Rendering Build

[BogdanCo]

Hello guys,

So a friend of mine needs a PC for 3d rendering in programs like 3ds max, arhiCAD and so on (he is an architecture student). He uses the CPU to render and the GPU to move around in his project from what i understand.

The budget is not fixed but we considered 2000$ as the absolute maximum, but this price is stretching it pretty hard and he would consider it only if the performance gain is significant.

So we came out with 2 basic builds...

First of all i have a question, when it comes to ddr4 how much does the frequency & CAS matter in real world performance?

I mean it should matter, but i rarely see anyone saying this ram is much better than that RAM nad i even heard linus saying "Just get the color you want"

 

(storage is already covered)

1

CPU : Intel 6700k

CPU Cooler : EVO 212

Mobo: Asus z170-A

RAM: 16 GB dual channel DDR4 memory

GPU : Asus Gtx 970 Strix

Power supply : Corsair RM550W (fully modular)

Cost : around 1100$

2

CPU : Intel 5820k

CPU Cooler : EVO 212

Mobo: Asus x99-A

RAM: 32 GB quad channel DDR4 memory

GPU : Asus Gtx 970 Strix

Power supply : Corsair RM750W (fully modular)

Cost: aroun 1450$

What do you think ?

I am also open to suggestions of other builds for 3d rendering.

Thanks

[Aytex]

5820k hands down

 

Get a different PSU EVGA Antec and seasonic makes really good ones

[Guest]

This is not my area but

RM powersupply is decent but i would rather have something from seasonic, superflower, evga g2 or xfx

The r9 390 has more cores so wouldnt that be more powerful for that kind of work?

[BogdanCo]

He currently has a laptop with a 4710HQ and GTX 860m(4GB), and the thing that bothers him is the slow rendering.

From the GPU perspective there doesn't seem to be much of a problem.

[Laputacake]

5820k hands down

 

Get a different PSU EVGA Antec and seasonic makes really good ones

Seconded

[Rian]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($379.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($239.99 @ B&H) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($203.49 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Black Edition Video Card  ($349.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1303.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-06 12:09 EDT-0400

 

The 390 with 8gb of vram should help you with your work better. If you're working on 3D stuffs the 390 here is definitely going to win hands down, you won't regret it. 

 

You don't need that over priced PSU, this will be golden.