New Computer Build Help Specifically Made for Daz Studio Iray Rendering! Please
asmronly24
Posts: 29
Sorry If I'm posting this is the wrong section, but I wanted to get Daz user's opinions on a build meant for Iray Rendering.
I posted a question on Tomshardware forum and got this build response. ($1200-$1400 price range) Also want a nice GPU, because it will also be used for gaming.
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($80.67 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($90.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($653.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1359.61
I likely will switch to a 120gb SSD to save some money, and may want to get a slightly cheaper GPU. It's just been so many years since I last built a computer that I'm not too familiar with hardware quality now.
Any opinions and tips would be great. Thanks!
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Personally, i think you're skimping on your power supply. It will limit your ability to upgrade or use 2 gpus. Go to at least 850 w.
Frankly the ssd and the 7200 rpm drives aren't going to make that much difference since you have 32 gb of ram w fast cpu and gpu. They wont hurt, but i would skip the black7200 and use the money for at least a 2 tb, preferably a 3 tb drive.
your 980 ti is about $50 too high given current evga offerings / newegg sales. Use the difference to buy a bigger ps.
Have to agree about the power supply - in some ways the most important part of your machine. Finding yourself in a situation where your PSU is not able to supply enough juice to your machine can end with best case - crashes/blue screens, worst case - damage to hardware.
Disagree about the SSD though. In this day and age, everyone should be running an SSD for their main operating system drive. Their read/write speeds are so much qucker than a hard disk, so all round system performance will be far better. no brainer
one other thing i would suggest too, is your RAM - instead of getting 2x 16gb sticks, look for 4x 8gb sticks. should be cheaper
I would sooner shave my legs with a wood chipper than order so much as a pair of shoelaces from Newegg. They are far removed from the company the used to be. IMHO Avoid like the black plague.
If you can wait until July, it might be worth doing. June/July is when both the first wave of Pascals (NVIDIA) are supposed to hit and the Broadwells (Intel).
No contest that an ssd is a good thing. This request was about a rendering machine and a budget. Still dont think the ssd is cost effective in those constraints. With the gpu and the 32 gb ram, ther wont be much read write from the ssd that is time critical to the evolution.
Can't comment on the prices - they're all way cheaper than I could get them in this part of the world. I would say, don't skimp on the primary SSD. At one level it the difference between the PC "feeling like" it's fast or slow, but also if you make it too small, you'll spend half your computer time shunting stuff off it for fear of the dreaded "disk full" error. You don't need 7200rpm for your data drive either. You won't notice the extra speed, and you'd be better off buying the largest drive you can - 4TB ideally, but 3 or 2 would still be better. Don't go for a Green drive - you really will notice how slow they are (my iMac has one, and I swear half my day is spent waiting for the damn thing to spin up.)
If you plan on 64GB RAM in the future, then 2 x 16 make sense, otherwise, 4 x 8 will be a cheaper option (although it's money down the drain if you want more memory later).
I'm firmly in the "don't wait for new technology" camp (other than for the possibility that the current cards may get cheaper). New chipsets are nearly always buggy for the first few batches, and you'll be paying premium prices to be a glorified beta tester. Give it a year and they'll be cheaper with the bugs ironed out. (and an 850Ti will probably still have a decent resale value)
Thank you all for the replays!
it will really help on my choices.
likely will order tonight!