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[EthanHeywood]

I'm looking to build an inexpensive PC for 3d rendering, 3d simulations, and potentially some video editing. I am planning on overclocking an i5 6600k. i want to keep the cost as low as possible, i am on a budget ($700). Give me your thoughts and opions on it and what could be done to make it better with out impacting the cost.

[Laputacake]

What's your budget?

[AlphaGamer46]

5 minutes ago, EthanHeywood said:

I'm looking to build an inexpensive PC for 3d rendering, 3d simulations, and potentially some video editing. I am planning on overclocking an i5 6600k. i want to keep the cost as low as possible, i am on a budget. Give me your thoughts and opions on it and what could be done to make it better with out impacting the cost.

I would say that you get a better GPU, something like a 960/970, only because the difference is pretty major.

[SeanAngelo]

7 minutes ago, EthanHeywood said:

I'm looking to build an inexpensive PC for 3d rendering, 3d simulations, and potentially some video editing. I am planning on overclocking an i5 6600k. i want to keep the cost as low as possible, i am on a budget. Give me your thoughts and opions on it and what could be done to make it better with out impacting the cost.

budget?

[EthanHeywood]

3 minutes ago, Laputacake said:

What's your budget?

i would like to stay under $700

[Starelementpoke]

7 minutes ago, EthanHeywood said:

I'm looking to build an inexpensive PC for 3d rendering, 3d simulations, and potentially some video editing. I am planning on overclocking an i5 6600k. i want to keep the cost as low as possible, i am on a budget. Give me your thoughts and opions on it and what could be done to make it better with out impacting the cost.

I mean, what's your budget? Do you want to overclock just for the sake of overclocking or what?

[EthanHeywood]

 

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

I mean, what's your budget? Do you want to overclock just for the sake of overclocking or what?

for the additional power

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, EthanHeywood said:

 

for the additional power

Eh, that'd help you more with games, not so much with rendering and such. You'd probably be better of with the 1231v3 over the 6600k. Also, get a better PSU.

[EthanHeywood]

4 minutes ago, AlphaGamer46 said:

I would say that you get a better GPU, something like a 960/970, only because the difference is pretty major.

too expensive

 

[EthanHeywood]

2 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Eh, that'd help you more with games, not so much with rendering and such. You'd probably be better of with the 1231v3 over the 6600k. Also, get a better PSU.

because of threads and hyper threading?

[Starelementpoke]

17 minutes ago, EthanHeywood said:

because of threads and hyper threading?

Essentially, yes.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8xMD3F
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8xMD3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
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Worth waiting for the 480.

[EthanHeywood]

3 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Essentially, yes.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8xMD3F
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8xMD3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
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why ddr3 instead of ddr4?

 

[Starelementpoke]

3 minutes ago, EthanHeywood said:

why ddr3 instead of ddr4?

 

Because realistically it has no effect in real life use.

[Laputacake]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($58.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
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[Mr.Meerkat]

7 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Essentially, yes.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8xMD3F
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8xMD3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $682.93
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Although that PSU is making me cringe slightly inside (unless it's a grey labeled CX), you should wait for the RX480...even a reference card would be good...more power for same monies is a guld idea . Yes, the xeon is better for your situation (OCing in a way really is a gimmick for a i5 in my opinion). 

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, Laputacake said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($58.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $555.71
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That lacks a GPU. And that CPU does not have an iGPU.

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Although that PSU is making me cringe slightly inside (unless it's a grey labeled CX), you should wait for the RX480...even a reference card would be good...more power for same monies is a guld idea . Yes, the xeon is better for your situation (OCing in a way really is a gimmick for a i5 in my opinion). 

It's the grey unit. I always check. And yeah, worth waiting for the 480. Forgot to put that into my post.

[EthanHeywood]

the RX480 comes out on the 29th right?

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, EthanHeywood said:

that comes out on the 29th right?

What does? If your talking about the 480, that's when the NDA drops.

[Laputacake]

3 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

That lacks a GPU. And that CPU does not have an iGPU.

I know but with Polaris immintley being released it would be best to wait until then to see how, if OP doesn't choose to get polaris it will push down the prices of maxwell.

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, Laputacake said:

I know but with Polaris immintley being released it would be best to wait until then to see how, if OP doesn't choose to get polaris it will push down the prices of maxwell.

Then you should add that to your post. And doesn't really make sense not to go with Polaris. With the node shrink, it's practically guaranteed that it's going to do better than Maxwell.

[EthanHeywood]

would there be any benefit for getting a newer xeon 1230 with newer architecture (14nm instead of 22nm) ?

[Starelementpoke]

3 minutes ago, EthanHeywood said:

would there be any benefit for getting a newer xeon 1230 with newer architecture (14nm instead of 22nm) ?

Slightly better ipc but that's about it.

[EthanHeywood]

2 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Slightly better ipc but that's about it.

what's ipc?

[Laputacake]

3 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Then you should add that to your post. And doesn't really make sense not to go with Polaris. With the node shrink, it's practically guaranteed that it's going to do better than Maxwell.

Yes, but some people may prefer Nvidia and if they are using more CUDA based programs that don't support OpenGL then a maxwell card would be better.

2 minutes ago, EthanHeywood said:

would there be any benefit for getting a newer xeon 1230 with newer architecture (14nm instead of 22nm) ?

No as you'd need a more expensive board and with AMD having little presence in the CPU market the IPC difference is meh.