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BUILD CHALLENGE: Corsair 380T Case, Minor Workstation/Gaming Grade Rig

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I would try and create a build myself, but I wanted some second opinions. I just watched the review for the Corsair 380T case and immediately wanted to use it as my base, but the issue is that I do a bit of everything: video editing, level/model/content creation using various high-end tools, gaming on everything from Far Cry 3 to classic games <Quake 2/UT2003>. I also create and test mods for various Source games and am hoping to move up to UDK/CryEngine development. All of that said, this was the baseline of what I was going for:

 

-16 GB of at least 1866 MHz RAM

-Graphics card that can go from gaming/streaming to multithread processing I.E. Photoshop CS6, After Effects, Premiere, etc.

-I will be <hopefully> buying a drawing tablet sometime in the future for easier design and modeling, so if that would cause any problems....

-I have a feeling that something from Asus or Gigabyte <for the form factor> would be probable for the motherboard.

-Since I will be moving from task to task and performing both gaming and rendering, should I go for an Intel system or an AMD system?

-I already have the HDD taken care of, but I might need a monitor or two...

 

All in all, I can spend $1600 for the base build <order the key components first, then upgrade later on> minus the cost of the monitors and HDD's.

NOTE: The case is not set in stone; if there would be restrictions or if it would be wiser to get a bigger case, then feel free to say something.

 

I appreciate any help with this, I have graveyards at one of my local stores so it's kind of difficult to design a build afterwards hahaha.

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the build will be fine, altho your going to have to watercool the cpu i such a small case

 

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I would try and create a build myself, but I wanted some second opinions. I just watched the review for the Corsair 380T case and immediately wanted to use it as my base, but the issue is that I do a bit of everything: video editing, level/model/content creation using various high-end tools, gaming on everything from Far Cry 3 to classic games <Quake 2/UT2003>. I also create and test mods for various Source games and am hoping to move up to UDK/CryEngine development. All of that said, this was the baseline of what I was going for:

 

-16 GB of at least 1866 MHz RAM

-Graphics card that can go from gaming/streaming to multithread processing I.E. Photoshop CS6, After Effects, Premiere, etc.

-I will be <hopefully> buying a drawing tablet sometime in the future for easier design and modeling, so if that would cause any problems....

-I have a feeling that something from Asus or Gigabyte <for the form factor> would be probable for the motherboard.

-Since I will be moving from task to task and performing both gaming and rendering, should I go for an Intel system or an AMD system?

-I already have the HDD taken care of, but I might need a monitor or two...

 

All in all, I can spend $1600 for the base build <order the key components first, then upgrade later on> minus the cost of the monitors and HDD's.

NOTE: The case is not set in stone; if there would be restrictions or if it would be wiser to get a bigger case, then feel free to say something.

 

I appreciate any help with this, I have graveyards at one of my local stores so it's kind of difficult to design a build afterwards hahaha.

Why exactly do you need RAM to be 1866mhz? I can totally understand 16gbs, but the speed... is questionable, at best.

 

Do any of your programs take advantage of Quadros?

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Why exactly do you need RAM to be 1866mhz? I can totally understand 16gbs, but the speed... is questionable, at best.

 

Do any of your programs take advantage of Quadros?

Not that I know of, I'm just not sure on what components I should use. Would 1600 be fine or should I go higher for RAM speed?

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Well, have fun. You still have ~400$ to add the display(s). My suggestion is going for a 1440p one, but feel free to pick whatever solution works best for you.

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Apotop 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($95.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($332.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($123.76 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.79 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1223.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-25 01:14 EDT-0400

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DDR3-1600MHz CL 9 memory is fine. But higher speeds can make a small difference in some non-gaming applications.

 

Was not sure if you had an ssd, so I have included a 500GB unit. The larger unit will allow for use as the CS6 scratch disk.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($296.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($207.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($535.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1413.74
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80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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DDR3-1600MHz CL 9 memory is fine. But higher speeds can make a small difference in some non-gaming applications.

 

Was not sure if you had an ssd, so I have included a 500GB unit. The larger unit will allow for use as the CS6 scratch disk.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($296.98 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($207.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($535.91 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1413.74

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-25 01:14 EDT-0400

While the RAM has higher speeds, lantency is on the roof, effectively canceling it out.

 

The build also lacks windows. And OP said he needed a display.

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Well, have fun. You still have ~400$ to add the display(s). My suggestion is going for a 1440p one, but feel free to pick whatever solution works best for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($229.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK TRITON 100.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing Liquid CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock B85M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Apotop 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($95.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.90 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($332.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case ($123.76 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Rosewill 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1223.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-25 01:14 EDT-0400

He said he doesn't need HDD, just sayin' not hatin' [emoji6]

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While the RAM has higher speeds, lantency is on the roof, effectively canceling it out.

 

The build also lacks windows. And OP said he needed a display.

 

Not so. DDR3-2133 CL 11 generally outperforms DDR3-1600 CL 9.

 

Plenty of room in the build for Windows.

 

According to OP, the budget excluded a monitor.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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