3D Animation/Rendering Rig

[Zombiology]

Hey guys, looking for some advice on my first serious build.

 

Budget $1350 USD, system will mostly be used for 3d animation and rendering, After Effects and some light gaming. I'm wondering things like is the PSU enough or overkill? and is a GTX 970 overkill? I would appreciate any feedback on where the build falls short, or if something doesn't look right. Thanks!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.77 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($308.49 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($86.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($90.00 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1296.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-27 10:16 EDT-0400

 

[PlayStation 2]

I'd really go for an 8320e and a 980 Ti setup...

[SPAS-ID]

get cheaper Graphics card, getting Strix w/o overclocking it is such a waste

[Zombiology]

thanks thats good to know. I should have mentioned I use Zbrush and Blender, which only supports GPU rendering for nvidia cards. I could tone that down a bit though.

[NinjaJc01]

As he said, get a cheaper 970, or think about overclocking the Strix

[Fictionvl]

Can you not get the strix???? The cooler is absolutely horrible, get an MSI,a gigabyte or even a Zotac card instead

[Maslofski]

the 970 is awesome in blender. but youll definitly want to keep the i7 for GPU unsuported things like i think smoke

[Zombiology]

Haha the forum has spoken: No strix it is. How do we feel about an MSI GTX 960 4gb @ $220

[GarnetDevil]

If you do rendering and animation your should go for i7 5820K + GTX960

[Zombiology]

Thanks for the feedback. 

This is where I'm at. Is the CPU cooler I picked any good? I was considering the PH-TC14 but I get the sense it wont fit into a Define R4.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($14.31 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1205.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 20:39 EDT-0400