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Re: Help me buy a new computer for rendering and gaming
Yes I would definitely look at the step down before the step up. You're really getting into the range here where GPUs just aren't worth the extra money. New and faster GPUs come out like every 6 months, the turnaround on these cards is nuts, so its often better to spend like $150 now, and then another $150 in 2 years for a… -
Re: Help me buy a new computer for rendering and gaming
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… -
Re: Help me buy a new computer for rendering and gaming
If you spend a bit more on important parts like a motherboard you will get alot longer life out of a system. Asus motherboards are no good for professional use, there is a distinct difference between consumer and workstation/server hardware. Check this out this baby instead...… -
Re: Help me buy a new computer for rendering and gaming
I hope this isn't derailing the thread, but im currently also in the process of putting together a component list for order next week. Its been about 5 years since i put a fresh PC together, and im finding myself rustyer than expected and crosseyed from shuffling this list around. I have a $1300au budget, which when i… -
Re: Help me buy a new computer for rendering and gaming
Expensive! Down in specifications: so 3*2 (meaning you need to use sets of 3 sticks, like 2x2x2 for 6 gigs, opr 2x2x2/2x2x2 for 12 gigs. Rethink that 2x4gigs you've got right now. There should be a triple channel memory set somewhere on the site. Professional should do everything you need it to. Anything less than Pro is… -
Re: Help me buy a new computer for rendering and gaming
Majority of problems were related to bios rom chips, remember the Asus A8N Deluxe? That was a terrible AMD board. Overclocking is a joke anyway, why on Earth someone would want to push hardware past safe working limits is totally beyond me. About psu's: todays top quality motherboards have voltage detection and will not… -
Re: Help me buy a new computer for rendering and gaming
Team early NForce boards with AMD and you're asking for trouble. As I said before, ASUS has boards right now I won't touch but that doesn't keep me from the good stuff they do create. A bad PSU is more likely to cause heat, voltage irregularities and internal instability problems while under a load rather than at post.… -
Re: Help me buy a new computer for rendering and gaming
Powerbored, I'd look at the Ripjaw Ram (2 x 4GB) and the Samsung Spinpoint F3 over the WD drive. It's faster and is generally the recommended choice for enthusiasts and those seeking performance. Don't listen to you're friend. The F3's are more reliable than a lot of the WD's. Also, don't worry about Sata III mechanical… -
Re: Help me buy a new computer for rendering and gaming
SLI does allow you to run duel monitors, however it is disabled when the 2nd monitor is active. The only way to get the benefits of SLI is to pipe it into one monitor which it can switch on SLI as needed, on the fly kind of handy, it used to require a restart when I was using it, major pain in the ass. However even in SLI… -
Re: Help me buy a new computer for rendering and gaming
Just so you know, the Vertex3 OCZ ssd drives will be coming out before the end of the month, and will run almost twice as fast as the Vertex2 you listed.
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