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What would be the best spec of hardware in my limited budget?
Hi guys! I really need your help on this matter. What would be the best spec of hardware in my limited budget ($1000-$1300)? I use ZBrush, 3dsmax, Maya, Photoshop, Marmoset etc.. I will be working on my portfolio to get a job in the near future. I want to sculpt high poly mesh without any lag in zbrush. Ill be waiting for… -
Re: What would be the best spec of hardware in my limited budget?
Yeah totally, definitely don't buy the cheapest mobo you can find either. I try to stick to well known brands like Asus, and Gigabyte, though the last couple boards I bought were ASrock and I haven't had any problems with them. -
Re: What would be the best spec of hardware in my limited budget?
I agree, go i7 over i5 especially if you will be doing a lot of rendering. For motherboards, you shouldn't spend more just to spend more. Often times more expensive motherboards simply have more crap that you will never use, like SLI support, advanced overclocking support, etc, that if you don't need you're simply wasting… -
Re: What would be the best spec of hardware in my limited budget?
That sounds about right, I would probably jump up to an i7, but there are some higher end i5 processors that are better than some low end i7 processors so you might want to research some of them. I would also look into mainboards and not be a total tightwad because while it might not be a sexy piece of hardware like a… -
Re: What would be the best spec of hardware in my limited budget?
I can write out something longer if those links aren't enough info, but you'd probably end up with something like. Intel i5, 16GB Ram 128/256SSD + 1TB HDD 770GTX -
Re: What would be the best spec of hardware in my limited budget?
I have very little hardware knowledge sooo: http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=136825 http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137152 These questions are asked quite a lot on this website, it's worth a search and see what you find :) Those two topics seem to ask the same question and with a similar… -
Re: What would be the best spec of hardware in my limited budget?
Thanks for all of your help! You guys rock!:) -
Re: What would be the best spec of hardware in my limited budget?
Yep I agree with EQ price should not be the sole determining factor to the quality of the mainboard. Do some research and buy quality, just don't assume they are all the same and go with whatever without looking into it. -
Re: What would be the best spec of hardware in my limited budget?
^ Yep, that looks about right. I filled up a 128GB SSD rather quickly so I think 250GB would be a much better bet.
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