1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
- 90% - 3D Modeling/Animation, Rendering, Compositing, Editing.
- 10% - Some Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
- $1400 - Tax/Shipping Included
3) Where do you live?
- Austin, Texas
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, Motherboard, Power Supply, CPU, RAM, Air Cool heatsink, Video Card.
* I do plan on doubling Memory in the future - So if I get a 2stick Kit - I can double it in a couple months, same goes for the video card - I would like to SLI another video card in the future.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
- Corsair P128 CMFSSD-128GBG2D 2.5" 128GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
6) Will you be overclocking?
- Not initially - Probably won't in the end, but not really sure if I need/want to.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
- 23" LCD - No need to purchase another monitor right now.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
- Within the next month
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
- SLI Support
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
- I have Windows XP Pro 64bit - I want to upgrade to Windows 7 Pro 64bit.
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This machine is apart of Phase 1 of my rework of my small cluster at home. Currently I have some old P4's that I use for rendering, and my main workstation laptop. This machine that I am building won't be my endall workstation, for Phase 1 - I will use this workstation as my temp. workstation, sell off the laptop and purchase 1 render node. Once funds are available for the purchase of the Main workstation, my budget will be quiet large then, and I will move this machine over to be my Render Manager/Render Node.
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Current Wish List Build -
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Model #:Nine Hundred
Item #:N82E16811129021
GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Model #:GA-P55-USB3
Item #:N82E16813128425
EVGA 768-P3-1360-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
****Intel Core i7-875K Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Unlocked Desktop Processor BX80605I7875K
Model #:BX80605I7875K
Item #:N82E16819116368
### Not sure if I want to go this or the recently price drop of the Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07GHz.
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G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
Model #:F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
Item #:N82E16820231311
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
Model #:FQC-00765
Item #:N82E16832116758
Thermaltake Silent 1156 CLP0552 92mm CPU Cooler For Intel Socket LGA1156
Model #:CLP0552
Item #:N82E16835106139
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Thank you for your time, I take forever on purchase hardware, too much research and tweaking.. Would like some feedback before pull the trigger on purchasing this machine. Thank you so much.
- 90% - 3D Modeling/Animation, Rendering, Compositing, Editing.
- 10% - Some Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
- $1400 - Tax/Shipping Included
3) Where do you live?
- Austin, Texas
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Case, Motherboard, Power Supply, CPU, RAM, Air Cool heatsink, Video Card.
* I do plan on doubling Memory in the future - So if I get a 2stick Kit - I can double it in a couple months, same goes for the video card - I would like to SLI another video card in the future.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
- Corsair P128 CMFSSD-128GBG2D 2.5" 128GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
6) Will you be overclocking?
- Not initially - Probably won't in the end, but not really sure if I need/want to.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
- 23" LCD - No need to purchase another monitor right now.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
- Within the next month
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
- SLI Support
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
- I have Windows XP Pro 64bit - I want to upgrade to Windows 7 Pro 64bit.
=============
This machine is apart of Phase 1 of my rework of my small cluster at home. Currently I have some old P4's that I use for rendering, and my main workstation laptop. This machine that I am building won't be my endall workstation, for Phase 1 - I will use this workstation as my temp. workstation, sell off the laptop and purchase 1 render node. Once funds are available for the purchase of the Main workstation, my budget will be quiet large then, and I will move this machine over to be my Render Manager/Render Node.
============
Current Wish List Build -
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Model #:Nine Hundred
Item #:N82E16811129021
GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Model #:GA-P55-USB3
Item #:N82E16813128425
EVGA 768-P3-1360-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
****Intel Core i7-875K Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Unlocked Desktop Processor BX80605I7875K
Model #:BX80605I7875K
Item #:N82E16819116368
### Not sure if I want to go this or the recently price drop of the Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07GHz.
*****
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
Model #:F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
Item #:N82E16820231311
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
Model #:FQC-00765
Item #:N82E16832116758
Thermaltake Silent 1156 CLP0552 92mm CPU Cooler For Intel Socket LGA1156
Model #:CLP0552
Item #:N82E16835106139
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Thank you for your time, I take forever on purchase hardware, too much research and tweaking.. Would like some feedback before pull the trigger on purchasing this machine. Thank you so much.