I NEED YOUR ADVICE !

[OCD-FREAK]

Hello everyone, i need your advise here. 

 

So I'm lookin to build a workstation for general content creation, like anime figures, 3d figures, some gaming, simulation etc... 

 

Programs that'll be used are photoshop, blender, Premier pro, Adobe after effects, games like fortnite, league of legends, DOTA, pubg. 

 

now I have multiple options to choose from, I'm on a budget and will be buying everything second hand. 

 

Options :

 

1- i7 2600k, 32gb ddr3 ram 1333mhz, Samsung ssd, 4tb hdd, gtx 960 4gb ,650w ez cool psu. total (150$)

 

2- i7 3770k, 32gb ddr3 ram 1333mhz, Samsung ssd, 4tb hdd, gtx 960 4gb, 650w ez cool psu. total (150$)

 

3- i5 6600k, 16gb ddr4 ram 2400mhz, Samsung ssd, 4tb hdd, gtx 960 4gb, 650w ez cool psu. total (150 $)

 

So which rig do you guys choose? Any changes that need to be done to the chosen rig? 

 

Thank you! 

[Chris Pratt]

Is "none of the above" an option? Out of the options, I'd go with #3, but none of these is really going to work for the workload you described.

 

FWIW, an extra 16GB RAM is never going to be worth a lesser processor and having to go DDR3.

[Eighjan]

4 minutes ago, OCD-FREAK said:

Hello everyone, i need your advise here. 

 

So I'm lookin to build a workstation for general content creation, like anime figures, 3d figures, some gaming, simulation etc... 

 

Programs that'll be used are photoshop, blender, Premier pro, Adobe after effects, games like fortnite, league of legends, DOTA, pubg. 

 

now I have multiple options to choose from, I'm on a budget and will be buying everything second hand. 

 

Options :

 

1- i7 2600k, 32gb ddr3 ram 1333mhz, Samsung ssd, 4tb hdd, gtx 960 4gb ,650w ez cool psu. total (150$)

 

2- i7 3770k, 32gb ddr3 ram 1333mhz, Samsung ssd, 4tb hdd, gtx 960 4gb, 650w ez cool psu. total (150$)

 

3- i5 6600k, 16gb ddr4 ram 2400mhz, Samsung ssd, 4tb hdd, gtx 960 4gb, 650w ez cool psu. total (150 $)

 

So which rig do you guys choose? Any changes that need to be done for the chosen rig? 

 

Thank you! 

Option three has more upgrade potential...

 

FTR - thread title is a bit... shouty.

[OCD-FREAK]

Just now, Chris Pratt said:

Is "none of the above" an option? Out of the options, I'd go with #3, but none of these is really going to work for the workload you described.

Wow, really? Why? I thought they're all gonna be good

[OCD-FREAK]

Just now, Eighjan said:

Option three has more upgrade potential...

 upgrade advantages aside, any advantages that it has over the other two? 

[Eighjan]

Just now, OCD-FREAK said:

 upgrade advantages aside, any advantages that it has over the other two? 

32GB RAM, but not DDR3...

 

1 minute ago, OCD-FREAK said:

Wow, really? Why? I thought they're all gonna be good

Do you currently use the software you listed on another machine?

[boggy77]

for the budget, I'd go with option 2

[Chris Pratt]

1 minute ago, OCD-FREAK said:

Wow, really? Why? I thought they're all gonna be good

The first two are just flat out awful. Option #3 would be workable, but everything is going to be slow.

[SavageNeo]

7 minutes ago, OCD-FREAK said:

Hello everyone, i need your advise here. 

 

So I'm lookin to build a workstation for general content creation, like anime figures, 3d figures, some gaming, simulation etc... 

 

Programs that'll be used are photoshop, blender, Premier pro, Adobe after effects, games like fortnite, league of legends, DOTA, pubg. 

 

now I have multiple options to choose from, I'm on a budget and will be buying everything second hand. 

