Gaming / Rendering PC Build Help

[LioEvilo]

Hello everyone, I'm fairly new to the PC building world and was wondering if you guys could help me out with building a rig. I have around $2500 CAD to spend... Really only want to spend $2000 though in total when it comes to components and peripherals. I'm set on a GTX 980 as it'll most likely give me a min of 60fps in 1080p for most games and also will handle all of my rendering stuff when it comes to AutoCAD Revit and Photoshop. If you could help me out with the rest that would be really great! Thanks in advance.

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, LioEvilo said:

Hello everyone, I'm fairly new to the PC building world and was wondering if you guys could help me out with building a

Are you doing the CAD work professionally? As you may want a workstation GPU in that case. Otherwise the Fury is generally a better choice than the 980, as you'll save a ton of money should you ever get an adaptive sync display.

[LioEvilo]

The CAD work i'm doing is going to be for university, so just some student stuff.

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, LioEvilo said:

The CAD work i'm doing is going to be for university, so just some student stuff.

Actually, maybe a 390, still some room left in the budget, you could also get a Xeon 1231v3 and put the saved money towards a 4k display for productivity, buying a 980 is a bit of a waste for 1080p, you'd be better off one tier down, but you should really upgrade your display so you can fit way more on it.

It's $600 CAD for a 4k IPS free-sync display, only 27" though, dunno korean monitor availability in canada

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-27mu67

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Nb9w99
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Nb9w99/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($551.10 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($36.10 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($353.10 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($105.75 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.10 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($444.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case  ($119.50 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($127.46 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1805.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 13:41 EST-0500

[LioEvilo]

Holy balls, okay thanks I owe you one! Just curious in the difference between the 390 and 980?

 

[Hackentosher]

I haven't used those other Autodesk products, but I know that Fusion 360 and Inventor use the CPU for rendering, not the gpu, so investing in a xeon or x99 wouldn't be a bad idea.

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, LioEvilo said:

Holy balls, okay thanks I owe you one! Just curious in the difference between the 390 and 980?

 

the 390 is on the 970 tier, but it's overall faster than the 970
 

 

[tataklee]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.10 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($108.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: OCZ Radeon R7 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($85.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($899.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.05 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.52 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1854.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 13:50 EST-0500

 

Here's another suggestion, more geared towards gaming. The E3-1241 v3 is basically an i7-4790 without an iGPU. I went with it because it's currently ten bucks cheaper than the E3-1231 v3.

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, tataklee said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

It's a waste to buy a 980ti for a 1080p display, in 6 short months you'd get more performance for the same amount of cash, you'd be better off with a 4k display and like a 390, you're better off playing 1080p on a 4k display, and you still get free-sync.

[tataklee]

I was just trying to show the possibilities.

[LioEvilo]

I think I'll go with the 390 build, just as it's a cheaper price. However I will opt for a 1080p display instead of a 4K one.

[Streetguru]

12 minutes ago, LioEvilo said:

I think I'll go with the 390 build, just as it's a cheaper price. However I will opt for a 1080p display instead of a 4K one.

Well invest in the 4k display if you can, you have like way more workspace for projects it's it's more pixels than 2 1440p displays, otherwise at least go 1440p, it has a good amount more vertical pixels for extra space compared to 1080p

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umhx2aa001