Mudbox, Maya rendering with MR, light AE/Premiere work and Syntheyes are what takes most power from my current rig (i7 930 2.8, 16 ram, 560 Ti). This will also be the software I will use going forward, on a student/hobbyist level. Also, some gaming would be fun.
Monitor, 28’’ UHD vs 32’’ HD.
I plan on spending about 5 min working with 4k footage the next 3 years but perhaps there are other benefits with 4k?
My current screens are two 23’’ and I have serious neck pain from moving my head sideways. I would also like to increase the distance from my head to the screens and that is why 32’’ sounds good but I don’t want to miss out on kewl 4k stuff.
28’’ UHD - $700
ASUS PB287Q Black 28" 4K UHD 1ms 10-bit HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor height&Pivot adjustable 300 cd/m2 100,000,000:1
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236399
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32’’ HD - $800
Acer B326HUL ymiidphz Black 32" 6ms HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor VA Panel 2560 x 1440 300 cd/m2 ACM 100,000,000:1 (3000:1)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009643
Computer
These are gaming rigs but should be a good start for my needs:
1
CM Storm Trooper Gaming Big Tower
XFX ProSeries XXX Edition 850W PSU
Intel Core i7-4790K
Cooler Master Seidon 120V
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz 16GB Black
MSI Z97 GAMING 5, Socket-1150
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 4GB PhysX CUDA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 4GB PhysX CUDA
HyperX 3K SSD 240GB 2.5" w/Watchdogs vou
Seagate Barracuda® 2TB
Samsung DVD Writer, SH-224DB
CM Storm Devastator - MS2K & MB24
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit
$3 800
2
CM Storm Stryker Gaming Big Tower
Corsair RM850, 850W PSU
Intel Core i7-5820K, Socket-LGA2011-3
Corsair H55 Hydro Series
MSI X99S SLI PLUS, Socket-2011-3
Crucial DDR4 2133MHz 16GB (4x4GB)
MSI GeForce GTX TITAN Z 12GB PhysX
HyperX Fury SSD 240GB 2,5"
Seagate Barracuda® 2TB
Samsung DVD Writer, SH-224DB
CM Storm Devastator - MS2K & MB24
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
$4 200
3
Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra Tower
Corsair RM1000, 1000W PSU
Intel Core i7-5930K, Socket-LGA2011-3
Corsair H55 Hydro Series
MSI X99S SLI PLUS, Socket-2011-3
Crucial DDR4 2133MHz 32GB (4x8GB)
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 4GB PhysX CUDA
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 4GB PhysX CUDA
Crucial MX100 SSD 512GB 2,5" 7mm
Seagate® Desktop SSHD 2TB
Samsung DVD Writer, SH-224DB
CM Storm Devastator - MS2K & MB24
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit
$5 300
Comp nr 2 are on sale (by local standards) so if sli is not the way to go that single gpu setup should make sense?
Nr 3 just seems overkill but I don’t know, this is A LOT of money I’m putting into this and I am expecting it to perform for at least 2-3 years. I also don’t do a lot of rendering otherwise I guess dual sockets and xeon and words like that should be mentioned but hopefully there is no need, is there?
So, I’m leaning towards the 28’’ UHD with comp 2 (Titan Z GPU), but I barely know why. Comments would be lovely. Thanks!