Building first high powered Rig

[KolyaAngus]

Current Build Plan: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3KOHL

1. Budget

To begin with I am planning on building the PC side of things even though i have brought the monitor est. budget is approx $2500-2700 AUD

 

     2.  Aim

This computer is going to be used for a wide variety of uses ranging from playing games (and potenitally streaming on Twitch) to using rendering programs such as AutoCAD, Revit and Cinema 4D so i am looking for an overall performance improvement (my current laptop takes 48 hours to render a house in revit).

    

     3.  Montiors

The aim is to run two monitors with the ability to maybe run more in the future if required.

 

     4.  Peripherals

As you can see in the build list i have attached the peripherals that I will need and I have already purchased Windows.

 

     5. Why are you upgrading?

for all my life I have had store brought laptops and always wanted more from a computer I have had my current laptop for about 5 years now so it needs to be gracefully retired and replaced, while i already have the list kind of organized im looking for feedback on it and wether i should hold off for the new LGA 2011 cpu's or downgrade to the LGA 1150 CPU and go with something such as a Z97 WS from Asus.

 

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

 

Koly

[nosirrah123]

Seems ok to me.

 

I'm in US, and I know the currency difference, but seeing a 760 in a 2,000 dollar build still makes me cry a little (or a lot)

[KolyaAngus]

Seems ok to me.

 

I'm in US, and I know the currency difference, but seeing a 760 in a 2,000 dollar build still makes me cry a little (or a lot)

 

It's slightly fustrating I see all the prices in the US and think damn why couldn't australia be cheaper.

[Thebman712]

well i would say get a 4770k and a cheper mobo and put some more into a gpu, like alot more, you could get a 780 

[KolyaAngus]

well i would say get a 4770k and a cheper mobo and put some more into a gpu, like alot more, you could get a 780 

Any reccomendations for a cheaper mobo then?

[Thebman712]

Any reccomendations for a cheaper mobo then?

this is my suggestion, i left out the things you have and kept it to 2k 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3KU4a

 

hold on i took a us/can build and the mobo and ram cant be bought in aus \

new suggestion http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3KUco

[KolyaAngus]

Will the LGA 1150 be able to support AutoCAD renderings, Video editing etc? Just curious

[Prömetheus]

Will the LGA 1150 be able to support AutoCAD renderings, Video editing etc? Just curious

Sure it will, also i7 4770k will be perfect for rendering thanks to hyperthreading. Also if you only do light editing or rendering, you don't need the i7 4820K

[KolyaAngus]

Two questions: 1. then what's the real purpouse of lga 2011? is its eventally going to be superceeded by a new cpu?

2. with the formentioned build http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3KUco would you reccomend going for the z97 board instead?

[Prömetheus]

Two questions: 1. then what's the real purpouse of lga 2011? is its eventally going to be superceeded by a new cpu?

2. with the formentioned build http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3KUco would you reccomend going for the z97 board instead?

 

So you already purchase the SSD,Case,windows and monitor?

[KolyaAngus]

So you already purchase the SSD,Case,windows and monitor?

Thats correct and whilst i wouldn't be using it whilst streaming I would like to have the ability to connect to the household Wifi when i am casually surfing the net

[Prömetheus]

PS: Got you the wireless adapter

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($385.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($198.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($225.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($899.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply:  Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($258.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Wireless Network Adapter:  TP-Link TL-WN821N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($15.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

Keyboard:  Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($165.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Headphones:  Corsair Vengeance 1500 v2 7.1 Channel Headset  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $2502.99

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 14:45 EST+1000)

[Prömetheus]

Two questions: 1. then what's the real purpouse of lga 2011? is its eventally going to be superceeded by a new cpu?

2. with the formentioned build http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3KUco would you reccomend going for the z97 board instead?

1. The purpose of LGA 2011 is to support Ivy Bridge E that is a workstation grade cpu. Also if you only do light editing an i7 4770K is good enough

2. I do recommend the Z97 for future upgrades

[d3sl91]

Two questions: 1. then what's the real purpouse of lga 2011? is its eventally going to be superceeded by a new cpu?

