Pc For Rendering And Editing (Solid Works 3DS Max)

[Tomahawk2k]

Hi There,

I am currently faced at buying parts or new rigs for the design and technology section of our school.

We are currently running on Hp Desktops for 2008 which have a high frequency of crashing, blue screening and or setting on fire (Cpu Mass Failure)

I think the budget is around 800£-1000£ and they definatley need to be future proof to last at least 5 years.

 

Currently I had in mind this build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DNZ3kL

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DNZ3kL/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($218.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($108.75 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial M500 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($299.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Video Card: PNY Quadro K1200 4GB Video Card  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1281.57

 

Im not sure about the graphics card whether i should change it to a Asus Strix 970 or a Gigabyte 970 Windforce.

Im an experienced Builder and just when it comes to a Workstation not a gaming computer im completely useless

 

 

 

[techguru]

1000£ budget is pretty low for a 3d rendering pc...see what we can do tho

[WoodenMarker]

What's with the 2 parts lists?

What kind of projects are being worked on and on what scale?

[Tomahawk2k]

Oh i Just Have my Rig For Show...

Anyway i cant say that all the parts are mine....

Most of them come from friends in EVGA and Intel

ill delete it to stop confusion

[techguru]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pfjkP6

there thats alot better for a school type setting

 

they will want elegant cases for the school..not gamer type cases

 

if you can afford a bit more...id change the seagate drive for a wd black one

[ForsakenLive]

I'd get hyperthreaded E3 Xeons, a rock solid motherboard, get a much more smaller SSD; just enough for the main applications, and of course freeze the systems so nobody puts crap on it, add a hard drive and leave it unfrozen (at least one of the partitions), so people can work without being afraid of loosing their progress if a power surge comes around. A mATX build doesn't look bad, as often space is much more appreciated.

 

 

This is a better priced, better performing option.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($94.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($295.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($56.08 @ Newegg)
Total: $1026.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 16:14 EDT-0400

 

 

Inside a professional looking case, all solid parts, stability is pretty much the priority here, but still being able to keep things quiet, with low power usage and high efficiency.

[Tomahawk2k]

Thanks for all the answers Guys!