HELP! PC BUILD ADVICE

[MichaelCaleb21]

Hey it's my first time to have a PC built and i'm not sure if the parts i chose are the best for my money's worth. This PC will be used for gaming and architectural rendering.

 

I currently have:

23" ASUS VX239 LED SLIM IPS 

CM Devastator mouse and keyboard

Corsair Vengeance mm200 mouse pad

Corsair Vengeance 2100 7.1 Gaming headset

 

What I need to buy:

INTEL CORE i7 4770K (3.50 Ghz, 8MB CACHE, LGA1150)

15450

PCNETMILES

MSI Z87-G45 GAMING Z87 / DDR3 / MC4 / SB CINEMA

8150

PC QUARTERS

G.Skill Ripjaws X 16GB 8x2 DDR3 1866 CL9

7600

PCNETMILES

WDigital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA3 7200rpm

2390

PC HUB

PALIT GTX760 4GB JETSTREAM

13400

PC QUARTERS

ASUS DRW-24F1ST 24X OEM SATA

900

PC EXPRESS

COOLER MASTER SCOUT II

4400

PC EXPRESS

COOLER MASTER Silent PRO M2 720W 80+ Modular

3900

PC QUARTERS

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212X

1650

PC EXPRESS

NZXT Sentry 2 Bay Fan Controller

1330

PC HUB

COOLER MASTER Sickle Flow A1 Blue

350 (x4)

PC HUB

ASUS Xonar DGX 5.1 Gaming Series PCIE

1590x

PC HUB

 

Budget: 60,000 - 70, 000 PHP

 

Preferences:

Nvidia Graphics card

CM Storm Scout II

More RAM the better i guess if it helps with rendering speed?

Good cooling system (not water cooled)

Blue LED

 

Here are the links to the price lists of each of the stores: (Currency - Philippines pesos)

http://www.tipidpc.com/useritems.php?username=PC_Quarters

http://www.tipidpc.com/useritems.php?username=pcnetmiles

http://www.tipidpc.com/useritems.php?username=PCHub

http://pcx.com.ph/pcx-pricelist/

[nosirrah123]

Use pcpartpicker.com

 

And get a 780, and get 16 GB RAM, otherwise you're golden.

[Sheldon_King]

Hey it's my first time to have a PC built and i'm not sure if the parts i chose are the best for my money's worth. This PC will be used for gaming and architectural rendering.

Are you using CUDA to render, or are you rendering off the CPU? It really matters, as if you are using CUDA a 770 would be better than an i7, but if you are using the CPU it would not matter if you got a GT610 or a 295x2, it would still have the same render time. 

 

Also, generally you do not need a sound card. Very few of them are any better than the integrated unit, unless it does not work or you need 2 SPUs for some reason. 

[MichaelCaleb21]

Are you using CUDA to render, or are you rendering off the CPU? It really matters, as if you are using CUDA a 770 would be better than an i7, but if you are using the CPU it would not matter if you got a GT610 or a 295x2, it would still have the same render time. 

 

Also, generally you do not need a sound card. Very few of them are any better than the integrated unit, unless it does not work or you need 2 SPUs for some reason. 

 

What's CUDA? The programs i'll be using are Sketchup 14, Vray, Lumion, 3DS Max, Vray, Artlantis, etc. But of course aside from that i want a pc thats good for gaming. 

[steffen_anywhere]

Don't get the 4GB 760. Get a 770 or 780 if that is in the budget. If not then get the regular 2GB 760 the double VRAM has no real use.

[Sheldon_King]

What's CUDA? The programs i'll be using are Sketchup 14, Vray, Lumion, 3DS Max, Vray, Artlantis, etc. But of course aside from that i want a pc thats good for gaming. 

CUDA is the Nvidia core since the GT(s)(x) 8000 generation. Sketchup will depend on the plugin you choose to use. Vray will not use the GPU to render unless they amended that in a later version than I use. Lumion seems to allow GPU rendering. 3ds max does use the GPU to render.  

Of the programs you stated, you would probably get better performance from a more powerful GPU than you would from a better CPU. Just go for a 4670k plus a 770/780 if you can afford it. You can also look into the Xeon E3-1240/1245 also, they are the same thing as a 4770 without the extra $100 cost in most countries. 

 

Edit: Gaming does not matter that much. Build for the rendering and it will game.