efficient rig.

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