CAD $1,000 - $1,500 Rendering/Workstation Machine.

[Yottabyte_AVD1]

Hi all,

 

So I am planning to upgrade my current iMac (Yes I know shut up) this year for a good Rendering, Exporting, Machine.

My primary focus is being cost effective as possible so $1,500 Cad would be the maximum (not incl tax). As I often work with AE, PR, and AVID (Avid Media Composer) this computer would simply spit out stuff. Please note that AVID does note use the GPU for what ever reason that is when exporting out of it.

I will still use  my current iMac to compliment the system as a ingest and cutting station, I want to put the primary workload on this new machine.

 

I would like some advice on the build that I have set and would love to see some suggestions that match my target, also a name would be nice for the machine too just to add some fun.
As a side note I will be happy to consider anything higher than $1,500 up to $2,500.

 

Cheers all.

YT

 

Bob the Assistant Editor Machine.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($407.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($124.98 @ NCIX) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($164.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Corsair - Force MP500 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($184.99 @ NCIX) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 4GB Dual Video Card  ($281.50 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv TG (Silver) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($189.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1439.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-21 20:53 EDT-0400

 

 

 

[ArcticSalad]

I would bump up the RX 580 to the 8GB version instead of the 4GB, it may be helpful for your needs and it doesn't cost very much more.

 

The Cooler Master T2 isn't really any better then the Ryzen stock cooler, so if you want to save $20 you can drop it. Otherwise get something a tad bit better.

 

Everything else looks fantastic. 450w is enough (although starting to cut it close), but If you want some extra upgrade room you can bump up the PSU to a 550w.

[HKZeroFive]

Ditch the cooler because I'm fairly sure the stock cooler that comes with the R7 1700 is better.

 

I'm also fairly sure that CUDA would be better than OpenCL for GPU accelerated workloads in AVID. So I'd invest a bit more for a NVIDIA card such as the GTX 1060 6GB.

 

Last thing, that SSD is extremely expensive if it's only 240GB. Fairly sure you can grab a MX300 275GB for $125 CAD.

[RadiatingLight]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($407.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - CAPTAIN 240EX WHITE 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($100.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Mushkin - Reactor 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($336.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv TG (Silver) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA - B3 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1489.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-21 21:08 EDT-0400

 

 

[McHox]

18 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($407.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - CAPTAIN 240EX WHITE 153.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($100.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Mushkin - Reactor 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($336.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv TG (Silver) MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA - B3 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1489.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-21 21:08 EDT-0400

 

 

i'd replace the watercooler with some cheaper aircooler and get a 1tb or better hdd 

[DUS x SSJ4 x]

I just built a work station/gaming hybrid pc.

All the builds look pretty solid. I concur up'ing the GPU for acceleration in compatible programs.

2 things. Since its a work station and you will be rendering, don't cheap out on the cpu cooler. If youre anything like me you will setup all your renders at the end of the day and let the machine run through the night. Which is a lot of strain.

I would 100% run 2 SSD's.
- 1 standard ssd 120-256gb for OS and programs.
- Then a m.2 nvme SSD 256gb for scratch disk, cache and working files.

Scratch, cache and reading/exporting is one of the few situations you will see benefits of NVME. Ive been running a similar setup with a r7 1700 and have been getting great results.

If you need to make room in the budget to get a nvme ssd id look at a different case. And if you are stretch for budget still a second standard SSD for dedicated scratch/cache/working files will make a noticeable improvement.

 

[Yottabyte_AVD1]

Thanks guys,

 

I was wondering if there is a better alternative for the motherboards out there? Also I was thinking of tossing the case I found from Phanteks. For maybe a full ATX capable and possibly cheaper.