 

Options :

 

1- i7 2600k, 32gb ddr3 ram 1333mhz, Samsung ssd, 4tb hdd, gtx 960 4gb ,650w ez cool psu. total (150$)

 

2- i7 3770k, 32gb ddr3 ram 1333mhz, Samsung ssd, 4tb hdd, gtx 960 4gb, 650w ez cool psu. total (150$)

 

3- i5 6600k, 16gb ddr4 ram 2400mhz, Samsung ssd, 4tb hdd, gtx 960 4gb, 650w ez cool psu. total (150 $)

 

So which rig do you guys choose? Any changes that need to be done to the chosen rig? 

 

Thank you! 

that psu is bad so none of the above

[OCD-FREAK]

Just now, Eighjan said:

Do you currently use the software you listed on another machine?

I have an imac 2011 with i5 8gb ram, 1gb radeon card, ssd, and runs good... But that an imac with an OSX..

[Eighjan]

1 minute ago, OCD-FREAK said:

I have an imac 2011 with i5 8gb ram, 1gb radeon card, ssd, and runs good... But that an imac with an OSX..

... but that surely has Mac equivalent productivity software... Final Cut, et al...?

[OCD-FREAK]

1 minute ago, Chris Pratt said:

The first two are just flat out awful. Option #3 would be workable, but everything is going to be slow.

Why slow? Any explanation that packs what you're saying? 

[boggy77]

2 minutes ago, Chris Pratt said:

The first two are just flat out awful. Option #3 would be workable, but everything is going to be slow.

i'd say the i7 3770k  with 32gb ram beats the i5 6600k with 16gb ram in the applications OP mentioned

[OCD-FREAK]

Just now, Eighjan said:

... but that surely has Mac equivalent productivity software... Final Cut, et al...?

I didn't understand 

[boggy77]

Just now, OCD-FREAK said:

Why slow? Any explanation that packs what you're saying? 

he's just comparing with current gen technology.

for $150 for a full system, I don't think you can do better than option 2.

[OCD-FREAK]

Just now, boggy77 said:

i'd say the i7 3770k  with 32gb ram beats the i5 6600k with 16gb ram in the applications OP mentioned

Isn't ddr4 16gb equivalent to 32gb ddr3? 

[OCD-FREAK]

Just now, boggy77 said:

he's just comparing with current gen technology.

for $150 for a full system, I don't think you can do better than option 2.

I can get the 6600k rig for 150

[Eighjan]

Just now, OCD-FREAK said:

I didn't understand 

You quoted Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, etc... do you currently use them, to be familiar with the hardware they require?

[Chris Pratt]

Just now, boggy77 said:

he's just comparing with current gen technology.

for $150 for a full system, I don't think you can do better than option 2.

DDR3 is just ridiculous for any real work. If you're talking about running things like Blender, are you kidding me? 

[Eighjan]

2 minutes ago, OCD-FREAK said:

I can get the 6600k rig for 150

You can't build a machine for the software titles you want for so little money...

 

You might get a decent foundation for £750

[boggy77]

3 minutes ago, OCD-FREAK said:

Isn't ddr4 16gb equivalent to 32gb ddr3? 

no

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, Chris Pratt said:

DDR3 is just ridiculous for any real work. If you're talking about running things like Blender, are you kidding me? 

how do you think people worked before DDR4 came to the market, then?

[Eighjan]

2 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

how do you think people worked before DDR4 came to the market, then?

This isn't about then vs now... the software was 'lighter' to run, back then.

It's about cheaping out on a build that should cost 10x what OP is (apparently) willing to spend.

[Chris Pratt]

When you had no other option, what can you do? Of course running Blender back then is entirely different than running Blender now, as well. If you have a choice between DDR3 and DDR4, you have to have a brain injury to choose DDR3.

[boggy77]

2 minutes ago, Chris Pratt said:

When you had no other option, what can you do? Of course running Blender back then is entirely different than running Blender now, as well. If you have a choice between DDR3 and DDR4, you have to have a brain injury to choose DDR3.

if you have a choice between 4 threads and 8 threads for applications that scale very well with number of threads, what do you do?