2. with the formentioned build http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3KUco would you reccomend going for the z97 board instead?

 

To answer 1. With the CPU you have selected, not much over a 4770K. Both will be pretty similar in performance, and at the very least you will be doing it for a couple hundred less. 2011 shows its worth when bumping to the 6-core CPUs like the 4930K, and when you're running quad-SLI (aka, add another $4k to your cost).

 

heres a review of that 2011 CPU compared to others, doing video rendering-type stuff: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/core_i7_4820k_processor_review,11.html

Based on these banchmarks, the 4770K will outperform the 4820K in both rendering and gaming. 

[Prömetheus]

Thats correct and whilst i wouldn't be using it whilst streaming I would like to have the ability to connect to the household Wifi when i am casually surfing the net

Got you the wireless adapter

PS: Got you the wireless adapter 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($385.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($198.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($225.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($899.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply:  Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($258.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Wireless Network Adapter:  TP-Link TL-WN821N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($15.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

Keyboard:  Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($165.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Headphones:  Corsair Vengeance 1500 v2 7.1 Channel Headset  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $2502.99

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 14:45 EST+1000)

[d3sl91]

 

Got you the wireless adapter

PS: Got you the wireless adapter 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($385.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($198.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($225.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($899.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply:  Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($258.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Wireless Network Adapter:  TP-Link TL-WN821N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($15.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

Keyboard:  Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($165.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Headphones:  Corsair Vengeance 1500 v2 7.1 Channel Headset  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $2502.99

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 14:45 EST+1000)

 

+1

 

OP, I would definitely look at the programs you plan on using and see how much GPU acceleration they use, to choose between 780/780ti/780ti6GB/titan - Them cuda cores!

[KolyaAngus]

sorry about the delay just had a sparky working on the house will have a read through the posts and get back to you all thank you all so much so far

[KolyaAngus]

Would someone be able to help me out with the graphics side of it the primary programs would be as in OP AutoCad 2015 Revit 2015 cinema 4d and Premier pro

[Prömetheus]

+1

 

OP, I would definitely look at the programs you plan on using and see how much GPU acceleration they use, to choose between 780/780ti/780ti6GB/titan - Them cuda cores!

CUDA cores definitely useful for AutoCad 2015 and quadro is very expensive  

[KolyaAngus]

Then would you recommend starting off with say a lower GPU to being with and make an investment into a quatro later down the build

[KolyaAngus]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/Kolyaangus/saved/4Bwl

 

So i have taken some of the changes into account but i have decided to go with Asus's 97-pro (out of personal prefference)

 

I would appreciate any final comments and thank you all for helping me out

[i_build_nanosuits]

if you do a lot of cad editing go with a xeon CPU they typicaly have more cache than their core i7 counterparts and whis will be very helpful for autocad and other drawing softwares,

i will suggest something that will be better for gaming and cad/editing/rendering for even less money, hold on.

[i_build_nanosuits]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($295.00 @ PCCaseGear)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($132.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($579.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($110.00 @ CPL Online)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($165.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 1500 v2 7.1 Channel Headset ($109.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1677.00

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 23:48 EST+1000)

This will suit all your gaming and cad/editing/rendering needs for the years to come, this CPU is the same has the core i7-4770 but without integrated GPU (you won't need it you use a dedicated graphics card) it is also cheaper and will work better with cad softwares...for gaming it's the same as the i7-4770 so it performs exactly the same, only cost less...GPU GTX 780 3gb can't go wrong with that either, will run any games maxed out at 1080p.

You really don't need an H100i water cooler for these CPU's, i included a MUCH more quiet (silent) noctua extreme quality air cooler, much more reliable too..

You won't overclock these CPU the xeons are locked and you really don't need to overclock them either they already performs really well at stock clock and are way overkill for your needs already, so a good quality microATX board on the LGA1150 socket is all you need realy, you could go ATX and z87 board if you plan on going SLI down the road but if you plan on doing this you will need the 750w version of this PSU.