*Immediate Work Build* - Video/Photo & 3D Rendering

[king_x_]

Looking to build a computer in the next day or 2.. Needs to be suited for heavy video and graphic work. Good sound and fast rendering.

Havent built a computer in over 7 years so any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. + places for best prices.
Budget: $1500 CAD. Could go higher if warranted or necessary.
Location: Toronto.

 

Dual Monitors: DELL U2713HMs. Already have.

 

CPU: i7-4790K   -  $355

GPU: GTX 760 4GB [EVGA] - $310 {after mail-in rebate}. What brand is ideal for GTX 760 4gb?

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8519152&CatId=7387

 

Motherboard: MSI z97 $199 - Any suggestions for motherboard compatibility [sLI support needed]

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_1207_1206_1201&item_id=071531

 

SSD HD: Samsung 840 250gb SSD $140
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=1088&item_id=062499

 

WD 1TB HD:   $80

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_1086_210_212&item_id=065772

Powersupply: Corsair cx750m or RM750 ? - Don't know much about powersupply requirements and trends. Best fit and performance for dollar suggestion requested.

 

Memory: Looking for 24-32GB - Dont know ideal brands or best value sticks.

 

Case: NZXT H2, phantom or Antec P280? - Prefer clean and professional looking. any suggestions - would be nice to have SD card reader built-in.

 

Am I missing anything or overlooking anything? cooling etc. only interested if necessary.

Thanks.

 

 

[AMICLG]

It's a bit unbalanced IMO, I'd go for 16GB of RAM then get a GTX 770/80 with a cheaper motherboard and unless you plan to SLI the 770/80 I'd go for a 650w 80+ Gold.

[Tea1337]

Use PC part picker, it makes life much easier

[Megazero]

Looking to build a computer in the next day or 2.. Needs to be suited for heavy video and graphic work. Good sound and fast rendering.

Havent built a computer in over 7 years so any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. + places for best prices.

Budget: $1500 CAD. Could go higher if warranted or necessary.

Location: Toronto.

 

Dual Monitors: DELL U2713HMs. Already have.

 

CPU: i7-4790K   -  $355

GPU: GTX 760 4GB [EVGA] - $310 {after mail-in rebate}. What brand is ideal for GTX 760 4gb?

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8519152&CatId=7387

 

Motherboard: MSI z97 $199 - Any suggestions for motherboard compatibility [sLI support needed]

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_1207_1206_1201&item_id=071531

 

SSD HD: Samsung 840 250gb SSD $140

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=1088&item_id=062499

 

WD 1TB HD:   $80

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_1086_210_212&item_id=065772

Powersupply: Corsair cx750m or RM750 ? - Don't know much about powersupply requirements and trends. Best fit and performance for dollar suggestion requested.

 

Memory: Looking for 24-32GB - Dont know ideal brands or best value sticks.

 

Case: NZXT H2, phantom or Antec P280? - Prefer clean and professional looking. any suggestions - would be nice to have SD card reader built-in.

 

Am I missing anything or overlooking anything? cooling etc. only interested if necessary.

Thanks.

 

 

Mmm... About 200$ higher but you got a 770 4GB, if you switch to 760 it's about 100$ cheaper. For PSU I take it that you are going to go SLI in the future right? so around 750-800W is enough but is very close so I took a 850W. Also I take it that your work need the Cuda from the GTX card right? so that's why I stick with a 770. But if you can switch to AMD, get a R9 280 can keep the price within ~1500 CAD, and the performance of the R9 280 is just a bit below the 770 in game, I'm not sure about working/editing on it though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($359.00 @ Canada Computers) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($335.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card  ($393.95 @ Vuugo) 

Case: NZXT H2 Classic Silent (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Memory Express) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1696.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 12:18 EDT-0400

[king_x_]

 

Mmm... About 200$ higher but you got a 770 4GB, if you switch to 760 it's about 100$ cheaper. For PSU I take it that you are going to go SLI in the future right? so around 750-800W is enough but is very close so I took a 850W. Also I take it that your work need the Cuda from the GTX card right? so that's why I stick with a 770. But if you can switch to AMD, get a R9 280 can keep the price within ~1500 CAD, and the performance of the R9 280 is just a bit below the 770 in game, I'm not sure about working/editing on it though.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($359.00 @ Canada Computers) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($335.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card  ($393.95 @ Vuugo) 

Case: NZXT H2 Classic Silent (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Memory Express) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1696.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 12:18 EDT-0400

 

 

Yes SLi is future proofing. and will be sticking with Geforce. As for Zotac and G.skill are they reliable brands?

Also is 32gb overkill for this system?

[Megazero]

Yes SLi is future proofing. and will be sticking with Geforce. As for Zotac and G.skill are they reliable brands?

Also is 32gb overkill for this system?

Zotac is an OK brand, I'd take Gigabyte over Zotac though, I click the wrong one when I choose the one from Gigabyte is about 6$ more.

G.Skill is good.

32GB is overkill or not is depend on what you are working on... if you are not sure then how about buying 2x8 GB first so you have 16GB RAM and see if it's enough or not, then if it's not buy another 1x8 GB to move to 24GB? Since 32 GB is basically just 4x8GB anyway.

[king_x_]

Thx, how about between PNY and gigabyte?

Also if anyone who has experience running c4d and such can weigh in and give some recommendations.

[Guest]

Thx, how about between PNY and gigabyte?

 

Between those two I would go for Gigabyte.

[king_x_]

Between those two I would go for Gigabyte.

 

What if it was not between those two and included others?

[Captain_WD]

Hello king_x_,

 

Concerning the HDD, WD Black would indeed do the job for you. It's fast and with enough cache to work with large files. 

If you are planning to really push that build with heavy workload, I would suggest you look at WD VelociRaptor or WD Xe. These 2 drives are designed specifically for working with large, heavy files, spin at 10,000 rpm and are specifically developed for 3D rendering, digital content creation and editing. Here are a couple of links:

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=20

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=10

 

Hope this helps,

 

Captain_WD.