$6000AUD Gaming&Rendering

[Rotom101]

I am looking to build a computer (obviously) for gaming and rendering for a friend.

 

I have a 6000 AUD limit (mabey 500 either side).

 

I want to include the Acer Predator Z35 monitor and Corsair Carbide Air 540

 

I know ive said "I" alot...

 

prefer to stay to intel cpus and nvidia based gpus

 

Help, advice and part lists wanted!

 

 

[Andrew Sh]

Just throw everything top of the range into it. $6000 AUD is a huge budget.
Can probably get 2x 980tis and the upcoming Skylake 10core cpu

[Guest]

What do you use to render? Is it something that you make money off? Depending on what software you use, it'll either prefer high core count or high single core performance: what that means is that the 5930K may be a better bet if it isn't well optimised for anything beyond 6 cores because the jump to a 5960X is huge in terms of cost.

Going with E5 Xeon's is an option but I wouldn't recommend it - huge cost to get high core performance. E5 platform is designed for large core count.

ECC RAM I wouldn't bother with - higher cost - doesn't make a huge difference. By RAM in multiple kits: if one is faulty, you only have to send back that set, not all the DIMMS leaving you with no RAM.

Quadro vs FirePro vs GeForce vs AMD consumer - depends on what the software you've got wants.

Don't go Windows 10 if this is a production machine: it's far too unstable

[ShiroArikawa]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/9YGCGX

 

 

CPU

Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

$517.00

 

CPU Cooler

Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

$159.00  

 

Motherboard

Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

$369.00 

 

Memory

Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory

$135.00

 

Storage

Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

$188.00

 

 

Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

$179.00

 

      Video Card

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)

$1079.00  

 

 

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)

$1079.00

 

Case

Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case

$195.00

 

Power Supply

EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

$199.00

 

        Monitor

Acer Predator X34 100Hz 34.0" Monitor

$1895.00

 

              Total: $5994.00  

[Guest]

Also stay away from the Predator - I can't give you a % failure rate but I'm certainly not impressed. Same goes for the Asus GSync monitors.

[SeanAngelo]

I am looking to build a computer (obviously) for gaming and rendering for a friend.

 

I have a 6000 AUD limit (mabey 500 either side).

 

I want to include the Acer Predator Z35 monitor and Corsair Carbide Air 540

 

I know ive said "I" alot...

 

prefer to stay to intel cpus and nvidia based gpus

 

Help, advice and part lists wanted!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($569.00 @ Storm Computers) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($193.00 @ IJK) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($399.00 @ Storm Computers) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($148.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($148.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($235.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($179.00 @ IJK) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1149.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1149.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($185.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($278.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor: Acer Z35 bmiphz 144Hz 35.0" Monitor 

Total: $4632.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-22 00:14 AEDT+1100

 

There isn't a Z35 in Australia...

[UnlimitedTMD]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/r9zDGX

if I were you, I would wait and see what next gen will  bring to the table

[ShiroArikawa]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($569.00 @ Storm Computers) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($193.00 @ IJK) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($399.00 @ Storm Computers) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($148.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($148.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($235.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($179.00 @ IJK) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1149.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($1149.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($185.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($278.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor: Acer Z35 bmiphz 144Hz 35.0" Monitor

Total: $4632.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-22 00:14 AEDT+1100

 

There isn't a Z35 in Australia...

 

even the x34 is 1900 AUD geez.

[Rotom101]

Thanks Guys, while everything said is helpful, ive allways had good succeses with asus and predator, infact i have a x34 now for my system and love it. is the dual grafics card need though?

 

I already have a wd black 2TB drive for it and was planning to put in an intel 750 NVMe drive (400gb). Thoughts?