New PC Build Components OK?

#1

Sorry for the somewhat vague title.

Time for me to build a new machine to upgrade from my older
Core 2 Duo quad machine.

I plan to use it for mostly CG modeling and rendering with Maya, Lightwave, messiah aps.
I am concerned that if I move into trying to use Mari that this machine is somewhat capable.

I will also use the machine for audio recording with something like Cubase but my primary focus would be for the CG aps.

I am not too tech savy on whether the memory I’ve chosen and the graphics card are suitable for what I want for this build. Can anyone please comment on whether these basic core components will serve my purposes?

I do not require absolute blistering cutting edge performance but figured that the processor is not a bad investment for this build. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

EVGA 03G-P4-2664-KR GeForce GTX 660 3GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card

MSI Z97-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770K

#2

I personnaly would want to put a bit more into a better video card that is “not” a 6xx series, and move into the 7xx series…

something like:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130932

it has a little less vram, but better bandwidth, still pcie 3.0, more cuda cores and a tad higher clock… for only 30$ more, I personally believe it to be a better card. (the cooler on it is ACX style which has in my opinion been a better method for cooling).

However, make note of the power requirements for your PSU and you’ll need to choose a decent CPU cooler.

other than that, I think the components are fine.

#3

Hi Troy, Thanks for taking the time to help me out with that advice and tips!:slight_smile: