Help choosing parts

[Nailed]

Hi

I have never built a pc and I currently don't own one. I am doing a lot of 3d work for my course as well as graphic design. I have been using my uni computer but it's time I got my own. I have no Idea about what parts I should buy because I have no idea about hardware.

I would appreciate any help anyone can give me.

1. Budget & Location

My budget is $1500 AUD. I live in Melbourne and would prefer not go over my budget but if I am unable to buy the parts for a good build I am willing to wait until I save up.

2. Aim

3d work, graphic design and game design. Mostly high poly modelling and sculpting will be done.

3. Monitors

I just need 2 monitors atheist 1080p

4. Peripherals

I will need a mouse and a keyboard and some headphones. I will need an OS, preferably Windows 7 ultimate.

5. Why are you upgrading?

I don't have a computer, I have been using my iPad and university computers for the past year.

Thanks

[alexhelvetica]

3. Monitors

I just need 2 monitors atheist 1080p

Atheist?

Wrong word!

[Silverplushie]

3. Monitors

I just need 2 monitors atheist 1080p

 

*At least*

 

What do you have against religious monitors man?

Kidding, but this type of build is out of my area of expertise

[Silverplushie]

Atheist?

Wrong word!

Darn, you responded quicker than me

[manikyath]

Atheist?

Wrong word!

pfff, we dont want any buddhist monitors.

 

EDIT: if i offended any buddhists, i apologise in advance. the joke just kinda had to be made

[alexhelvetica]

Darn, you responded quicker than me

I topic camp when I am at school!

[alexhelvetica]

pfff, we dont want any buddhist monitors.

The Christian ones are the worst!

 

Edit- Joke

[Silverplushie]

The Muslim ones have a tendency to explode...

I'll show myself out now

*edit* Bad joke is bad.

[Killervolt]

I would get this when you have the money:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.00 @ Scorptec)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.00 @ Umart)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($145.00 @ IJK)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card ($215.00 @ Scorptec)

Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($95.00 @ Umart)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($199.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Monitor: LG 24EA53V-P 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($239.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: LG 24EA53V-P 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($239.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1933.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-06 14:50 AEDT+1100

Peripherals are all subjective

[Ringtail Jax]

So many puns yet non are helping

 

Anyway, jokes aside your budget is a bit low, mostly because of the inclusion of the monitors. Personally I would set aside at least 300 for the monitors as even cheep/decent monitors cost around 150ish each. If you can do that and leave the budget of 1500 for the desktop then something might be comparable. This is my opinion as I know that you can build something a bit weaker now and just upgrade later.

[Rian]

1500AUD ~ 1060 USD https://www.google.com.sg/?gws_rd=ssl#q=1500+aud+to+usd

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($122.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Directron) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.10 @ Mac Mall) 

Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse  ($29.49 @ SuperBiiz) 

Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1081.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-06 00:12 EDT-0400

 

8 cores of cpu, 8 gb of video ram and ram for your content creation. 

 

Although it have weaker "per core" performance compared to Intel, for budget content creation this should still be a great choice. Besides, you can always overclock it a little with the cooler and the "E" series uses less power thus it won't get as hot when OC'ed. 

 

Since you're doing 3D stuffs this GPU with 8gb of vram should be worth your money. 

 

For your ram, you can always grab another stick of 8gb and throw it in the next month so you'll have a total of 16gb. Since you have 4 ram slots on your MOBO you can always keep going until you have 32gb. (which is the max it will support)

 

Included a hyper 212 because amd chips tend to use more power and thus higher heat output.

 

The monitors should work fine since you're on a budget, you can always upgrade to a cheap ultrawide in the future. Same for your Peripherals.

 

Throw in another 30 bucks and get yourself a windows key on g2a.

 

Lastly, I would really recommend a better PSU if you have the extra cash e.g. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1

 

A LITTLE over budget but this is the best I can think of with 1060 USD.

[Nailed]

Thanks for the th input