Well I found out that as a student I can get a free copy of windows 7 so that'll save me around $150. The ATI card really seems like the best choice for a budget but I do prefer Nvidia cards, So which do you think I'd be better off with? Galaxy GeForce GTX 560Ti 1024MB - $279 EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB - $299 ASUS Radeon…
For both the GPU and the SSD, I'd say there's no appreciable difference between them. You can talk about benchmarks all day long, but when you sit down to use them, they're all about the same. The only thing I'd be concerned about is getting an off brand, which doesn't apply to any of the parts you've listed. I'd feel…
Mark, shouldn't your friend have 6(2x3) or 12(4x3 or 2x6) gigs of ram with that setup? 1366 = tripple channel ram no? Otherwise yeah, I would recommend a system almost exactly the same as that. I'd look for a case that doesnt come with a PSU, cause it will be cheaper + less shipping, and a 700w PSU is excessive, no need…
Thanks for all the great posts everyone! I've spent most of today looking up computer parts and sales in Melbourne. My original budget was based on what friends of mine who bought custom, store-built machines payed but it looks like I'm not going to need to spend that much if i build it myself (with help from my more…
my system: • (CPU1) Intel® Core™ i7-2600K CPU @ 4.8Ghz (ASUSTeK Computer INC. SABERTOOTH P67 mainboard) (RAM) 8GB @1866Mhz, 5.75GB free (HDDs) 931GB, 729GB free • (VGA1) AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series (-2GB), (OS) Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (SP1) 64-bit i saved money on the card by going for an xfx 6950, and swapping the bios…
I ordered my parts today and ended up going with, Intel Core i7 2600 Asus P8P67-LE-only B3 MBoard in stock, in my price range at Umart Gigabyte GTX460 1G G Skill 8G(2x4G) DDR3 1600Mhz PC12800 RL 9-9-9-24 Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Samsung DVD - which i wont bother to link Thermaltake Litepower 700W ATX PSU…
Alright I think I've got everything pretty much worked out now. Thanks GCMP for putting the RAM in a modelling perspective, I definately wont be using millions of polys this year and I tend to prefer more conservative modelling, so I think I'll stick with the dual channel set-up. Here's what I've got at the moment: Intel…