New PC build for 3D and Post Production Work

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arvindsond

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Hi guys, I'm new to overclock3D so I thought I'd signup and post this here.

I'm currently looking at building a new system as mine is 3 years old and my monitor has just gone.

I do a lot of 3D and Film post production work and my current setup is an AMD Phenom II X4 3.4ghz with 8gb ram and an Ati Radeon 3870X2 (2gbram)

I've been through a lot of reviews and was wondering whether the following setup would be good for, in terms of my work, 3D, rendering, simulations, video encoding, video editing, compositing and a little gaming
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Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 (cpu)

Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 Motherboard (motherboard)

Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "Phantom" 3072MB GDDR5 (gpu)

Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s SSD (HDD)

Dell Ultrasharp U3011 30" (Monitor)

I was unsure on which RAM to buy DDR3 dual or tri channel and which speed is best, but I was looking at going for 16GB.

Can anyone comment on the above setup, or make any recommendations would be very much appreciated.

Thanks for your time guys

Arvind!
 
could anyone tell me if this setup is good together???

Is it very upgradeable?

It is good for 3D Post Production Work etc?

Any comments would be helpful.

Thanks, much appreciated

Arvind!
 
Yea that setup would be good
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But as for RAM there are quad channel kits now that u should be looking at if your going with a x79 board.

Also all that 3d work will take a good amount of hard drive space so I suggest if you have the coin to buy more or bigger SSDs (128gb wouldn't be nearly enough
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) I would say for reliability get the biggest intel SSDs u can find. if you don't have the money you'll still need an extra HDD for all ur data.

I should also add that u wouldn't need that mobo, that thing was built for the hard core OCer, not just for gaming/work. But hey if money isn't an option I guess it doesn't matter.

Lastly if you want more help head on over the forum and find the build suggestion thread where u can ask questions like this and people will be more ready to answer
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HI there mrDMxtreme, thanks for the speedy reply, nice to get another opinion.

Yeah i'm not looking at upgrading for a while so I thought I'd go all out on the motherboard.

The SSD is literally just for Windows and software installs, all my data is stored on 5 x 1TB sata HDD

I will be creating a temp folder on the SSD after all the software install to work from based on each individual project and then move the files back to the HDD sata's once a project is finished.

Also would I need quad channel RAM, is tri-channel RAM used much by software todaym wouldn't quad be overkill?

How do I move to the forum post to another area on the forums by the way?

Thanks for your help

Arvind!
 
no problem, ok the reason you want to get quad channel RAM is because thats what the mobo is made to accept, like like if you had an x58 board and you put dual channel RAM ??? why would anyone do that when the board is made to take triple? same here the board takes quad so use quad. IF i'm not mistaken (which i might be) if you use the wrong type of ram, it will run as single channel memory (don't quote me on this someone else should conform but i think thats what happens)

as for moving your post you and i can't. an admin would have to do that. You can always just leave this here and go start a new one though, OR pm an admin to move it for you
 
Hi guys, I see what your saying about the quad core RAM. I'll look into the cost of that, was thinking of getting 24GB, that should sort me for a good few years.

Software wise, it'll be Autodesk Maya, Adobe CS5 suite (photoshop 64bit, after effects 64bit, premiere 64bit, soundbooth, etc), ZBrush, Mari, Nuke, renderman etc

Thanks

Arvind!
 
yep - with that list 16GB or 32GB would be the way to go

24/4 = 6 (they dont do 6GB ram sticks)
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i would 4x4GB sticks

and then get another 4x4Gb later (if needed)
 
Thats great, ok thanks for that, i'll be purchasing the bits soon.

Also will a 1100 or 1200w PSU be enough for all this?

Thanks again

Arvind!
 
Id also say get multiple 24" screens not a single massive screen. That will help you out more when working on projects being able to have different things open on different screens. I personally couldnt work without 3 screens now
 
The U3011 is a fantastic monitor mate. I have an IPS Panel monitor my self and I am really impressed with the quality. With a white background the screen may appear kind of "sparkly" (for lack of a better word), which you might or might not find annoying. I personally don't mind it as it is only ever apparent on a white background.

