3D modelling, animation, content creation and high-end gaming PC

[No-One]

So I am building myself a PC for the reasons mentioned in the title. I thought I should ask the communities opinion on the parts that I am looking to use.

 

1. Budget & Location
 I currently live in Johannesburg South Africa, thus all PC parts are WAY more expensive than in Canada or the US. My Budget is R30 000 or approximately USD$ 2600 or CAD$ 3100.

2. Aim

 This PC should be the solution to all my power hungry tasks. I will be doing 3D modeling, 3D and 2D animation, video/image/audio editing and creation, coding in C++/Java/HTML5 as well as gaming.

This PC must be very upgradable or "future-proof".

I will also be taking this rig to LAN parties thus it does need to look good and be as quiet as possible, but silence is not the most important thing in this build.

3. Monitors

 I currently own two LG Flatron W2453V's running a 1920x1080 resolution each in extended display mode. I might add in a 4k display in a few years.

4. Peripherals

 I wont be buying any peripherals, as I already own pretty decent ones, listed below.

5. Why are you upgrading?

 My current PC is great. But it simply does not have the power to keep up with the tasks I will be demanding of it.

 

6. Specs of the build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hLgZHx

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hLgZHx/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor

(8 cores running at 3.0 GHz is probably not the best for gaming; however, it is great for 3D modeling.)

 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

(Liquid cooling needed as South Africa is a hot place and I am planning on overclocking the CPU.)

 

Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard

 

Memory: A-Data XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory

(Large amounts of fast RAM is needed for content creation. Getting 2 sticks of 8GB also then gives me the option of upgrading to a rediculous amount of RAM in the future, if need be..)

 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

(A solid state drive; a must have for any performance build.)

 

Storage: Seagate SV35 Series 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive

(I am a little worried about the speed of this drive. However, I will primarily be using this drive for archiving.)

 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card

(Planning to add another in SLI as we all know that two 970 outpace a single 980 and are only marginally more expensive.)

 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case

(If you haven't noticed by now, I am going for a Black and Red build theme. This rig needs to look good for the LAN parties.)

 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

(Too much overkill? Keep in mind that I will probably be adding another 970 in SLI in future years and I am planning on overclocking the CPU. Additionally, it gives me a bit of breathing room for upgrading in the future.)

 

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (Brown switches)

(Yolo am I right?)

 

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse

(See previous comment)

 

Headphones: Sennheiser HD 449 Headphones

(Possibly the best headphones I have ever bought. I use them for audio editing, gaming and DJ'ing and they have proven themselves again and again.)

 

7. Final comments

 Feedback in any shape or form will help me make an informed decision. Thanks for taking the time to read this post.

[MzCatieB]

i suggest changing the case to a HAF stacker, its allot more future proof compared to the Storm trooper and is around the same cost

also change your CPU to the 5820k as the cost difference is massive but with very little Performance drop (3D graphics acceleration from the GPU is significantly more viable for 3D graphics rendering) and with the saving from that get your self a 980 and up your PSU to a AX1200i so you dont have to upgrade it in the future.

overall you should save a little from it and have allot better performance.

 

(This is the general setup my Studio used on the 3D graphics riggs, but we offload all are Rendering and baking to the render Farm, However when the Renderfarm is in Use we are fully capable of Rendering graphics at are workstations with no problems)