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Dinmak
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Hey guys,

 

I have found the Linus Tech Tips on YouTube and decided to come check out this site.

 

I was hoping I could get some build suggestions on a new rig I need. My current one decided to give up after 7 years of service.

I need to get a build going for a PC that can be used primarily for 3D Modeling/Rendering as well a decent gaming machine and able to support Dual Monitors. I would like room for upgrades later down the line if at all possible so I can try to keep it going for another 7 or so years

I am juggling the ideas of 4k vs. 1080p, SLI vs Single GPU, and DDR3 vs DDR4 for my purposes.

Looking at a budget of ~2.5k at most. I do plan on keeping 1 of my current monitors, my keyboard, mouse and stereo system for the next system.

 

Think you guys could help me out with this?

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Going to ask a few question to fine tune the system I have here:

 

- Need a lot of storage or do you already have something like a NAS ready?

- Prefer Dual GPU now or do not mind saving up for another down the road?

- OS/Peripherals?

- Do I need to include a monitor and if so: IPS or TN and what resolution?

 

@Dinmak

 

Edit: Also assuming it's USD

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Hey, thanks for the reply

 

- Need a lot of storage or do you already have something like a NAS ready?

>I already have a couple of storage hard-drives that I can use. Although it does bring up the question on if you would recommend a new SSD for my boot up drive since both of my current drives not SSD.

 

 

- Prefer Dual GPU now or do not mind saving up for another down the road?

>I wouldn't mind saving up for one later down the road if a single GPU 

 

- OS/Peripherals?

>Would like to run Windows. I am currently running off of Vista (ya I know). But I have also heard that Windows 8 is horrid for gamers and have been recommended to stick to Windows 7. Any thoughts on that? Peripheral wise I don't have anything too fancy outside of the Yamaha 5.1 Surround sound, but having it actually go from Stereo to Surround is not entirely that important.

 

- Do I need to include a monitor and if so: IPS or TN and what resolution?

>I would like to have the monitor included in the price. And from what I can gather, IPS would be better at displaying colors if I am right. Would like to go down the route with a better color display for the design work.

 

 

Oh and yes, it is in USD

 

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please do quote the user so he could get notified right away :) and help you right away :)

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PC: CPU: Ryzen 5 5600X @ Curve optimzer -25,  Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black, Motherboard: Asus Rog Strix B500-F Gaming WiFi II, GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7800XT @ Stock , RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 2x16GB DDR4 3600Mhz CL18, HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB, SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB | Team Group MP33 1TB NVME, Case: NZXT H7 Flow Black, PSU: NZXT C1200  I Peripherals: Keyboard: Ducky Shine 6 RGB Special Edition, Mouse: Razer Orochi V2, Headset: Philips SHP9500, Mousepad: Glorious Stealth Extended I Laptop: MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro CPU: i7-6700HQ@ 2.6ghz, GPU: GTX 1060, Memory: 16GB DDR4 2400Mhz, HDD: 1TB+128GB SSD

 

 

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Thanks for that note :)

no prob. as much as i would like to help you in getting a rig. but sadly my knowledge is not enough to help you hahaha. :). just wait and many will give you suggestions just don't forget to follow up on you're posts and BTW Happy New Year :)

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PC: CPU: Ryzen 5 5600X @ Curve optimzer -25,  Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black, Motherboard: Asus Rog Strix B500-F Gaming WiFi II, GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7800XT @ Stock , RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 2x16GB DDR4 3600Mhz CL18, HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB, SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB | Team Group MP33 1TB NVME, Case: NZXT H7 Flow Black, PSU: NZXT C1200  I Peripherals: Keyboard: Ducky Shine 6 RGB Special Edition, Mouse: Razer Orochi V2, Headset: Philips SHP9500, Mousepad: Glorious Stealth Extended I Laptop: MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro CPU: i7-6700HQ@ 2.6ghz, GPU: GTX 1060, Memory: 16GB DDR4 2400Mhz, HDD: 1TB+128GB SSD

 

 

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no prob. as much as i would like to help you in getting a rig. but sadly my knowledge is not enough to help you hahaha. :). just wait and many will give you suggestions just don't forget to follow up on you're posts and BTW Happy New Year :)

Thank DND.

Hope your 2015 is going well so far :)

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Thank DND.

Hope your 2015 is going well so far :)

yep its going well except for my Solo MMR in Dota 2 hahahaha.

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PC: CPU: Ryzen 5 5600X @ Curve optimzer -25,  Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black, Motherboard: Asus Rog Strix B500-F Gaming WiFi II, GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7800XT @ Stock , RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 2x16GB DDR4 3600Mhz CL18, HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB, SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB | Team Group MP33 1TB NVME, Case: NZXT H7 Flow Black, PSU: NZXT C1200  I Peripherals: Keyboard: Ducky Shine 6 RGB Special Edition, Mouse: Razer Orochi V2, Headset: Philips SHP9500, Mousepad: Glorious Stealth Extended I Laptop: MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro CPU: i7-6700HQ@ 2.6ghz, GPU: GTX 1060, Memory: 16GB DDR4 2400Mhz, HDD: 1TB+128GB SSD

 

 

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So I have been looking around. Any thoughts on this kind of set up?

 

MOTHERBOARD: ASUS RAMPAGE V EXTREME LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor BX80648I75820K 
MEMORY: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4-24000) 
CPU COOLING: DEEPCOOL Gamer Storm CAPTAIN 240 CPU Liquid Cooler AIO Water Cooling Ceramic Bearing Pump Visual Liquid Flow with Dual120mm FDB PWM Fan Rubber Coating Deep Silent Support LGA 2011-v3 
GPU: MSI GTX 980 GAMING 4G GeForce GTX 980 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 
POWER SUPPLY: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 220-G2-0850-XR 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Power Supply Intel 4th Gen CPU Compatible  
SSD: SanDisk Extreme Pro SDSSDXPS-240G-G25 2.5" 240GB SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit 
DVD-DRIVE: ASUS Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive 
DVD-BURNER: ASUS 24X DVD Burner 
CASE: Rosewill ARMOR-EVO Gaming E-ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 
MONITOR: Dell S2740L Black 27" 7ms (GTG) IPS-Panel HDMI Widescreen
 
Looking more in depth showed me that 4k monitors are not quiet within my price bracket, so 1080p IPS.
I am still confused on the SSD and making sure that would be a suitable OS drive. Also kind of just hoping that power supply will suffice. Says that it is SLI ready which I do plan to upgrade to later and it has a higher power rating than was required by the GPU (GPU required 500w).
 
Any other thoughts or suggestions would be very much appreciated.
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