Also, the screen will be super bright at anything above 30 and even then it is still pretty bright. At a brightness setting of 30, the brightness level of my U2410 is greater than my older monitor's 100% brightness setting, lol. Heat wise at 30% brightness it is not at all hot to touch and I've not used the Monitor at a higher brightness setting because I've heard that it (along with the other Dell Ultrasharp Monitors) gets pretty toasty (because of the CFL lamp used).
 
Great stuff, thanks for that, its quite expensive at around £1300, but I figured it would be a good long term investment if I am using it for work purposes. Also I found it on ebay (new) for around £900, which is a lot better

How about Ilyama, never had one of those monitors, are they any good?

It's a shame that I can only do two monitors on one gtx580, dont have enough cash for two gtx580's

And I though I could wait a while with this setup and then upgrade to the new nvidia chipset next year and add a third monitor in the near future.

Arvind!
 
Arvind said:
Great stuff, thanks for that, its quite expensive at around £1300, but I figured it would be a good long term investment if I am using it for work purposes. Also I found it on ebay (new) for around £900, which is a lot better

How about Ilyama, never had one of those monitors, are they any good?

It's a shame that I can only do two monitors on one gtx580, dont have enough cash for two gtx580's

And I though I could wait a while with this setup and then upgrade to the new nvidia chipset next year and add a third monitor in the near future.

Arvind!
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Tom uses an Ilyama, so they must be pretty good. I've not used one myself but I have heard good things about them.

£900 is a very good deal mate.
 
Well for the parts I was looking at around £1200-1500 (as I already have the PSU, sound card and data HDDw ith all my work on them)

The monitors are a seperate purchase (long story)

Why what were you thinking Great Scott?
 
Personally, unless you are planning to use all the features on that motherboard, that motherboard is very expensive. How about something like this? http://www.ebuyer.com/290066-msi-x79a-gd65-8d-socket-2011-motherboard-x79a-gd65-8d-

or http://www.ebuyer.com/291431-asus-s...-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-sabertooth-x79

I am not very knowledgeable, but the price on that motherboard is absurd personally. With the money you save (bit less than 200) you could buy a third party cooler, or even watercooling (just throwing out ideas)
 
The reason I'm going for that mobo, was because in my previous two PC builds I always ended up getting a mobo that was either the first of that particular chipset or I cheaped out, and then I would get issues later on down the line.

This time I thought I'd go for a new chipset, but that Asus mobo range has been around for a while and it's tried and tested, and the features are there if I need them. Most of the overclocking ones I'll be utilising anyway.

BTW, does anyone know if this cooler will suffice to cool the Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 that I've listed in my first post:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-008-CS&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Thanks again guys and gals for all your help

Arvind!
 
Arvind said:
The reason I'm going for that mobo, was because in my previous two PC builds I always ended up getting a mobo that was either the first of that particular chipset or I cheaped out, and then I would get issues later on down the line.

This time I thought I'd go for a new chipset, but that Asus mobo range has been around for a while and it's tried and tested, and the features are there if I need them. Most of the overclocking ones I'll be utilising anyway.

BTW, does anyone know if this cooler will suffice to cool the Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 that I've listed in my first post:

http://www.overclock...=57&subcat=1395

Thanks again guys and gals for all your help

Arvind!
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I also got an expensive mobo........... but wish i didn't now, i know you want a reliable one but for example the asus sabertooth is also known to be a very good line of boards (actually for the p67 chipset it was one of the greatest for the money competing with all the high end mobo) personally just look at the slot layout, and make sure u get something that u can add on to.

As for the cooler, please don't get that. if you're looking for something in around that price look at the phantecs cooler, or the nzxt havik, or the nh-d14 or silver arrow. If you can spend more (like with the money u can potentionally save from the mobo) get watercooling, it will help you OC it will make ur rig look better, it'll be quieter

((i just order my wc loop, just waiting for it to arrive
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