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afrostyle18
07-30-2012, 05:05 PM
I am building myself a new computer and i wanted to have some input or maybe advice on whether these components are good or if I should perhaps substitute some components for cheaper parts and still get a good performance I'm going to use it mostly for Photoshop but I also plan to use it with Maya, Zbrush and 3dsmax. I'm still a beginner though, which means I won't be doing any superintensive rendering anyway

these are the specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K, 6x 3.20GHz,

Graphic card: ASUS GTX680-DC2T-2GD5, GeForce GTX 680, 2GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort (90-C1CS21-S0UAY0BZ)

Mainboard: ASUS P9X79 Pro, X79 (quad PC3-10667U DDR3)

Harddrive: Samsung SSD 830 Series 256GB, 2.5", SATA 6Gb/s

Seagate Barracuda 7200 2000GB, SATA 6Gb/s, retail

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Low Profile schwarz DIMM Kit 16GB PC3-12800U CL9-9-9-24 (DDR3-1600)

Monitor: Dell UltraSharp U2412Mz 24"

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011

be quiet! Pure Power CM 630W ATX 2.3
everywhere
07-31-2012, 08:46 PM
Looks like a very good system to me (I'm no pro) but if you're not sure about spending all that money you can easily get by with cheaper components, especially for a beginner.

- I read that current 6-core intel cpu's are overpriced for the performance. Quadcore i7's will be fine for 3D programs, and more than enough for photoshop.

- GTX 680 is overkill unless you're serious about these 3D programs.

- For the mobo you only need something that has as many PCI slots, SATA ports, and USB ports as you plan to use. You could probably find a cheaper mobo that fits your needs.

- For a boot drive consider the 128GB version of the 830, unless you plan to install Adobe's master collection or something.

- After figuring everything else out, use this to calculate how much wattage you need and get a Power Supply Unit with a little extra for future upgrades.
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
afrostyle18
08-01-2012, 02:58 PM
thanks for the reply! yeah i was thinking of going for the radeon 7970 instead of the gtx. maybe that would be a better choice
tswalk
08-05-2012, 11:49 PM
i just picked up a GTX 560 2GB for ~250$USD and it has been totally sufficient for starting... i'ld save the cash and not get the 680.
afrostyle18
08-06-2012, 02:55 PM
what about the Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC, 3GB GDDR5?
Or generally speaking which HD 7970 should I get?